Scottish Mag 3 Posted January 11, 2008 Share Posted January 11, 2008 Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson thinks missing out on the England job could prove to be the spur for Harry Redknapp to join Newcastle. Redknapp has been installed as the odds-on favourite to replace the sacked Sam Allardyce and by cancelling his pre-match press conference to preview Portsmouth's visit to Sunderland, the Pompey chief has only fuelled rumours of an impending departure from Fratton Park. As someone who knows Redknapp well, Ferguson is ideally placed to judge whether he would be willing to leave his beloved family home on the south coast to take up what many now feel is the poisoned chalice of resurrecting the fortunes of the Tyneside club. The Manchester United boss - whose team play Newcastle at Old Trafford tomorrow - feels it will be a difficult call for his old friend. But ultimately, the disappointment of not being asked to replace Steve McClaren may just swing the verdict Newcastle's way. "Harry is intelligent enough to know what to do," said Ferguson. "It is a bit difficult choice for him because he has a wonderful set-up down on the south coast. He has a lovely house and his wife is settled there, so there is a decision to make. "Certainly, there was a lot of support for him to get the England job, so it may have disappointed him when he did not get in the frame for that. "The Newcastle job has come along straight after that disappointment so he may think he must take this one. I don't know that for certain but this is the dilemma that will face him." Not for the first time in his 21 years at Old Trafford, Ferguson has been left non-plussed by events at Newcastle. The Magpies have now gone through 10 managers since he came south from Aberdeen, none of whom have ended a near four-decade wait for a major trophy. While Ferguson can understand why owner Mike Ashley would want his own man in charge, knowing former chairman Freddy Shepherd appointed Allardyce, he simply cannot fathom the logic of the process Newcastle appear to be embarking on. "I have heard some rumours about the people Mike Ashley was talking to and it amazes me," he said. "I don't know what you can say about the situation up there but it is a strange club." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Scottish Mag 3 Posted January 11, 2008 Author Share Posted January 11, 2008 dickhead. But a bloody successful one... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manc-mag 1 Posted January 11, 2008 Share Posted January 11, 2008 dickhead. But a bloody successful one... Jesus you don't suffer from false modesty either! Joke! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RlCO 0 Posted January 12, 2008 Share Posted January 12, 2008 Face it, every manager thinks we're a fucking joke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trophyshy 7099 Posted January 12, 2008 Share Posted January 12, 2008 Face it, every manager thinks we're a fucking joke. We are a fucking joke. end of. good fucking crack though, eh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acrossthepond 901 Posted January 12, 2008 Share Posted January 12, 2008 Getting a little sick of this fat bastard having a go at us. I wonder how long he'd be given here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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