Former West Ham United manager Harry Redknapp has revealed his amazement that nobody has filled the vacant post at Upton Park, despite the fact that the club has approached several men about the job.
It was expected that West Ham's ninth manager would be in place fairly soon after Redknapp's surprise departure, with Alan Curbishley and Steve McClaren tipped for the post.
Both men turned down the opportunity however, as Curbishley signed a new deal with Charlton and McClaren chose to become the new Middlesbrough boss.
Preston's David Moyes and Hibernian manager Alex McLeish also committed their immediate futures to their present clubs, leaving the question of who will become Redknapp's successor wide open.
Harry admits that he cannot believe no-one has taken the job yet.
"I honestly can't believe what is going on there. I really don't know where they will go from here," he said.
"They wanted Alan Curbishley and Steve McClaren, but nobody seems to want the job, which I find amazing.
"West Ham are a massive club with a great fan base. Are you telling me it's the type of job that would be easy to turn down? I'm really disappointed that so many people have."
Redknapp's own future is still subject to intense speculation, with his name being strongly linked to Southampton, the nearest Premiership club to his Bournemouth home.
He has already met with Southampton Chairman Rupert Lowe to discuss the situatio but he admits that talks have been very informal so far.
"We have had a chat. It wasn't an interview. We just sat down over a glass of wine and talked football, that's as far as it's gone," Redknapp disclosed.
"It is a good job. They are not one of the bigger clubs but they are a family club with lots of potential."
Meanwhile, West Ham's caretaker boss Glenn Roeder looks increasingly likely to be given the chance to take charge of the team full-time, having worked at Upton Park for the last two years as a coach.
Roeder has experienced life in the managerial hot-seat before having spent three years as Watford manager from 1993 to 1996 and almost a year in charge of Gillingham in the 1992/93 season.
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