Nigel Adkins' move to Southampton in doubt over compensation to Scunthorpe (From Daily Echo)
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Nigel Adkins' move to Southampton in doubt over compensation to Scunthorpe
10:21am Thursday 9th September 2010 in
SAINTS' move to make Nigel Adkins their new manager looks to be in serious doubt.
Scunthorpe chairman Steve Wharton has claimed that the 45-year-old is refusing to resign from his job with the Iron, which he alleged Saints wanted him to do in order to avoid a compensation payment.
First thing today, Scunthorpe put out a statement saying Adkins - who is understood to be on a 12 month rolling contract - and his right hand man Andy Crosby had agreed terms to join Saints after talks yesterday.
It was subject to the two clubs agreeing a compensation package.
But Iron chairman Wharton said this morning that the deal had not gone through.
“The situation is that Nigel was given an ultimatum last night by Southampton to resign and accept their offer," said Wharton.
“But Nigel was not prepared to do that. He wanted to walk out of Glanford Park with his head held high and everything agreed.
“I have tried to contact the Southampton chairman today but have not been able to get hold of him.
“I was not prepared to roll over and let Nigel leave for nothing.
“I wanted some compensation for what I felt he was worth. It was only a modest amount.
“From a selfish point of view I will be happy if Nigel stays with us.
“But I also feel very sorry for Nigel if this was a move that he had set his heart on.
“The Southampton people have been very difficult to deal with.
“They are probably not the right sort of people for Nigel to be working with.
“But at the moment I am not exactly sure what the situation is until I have talked further to Nigel.”
Comments(101)
SFC-WILL
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10:27am Thu 9 Sep 10
SaintRachel
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10:27am Thu 9 Sep 10
lilly the pink
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10:27am Thu 9 Sep 10
WestOxfordshire Saint
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10:28am Thu 9 Sep 10
Redrobbo
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10:29am Thu 9 Sep 10
Saint Jimmer
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10:29am Thu 9 Sep 10
JimmyLondon
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10:29am Thu 9 Sep 10
costa gaz
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10:29am Thu 9 Sep 10
Just about sums it all up.
Come on Nicola Corleone, make them an offer they can't refuse.
Sainty saint saint
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10:30am Thu 9 Sep 10
Ted Rogers
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10:30am Thu 9 Sep 10
I would agree.
RealTalkMuhFuggas
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10:30am Thu 9 Sep 10
letiss25
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10:30am Thu 9 Sep 10
Red Duster
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10:31am Thu 9 Sep 10
What is Cortese up to? at best this is going to be another PR disaster at worst we stlll don't have a proper manager for the September games
ali dia
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10:31am Thu 9 Sep 10
H0ckeyd
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10:31am Thu 9 Sep 10
Redrobbo
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10:32am Thu 9 Sep 10
Phil Brown come on down.
If the reports are true then I admire Adkins for have the bottle to turn us down.It shows him as a man of integrity.
Nic on the N332
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10:33am Thu 9 Sep 10
Red Duster
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10:34am Thu 9 Sep 10
Saint Jimmer wrote:Cortese ruthless my backside, filling in peoples tax returns so they can avoid tax does not make you a business man. This guy appears out of his depth in the real world
Unfortunately Cortese is a ruthless business man and very single minded. He will not back down and i can only gather that the search is now back on for a manager.
SpanishSaint
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10:34am Thu 9 Sep 10
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You have to say he has some points, for goodness sake NC get it sorted and quick!!
RealTalkMuhFuggas
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10:35am Thu 9 Sep 10
Sainty saint saint wrote:This is a ruthless business at the end of the day. Why should we do anyone else any favours???
Don't try to stitch Scunny up - it's already bad enough for them - pay 'em some compensation!
aliscan66
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10:36am Thu 9 Sep 10
Security word is weak-club?? crikey it gets worse!
Moods
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10:36am Thu 9 Sep 10
Elgy
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10:37am Thu 9 Sep 10
They are probably not the right sort of people for Nigel to be working with"
Oh great - so happy to be a Saints supporter. Honestly can't be bothered anymore with all this!
RealTalkMuhFuggas
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10:38am Thu 9 Sep 10
Redrobbo wrote:It shows him as a man of stupidity, for turning down the best opportunity of his life!
if we will not pay compo, then we are going to get a manager who is currently unemployed.
Phil Brown come on down.
