The Curse of the Tigers part 17

Redknapp

From our Beer and Football correrspondent Stray Photon:

Hull chairman Adam Pearson today angrily denied that a cabal of Hull City supporters at the Treasury were behind this morning's shock arrest of Spurs boss Harry Redknapp on tax evasion charges and his subsequent incarceration in the Tower of London.

Pearson insisted that suggestions that the move was a ploy to destroy Tottenham's morale ahead of the clash with Hull today were ridiculous.

Pearson

"Yes, I might have made a couple of calls to suggest that to release Harry on bail might send the wrong message, especially in this time of global recession," he said, "but the idea that I have influenced the decision to schedule his executon for 3 o'clock this afternoon is frankly laughable."

Sky Sports will be broadcasting the beheading after winning a frantic bidding war with the BBC and ESPN. The kick-off at White Hart Lane has been delayed by five minutes to allow the event to be shown at the stadium.


Next Week: Match Report: Spurs 9 Hull 0. "We did it for the gaffer," says Crouch.