Who'd be a Spurs football manager...

With the North London Derby fast approaching and Spurs now at the most buoyant they've been arguably since the F A Cup Final win and subsequent rescue act by the Sugar/Venables dream team of 1991, it's still not all wine & roses for Harry Redknapp.
With his recent comments on the White Hart Lane crowd following last week's draw against Sunderland Harry's popularity is (along with the potential move to Stratford) THE hot topic on the Spurs' message boards. When he was first appointed he spilt opinion, the majority of opinions being he's "West Ham & a bit dodgy", but having turned the season around with the much quoted feat of keeping Spurs up when they only had two points from eight games, some of these misgivings were forgotten. This was only marred when Spurs played a weakened team in the UEFA Cup when Premiership status was obviously the main priority.
One season on and Champions League football was secured with some fine displays against Arsenal, Chelsea and Man City. The Champions League campaign has been the roller coaster one would expect from Tottenham, with the now legendary displays by Gareth Bale both at the San Siro and back at The Lane expected to be replayed and drooled over for years to come.
But for a team in their first foray onto the Champions League stage their Premier League form has suffered and it seems that whenever this happens the old wounds are reopened. Harry, always outspoken, had publicly criticised Spurs fans over the whole Sol Campbell chant affair, he even claimed that he would consider bringing the ex-Gooner back to Tottenham.
His newspaper column that has been used to criticise the players in the past (something Arsenal manager Wenger with his selective eye sight would never do!) or even overpraise them (Huddlestone is the next Franz Beckenbauer?) hasn't helped his cause and nor does the fact that every time the England job is mentioned Mr Redknapp is the first name mentioned (even by himself!)
He may not be the most unpopular manager Spurs have ever had (step forward Mr Graham) but popularity has never really counted for much in football (Martin Jol anyone?) but it seems that by being his own man and saying exactly what he thinks Redknapp could end up cutting off his nose to spite his face.
And names being banded about on these message boards as a possible replacement? Moyes, Murinho, Klinsmann and the man who could really do no wrong in the eyes of Spurs supporters? Glenn Hoddle??