If the reports are true then I admire Adkins for have the bottle to turn us down.It shows him as a man of integrity.
freemantlegirl2
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10:39am Thu 9 Sep 10
RealTalkMuhFuggas wrote:Because there are ways of doing things properly that's why!! This is usual procedure for Clubs to compensate others, why should Saints be 'exempt' from it? If he doesn't resign then we've lost him and that will also be Saints fault for being so bloody minded. A PR and reputation disaster (another) for the Club!
Sainty saint saint wrote:This is a ruthless business at the end of the day. Why should we do anyone else any favours???
Don't try to stitch Scunny up - it's already bad enough for them - pay 'em some compensation!
OSPREYSAINT
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10:39am Thu 9 Sep 10
lemsip
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10:42am Thu 9 Sep 10
t not quite as exciting as peggys forth coming exit from the square....how does she laeve??)
Tirau Dan
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10:42am Thu 9 Sep 10
Jump Nigel he's made enough off the players you brought on... how made mil did you make him..
RealTalkMuhFuggas
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10:43am Thu 9 Sep 10
freemantlegirl2 wrote:Well obviously NC doesn't think that highly enough of him to be paying compo!
RealTalkMuhFuggas wrote:Because there are ways of doing things properly that's why!! This is usual procedure for Clubs to compensate others, why should Saints be 'exempt' from it? If he doesn't resign then we've lost him and that will also be Saints fault for being so bloody minded. A PR and reputation disaster (another) for the Club!
Sainty saint saint wrote:This is a ruthless business at the end of the day. Why should we do anyone else any favours???
Don't try to stitch Scunny up - it's already bad enough for them - pay 'em some compensation!
Why pay for a championship manager when he could sign people like Brown, Shearer, Zola etc for nothing and do the same, if not better job. It's not good business....
ourkid1984
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10:43am Thu 9 Sep 10
Cortese seems stingy at best and needs to remember that it is not his money. I'm sure if Markus was around he would of agreed to pay the compensation. If you're not willing to pay compensation don't go after someone elses manager!!
Although I like the idea of Adkins Brown was my 1st choice because of this reason and Cortese has the reputation of being a good businessman, 'what a load of rubbish' and 'you don't know what you're doing should be sang towards Cortese'
Red Duster
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10:45am Thu 9 Sep 10
Saint Bean
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10:45am Thu 9 Sep 10
sisaydo
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10:45am Thu 9 Sep 10
We have always been a very respected club but now Cortese is turning us into a hard line almost communist sounding club with very little information and an iron fist.
Be respectful man and do the british thing.
Norwegian Saint
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10:45am Thu 9 Sep 10
yes,yes,yes,yes,yes,
no!
I have given up with the rumours and just checking the Saints site for the solid news.
Saintjon
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10:45am Thu 9 Sep 10
Moods
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10:45am Thu 9 Sep 10
RealTalkMuhFuggas wrote:I agree mate totally!!!!
freemantlegirl2 wrote:Well obviously NC doesn't think that highly enough of him to be paying compo! Why pay for a championship manager when he could sign people like Brown, Shearer, Zola etc for nothing and do the same, if not better job. It's not good business....RealTalkMuhFuggas wrote:Because there are ways of doing things properly that's why!! This is usual procedure for Clubs to compensate others, why should Saints be 'exempt' from it? If he doesn't resign then we've lost him and that will also be Saints fault for being so bloody minded. A PR and reputation disaster (another) for the Club!Sainty saint saint wrote: Don't try to stitch Scunny up - it's already bad enough for them - pay 'em some compensation!This is a ruthless business at the end of the day. Why should we do anyone else any favours???
SaintSuccess
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10:46am Thu 9 Sep 10
How flippant for those fans to say "just pay up". In the same sentence you're all saying NC knows nothing about business??!?! Ironic.
Show some faith and patience. There are many issues here but slagging off our chairman willy nilly ain't gonna help no one.
P.s. I love the fact Adkins was a Physio at Scuny before he became Manager. Does this not tell us how influential and talented a man he is?
Sainty saint saint
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10:46am Thu 9 Sep 10
RealTalkMuhFuggas wrote:I'm pretty sure that NC and Markus claimed to want to build the club on a 'strict moral code' - or is that out of the window now that Markus is dead?
Sainty saint saint wrote:This is a ruthless business at the end of the day. Why should we do anyone else any favours???
