Former Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp is still out of football but says he is not interested in resurfacing at Championship promotion hopefuls Blackburn Rovers (7/1 – Championship outright). So, where will the experienced manager end up?
The Ewood Park outfit are on the look-out for a new man after Steve Kean finally seemed to give in to fans’ pressure, saying his position had become “untenable”.
This time last year Redknapp was nailed on to become Fabio Capello’s eventual successor in the England job but it never materialised, with the post going to Roy Hodgson, and Redknapp eventually then being ousted at White Hart Lane (Spurs 7/4 – Top-Four Finish).
All of which leaves the former Bournemouth, West Ham, Portsmouth, Southampton and Tottenham chief out of work and looking for his next challenge in the game.
However, the 65-year-old has moved to distance himself from reports linking him with a switch to the Championship with Rovers.
He told Sky Sports News: “I woke up and saw the papers and they said I was supposed to be at an interview for the Blackburn job. It’s complete nonsense, obviously.
“It’s a good club and it’s a good job for somebody but it’s not one I’ll be pursuing. When we saw the speculation my representative Paul Stretford spoke with them to clear up where it was coming from but it’s not something I would look to do.
“They’re a good club with a good squad and good support but it’s not for me.”
Redknapp also confirmed he has failed to be seduced by job offers from abroad which is probably explained by his happy family life on the south coast.
A few years back he was thought to be a strong candidate for Newcastle but it seems the thought of uprooting his wife, or being away from home for too long, ultimately meant he was a non-runner to take over from Sam Allardyce.
All of which means Redknapp is likely to stay out of the game until a big club in the south of England comes calling for his services although the options are far from numerous.
The most obvious is rock-bottom Premier League outfit QPR but chairman Tony Fernandes looks set to persevere with Welshman Mark Hughes for a while longer despite the growing pressure at Loftus Road (QPR 15/8 – Relegation).
The likes of Arsenal, Tottenham, Chelsea and Fulham also look fairly comfortable with their current managers at the moment which raises the prospect of Redknapp being asked to work his second-tier magic by getting a club up into the promised land of the Premier League.
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