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Nigel Adkins

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  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 39,767
    edited January 2013
    To paraphrase Yoshida, their Japanese defender's comments about Nigel Adkins on Premier League World:

    "He is a very nice guy. It is probably the first time that I have worked with such a positive person and Manager in my career. What is great about him is the way he treats his players. His attitude towards us definitely has a positive affect on the team and is a big reason for our change in form".
  • Hampshire_Addick
    Hampshire_Addick Posts: 93
    I'm hearing that Adkins left the ground in tears.

    No one seems to have a bad word about him. Paul Hayes and a few other of his scunny team mates all saying positive things for him on twitter. Good luck to him. Like someone about said above, he won't be out of a job too long.
  • GretnaGreenAddick
    GretnaGreenAddick Posts: 3,085
    Could see a manager lose his job to make way for Adkins to come in at a Championship club, possibly Birmingham?
  • SheffieldRed
    SheffieldRed Posts: 3,772
    GretnaGreenAddick said:

    Could see a manager lose his job to make way for Adkins to come in at a Championship club, possibly Birmingham?

    Clarke has a rolling contract.

    B'ham probably can't afford to get rid of Clarke.

  • Athletico Charlton
    Athletico Charlton Posts: 14,273
    Bet Notts Forest are kicking themselves. McLeish....Lol !!!
  • creepyaddick
    creepyaddick Posts: 6,152
    Was Adkins the physio come good?
  • Lincsaddick
    Lincsaddick Posts: 32,348
    creepyaddick said:

    Was Adkins the physio come good?

    he is .. who needs Maurinho .. we got our physio
  • creepyaddick
    creepyaddick Posts: 6,152
    Thought so
  • The_President
    The_President Posts: 14,280
    GretnaGreenAddick said:

    Could see a manager lose his job to make way for Adkins to come in at a Championship club, possibly Birmingham?

    This.
    Maybe massives? Lucky Palace filled their position quickly after Frredman .
    He's a quality manager.

  • RedChaser
    RedChaser Posts: 19,885
    edited January 2013
    creepyaddick said:

    Was Adkins the physio come good?

    Also one of the few ex professional goalkeepers especially from the lower leagues who has made it as a manager not to mention in the Prem.
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  • DRAddick
    DRAddick Posts: 3,588
    From a football in general perspective, absolute joke.
    From a southampton and anything/one associated with them perspective, f*** 'em.
  • Karim_myBagheri
    Karim_myBagheri Posts: 12,693
    not sure if someone else has posted this but this is the wikipedia page of nicola cortese the executive chairman at southampton. read the first line. class.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicola_Cortese
  • Lincsaddick
    Lincsaddick Posts: 32,348
    Karim_myBagheri said:

    not sure if someone else has posted this but this is the wikipedia page of nicola cortese the executive chairman at southampton. read the first line. class.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicola_Cortese

    hahahaha .. That won't stay up for very long
  • The Red Robin
    The Red Robin Posts: 26,126
    Isn't he Swiss?
  • BDL
    BDL Posts: 5,999
    Never a "fan" of the saints or Adkins after his bust up with Kevin Nolan ( I was sat behind Kevin) but I'll say this is up there with the craziest decisions. Fans like him, players give their all for him. Perfect combination.

    Actually feel for the Saints fans.
  • Karim_myBagheri
    Karim_myBagheri Posts: 12,693
    edited January 2013
    The Red Robin said:

    Isn't he Swiss?

    no the bloke who bought them was a billionaire german born swiss banker markus liebherr. he gave control to cortese. liebherr died couple of years back. cortese is in charge of all decisions where Southampton fc are concerned.
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,760
    edited January 2013
    From the statement Cortese gave, it sounded as if he was saying "thank you for your work getting us here but we need someone else to take us further".

    First of all, he's only had half a season to prove himself and was just finding his feet at that level. Were they expecting Football Manager style miracles? And secondly, would Curbs have got the chance to take Charlton forward in 1999 when we were relegated in our first season? I doubt it more and more with each of these needless dismissals.