Don't try to stitch Scunny up - it's already bad enough for them - pay 'em some compensation!
There's nothing moral or ethical about trying to literally steal another businesses best asset.
StudleySaint
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10:47am Thu 9 Sep 10
freemantlegirl2 wrote:Absolutely. Because honour in business is as important as the winning. Its depressing to be ashamed of my club, and not for the first time this week.
RealTalkMuhFuggas wrote:Because there are ways of doing things properly that's why!! This is usual procedure for Clubs to compensate others, why should Saints be 'exempt' from it? If he doesn't resign then we've lost him and that will also be Saints fault for being so bloody minded. A PR and reputation disaster (another) for the Club!Sainty saint saint wrote: Don't try to stitch Scunny up - it's already bad enough for them - pay 'em some compensation!This is a ruthless business at the end of the day. Why should we do anyone else any favours???
Bronson69
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10:49am Thu 9 Sep 10
:)
fred the red
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10:49am Thu 9 Sep 10
It is usual in these matters to compensate a club for taking a contracted manager or player, so what does NC think he offers that makes SFC the exception?
Maybe the pot of gold at SMS is as full as the one at PFC after all!
RealTalkMuhFuggas
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10:50am Thu 9 Sep 10
StudleySaint wrote:Well obviously NC doesn't think that highly enough of him to be paying compo! Why pay for a championship manager when he could sign people like Brown, Shearer, Zola etc for nothing and do the same, if not better job. It's not good business....
freemantlegirl2 wrote:Absolutely. Because honour in business is as important as the winning. Its depressing to be ashamed of my club, and not for the first time this week.
RealTalkMuhFuggas wrote:Because there are ways of doing things properly that's why!! This is usual procedure for Clubs to compensate others, why should Saints be 'exempt' from it? If he doesn't resign then we've lost him and that will also be Saints fault for being so bloody minded. A PR and reputation disaster (another) for the Club!Sainty saint saint wrote: Don't try to stitch Scunny up - it's already bad enough for them - pay 'em some compensation!This is a ruthless business at the end of the day. Why should we do anyone else any favours???
costa gaz
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10:50am Thu 9 Sep 10
It just keeps getting better and better.
Red Duster
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10:51am Thu 9 Sep 10
Saintjon wrote:You may well be correct regards the money situation
It begs the question "since Markus has died, is his family putting anymore funds in the kitty for this season?". I have the feeling that NC has been told to work with what we have got. I hope I am wrong. Othetwise, why all the fuss and bad press this generates.
S/W loan item, now do they know!
saint Compo
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10:51am Thu 9 Sep 10
Sainty saint saint wrote:I agree absoultely that we should pay the Iron some compensation. Adkins seems to be a principled person - the sort of man we should go for as our new manager. Markus seems to have been a principled man too. Cortese's integrity and business sense are again in doubt.
RealTalkMuhFuggas wrote:I'm pretty sure that NC and Markus claimed to want to build the club on a 'strict moral code' - or is that out of the window now that Markus is dead? There's nothing moral or ethical about trying to literally steal another businesses best asset.Sainty saint saint wrote: Don't try to stitch Scunny up - it's already bad enough for them - pay 'em some compensation!This is a ruthless business at the end of the day. Why should we do anyone else any favours???
COYR
Saintsincethe60s
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10:52am Thu 9 Sep 10
Elgy
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10:52am Thu 9 Sep 10
sisaydo
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10:53am Thu 9 Sep 10
Norwegian Saint wrote:Good luck mate I never find out anything on the official site.
Is this "Vicar of Dibley" stuff... yes,yes,yes,yes,yes, no! I have given up with the rumours and just checking the Saints site for the solid news.
lemsip
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10:53am Thu 9 Sep 10
mike saint
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10:53am Thu 9 Sep 10
We dont want a nobody to manage southampton we have tried loads before like branfoot,wigley,wott
e,poortvliet,gray& sturrock etc.
Saint Bean
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10:53am Thu 9 Sep 10
StudleySaint
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10:53am Thu 9 Sep 10
RealTalkMuhFuggas wrote:So why approach him if you are not prepared to do business honourably? Football is not like the mafia...or maybe it is.
