Redknapp: I'm not to blame for Portsmouth's plight
Published 23:00 06/03/10 By Paul Smith
Harry Redknapp is anxious to see Pompey survive and believes the club’s move into administration could be a blessing in disguise.
Redknapp’s been blamed in some quarters for going on an unrealistic spending spree during a second spell there that sent them into financial freefall.
But the Tottenham boss insists he only spent money that was made available to him and points to the fact the club made hefty profits on the players he signed.
He said: “It saddens me to see what has gone on at Portsmouth, but I believe they now have the chance to rebuild and come back.
“I had no control over the financial well being there and how it was run. I was an employee and it was my job to manage the team and make it a success.
“And if you look at some of the players I brought in they were eventually sold at a premium so you would have to say that was one area we did good business.
“They made nearly £20m in profit on Lassana Diarra, showed huge profits on Jermain Defoe, Sulley Muntari and Glenn Johnson. So that is an area few can have complaints.
“Then when you attribute that to the success Pompey had in my time I’m sure the fans had no complaints when it was going well.”
