The good news about Harry Redknapp being fired as coach of the Tottenham soccer club: Galaxy fans won’t be tempted to spend $50 to listen to him describe a practice session.

It was a curious news release, from the Galaxy, which tumbled into my inbox.

In part, it read:

“The LA Galaxy are proud to announce that English Premier League power Tottenham Hotspur will host an open training session for fans at The Home Depot Center ahead of their friendly with the Galaxy on July 24. The 90-minute training session, which will begin at 2 p.m. on Sunday, July 22, will give fans the chance to watch the Tottenham squad train first hand and hear Spurs manager Harry Redknapp address the audience throughout the session.”

Well, OK. Maybe someone might find that interesting. Though my experience has been that 99.9 percent of all practice sessions are deadly dull. But then the other shoe fell.

“Tickets for the training session cost $50 (emphasis added) while current Galaxy season ticket holders, and those who become season ticket holders, have the opportunity to purchase a limited number of $99 tickets that allow access to the training session as well as a special meet-and-greet with the Tottenham players following training …”

That is a lot of money to watch a couple of dozen guys loaf through a July practice session, and listen to the voluble Mr. Redknapp yammer for an hour or so.

I found alarming the idea that people in Southern California might actually pay $50 for one tepid practice and “Our Aary” telling you about what you could see with your own eyes. “Now they are stretching. Soon, they will be dribbling.”

Or $99 (after buying season tickets) for the meet and greet with footballers desperate neither to meet nor greet you.

Anyway, Tottenham’s owner headed off the foolishness of paying real money to see a practice … by firing Redknapp. One of our freelancers, in England, takes a shot at explaining why it happened. The suggestion is that Redknapp overplayed his hand with the owner.

He certainly overplayed the value of a July practice involving his ex-team. If Tottenham won’t pay to see him run a practice, why should anyone else?