StudleySaint wrote:Well obviously NC doesn't think that highly enough of him to be paying compo! Why pay for a championship manager when he could sign people like Brown, Shearer, Zola etc for nothing and do the same, if not better job. It's not good business....freemantlegirl2 wrote:Absolutely. Because honour in business is as important as the winning. Its depressing to be ashamed of my club, and not for the first time this week.RealTalkMuhFuggas wrote:Because there are ways of doing things properly that's why!! This is usual procedure for Clubs to compensate others, why should Saints be 'exempt' from it? If he doesn't resign then we've lost him and that will also be Saints fault for being so bloody minded. A PR and reputation disaster (another) for the Club!Sainty saint saint wrote: Don't try to stitch Scunny up - it's already bad enough for them - pay 'em some compensation!This is a ruthless business at the end of the day. Why should we do anyone else any favours???
Moods
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10:54am Thu 9 Sep 10
StudleySaint wrote:There isnt honour in football mate, not these days!! So get over it.....being ashamed of our club...cos of this... I personally would be ashamed of someone who is so easily to be ashamed of his beloved club!!! FOOBALL IS A CUT THROAT BUSINESS!!
freemantlegirl2 wrote:Absolutely. Because honour in business is as important as the winning. Its depressing to be ashamed of my club, and not for the first time this week.RealTalkMuhFuggas wrote:Because there are ways of doing things properly that's why!! This is usual procedure for Clubs to compensate others, why should Saints be 'exempt' from it? If he doesn't resign then we've lost him and that will also be Saints fault for being so bloody minded. A PR and reputation disaster (another) for the Club!Sainty saint saint wrote: Don't try to stitch Scunny up - it's already bad enough for them - pay 'em some compensation!This is a ruthless business at the end of the day. Why should we do anyone else any favours???
Nic on the N332
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10:54am Thu 9 Sep 10
Stay tuned!!!
sw = half-busy (I wish this could get sorted then I could get back to being full-busy again)
ali dia
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10:54am Thu 9 Sep 10
Saintjon wrote:thats what im thinking. Lack of signings this summer, trying to make money from the photos and now this. Hope im putting 2 and 2 together and coming out with 5 tho
It begs the question "since Markus has died, is his family putting anymore funds in the kitty for this season?". I have the feeling that NC has been told to work with what we have got. I hope I am wrong. Othetwise, why all the fuss and bad press this generates.
dc addict
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10:55am Thu 9 Sep 10
Saints are now in an awkward position. The first choice of Adkins is now in the public domain but if the deal falls through, what's Phil Brown (or whoever is next in line) going to feel like?
If the second choice has got any sense he will ask for more money and Cortese will probably pay out more than if he had agreed compensation.
I just don't undertsand his thinking.
Anyway, good luck for the season - except when you play us of course.
Dan Kerins
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10:57am Thu 9 Sep 10
fred the red wrote:A deal was agreed with Adkins, subject to compensation being agreed with Scunthorpe. It is all explained in the story above and here:
Was a deal agreed or was it not? Yet again the Echo seems to confuse truth with journalism. If as stated he agreed last night, then the way he would leave Scunny would have been part of that.
It is usual in these matters to compensate a club for taking a contracted manager or player, so what does NC think he offers that makes SFC the exception?
Maybe the pot of gold at SMS is as full as the one at PFC after all!
http://www.dailyecho
.co.uk/news/8380598.
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7ses
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10:58am Thu 9 Sep 10
in Scunthorpe?
Sainted Aunt
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10:59am Thu 9 Sep 10
Jesus_02
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11:00am Thu 9 Sep 10
Their Chairman is just putting them in a strong negotiating position, while also providing Adkins with a moral way of backing out.
They have used thief official site to announce the deal early. Basically saying that all Cortese needs to do is agree to their demands of compensation.
Can this not be settled by a tribunal? It would seem a shame for Nigel if it couldn’t
BTW SW=Iron-mine classic
Red Duster
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11:00am Thu 9 Sep 10
God help us.
nailbourne saint
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11:01am Thu 9 Sep 10
The Scunthorpe chairman's reported words, “The Southampton people have been very difficult to deal with. They are probably not the right sort of people for Nigel to be working with." sound very much like someone who is unhappy at loosing his man. Also it does not sound very business like. It would not surprise me if Saints just walk away from this without a word to anyone.
We just have to wait - again! This is almost as bad as waiting to see who would take over the club. But, I do think NC et al are good business people and will decide what is best for the club.
