Harry Redknapp has had an extensive managerial career spanning 32 years, though his recent departure from Queens Park Rangers for medical reasons has left many asking whether it is now over.

Redknapp has years of experience, from starting at Bournemouth to West Ham, Southampton, Portsmouth and Tottenham Hotspur then finally QPR though the 67-year old may have reached the end.

A cash-rich job in Dubai - less stressful than the rigours of the Premier League - has been recently rumoured to be a new opportunity for Redknapp and this certainly appears suited to his situation. Recent years have suggested this is a tiring man who is rapidly nearing the end of his career.

Redknapp’s spell at Queens Park Rangers can only be considered a failure overall, starting with the inability to keep the R’s in the Premier League after taking over in November 2012.

Though this was understandable as Redknapp inherited a mess of overpaid players faltering in the table with a discernible lack of team cohesion. However he must take responsibility for what followed.

In the Championship Redknapp led Rangers to promotion but in the most unconvincing fashion possible. In the Play-Off Final they were outclassed by an excellent Derby County side until a late Bobby Zamora strike secured an undeserving victory.

Considering that Rangers had a wage bill greater than La Liga champions Atletico Madrid, and a squad rife with Premier League experience, automatic promotion should have been a minimum expectation. They finished accumulatively 35 points behind fellow promoted sides Leicester City and Burnley, both holding far smaller budgets, particularly the Clarets.

A squad including Charlie Austin, Joey Barton, Richard Dunne, Benoit Assou-Ekotto, Rob Green, Jermaine Jenas, Niko Kranjcar, Nedum Onuoha, Shaun Wright-Phillips and Bobby Zamora should not have needed the Play-Offs. Naturally the fact they did leads to questions over Redknapp and his managerial abilities.

Rangers said this season they would avoid making the same mistakes of their last Premier League stint but this has not appeared to happen.

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Summer signings Steven Caulker, Leroy Fer, Rio Ferdinand, Mauricio Isla, Sandro and Eduardo Vargas have largely failed despite huge investment.

The idea that Redknapp left due to not gaining the January transfer window backing that he wanted certainly has plenty of legs – resigning at 5:30am just after it shut is naturally suspicious.

Redknapp is known for his deadline day antics, most notably the brilliant Van Der Vaart signing from Real Madrid when at Spurs, but cut a frustrated figure as, understandably, Tony Fernandes refused to put more funds in.

No signings were made despite Redknapp apparently spending all day at the training ground. However, given the strength of their current squad in domestic and international experience who can blame Fernandes for saying work ‘with what you’ve got.’ This continued despite the income of £5m from selling Jordan Mutch to Crystal Palace, not trusting Redknapp to spend the money wisely.

Redknapp has no excuses for the dire situation in which he left the club, 19th in the Premier League and outclassed 3-0 at home against League One opposition Sheffield United in the FA Cup. Under the 67-year-old they lost 11 consecutive away games, a Premier League record.

The wage bill and investment is one most managers surrounding QPR in the table could only dream of and Redknapp should take responsibility for his failure – QPR club are in an even worse situation than when took over more than two years back.

The 67 year-old now faces an uphill challenge in recovering from this failure, regaining his health and showing that his managerial style can work once again.

Though his achievement with Spurs in the 2010-2011 UEFA Champions League season will always be fondly remembered, Redknapp has been largely unsuccessful since. His recent record, and frustrated public demeanour suggests the managerial career might be over.

A return to a less stressful coaching or advisory role might well be the future for the 67 year-old.

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