Remember when Harry Redknapp took Spurs into the Champions League? It was before - for the purpose of this story - we found out that his dodgy dealings had ruined Pompey and Southampton, that everything was in his dog's name and before we worked out that his biggest strength was the "our Harry" image he had created. A number of years on and it's desperation stuff by Brum to give him a job at the bottom of the Championship.

When DJ left here he was leaving on the back of managing over one hundred games at the fourth consecutive club, he only once had a winning percentage of less than 40%. Hartlepool however was his first club since 01/12/13 and Hartlepool picking a manager from the past - not one who had his record tarnished as much as Harry's - was desperation stuff. DJ (I say having never worked in football) was better suited to a DoF type role or part-time specialist adviser.