Aldermoor
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11:01am Thu 9 Sep 10
fascia123
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11:03am Thu 9 Sep 10
On another subject can someone advise on something I heard from a member of staff at the ground did the best manager we ever had (Strachan) leave because Beattie failed drugs tests and Gordon asked for him to be kicked out but Lowe would not support him and Strachan walked, is this true??
Paul the Parrot
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11:03am Thu 9 Sep 10
Clubs rarely agree compensation to start off with but these things get settled soon enough.
The reason the echo has jump on the story so agressively is because it has anti Cortese undertones.
saintsmith123
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11:04am Thu 9 Sep 10
For once put the club and us fans first and do your job. Support our club and help us get promoted instead of trying to make a name fir yourself. It should be the team making the talking. To do that they need a manager.
So pay Scunthorpe and get Adkins in before Saturday if that is man you want, get this club going again.
Mick99
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11:04am Thu 9 Sep 10
And I can't believe you lot are having a go at the Echo - again - Scunthorpe issued a statement this morning saying Adkins had agreed a deal, subject to compensation. That was what the Echo reported.
SaintMax
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11:04am Thu 9 Sep 10
Save £1m in compensation and spend it on a new forward.
Like it Nichola..
(and I will be out of a job today if i hang around this site any more!)
Fairscup
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11:05am Thu 9 Sep 10
If NC got on the phone and poached him then compensation would be due.
Simple as that. It looks like NA applied for the job. Well if you do that then your employer has no rights to compensation, this is the real world.
Saint Bean
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11:06am Thu 9 Sep 10
puppy saint
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11:06am Thu 9 Sep 10
RealTalkMuhFuggas wrote:BLAPPBLAPP, is that the sound your toy gun makes when you fire it. You are so gangster.
No Cortese, don't buckle under the pressure! Give 'em naff all. If he wants the job then he should quit scunny, simple as that!
aliscan66
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11:07am Thu 9 Sep 10
Aldermoor
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11:07am Thu 9 Sep 10
o***2000
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11:08am Thu 9 Sep 10
NA will be confirmed today - that is the only story worth reading today on this site.
Moods
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11:09am Thu 9 Sep 10
fascia123 wrote:That is true, he tested positive for coke!!!
NC is no different to Lowe thinking he can bring his business ways to football, while he is chairman we will go from one mess to the next. On another subject can someone advise on something I heard from a member of staff at the ground did the best manager we ever had (Strachan) leave because Beattie failed drugs tests and Gordon asked for him to be kicked out but Lowe would not support him and Strachan walked, is this true??
Red Duster
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11:09am Thu 9 Sep 10
Cortese is not very smart and out of his depth, his making Rupert look good.
Sussex Saint
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11:11am Thu 9 Sep 10
fascia123
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11:12am Thu 9 Sep 10
Moods wrote:So because of another contol freak of a Chairman we lost Strachan. Why dont they get on with being Chaiman and let the managers do ther job.
fascia123 wrote: NC is no different to Lowe thinking he can bring his business ways to football, while he is chairman we will go from one mess to the next. On another subject can someone advise on something I heard from a member of staff at the ground did the best manager we ever had (Strachan) leave because Beattie failed drugs tests and Gordon asked for him to be kicked out but Lowe would not support him and Strachan walked, is this true??That is true, he tested positive for coke!!!
lesham
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11:12am Thu 9 Sep 10
Sainty saint saint
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11:12am Thu 9 Sep 10
mike saint wrote:Grrrrr!!!! He's not a nobody!! Just because you've never heard of him - that makes YOU ignorant. Most football people would agree that Adkins is a great prospect.
Adkins move in doubt, Great this is best news the echo has come out with.
We dont want a nobody to manage southampton we have tried loads before like branfoot,wigley,wott
e,poortvliet,gray&am
p; sturrock etc.
I hate these 'football fans' that know nothing about football.
sisaydo
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11:14am Thu 9 Sep 10
Fairscup wrote:I take back what I said earlier if that is the case. good point.
Hold on a mo before we all get too upset - there are two possible situations. If Adkins applied for the job through usual channels then he has to resign and tough luck to Scunny. If NC got on the phone and poached him then compensation would be due. Simple as that. It looks like NA applied for the job. Well if you do that then your employer has no rights to compensation, this is the real world.
