Nottingham Forest are scrapping with West Ham and Tottenham Hotspur as they bid to retain their Premier League status
Harry Redknapp would rather Nottingham Forest were relegated from the Premier League than either of his former clubs Tottenham Hotspur or West Ham United.
The Reds, who suffered an agonising 1-0 loss at home to Liverpool on Sunday, are just two points ahead of the Hammers and the final relegation spot, and two behind Spurs.
Tottenham were battered 4-1 by Arsenal in Igor Tudor’s first match in charge and there is a further two point gap to 15th placed Leeds United who keep picking up results.
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.
Speaking to Sky Sports News he was asked about Tudor’s appointment and the situation at the bottom of the table.
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“They made a bold move but what can he do? The team at the moment, he's only there at the end of the season. He's only holding the fort until they go and get somebody else in full-time.
“But it's a great job for somebody for next year, if they go down they’ll come back up next year, but I don't see [it]. I think they'll be alright.
“But then I've got a foot in both camps, West Ham, I want them to stay up as well, so I'm hoping that both teams stay up, then that leaves Notts [Nottingham] Forest, who are a great club.
“One of the three of them are going to go, I can't see anybody else. Probably Burnley will go they're trying but I think they're going to go with Wolves. Wolves have gone for sure.
“Then it's a toss-up between Forest, West Ham and Spurs, and Spurs are as much in it as the other two. It's going to be tight.”
Redknapp admits he would have liked to have stepped in after Thomas Frank’s departure.
“For sure I would have done, I would definitely have had a go. I would have loved it.
“A lot of the ex-players were coming out saying they should have got me back in, I would have loved it.
“They've brought somebody in but nobody knew him. I mean he's had lots of jobs and sort of been around the block a bit but never managed in England, the guy Tudor.
“So it's a, it's a big gamble, but listen, you can't blame him for yesterday, that's been how the results have been for months, haven't they? It's shocking really.”
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