Is there anybody in football more ridiculous than H. Redknap? (Hint: not really)
It may not surprise you to learn that we are not entirely convinced by Harry Redknapp's excuse for leaving QPR due to his dodgy knee suddenly requiring surgery, communicated to owner Tony Fernandes six-and-a-half hours after the transfer window had closed, the club unable to complete any deals on deadline day.
Redknapp is sticking to that story, however.
"I was awake all night, thinking about it,' Redknapp told the Daily Mail. "I'm struggling so badly now. I can't walk, I can barely stand and watch. I'm in pain all the time. I've been putting it off, and putting it off, but it has got to the stage where I cannot do the job.
"I booked a ticket for Fulham's FA Cup game with Sunderland on Tuesday night, but my first thought was, "how am I going to get to the ground?" Even if I get a car park pass there is going to be some walking. I can't walk around Craven Cottage anymore, I can't walk down the street - that's how bad it has got."
We could remark at how Redknapp was seen standing for extended periods of QPR's match at the Britannia Stadium on Saturday, apparently unconcerned at how he could walk down the tunnel before and after each half. Would Redknapp have walked if QPR were sat in mid-table?
Instead, let's use quotes from the man himself, made less than three weeks ago on January 17. Handily, he was also rubbishing reports he could be leaving QPR.
"Do I look like I feel under pressure?" Redknapp said. "When I get home I'll take my wife for a nice meal somewhere, have a nice bottle of wine, then in the morning wake up and take my dogs for a walk. My life's very good."
Amazing what a 12th consecutive away defeat can do to those knees.