Source: Telegraph
Harry Redknapp blast 'idiots' for booing Tottenham players ahead of Portsmouth clash
Spurs beat Fulham to reach the FA Cup semi-final and another meeting with Portsmouth in midweek but, at half-time and with Spurs trailing 1-0, some fans booed them off the White Hart Lane pitch. [LNB]''I don't know what anyone could find at Tottenham to boo about because they've seen football this year that has been out of the top drawer," Redknapp said. "If you want to be entertained, come and watch Tottenham play. [LNB] Related ArticlesTottenham Hotspur v Portsmouth: match previewRedknapp backs Portsmouth to bounce backRedknapp praised for FA Cup gambleSpurs equipped for dual effort, says GudjohnsenRedknapp relishing Cup reunion with PortsmouthSport on television"Fans don't realise what a part they play in lifting the team. If you're going to be a successful club, then when things go wrong, your fans have got to lift you. [LNB]"We didn't do anything wrong the other night. We had a real go but Fulham played ever so well and got the goal. It was an even game. [LNB]"You always get people who don't understand the game. You could be playing badly and winning 1-0, and they don't moan. They see the scoreboard and react because the team are losing. Ninety-nine per cent of the fans are fantastic; it's only a few idiots. [LNB]''It's happening all over the place at the moment. It's happened to Martin O'Neill at Aston Villa in recent games if they haven't been ahead at half-time."[LNB]Spurs can play a major part in Portsmouth's future. If they lose on Saturday, they could be relegated next weekend and then go out of the FA Cup, a competition they won under Redknapp in 2008. [LNB]Redknapp, though, will feel no sense of guilt. He added: "They did for themselves in the league a long time ago, even without the points deduction. No matter what we do, they are going to go down. Obviously if we beat them in the Cup, it's going to stop them getting to the final and, of course, that's going to be a massive game."[LNB]
