Next Reading Manager: Press Conference @ 9:15

[Friday's Legacy]

I have mixed feelings on this. Both Poyet and Adkins are respected for their pleasing on the eye football, but one was going to cost us £2m in compensation, and the other is out of work and has a far more impressive CV. If given the choice, and considering we will almost certainly be in the Championship next season, it's Nigel Adkins for me all the way. Without taking a gamble, I can see no-one better qualified to take us back up.

[Badger Finger]

Who's next to challenge Adkins inevitable appointment?

[winchester_royal]

[Badger Finger]

[winchester_royal]

[RoyalTank]

[USA_Loyal_Royal]

i was hoping to have a manager in place for the arsenal match but it doesnt look like that is going to happen. so now that it seems poyet is out and adkins wont come here who is going to be our manager?!?

[winchester_royal]

IN

[Jim Leighton]

we'll have two Hopes then...

[RoyalTank]

i was hoping to have a manager in place for the arsenal match but it doesnt look like that is going to happen. so now that it seems poyet is out and adkins wont come here who is going to be our manager?!?

What leads you to say that adkins wont come here?

[Unphased Royal]

I have mixed feelings on this. Both Poyet and Adkins are respected for their pleasing on the eye football, but one was going to cost us £2m in compensation, and the other is out of work and has a far more impressive CV. If given the choice, and considering we will almost certainly be in the Championship next season, it's Nigel Adkins for me all the way. Without taking a gamble, I can see no-one better qualified to take us back up.

Totally agree with this. Poyet's reputation is very good, but if you look at Adkins vs Poyet since they got promoted from League 1, Adkins has taken his second place side and got them promoted again, and looked reasonably good in the PL before arguably an unfair dismissal. Poyet on the other hand has taken his championship winning side to 10th last season and a chance to fill the final play-off spot this season. I think Poyet is riding his reputation as a player a little and Adkins seems the better candidate

[akranes]

The whole Poyet crap (thank you media), kind of put me off Adkins.

If he rejects us then we are truly oxf*rd.

[Royalwaster]

i was hoping to have a manager in place for the arsenal match but it doesnt look like that is going to happen. so now that it seems poyet is out and adkins wont come here who is going to be our manager?!?

Is Poyet definitely out?

[winchester_royal]

Poyet was, realistically, always unlikely to take the position. Brighton and Reading are a similar size of club so no real reason to skip town when he's spent the last 3 years building something down there.

Can't blame Anton for having a chat with him though. I'd imagine they'd have known it was unlikely though and will make their move for Adkins tomorrow. Perhaps Adkins has always been their first choice and just wanted to talk to Poyet.

At the end of the day, nobody has a scooby doo about what's gone on over the last couple of days.

[MmmMonsterMunch]

Poyet was, realistically, always unlikely to take the position. Brighton and Reading are a similar size of club so no real reason to skip town when he's spent the last 3 years building something down there.

Can't blame Anton for having a chat with him though. I'd imagine they'd have known it was unlikely though and will make their move for Adkins tomorrow. Perhaps Adkins has always been their first choice and just wanted to talk to Poyet.

At the end of the day, nobody has a scooby doo about what's gone on over the last couple of days.

Pretty much exactly what I said on the poll thread. Completely agree - everything is pure speculation & no one knows their list of candidates. Lets hope we can do all we can to get Adkins.

[yuuichi]

Why the f*ck does everyone want Adkins. He's just a Brian Mcdermott with hair on his head. Yes, he will get us promoted, but we'll be in exactly the same position as we were this year: clueless! A guy who can't even speak english is a better manager than him!

Reading FC need a DICK (advocaat). Otherwise, we should have just kept mcdermott.

People seem to be forgetting the plan is to be a long term premier league club, not just 'get promoted' because we're just going to have 1 shit premier league season and relegation after another.

[RoyalTank]

Why the f*ck does everyone want Adkins. He's just a Brian Mcdermott with hair on his head. Yes, he will get us promoted, but we'll be in exactly the same position as we were this year: clueless! A guy who can't even speak english is a better manager than him!

Reading FC need a DICK (advocaat). Otherwise, we should have just kept mcdermott

jeb

[Mid Sussex Royal]

Brighton Argus now reporting Poyet staying.

http://www.theargus.co.uk/sport/albion/ ... th_Albion/

[akranes]

Brighton Argus now reporting Poyet staying.

http://www.theargus.co.uk/sport/albion/ ... th_Albion/

[TBM]

He's only recently taken over Blackpool - won't come here