Fabio Capello's resignation has come as a shock. I am disappointed the man lacked the balls to continue with the England job. What would he have done if John Terry had picked up a season ending injury? Talk about man on a ledge....
Anyway, sod Capello, let's think about the man who is the bookies and media's favourite to take the England job. The man who was acquitted of tax evasion this morning. The only English manager to experience Champions League football since Howard Wilkinson or something daft. The man named Harry Redknapp.
Spurs fans were naturally worried that the man who rescued them from the calamitous reign of Juande Ramos, had built a stellar squad including Rafa van der Vaart, Gareth Bale, Luka Modric et al and achieved Tottenham's best Premiership finish would leave for the England job after Euro 2012. Who would replace Harry? How would the players deal with the loss of their adored manager?
Rumours are already sprouting that Redknapp will take temporary charge of England in Poland and Ukraine. This could be the best scenario for both Spurs fans and Harry. Redknapp could fulfil the dream of managing England at a major tournament. With only four months until the tournament starts he will avoid most of the hassle of being England manager, the media will not have any matches or performances to sink their teeth into, and England could walk into Euro 2012 with the media (save Rob Beasley) on their side. Then when it all goes tits up Harry can return to Spurs, content in the knowledge that he gave it his best shot but international management just wasn't his cup of tea, and the England team lacks the skill that his Tottenham team contains by the barrel load.
Spurs fans meanwhile will keep their successful manager, the players will have that continuity, and with England only playing one friendly before the end of the season (the home game against the Netherlands at the end of February) he will not be absent from the Tottenham training ground for long.
Conversely, what if the FA appoint another caretaker manager and that mean takes England to the semi finals or better? The clamour will be for that man (likely Stuart Pearce) to stay in charge, and Harry stays at White Hart Lane.
Or Redknapp may well turn the temporary job and the FA, feeling burned by that rejection, my not offer the job to Redknapp in the summer.
Either way, Capello's resignation could be the best news Tottenham fans have heard since this morning.
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