Redknapp And Newcastle's Ex-Skipper

Harry Redknapp has revealed he had to work hard to convince the Tottenham board to sign Newcastle Utd's former skipper. 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."  

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