Guest Chubby Jason Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 They wouldn't sack him if he was found guilty but given a non-custodial sentence. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JH Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 Harry isn't going anywhere, regardless of whether the prison service want him or not [/levy] Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mowen Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 Would Spurs sack him if he got a short jail term? I can't think of any precedent for it with managers but we didn't sack Barton, Arsenal didn't sack Adams, Gillingham didn't sack King, Rangers didn't sack Ferguson... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianovthetoon Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 They wouldn't sack him if he was found guilty but given a non-custodial sentence. Thing is, if he was to get a suspended sentence, it's effectively one step from Jail.... If the offence hadn't been in relation to footballing matters, I'd agree with you but it's bringing the game in to disprepute. For the media chug-a-thon that has gone on over Redknapp recently, the vultures would almost certainly start to circle in the event of a guilty verdict. If he was an honourable man he would walk away anyway, but he's a greedy bastard if what has been reported so far is true......... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanshithispantz Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 If he isn't jailed then the club would be daft to sack him (guilty or not), and I couldn't blame them at all for keeping him on. I know people like to pretend he's a shit manager and bring bollocks up like his signings at West Ham, but he's done fucking fantastic at Spurs and they're playing some of the best football to watch in the league. Getting a new man in at this point would be mental. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctor Zaius Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 Absolutely fantastic manager. Dont know how anyone can deny it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest gggg Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 Would Spurs sack him if he got a short jail term? I can't think of any precedent for it with managers but we didn't sack Barton, Arsenal didn't sack Adams, Gillingham didn't sack King, Rangers didn't sack Ferguson... Bit different. You can cope without a player but not a manager. Arsenal did sack George Graham, St Mirren sacked the other Ferguson. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DubblyDubblyDubbly Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 It'll be interesting to see on what grounds his defence is, bearing in mind he has to try and prove he didn't get this money paid in to an offshore account to avoid the taxman. Given the media attention that will be attracted to this case, and the cost of bringing it to court, the CPS must be fairly confident of a result here. I don't think he'd get locked up if he is found guilty, perhaps a suspended sentence as has been mentioned, but his integrity will come under close scrutiny. There's no way he could really continue in charge of Spurs and the FA will not touch him with a bargepole. Wouldn't surprise me if there are a few super injunctions hanging on the outcome of this trial around brown paper envelopes and the like. Given the alleged sums involved... tax and NI on £180k is £90k. Page 30 of this doc says he's going down.. http://sentencingcouncil.judiciary.gov.uk/docs/web_sentencing_for_fraud_statutory_offences.pdf Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianovthetoon Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 Another interesting thing is that Peter Storrie was charged at the same time. There has been no reports of the charges against him being dropped. Highly probable he has already pleaded guilty and a reporting blackout was put in place as this would potentially influence the outcome of the trial. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest sicko2ndbest Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 Woukd be interested to hear what the spurs fans made of the trial? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarrenBartonCentrePartin Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 Glory Glory to put 'Mr Redknapp is not crooked' under all users sigs? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 As if he'll go down. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Chubby Jason Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 Imagine it though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest kingdawson Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 Can't see why Spurs would get rid. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
leffe186 Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 Woukd be interested to hear what the spurs fans made of the trial? TBH I haven't looked into it too much because I guessed it was going to be open-and-shut, didn't think it would go to court otherwise. As someone said, it looks like Storrie has 'fessed up. We're still at the stage where we've only heard the prosecution, so I'm interested to hear what the defense will be! There have only been two questions for me - what sentence he's likely to get (really anybody's guess, so nothing I can say about that) and what Spurs are likely to do. I trust that Levy has got a plan in place for a replacement if need be, particularly as there is always a chance that 'arry will decide to walk away. My gut instinct is that we'll stick by 'arry inasmuch as we'll not sack him. Thank Christ Levy has retained control over transfers etc. I suspect that Levy and 'arry have been having conversations about the tax stuff from day one. If 'arry does stay, then Levy clearly has the upper hand in contract negotiations/transfer dealings etc. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianovthetoon Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 http://swissramble.blogspot.com/2010/01/harrys-game.html Canny little read.............. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hughesy Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 Absolutely fantastic manager. Dont know how anyone can deny it. Bit over the top - he's clearly done a very good job at Spurs, but I wouldn't say the rest of his CV is outstanding. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cp40 Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 As if he'll go down. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
leffe186 Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 Glory Glory to put 'Mr Redknapp is not crooked' under all users sigs? Actually, that's a fair point. Which other club/site would do what RAWK did? One thing I don't understand - a few people have said that he should only get sacked if he gets a custodial sentence. That sounds like you're saying that it doesn't matter if he's guilty or not, but does matter if he gets put away and can't manage the team. Or do you think that by getting put away it automatically becomes a grave enough offence to warrant the boot? It will be interesting to see how the media treats him afterwards. Weirdly, if he stays on but loses his media jobs and shuts up a bit more, he might actually become a better manager. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheshire Mag Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 Hope the bigger boys split his arse in 2, wanker. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sifu Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 Glory Glory to put 'Mr Redknapp is not crooked' under all users sigs? Actually, that's a fair point. Which other club/site would do what RAWK did? One thing I don't understand - a few people have said that he should only get sacked if he gets a custodial sentence. That sounds like you're saying that it doesn't matter if he's guilty or not, but does matter if he gets put away and can't manage the team. Or do you think that by getting put away it automatically becomes a grave enough offence to warrant the boot? It will be interesting to see how the media treats him afterwards. Weirdly, if he stays on but loses his media jobs and shuts up a bit more, he might actually become a better manager. You know that's simply not going to happen as long as he's in the game..... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanshithispantz Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 Absolutely fantastic manager. Dont know how anyone can deny it. Bit over the top - he's clearly done a very good job at Spurs, but I wouldn't say the rest of his CV is outstanding. He kept Pompey up and guided them to an FA Cup victory, then took Spurs from the bottom of the league to their first ever Champions League within a couple of year, he's currently by some distance the best English manager in the game. The rest of his CV is irrelevant. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest gggg Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 Yeah, amazing what he did at Portsmouth on such a tight budget. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooj Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 Yeah, amazing what he did at Portsmouth on such a tight budget. Are you being sarcastic? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
leffe186 Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 http://swissramble.blogspot.com/2010/01/harrys-game.html Canny little read.............. As usual from swissramble, well-written and can't really argue with much of it - although don't forget he's an Arsenal fan. The only qualifier is that you simply cannot argue against what he has achieved in the last couple of years. The question for us at Spurs has to be, who can we bring in who would have the same success. Levy has to get a lot of credit for building the squad, but many of the players have clearly thrived under 'arry's apparent laissez-faire attitude towards tactics (I'd argue Modric, VDV, Bale in particular.) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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