The fall and fall of Redknapp and Adkins
The two men in charge here, Harry Redknapp and Nigel Adkins, both go to show that a year is an incredibly long time in football. This meeting came exactly 12 months to the day since the latter watched his Southampton side beat Coventry 4-0 to secure second place in the Championship and promotion to the Premier League — his second in succession.
Meanwhile, Redknapp’s Tottenham were holding off both Newcastle and Chelsea to secure a place in the top-four, even if it wasn’t quite enough to secure a Champions League place.
