Harry Redknapp speaks out over Sunderland position and questions Sam Allardyce move

Harry Redknapp says he isn't interested in managing Sunderland

HARRY REDKNAPP says he isn't interested in the vacant manager post at Sunderland - and that Sam Allardyce is probably not keen either.

 

Sunderland are seeking a new boss after Dick Advocaat quit the club last weekend.

The Dutchman leaves the Black Cats second from bottom in the Premier League without a win all season.

 

Allardyce is favourite to get the job, having managed in Newcastle before moving to West Ham.

But Redknapp told Kicca that he would be surprised if the former Bolton manager took the job on Wearside.

“I don’t know if I can get a bus there. Is there a bus that can get me there in the morning? Or a train? It would be a bit of a slap for me every morning. I’d have to leave very early," he said.

 



Redknapp lost his job at QPR last season



“But no, I’m not in the running – and I don’t know whether Sam Allardyce wants it really.

“Sam will look at it and think ‘Can I keep these up’? If he thinks he can’t he won’t take, He won’t want to get relegated with them.

“Every year they seem to be in the same position. They’ve not recruited very well, they’ve not bought good players in.



Sam Allardyce (left) is favourite to take over from Dick Advocaat at Sunderland



“They spent decent money again, but I saw them at Bournemouth the other day and they were an absolute disaster. Bournemouth wiped the floor with them. They were horrendous.

“They haven’t recruited very well, and the problem is who is bringing the players in? Was it the managers? I’m not sure.

“You have to sit there and let other people bring the players in, and when they are no good, they don’t get the blame, they wait till the next manager comes in and bring some more c**p players in.

 

“I don’t know whether it’s because I’m out of work that I get mentioned. There’s Sam, me, Nigel Pearson, we get a mention for the job.

“It’s a god club but whoever takes it has got a tough job on his hands. They are poor at the back, the centre-halves are not good enough, they are short up front.

“They are short everywhere from what I saw the other week, there’s a lot of work to be done there.”