Tottenham Hotspur boss Harry Redknapp is reported to be the favourite for the team GB manager’s job at the London 2012 Olympics.Great Britain will enter a side in the football event for the first time in 40 years, although it appears that the team will consist of solely English players after the Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland Football Associations said their players would not participate under the GB flag.That move has effectively taken early front-runner Sir Alex Ferguson out of the running for the vacant position, leaving the door open for an Englishman to take the role.England Under 21 manager Stuart Pearce and
Fulham boss Roy Hodgson are just two other names linked with the position, but reports in the Daily Mirror now make
Spurs boss Redknapp the favourite for the prestigious position. They also claim that Redknapp has been privately approached about the part-time role.Earlier in the year, Lord Triesman hinted that an announcement would be made before the end of this calendar year. He also noted that his hand had effectively been forced with regards to an English manager representing GB, although a foreign boss was still a slim possibility.“I would be very disappointed if we have not appointed a coach for the Olympic team by the end of the calendar year,” said Triesman.“We can’t appoint a Scot, Welshman or Northern Irishman as that would go against our agreement with the other home nations.“Having a foreign coach is not out of the question, but it will be fantastic to have an Olympics on home soil so it would be great to have a home-grown coach.”Powered by: GiveMeFootball.com, the
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