Redknapp doesn’t expect England job

(GSM) – Tottenham Hotspur manager Harry Redknapp does not expect to be offered the England managerial post once Fabio Capello vacates the post in 2012.

The experienced coach has been tipped to take the role after the Football Association confirmed their intent to appoint an Englishman as Capello’s heir.

However, the Tottenham Hotspur boss expects the FA to go for a younger manager.

“I’d like to start by saying I’m very happy here at Tottenham, but I don’t think the FA would ever go for me anyway,” Redknapp told the Daily Mail.

“I don’t think I would ever get the job. I don’t know why exactly. I just get the feeling that maybe I wouldn’t be their cup of tea.

“When Capello eventually moves on, I suspect they’ll go for a younger man, even though I think it’s a job that demands experience. But they’re saying they want an Englishman, and while I’d like to see that, I don’t see anybody jumping out at me.

“If Roy (Hodgson) does great at Liverpool he could be a contender but by the time Capello moves on Roy’s 65, and you have to wonder if he’d still want it. Right now, I’m just not sure there’s an obvious replacement.”