60 years old and he's won diddly goose-egg

I'm not one for ranting. Really I'm not. I don't believe that Blogs should be for letting off steam. I happily read and listen to others opinions, add an occasional comment, but mostly just absorb. I'm a good listener.
My teams give me a lot of pleasure. I've watched Newcastle, through thick and a lot of thin, since first been taken to St James's at the age of five. I've been amazed by some of the manger appointments - I mean did anyone really want 'Big Sam' (tm)? Did anyone sane really want Ruud Guillet? And show me a Geordie who thought that Souness would do a better job than Sir Bob and I'll take off his mask to reveal Mickey Makem. However, now its getting slightly scarey.

Obviously Mike Ashley is a very intellegent bloke, with a lot of business sense and an awful lot of money. He saw that 'Big Bad Sam' (tm) wasn't the man for the job, didn't want to give him any more money to spend, and was prepared to write off the rest of the season to bed in a new man for next year. Either that, or he didn't want to spend any more money in the January window and we won't see a new manager until the first of Februry!! However, the question remains, if the owner doesn't want mid-table nothingness, HOW THE HELL DOES HE THINK THAT APPOINTING HARRY REDKNAPP IS A GOOD IDEA????

This a man who has managed since 1983, 25 years for those who can't be bothered to count them, and has won exactly naught, zip, his trophey cabinet doesn't exsist, unless of course Jamie keeps his medals around at daddy's house. No FA Cup, No league titles, and a single, count them, season in Europe accessed through the Inter-toto (wait, isn't that a trophey?!?). Why would we spend 4 million a year (double that for North American currency - its more than Sid the Kid is getting in his shiny new contract, although slightly less than Ovechkin, but thats a discussion for another time, children) on a bloke who clearly doesn't have the ability to win anything. And, at the end of the day, thats what we want; A little something shiny in the cabinet.

Why don't we start from the top, of available managers (HR isn't even available), and work down. Lets throw 6 million in front of Lippi, Jose or even Van Gaal and make them turn us down. Then, if we can't get one of the big boys, and let's face it, it's a long shot, why don't we go for one the managers who could be great. Let's look at Simon Grayson. Let's even look at Tony Mowbray. But, please, do we have to pamper an over-hyped cockney who will cost more per season than Michael Owen, and on past record, will win us exactly nowt?