Red Duster
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11:15am Thu 9 Sep 10
SaintMax
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11:18am Thu 9 Sep 10
Yes, this is a football club bit its also a business that needs to be run like a business. If NA applied for the job, we shouldnt have to provide comp. If Nichola called him, then we should pay.
Its a stumbling block, buts its all in the negotiation. Scunthorpe are resigned to him going, NA wants to come, and we need him asap.. the I's are just being dotted and the T's being crossed.. put all your hand bags away
Sainty saint saint
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11:20am Thu 9 Sep 10
Fairscup wrote:A jolly good point actually mate - hadn't thought of that.
Hold on a mo before we all get too upset - there are two possible situations. If Adkins applied for the job through usual channels then he has to resign and tough luck to Scunny.
If NC got on the phone and poached him then compensation would be due.
Simple as that. It looks like NA applied for the job. Well if you do that then your employer has no rights to compensation, this is the real world.
Red Duster
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11:23am Thu 9 Sep 10
Saint Bean
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11:24am Thu 9 Sep 10
Ferngully
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11:26am Thu 9 Sep 10
SaintMax wrote:You just as well get on with your job as I can see this either dragging on or being a non runner ...
Cortese is just being the shrewd business man we all need to look after our club. Scunthorpes equivalent is using the press to air his washing. Save £1m in compensation and spend it on a new forward. Like it Nichola.. (and I will be out of a job today if i hang around this site any more!)
Jesus_02
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11:28am Thu 9 Sep 10
I cannot believe some peoples attitudes.
“Cortese has delusions of grandeur”
“Cortese is as bad as Lowe”
“Cortese has dragged Southampton trough the mud”
he is “He is rude and arrogant and is alienating everyone he works with”
What delusions do you have? The guy is trying to achieve success with a club that was a gnats whisker from extinction a just over a year ago.
The media hate Saints - I don’t Care
Other teams hate Saints – I don’t Care
Us against the world, not us against each other.
COYRs
Riojarog
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11:31am Thu 9 Sep 10
Is that the Chairman it's NC from Southampton - can we have your manager for nothing 'cause we are a big club going places and we need the money for other things - blah blah blah.
What a joke - laughing stock of the Football League - must now be an unemployed guy and even he will know that he wasn't top dog on the list.
Worse than Dallas
SaintMax
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11:31am Thu 9 Sep 10
Ferngully wrote:lets hope for our sakes mate, your wrong and it gets sorted. I see your point though..
SaintMax wrote: Cortese is just being the shrewd business man we all need to look after our club. Scunthorpes equivalent is using the press to air his washing. Save £1m in compensation and spend it on a new forward. Like it Nichola.. (and I will be out of a job today if i hang around this site any more!)You just as well get on with your job as I can see this either dragging on or being a non runner ...
batesieboy
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11:34am Thu 9 Sep 10
speedsaint
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11:36am Thu 9 Sep 10
King Nige's Magic sponge
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11:52am Thu 9 Sep 10
mr tein
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11:56am Thu 9 Sep 10
Doh1
waxrose
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12:01pm Thu 9 Sep 10
seedhouse
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12:12pm Thu 9 Sep 10
Dr snuggles
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12:51pm Thu 9 Sep 10
Riojarog wrote:is that bell ringing in your head, tw@t
Ring - ring ring (Any club) Is that the Chairman it's NC from Southampton - can we have your manager for nothing 'cause we are a big club going places and we need the money for other things - blah blah blah. What a joke - laughing stock of the Football League - must now be an unemployed guy and even he will know that he wasn't top dog on the list. Worse than Dallas
what do you mean can we have your manager for nothing,
he applied for the job,
then i don't suppose you have applied for many jobs.
As for being top dog, every manager has to prove that they are the top dog, this is still a great opportunity for any manager.
Nic on the N332
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2:02pm Thu 9 Sep 10
SaintRachel
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2:17pm Thu 9 Sep 10
You haven't got a job til you've both agreed all terms and signed the contract.
roburman
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3:42pm Thu 9 Sep 10
SaintRachel wrote:Like this thought and still support NC as an excel;lent businessman.
There are echoes of the Elliot Ward/Coventry FC debacle about all this. Do you remember... Coventry blew the embargo and spoke to the press and Ward started celebrating - all before contracts were signed. Meanwhile NC still had other options open and was still looking elsewhere. You haven't got a job til you've both agreed all terms and signed the contract.
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10:25am Thu 9 Sep 10