Sherwood ponders Spurs job offer

Redknapp (left) is hoping Sherwood will join his coaching team

Former Tottenham midfielder Tim Sherwood is considering new Spurs manager Harry Redknapp's offer to join his coaching staff at White Hart Lane.

Redknapp, who left Portsmouth for Spurs over the weekend, has already brought in Kevin Bond as one of his assistant.

"I'm due to speak to Harry but I have a lot of things to consider," Sherwood, who works as a television pundit, told BBC Radio Five Live.

"It's a great opportunity - there must be a queue a mile long for that job."

Sherwood spent nearly four years at White Hart Lane, making over 100 appearances for the club before being signed by Redknapp at Pompey.

Now retired, he is working as a football pundit for Setanta and is involved with Icon magazine alongside Redknapp's son Jamie.

"Tim's knowledge of the game is tremendous and he tells it as it is. He's terrific in the dressing room," said Spurs boss Redknapp.

"He's got a big future in the game if he takes that gamble."

Sherwood has already spoken to Redknapp about the role and is due to hold further talks with his former manager.

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Sherwood added: "It's very flattering. If I ever wanted to get back into football the club I would choose would be Tottenham and the manager I would work with would be Harry Redknapp.

"It is the biggest club I ever played for but I owe it to Harry to want to give it one million per cent of my time."

After deciding to leave Fratton Park to succeed Juande Ramos, Redknapp was in the dugout on Sunday as Spurs beat Bolton 2-0 - their first Premier League win of the season.

Following the game he said he was confident there is enough class in the squad to steer them clear of relegation worries.

"There is real quality in this group of players here," said Redknapp. "You look through and there are international players.

I've left Portsmouth with the best team they've probably ever had Spurs manager Harry Redknapp

Ramos was sacked as Spurs manager late on Saturday, with Redknapp officially confirmed as his successor on Sunday - just hours before they were due to entertain Bolton.

Redknapp also said the club's development coach Clive Allen would definitely have a role to play in his new coaching set-up.

Bond worked as assistant to Redknapp at West Ham, Portsmouth and Southampton and had been manager at League Two side Bournemouth before getting sacked in September.

He was at White Hart Lane with Redknapp on Sunday and arrived with the new boss at Spurs' training ground, at Chigwell, Essex, on Monday for a session with the players.

Redknapp has already confirmed he plans to dip into the transfer market in January and hinted that he would be interested in bringing Pompey striker Jermain Defoe back to White Hart Lane "if he ever came up for sale".

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Looking back at his time at Pompey, Redknapp says he only has fond memories of his time at Fratton Park.

"I loved it there and had nothing but great times there," said Redknapp.

"That is why it was a wrench to leave because the fans and everybody there have been fantastic to me.

"But I can walk away and I've left them with the best team they've probably ever had.

"I've got nothing but good memories and hopefully people will appreciate that I did a great job and have decided to give this job a go."