The Rangers boss had his tongue firmly in cheek when he said it, but admits getting new recruits is going to be hard.
The Hoops manager had only one word last night for the daunting task of crevicing Rangers out of the relegation mess – ‘massive’.
“It’s every bit as hard as I expected, but it would be fantastic if we could pull it off,” he added. “I’ve been no fun over Christmas and I put my family through it, but it’s all that occupies me – keeping this club up.
“We’ve got a very difficult run but we’ve got to believe we can do it.”
The Rs gaffer (pic) is desperate for fresh faces when the transfer window opens on January 1, but insists he expects few favours while he wheels and deals.
“If clubs get a chance to inflate the price, they’ll take it – that’s how it works,” he said. “But the sort of player we’re looking for are mugs like me. Well, maybe not mugs but ones who want to come and have a challenge.
“If we can keep this team up they’ll have a fantastic end of the season like I did with Portsmouth at Wigan on the last day of the season.”
The escape artist pulled off the trick at Pompey in 2006 when he signed five players in one hit. But he has poured cold water on signing Robbie Keane and Tim Cahill on loan from the MLS because they would only be available for two months before rejoining their clubs in the States.
Redknapp said: “I’ve not spoken to anyone connected with Robbie – but it’s (just) two months. Tim Cahill, he’s a good player - it’s just two months, and what do you do after two months?”
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