Former Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp is claimed to be Paul Jewell’s successor if all fails to go to plan at Town this season by one of this morning’s tabloids. Meanwhile, Wolves and Leeds are linked with Luke Hyam.

Redknapp is known to be friends with Blues owner Marcus Evans and rumours that he might be a potential future Town boss have been circulating locally since the two of them were shown playing golf together at the Sir Bobby Robson Classic in Portugal over the summer.

The ex-Spurs manager is understood to have been involved in the process of putting together the short-list of candidates for the Town job when Roy Keane was sacked, while Charlie Woods, who worked with Redknapp at White Hart Lane as well as with Robson at a number of clubs, is also amongst Evans’s confidantes.

Evans, however, is also understood to have a good relationship with current boss Jewell, whose terms are up at the end of the season, and has had a history of giving his managers time. Having given the Liverpudlian not insignificant money to spend in the last week for Peterborough striker Paul Taylor, unless the season goes very badly wrong, a change seems unlikely in the short-term.

Other newspapers link Redknapp with potential returns to Southampton and West Ham and also the QPR job this morning should their current incumbents fail to cut the mustard in the Premier League and it would seem far more likely that the 65-year-old would be after another position in the top flight.

Elsewhere, Town are claimed to be struggling to keep hold of midfielder Luke Hyam, who is said to be on £650-a-week, the lowest wage in the Blues first team squad. Speaking last week, Jewell said he will be offering the 20-year-old, whose current deal is up at the end of the season, a new contract, but Wolves and Leeds are said to be interested.

Hyam was given his current terms last season with manager Jewell keen to keep young players hungry and not give them too much too soon, but reward them with longer and more lucrative contracts as they progress.

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TimmyH added 10:59 - Sep 2 Yes please! - probably very little credibility to these 'rumours', probably from Scottish journalists :) - but he is chummy with ME so you never know.
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BudapestByBlimp added 10:59 - Sep 2 Really don't believe Redknapp would come here, the Hyam part however, I can believe - hope he doesn't as I think he could be a very good player for us.
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Dissboyitfc added 11:00 - Sep 2 Get Hyam sorted, dont mess about. I see Trotter is doing well at Millwall, dont want this to turn into another, if only scenario.......COYB
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NITFC added 11:07 - Sep 2 Oh Yeah. Like we could afford Harry's wages when George Boyd's were beyond us! LOL It would be great if it were true though. Four months ago he was nailled on to the England job but ends up at Ipswich? It all seems rather unlikely to me!
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StuartBrett8 added 11:12 - Sep 2 It would be great to have 'arry' here ... but if he wanted it surely he'd already be here?
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flyingdutchman added 11:17 - Sep 2 Do it now. Get rid of that moron.
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casanovacrow added 11:18 - Sep 2 no redknapp thanks, would be like taking a lighter to the clubs finances but jeez give Hyam a proper LONG TERM contract at last.
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StuartBrett8 added 11:20 - Sep 2 Actually Harry Redknapp is bound to go to Stoke..... just to sell Peter Crouch... again lol
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Paddy39 added 11:20 - Sep 2 If he's a pal of Marcus's get him in now and sort Hyam out at £33,800 a year he'll be off elsewhere.
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SheffieldBlue1 added 11:20 - Sep 2 The Redknapp gubbins seems to be purely based on two people being friends, not going to comment on that. But seriously, Hyam needs a new deal soon, especially seeing as he's had a good start to the season. We should have offered him a long contract in the first place, so really need to solve that issue soon!
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Maverick_Mitch added 11:22 - Sep 2 Wouldn't want to see Hyam go. Thought we wanted to develop the youngsters and that meant for us not some other team!
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AbujaBlue added 11:24 - Sep 2 Don't want to see Hyam go, LET ALONE to rivals such as Leeds and Wolves. Crazy speculation.
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wrighty_blue97 added 11:25 - Sep 2 Redknapp would be a dream and keep hyam he puts in 100% every time he plays
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wrighty_blue97 added 11:25 - Sep 2 Redknapp would be a dream and keep hyam he puts in 100% every time he plays
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walberswick added 11:32 - Sep 2 who is the f*ck is charge of running the finances at ITFC? are we just asking for trouble re Hyam?
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Tractamatt added 11:34 - Sep 2 Redknapp would attract quality but I dought it will happen.Hyam and Martin both need to be offered much better terms and need them now.Probably papers stiring stuff up as now the window is closed they have nothing to write about.
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brockleyblueboy added 11:36 - Sep 2 Calm down everyone. These are just rumours. We dont need this right now or people getting hysterical . I genuinely think we are close to turning the corner and we don't need these rumours undermining that. COYB
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Jon_456 added 11:38 - Sep 2 Im sorry what?! Luke Hyam on 650 a week, yet leadbitter was on 15-20 grand a week!? now if you watched them on the pitch, i know who i would think deserved the higher wage, and it certainly isnt leadbitter!
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Mark added 11:39 - Sep 2 Hyam on £650-a-week? How refreshing to hear of a footballer on a sensible wage! Luke has done well for us, and deserves a longer contract however. I wonder how much he will feature, being on the bench yesterday and with N'Daw presumably to come into the team. Redknapp and Clegg...not sure they would be a dream team. We need a patient manager who will put up with deals falling through. I think Harry would want a big transfer budget and I think most managers would struggle with our limited budgets. Let's see how Paul does this season, but I think he needs to sort the defence out sharpish.

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yorksblue added 11:43 - Sep 2 Yes please. But now. He'll not want to come to a 1st Div club. Joe Jordan as striking coach and that ex budgie manager's son as defensive one .
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wrightyblue added 11:45 - Sep 2 Redknapp a big yes please! Get jewell out b4 he sells hyam! From being man of the match tin the opening games then to be dropped again just like last season proves jewell just is clueless JEWELL OUT ASAP
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alliedaz added 11:52 - Sep 2 i wonder why players dont wana cum ere with crap wages like that and bet you aint on £650 aweek jewell and for a manager you dont have many contacts,and with a defence like ours your better off calling bob the builder,
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daniel9624 added 12:02 - Sep 2 £650, wow, just wow
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hairbear added 12:13 - Sep 2 what does hyam need to do to prove himself to Jewell? JEWELL OUT!!!!!!
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bluey123 added 12:32 - Sep 2 Typical Jewell the boy saved his job last season now he has to prove himself get rid of the idiot now and bring anyone in JEWELL OUT JEWELL OUT NOW
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