TWO OF A KIND..

Sometimes it`s not easy deciding which has been the least prepossessing sight in the last few days.   With some justification, some might opt for the spectacle of Madonna displaying bits of her creaking body to a Turkish audience that, at her age, would be better left firmly covered.  It`s another act of desperation from someone who may at last have woken up to the fact that she can`t sing, can`t dance, ain`t funny and thinks her devotees will be happy to settle for fleeting glimpses of areas that have hitherto been out of bounds.

For me, I think the departure from Tottenham Hotspur of `manager` Harry Redknapp and especially his parting comments have been as revealing as the rest of his `interesting` career.   You see, once again we have had `Arry in full defensive flight, reminiscent of his departures from Bournemouth, Portsmouth (twice,) Southampton and even the steps of Southwark Crown Court.   "Not my fault.   I want to get back into football.  I`ll be bored in a few days.   I`m not too old - just look at Alex Ferguson, he`s in his seventies and still the best manager in the world........"

And so on.   The self delusion just keeps coming and although the Tottenham faithful may be concerned at this turn of events, they might reflect on the trail of destruction Redknapp had left behind at those clubs he previously `managed.`  And I do wonder whether at 65 he shouldn`t now just shuffle off back to Sandbanks, leave us all in peace and count his money rather than inflict his particular brand of skills on some other club. 

He and Ferguson are two of a kind and whilst in their day their achievements may have warranted approval, their respective personae have always made one wary and it`s surely time for Tottenham and Manchester United to move on from  the age of the dinosaur to a more enlightened future.

Anyway, enough of this madness - I`m off to Cornwall (again) tomorrow for a week to escape from a world which, day by day, seems to become yet more baffling.  F`sure.