Harry Redknapp: "The hardest signing for me was Scott Parker.
"It wasn't a deal that the club were crazy about, and I could see their point of view.
"Scott had a four-year contract at West Ham and he was on big money, by our standards. Tottenham don't pay the wages that Chelsea or Manchester City do, so there would be quite a gap.
"There was a feeling that bringing in Scott, 31 years of age and with no sell-on value, could be a problem. I argued that it was what he could give us this year and next that could make the difference. Daniel [Levy, Tottenham chairman] backed me on that."
"I felt there was a bad feeling around the club.
"You know when things are not going right: Luka wanting to go, three or four other players not happy, not pulling their weight in training, disrupting a little bit.
"We looked very, very lightweight. It was a team that scared me a little bit.
"I just knew we needed to get Scott Parker into the team, get Luka's mind right, and then we would be a different team."
Source: FOOTYMAD
