{"id":441871,"date":"2026-02-23T21:52:09","date_gmt":"2026-02-23T21:52:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/441871\/"},"modified":"2026-02-23T21:52:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T21:52:09","slug":"harry-redknapp-reveals-nottingham-forest-stance-in-tottenham-and-west-ham-relegation-battle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/441871\/","title":{"rendered":"Harry Redknapp reveals Nottingham Forest stance in Tottenham and West Ham relegation battle"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Nottingham Forest are scrapping with West Ham and Tottenham Hotspur as they bid to retain their Premier League status<\/p>\n<p>Brian Dick Reach Football Correspondent<\/p>\n<p>15:41, 23 Feb 2026<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\" Igor Jesus of Nottingham Forest shoots whilst under pressure from Oliver Scarles of West Ham \" loading=\"eager\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0_West-Ham-United-v-Nottingham-Forest-Premier-League.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p aria-label=\" Igor Jesus of Nottingham Forest shoots whilst under pressure from Oliver Scarles of West Ham \" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\"> Igor Jesus of Nottingham Forest shoots whilst under pressure from Oliver Scarles of West Ham (Image: Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Harry Redknapp would rather <a aria-label=\"Nottingham ForestLink opens in a new tab.\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nottinghampost.com\/all-about\/nottingham-forest-fc\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\">Nottingham Forest<\/a> were relegated from the <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nottinghampost.com\/all-about\/barclays-premier-league\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\">Premier League<\/a> than either of his former clubs Tottenham Hotspur or West Ham United.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The Reds, who suffered an <a aria-label=\"agonising 1-0 loss at home to Liverpool on SundayLink opens in a new tab.\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nottinghampost.com\/sport\/football\/football-news\/dermot-gallagher-disagrees-outlandish-corrupt-10830262\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\">agonising 1-0 loss at home to Liverpool on Sunday<\/a>, are just two points ahead of the Hammers and the final relegation spot, and two behind Spurs.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Tottenham were battered 4-1 by Arsenal in Igor Tudor\u2019s first match in charge and there is a further two point gap to 15th placed Leeds United who keep picking up results.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">That leaves the 78-year-old fearing the worst for one of his ex-employers and regretting that Forest could lose their top flight status.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Speaking to <a aria-label=\"Sky Sports News Link opens in a new tab.\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.skysports.com\/football\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\">Sky Sports News <\/a>he was asked about Tudor\u2019s appointment and the situation at the bottom of the table.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Help us stay visible by adding us as <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nottinghampost.com\/news\/nottingham-news\/more-nottinghamshire-live-exclusives--10711579\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\">a Preferred Source<\/a> in your search settings<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">\u201cThey made a bold move but what can he do? The team at the moment, he&#8217;s only there at the end of the season. He&#8217;s only holding the fort until they go and get somebody else in full-time.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">\u201cBut it&#8217;s a great job for somebody for next year, if they go down they\u2019ll come back up next year, but I don&#8217;t see [it]. I think they&#8217;ll be alright.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">\u201cBut then I&#8217;ve got a foot in both camps, West Ham, I want them to stay up as well, so I&#8217;m hoping that both teams stay up, then that leaves Notts [Nottingham] Forest, who are a great club.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">\u201cOne of the three of them are going to go, I can&#8217;t see anybody else. Probably Burnley will go they&#8217;re trying but I think they&#8217;re going to go with Wolves. Wolves have gone for sure.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">\u201cThen it&#8217;s a toss-up between Forest, West Ham and Spurs, and Spurs are as much in it as the other two. It&#8217;s going to be tight.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Redknapp admits he would have liked to have stepped in after Thomas Frank\u2019s departure.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">\u201cFor sure I would have done, I would definitely have had a go. I would have loved it.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">\u201cA lot of the ex-players were coming out saying they should have got me back in, I would have loved it.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">\u201cThey&#8217;ve brought somebody in but nobody knew him. I mean he&#8217;s had lots of jobs and sort of been around the block a bit but never managed in England, the guy Tudor.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">\u201cSo it&#8217;s a, it&#8217;s a big gamble, but listen, you can&#8217;t blame him for yesterday, that&#8217;s been how the results have been for months, haven&#8217;t they? It&#8217;s shocking really.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">JOIN US ON FACEBOOK!<a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Nottinghamforestnews#\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\"> Get all the Nottingham Forest latest via our Facebook page<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Do you agree with Redknapp&#8217;s assessment? <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nottinghampost.com\/sport\/football\/football-news\/nottingam-forest-tottenham-redknapp-relegation-10831421#comments-wrapper\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">Have your say<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Nottingham Forest are scrapping with West Ham and Tottenham Hotspur as they bid to retain their Premier League&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":441872,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[218,16358,101,8287,56,54,55,10091],"class_list":["post-441871","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-football","tag-football","tag-nottingham-forest-fc","tag-sports","tag-tottenham-hotspur-fc","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom","tag-west-ham-united-fc"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/441871","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=441871"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/441871\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/441872"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=441871"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=441871"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=441871"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}