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HARRY REDKNAPP last night admitted: I’ll never be England boss now.
The Spurs chief was overlooked for the Three Lions job earlier this week as Roy Hodgson got the nod.
And after seeing his side give him a huge Champions League lift, Redknapp — who will now work as a BBC pundit at Euro 2012— said: “I don’t think it will ever happen now.
“Roy has four years and I hope he sees it out and has great success at the Euros. He will select a squad that is capable of giving it a real go and I think he’ll do well.
“I’m fed up of hearing my name mentioned now. I’m history with that job. Roy deserves it, he’s got it and I’m sure he’ll make a great job of it.
“I’m not disappointed at all, it’s done. End of story, move on. Get behind the manager and forget about me.
“I’m looking forward to a summer holiday as I’ve had a difficult year. I’m looking forward to having a break and going away with my wife, before coming back and watching the Euros.”
His team put themselves back in pole position to clinch fourth place — and within a point of Arsenal in third — by winning at the Reebok for the first time ever.
Luka Modric and Rafael van der Vaart scored either side of Nigel Reo-Coker’s equaliser before two from Emmanuel Adebayor completed the rout.
Redknapp added: “We’ve had a bad spell and now we’ve come back strong. I couldn’t see Newcastle winning at Chelsea but it’s put them right in there.
“We’ve got to go to Villa who are looking a lot stronger and then Fulham in our last game won’t be easy.
“Martin Jol will want to come back to Tottenham and do well against us.
“So we’ve still got to get fourth let alone third.”
On an emotional night at the Reebok, Bolton’s Fabrice Muamba returned to the ground for the first time since suffering a cardiac arrest during March’s FA Cup tie between the same two teams.
But attention soon shifted to struggling Bolton’s battle against the drop.
Owen Coyle’s Trotters remain in the bottom three on goal difference with two games left.
Coyle said: “That was very cruel, it wasn’t a 4-1 game.
“At 1-1 we were still in control but things happen in the best league in the world.
“Now we need to dust ourselves down and get three points against West Brom on Sunday.”
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