sandman Have to agree about Nige's poor luck with injuries and ownership issues. I mean only this weekend he had to cobble together a matchday squad with just the 10 internationals. Poor fella, I bet the rest of the Championship feel really bad for him.
Unsure as to how seriously you mean that.
Come on now. I remember watching our Canadian international Bob Lenarduzzi back in the seventies.
He certainly represented his country, but that did not equate to him being that good as a player. If anything, over the years, the currency of the "international" tag has been further and further devalued by the expansion of world football, and the formulation of new independent states. The Andorra side would struggle in League 2 here.
Back to topic, I find it puzzling that those who want Adkins out right now accuse those who see little point in that course of action right now of having "an agenda". Seems to me that if the cap fits......
From my perspective, Adkins has been sold a pup with this job so far. He has inherited a wageroll of overrated expensive players who are seeing out fat contracts. He was obviously promised the moon on a stick by AZ, who then delivered nothing.
He then had to seek support from JM, who had patently run out of money. No help there. To keep the business afloat, and to honour the contracts of wasters, he has watched the departure of some of our most saleable assets.
On the pitch, he has had to contend with an horrific injury list, where he lost the engine room of the team, Jem, and his most effective forward, GMac .
New owners have been parachuted in from afar, but it is noteworthy that they were at pains to stress that they wanted to operate the club on the same business model that JM always espoused. Their actions, given the lack of experienced central defensive cover, have matched those words. It is plain to me that until some of the expensive deadwood is got rid of, the player budget is all gone.
I think there is a chance of seeing Adkins departure, but it might well be him getting pissed off, and walking away.
