Should He Stay or Should He Go?
First up, I suppose it’s only fair we dive head first, straight into the day’s big talking point; news, I think it’s fair to say, that has shaken the online community to its very core. I talk, of course, about rumours of one Jack Wilshere pulling the virtual plug on his Twitter account (why, Jack, why?!) after reports circulated that the young midfielder had tested positive for the world’s favourite brand of nose candy.
Advice detailing exactly how we’re all expected to cope with such a literary loss, hasn’t yet been made available, or, indeed, suggestions as to what we’re supposed to do with all the hilarious jokes we all had primed, ready for when (if) the news was made official. Maybe I’ll just send that hand-drawn picture of some c*ck and balls to Piers Morgan instead. Yeah, that should do it.
Talking of nasty, horrible, definitely-not-made-up rumours. Harry Redknapp was certainly quick to pour cold water over the idea of him vamoosing from the Lane this summer. Emphasis on the word ‘quit’. This was his rebuttal issued to ESPN last night, then detailed later on ITV:
“No, I haven’t resigned, and I have no idea why it is being suggested that I have resigned.
‘This is an outrage; an absolute liberty for people to be putting around this kind of rumour on the internet.
‘It is not true, there is not a chance I will resign. Why should I? I have a year left on my contract.”
Seems fairly emphatic. I know there’s been a lot of heated discussion about this online, and much of it favouring the idea of parting company with Master Harold- to varying degrees of, shall we say, enthusiasm. My view is that I will continue to support Redknapp- in spite of the pig’s t*t he made of the end of last season and his exhausting tendency to omit verbal sewage on any given subject or at any opportunity (usually when there’s a microphone around). He’s, on the whole, done a good job for us, I would say. Two fourth place finishes, Champions League quarter-finals, two F.A Cup semis, playing lovely football and all the jazzy stuff.
All things considered, however, if another option became available- a tangibly better option, not just flavour of the week or a dearly loved ex-player (you know the general view of Jurgen Klinsmann in Germany is that he’s tactically incompetent?) then I’d be onside with Levy and his man-in-waiting. Right now, though, any mention of David Moyes or Roberto Martinez leaves me feeling rather cold and decidedly uninspired. But what do you, dear reader, think is to be done? Have we outgrown each other or does the old boy deserve another season?
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