    Only when these decisions begin to consistently backfire will anyone realise what they're doing.
  • Absurdistan
    Absurdistan Posts: 8,024
    Joke decision. For once I feel for the manager sacked.
  • C_A_F_C
    C_A_F_C Posts: 3,866
    Karim_myBagheri said:

    not sure if someone else has posted this but this is the wikipedia page of nicola cortese the executive chairman at southampton. read the first line. class.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicola_Cortese

    Nothing in the first line now but...

    Fun Facts

    Nicola Cortese wears lifts in his shoes as he is insecure about his height. In 2012, Cortese installed a solid gold toilet in his private bathroom at St. Mary's. Nicola Cortese keeps the heads of all his victims in a freezer underneath the Stadium. He is fond of slavery and keeps communications chief Jordan Sibley chained to a desktop computer in 6x4 shed at the club's Staplewood training ground.
    [edit]In Popular Culture

    - In the Bible, Nicola Cortese is the primary antagonist
  • Chris_from_Sidcup
    Chris_from_Sidcup Posts: 36,002
    New manager stitched up the owner in his opening press conference.

    Pochettino - "i know about the squad, been researching it for weeks"
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  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,760
    Haha oh dear.
  • REMUSANCHEZ
    REMUSANCHEZ Posts: 31
    It's becoming a joke. One of the (many) things i used to like about english football was the fact that managers were "almost for life", with time on their side to build teams and "change" and transform a football club. Now, this f.....g global world has transformed everything ! as in Italy, or Spain or Argentina etc. managers are chopped and changed like underwear ... sad sad times ...
  • MrOneLung
    MrOneLung Posts: 26,841
    Epic epic fail
  • Super_horns
    Super_horns Posts: 1,299
    Chris_from_Sidcup said:

    What do they expect a guy with almost no knowledge of English football who will probably never have even heard of half the Saints squad to do better than Adkins?

    Not to mention he just got sacked after a horrendous start to the season with Espanyol, and he'll have to deal with a squad no doubt pissed off at Adkins going.

    I doubt he'll get the respect of the players.

    Really is senseless...Southampton were in their best form of the season and ofcourse its the transfer window which probably meant they had new signing lined up which won't happen now.

  • PragueAddick
    PragueAddick Posts: 22,143
    Reading Corteses Wiki ( sadly he is once again described as a "banker") you realize that this guy is just some jerk who was fortunate enough to charm Markus Liebherr. At least if TJ did the unthinkable, he d be able to say to us "well it's my money" Not Cortese. He's just some jerk banker. He knows no more about football than you or I basically, beyond what he has learnt in his time spending Liebherrs inheritance at Southampton.

    At the risk of repeating myself: jerk!
  • Fanny Fanackapan
    Fanny Fanackapan Posts: 18,736
    Just started reading this thread and thought it must be 1st April....

    Very sad day for the fans but sincerely hope "Ms" Cortese ( used to think he was female) is subjected to some serious, longterm abuse as his team plummets back down into the Championship.

    Good luck to Nigel for the future ( but would advise him to change his name )
  • AddickUpNorth
    AddickUpNorth Posts: 8,325
    Mad, mad decision. Can see no logic behind this.
  • Absurdistan
    Absurdistan Posts: 8,024
    Adkins' Southampton record
    Played: 124
    Won: 67
    Drawn: 25
    Lost: 32

    New bloke gave us the pen when Owen fell ????? against Argentina in wc
  • Kap10
    Kap10 Posts: 15,563
    LargeAddick said:

    Salad said:

    the worst sacking since Parky

    thought he retired or left the Beeb of his own accord. Shocked to hear he was sacked. Was it Emu's fault?
    Selling life insurance for the over 50's now

  • Rob
    Rob Posts: 11,777
    Ridiculous decision. Almost guaranteed that this will go tits up for Southampton. Cortese will deserve it as well. Shame about the fans though.

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