YOU'VE got to hand it to Harry. He certainly knows how to get his point across.

Harry Redknapp, that is.

The man the FA should seriously be considering to appoint as the next England manager.

Many people who saw his impromptu press conference, arranged by Redknapp, screened live by Sky Sports News when he refuted allegations of corruption in football will have been impressed with his performance.

He got his point across in crystal clear fashion after he had been arrested on Wednesday on suspicion of conspiracy to defraud and false accounting before being released on bail until February.

Insisting the allegations had "nothing whatsoever" to do with him, the former Cherries boss was not taking any prisoners.

He clearly refuted the allegations.

Redknapp also added he could not understand why he had been arrested as part of a police inquiry that is believed to centre on the transfer of Amdy Faye to Portsmouth from Auxerre.

It was the type of memorable standout no-nuisance approach Harry is renowned for in front of the TV cameras.

And it showed he has the bulldog qualities required by the next England manager to lead the team to the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.

After all, Redknapp is one of probably only a handful of home-grown candidates who could take on one of the toughest jobs in football at the moment and have a good chance of succeeding.

His credentials stand out. He's led West Ham and Portsmouth to the top sphere of the Premiership without having the big money that the likes of Manchester United, Arsenal, Chelsea and Liverpool enjoy.

He's a bubbly larger-than-life character who can handle all aspects of the game, the coaching, transfer wheeling and dealing, relationship with millionaire footballers and the media.

Quite simply, Sandbanks-based Harry can juggle every demand put on a modern day manager.

In short he's the whole package. So give him the England job now and let him get on with it.

The odds are heavily in favour of him being successful in that role and helping to restore some much needed pride into our national game.

Throughout his career in football - he was a player at West Ham and Bournemouth before he broke into the coaching and managerial ranks at Dean Court - he has fought to get to the top.

Well, now he is at the very top.

So forget Martin O'Neill, Alan Shearer, Jose Mourinho, Phil Scolari or anyone else FA chief Brian Barwick has got on his shortlist for the job.

Give it to Harry, who, although saying he doesn't believe he is a candidate for the job, has also stressed he would not be able to turn it down if it was offered to him.

Go on the FA. For once take a chance, don't play it safe.

I believe Redknapp would be a success in charge of our national side.

He has got the class to seriously rival his big mate Terry Venables's memorable rein in charge of England just over a decade ago when they narrowly bowed out of Euro 96 in the semi-finals.