As it turns out, his club still has a tough decision to make come end of the season. They may still lose him, but not for the reason they always thought. Redknapp's pants are caught in a little bit of twist over his player transfer dealings with former boss and Portsmouth Chairman, Milan Mandaric.
Dear ol' 'arry had to go and lie about the source of his payments to his Monaco bank account because he did not want negative stories ahead of a Tottenham/Manchester United League Cup final. More on this from BBC News -
Mr Redknapp denies allegations that £189,000 paid into his account was a bonus for profits on transfers while he was employed by Portsmouth FC.
The Tottenham boss said: "I have to tell police the truth, not Mr Beasley - he's a News of the World reporter."
When asked by the prosecution why he referred to payments as bonuses he was due for the sale of striker Peter Crouch from Portsmouth to Aston Villa, Mr Redknapp told the court: "I wanted to make the point to Mr Beasley that it was paid by my chairman [Milan Mandaric]."
He added that he "referred to it to him [Mr Beasley] many times as my Crouch bonus" as "Crouch is an easy answer".
Mr Redknapp told the court: "I just want to get Mr Beasley out the way - I just didn't want a story in the paper.
"I was going to come down to breakfast and all my players were going to be looking at the back page of the News of the World.
"It was going to be embarrassing."
Redknapp may indeed be telling the truth (innocent until proven guilty), but the mere fact that he told a public lie to a newspaper organization should disqualify him from leading England.
In the old English way, he cannot be described as a gentleman. It would simply be too embarrassing for England to have him wear the royal marks of the three lions.
For Tottenham, they may well be looking for a new manager next year. The stink from Harry's dealings may prove too stinky to bear.
Time will tell.
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