Tottenham Hotspur favourite Jamie Redknapp bows out of Alan Sugar row with on-air apology
Jamie Redknapp has officially apologised to Alan Sugar after comments about the ex-Tottenham chairman sparked a public row and even the threat of legal action.
The fallout began when Redknapp suggested on Sky Sports that Sugar had left Spurs “in a mess” when Daniel Levy took control of the club. That remark didn’t sit quietly. Within hours, Sugar hit back on social media with a furious post, branding the former midfielder “a double-barreled idiot” and warning that lawyers would get involved.
Weeks later, the matter sees itself put to bed. During Sky’s coverage of Bournemouth v Fulham, Redknapp issued a full retraction and praised Sugar’s tenure, highlighting how he had steadied the ship when Tottenham were close to bankruptcy in the early 1990s. He also shed light upon the significant financial support Sugar gave the team and facilities, while making it clear that “‘misplaced” were what his earlier remarks were. Sure Jamie sure.
The dispute may have started with a throwaway line on television, but it escalated into a reminder of how fiercely Tottenham’s history stands defended or spoken about by those who lived it.
Sugar remains a divisive figure in the club’s story, yet there’s no denying his role in pulling Spurs back from financial chaos. Redknapp, to his credit, admitted his mistake and put it right in front of the cameras.
In the end, Alan, rather Lord Sugar, walks away vindicated, Redknapp gets to move on, and Spurs’ turbulent 1990s have once again found their way into the spotlight.
