So the wife

[sir.prize]

made the decision.

http://uk.eurosport.y...pped-england-job.html

[Gromit]

Load of ***.

Since when has the England manager been based in the Midlands?

[wolf63]

Has anybody found the Daily Mail version - the evil b1tch of a wife who prevented husband from dream job due her being insecure and needy. Or something like that.

It's only a game

[sir.prize]

Gromit: Apparently the Football Association ''had stipulated that the new boss must work from their new £100 million National Football Centre in Staffordshire.''

[DTCwordfan]

makes sense, the same happened with Chris Patten as to standing for the Conservative leadership. The Lav put her foot down after his angina in Hong Kong.

[emmie]

perhaps it was to stop him from getting a kicking when it goes pear shaped.

[Philtaz]

I said as much on several threads since his trial.
His family obviously don't want the goldfish bowl scenario, who would at their time of life and after what they've been through for the period prior to the court case?

Furthermore, it's a shorter flight form London to Monaco for Rosie to pick up her cash......

[sir.prize]

Or perhaps she loves the lifestyle at Sandbanks, Bournemouth - one of the most expensive neighbourhoods in the world

[Zeuhl]

It fits with the other criteria anyway.

Roy H is far more of a corporate beast than Harry; he has already worked with FA committees on various strategic issues.

He will probably be at home sitting in the new HQ in Staffs.

Harry will probably be happier in Sandbanks and doing a proper managing job in London.

[emmie]

why would anyone take the job, it's a poisoned chalice.

[Quizmonster]

Sandbanks isn't IN Bournemouth; it's in Poole.

[andy-hughes]

No 'the wife' did not make the decision. Mrs Rednapp was concerned for her husband's health, and they discussed it, and he realised she was talking sense, and looking after him, so he went with her on the decision.

Personally, if I was being paid that sort of money, I'd lease a helicopter for the duration - job done.

[sir.prize]

andy you may well be right. I was simply referring to this .. .

Citing sources "at the heart of the FA", the paper claims that the reluctance of the Tottenham boss's wife to relocate to the Midlands were the issue.

Source: http://uk.eurosport.y...pped-england-job.html

[andy-hughes]

sir.rpize - I guess it's not one specific factor, but a combination of various aspects.

If I had a lovely house and was settled with friends around, and all my life how I wanted it, I'd be reluctant to up sticks on the whim of a potential employer, espcially if i didn't need the money - or the job - or the grief!