by Barry the bird boggler » 26 Mar 2013 02:25
by Denver Royal » 26 Mar 2013 03:19
TBMmooTBM Anyone got any Saints reaction to Adkins being our new manager?!
Bet they're pretty pissed off, which is nice
They are saying he isn't that great, and they seem to hate 'poxy Reading'.
He'll do well for us and with a reported £30m to spend, he shouldn't fail to get us back up next season
by croche » 26 Mar 2013 05:49
by The Real Sandhurst Royal » 26 Mar 2013 07:01
by Hoop Blah » 26 Mar 2013 07:37
sandman As per usual on HNA? people are not allowed a middle ground and if you're not singing from the rooftops, proclaiming the birth of the Messiah and declaring that "smiling's your favourite" then you're a miserable b'astard.
sandman Imho This isn't a great earth shattering appointment as many are claiming on here but it's not a terrible one either it's just... in the middle. A manager like Adkins was probably the most realistic option we could have gone for, certainly more realistic than the cock-up over Poyet and less volatile than Di Canio (rule number 39, there's no such thing as coincidence folks). We've basically swapped a good Championship manager with another good one. Nothing more nothing less.
I don't believe there will be massive changes that will change the face of the club as some seem to be baying for like wild animals. I also don't believe that Zingarevich would have been watching us beat Saints at St Mary's last season, looking at Adkins on the touchline and thinking "that's the guy I want to manage my club in a year".
An ok result from this process but one that despite the wishful thinking of the likes of Hoop, IR and Winchy baby has not gone smoothly.
by soggy biscuit » 26 Mar 2013 07:43
SLAMMED Adkin's first signing confirmed
by Hoop Blah » 26 Mar 2013 07:45
Simon's ChurchMr Optimistakranes So, uh, to the people slating Adkins... who do you suggest be the next manager? Realistically?
Agree totally. Any dick can come up with smart arse comments but harder to come up with a credible alternative.
I probably can't come up with an alternative tbh but, like our signings this season, it just seems a bit lazy.
Did a premier league team backed by a billionaire really spend two weeks searching the globe to find that the best two available managers were in Southampton and Brighton
by Gordons Cumming » 26 Mar 2013 07:55
by soggy biscuit » 26 Mar 2013 07:58
Gordons Cumming I've always found Adkins a bit smug.
by Cripple Creek » 26 Mar 2013 08:01
by ZacNaloen » 26 Mar 2013 08:07
Cripple Creek I have to confess over here in Oz I am a bit out of touch and don't know Adkins well but I hear from a lot of people - not only on this board but fans of other clubs as well - that he is, well, a bit of a tosser basically. I would appreciate it if someone could explain a bit more clearly why people have this view of him because it seems pretty widespread.
by soggy biscuit » 26 Mar 2013 08:24
ZacNaloenCripple Creek I have to confess over here in Oz I am a bit out of touch and don't know Adkins well but I hear from a lot of people - not only on this board but fans of other clubs as well - that he is, well, a bit of a tosser basically. I would appreciate it if someone could explain a bit more clearly why people have this view of him because it seems pretty widespread.
To my eye he's just not humble in interviews, many don't like that.
by Gunny Fishcake » 26 Mar 2013 08:25
by wingnut » 26 Mar 2013 08:27
sandman Imho This isn't a great earth shattering appointment as many are claiming on here but it's not a terrible one either it's just... in the middle. A manager like Adkins was probably the most realistic option we could have gone for, certainly more realistic than the cock-up over Poyet and less volatile than Di Canio (rule number 39, there's no such thing as coincidence folks). We've basically swapped a good Championship manager with another good one. Nothing more nothing less.
I don't believe there will be massive changes that will change the face of the club as some seem to be baying for like wild animals. I also don't believe that Zingarevich would have been watching us beat Saints at St Mary's last season, looking at Adkins on the touchline and thinking "that's the guy I want to manage my club in a year".
by Millsy » 26 Mar 2013 08:27
by willrfc » 26 Mar 2013 08:29
by barelylubedcock » 26 Mar 2013 08:51
by tee peg » 26 Mar 2013 08:54
ZacNaloenCripple Creek I have to confess over here in Oz I am a bit out of touch and don't know Adkins well but I hear from a lot of people - not only on this board but fans of other clubs as well - that he is, well, a bit of a tosser basically. I would appreciate it if someone could explain a bit more clearly why people have this view of him because it seems pretty widespread.
To my eye he's just not humble in interviews, many don't like that.
by barelylubedcock » 26 Mar 2013 08:57
by Basingstoke Royal » 26 Mar 2013 08:59
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