Given performances over the last couple of months the dismissal of Nigel Adkins is understandable, if perhaps a little premature given that the new owners have only been in place for three months. However something had to change. The verdict on any managerial sacking can only be delivered when the replacement is known.
Nigel deserves credit for the dignified way he coped with the immense difficulties of the last two years without complaint and it is fair to say that he never had the financial support he would have anticipated when taking on the job. As supporters we really need to get behind the team on Saturday and make a fresh start.