Tottenham have to act now to end speculation surrounding manager Harry Redknapp and England job There is an easy way for Tottenham to deal with this and take control of the issue, however. If I was in charge at White Hart Lane, I would be offering Harry a four-year contract with a war-chest for him to go and get the players he needs to take Spurs to the next level. It is up to Spurs to take the bull by the horns, while the Football Association appear to be dithering, and come up with a deal that will entice him to stay. I don't know if Harry has his heart and mind set on the England job, but Spurs have a chance to act before the horse bolts. They really have to do all they can to shift the focus elsewhere. The situation that Tottenham find themselves in is none of their making. All of this uncertainty is a result of Fabio Capello walking out on the England job last month. Since Capello left and Harry became the leading candidate - in the eyes of the media and the nation at least - Tottenham have gone from being on the fringe of the title race to a team now looking over their shoulder at Arsenal and Chelsea, with a genuine concern that they may even finish outside the top four. With a place in the Champions League at stake, there is absolutely no room for the doubt that has crept in at Spurs since Capello resigned. But in fairness to the FA, I don't recall anybody within the organisation coming out and saying that Harry is the man that they want. It seems that Harry is the obvious choice, but we don't actually know whether he is regarded as the obvious choice by the FA. I can understand their determination to keep everything under wraps and away from prying eyes because they have to get this appointment right. Mistakes have been made in the past and everybody wants to avoid a repeat of those. But to write to Premier League managers and ask them not to comment on the job is bizarre. People have commented on the England job since time began, so I cannot see the reasoning behind the request for a code of silence. If Harry is the man, waiting until the end of the season or after Spurs have qualified for the Champions League suggests that they want to avoid a potentially expensive compensation battle to get him. That doesn't stack up, though, because you are talking about the England manager's job, supposedly a role at the very top of the profession, so that comes down to supply and demand and quality does not come cheaply. The FA has paid top dollar in the past to get the right man, so if they don't want to pay that again, how are they going to get Harry? It's all well and good saying that managing England is the pinnacle, but that overlooks the reality of what the England job is really about. It is such a difficult job and, considering that the only way to succeed is by winning the World Cup, it is clearly the toughest job in English football. So if you are going to make the job attractive to a top manager like Harry, you are going to have to pay them well. But Tottenham need this resolving sooner rather than later because it has become a major distraction and they really do not need their players to have a ready-made excuse if they fail to qualify for the Champions League.