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Scunthorpe confirm Nigel Adkins accepts Southampton manager's job offer
8:15am Thursday 9th September 2010 in Saints News
Nigel Adkins
NIGEL Adkins has accepted an offer to become the new manager of Saints, Scunthorpe chairman Steve Wharton has revealed.
The 45-year-old has been in been talks with the club this week and is close to being unveiled as Alan Pardew's successor.
Wharton confirmed this morning Adkins, along with his trusted assistant Andy Crosby, had accepted an offer, although the deal is yet to be completely finalised and announced by Saints.
"The club has given permission for manager Nigel Adkins to speak to Southampton," a statement from Scunthorpe said.
"Nigel and his assistant Andy Crosby have agreed terms with the Saints but the club have yet to agree a compensation package with the League One side.
"The club will update fans as and when there's more information."
There is still the issue of compensation to sort out and possibly one or two other potential stumbling blocks.
The club had made no secret they wanted the new man in before Saturday’s League One trip to rock-bottom Swindon after Pardew's controversial sacking last week.
Scunthorpe had remained tight-lipped about speculation linking Adkins with Saints ever since it arose.
Upwards of 30 applications from working managers alone were received by the club for the post.
But Adkins, a father-of-two who has one son on the books at Doncaster, looks set to be the one to take Saints on.
He started his career as a goalkeeper at Tranmere, before moving to Wigan.
Injury ended his professional playing days at the age of 28, leading him to take up the reins as manager at Welsh side Bangor City.
In his two seasons there, Adkins led his team to a pair of titles and took them to the qualifying stages of the Champions League.
He then joined Scunthorpe as a trained physiotherapist in 1996.
Ten years on, after the departure of long-serving manager Brian Laws, Adkins was appointed boss on a caretaker basis.
After a blistering run of form, it took only a month for him to be handed the job permanently.
In 2007, he guided Scunthorpe into the second tier of English professional football for the first time in 43 years.
Although they were relegated the following season, Adkins impressively rebuilt the squad and took them back to the Championship, via the play-offs, in May 2009.
In that same season, when young Saint Joseph Mills was on loan at Glanford Park, the Iron also got to the Johnstone’s Paint Trophy final, losing 3-2 to Luton.
But perhaps Adkins’ most remarkable achievement was to keep Scunthorpe in the Championship last campaign.
He achieved that despite operating on a shoestring budget and with a ground that boasted an average attendance of just 6,383 – some 14,559 less than Saints had in League One and a staggering 37,004 less than Championship winners Newcastle achieved.
His record as a manager in the third tier is hugely impressive, with 40 victories from 75 games, giving him a win percentage of 53.3 per cent.
Adkins is considered something of a hero in Scunthorpe and he will undoubtedly be sorely missed at Glanford Park.
Comments(119)
Bwana23
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8:19am Thu 9 Sep 10
Red Duster
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8:22am Thu 9 Sep 10
Red Duster
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8:23am Thu 9 Sep 10
Saint Cope
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8:24am Thu 9 Sep 10
Would have preferred Martin O Neill to take us up and progress when we get there. Not someone who only has the experience to take us up, then down again
Glenn(Leeds)
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8:30am Thu 9 Sep 10
saintsayer
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8:31am Thu 9 Sep 10
Time for yet another new start because my SW is road-past
Sainted Aunt
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8:33am Thu 9 Sep 10
Red Duster wrote:Agreed! Whatever your fancy, if he's appointed today then let's get behind the man. He'll be the manager of OUR club!!
Good luck Adkins, forget about the whingers get on and do what has to be done.
fascia123
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8:34am Thu 9 Sep 10
Bwana23
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8:35am Thu 9 Sep 10
Saint Cope
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8:36am Thu 9 Sep 10
fascia123 wrote:Exactly
Cant see this is an improvement on Pardew, I thought the plan was to get Saints back to the premiership, has Adkins had experience of managing in the premiership
Ferray
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8:39am Thu 9 Sep 10
Adkins is the man to take us forward, he knows this league and has done a great job with Scunnie, with NO budget.
I hate the fact that Pardew was sacked, but it's time to move on and get behind the team, whoever is appointed (unless it's Paul Hart of course!).
mike saint
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8:40am Thu 9 Sep 10
Irate Wintonian
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8:40am Thu 9 Sep 10
fascia123 wrote:Well if you're to believe all the people who have posted how great Pardew was for the club and shouldn't have been sacked, then someone equal to him is surely a good appointment is it not?
Cant see this is an improvement on Pardew, I thought the plan was to get Saints back to the premiership, has Adkins had experience of managing in the premiership
Bigrich1980
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8:43am Thu 9 Sep 10
mike saint
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8:43am Thu 9 Sep 10
fascia123 wrote:I agree 100%.
Cant see this is an improvement on Pardew, I thought the plan was to get Saints back to the premiership, has Adkins had experience of managing in the premiership
Norfolk Saint
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8:44am Thu 9 Sep 10
SFC4EVA!!
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8:45am Thu 9 Sep 10
I am getting abit annoyed now with all the "rumours" so please will someone from SFC come out and talk to the fans!
costa gaz
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8:48am Thu 9 Sep 10
Cant help feeling there will be more twists and turns to this saga.
Nicola Corleone is sticking to "omerta".
Jeff Kenna checked into Daves Guest House, Shirley last night. hmmmm!!!
fascia123
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8:49am Thu 9 Sep 10
We had a manager that had managed at all levels, will we have to go through all this again in a years time, Adkins has managed in the Champioship but as far as I aware has not had promotion from that division and has never managed in the premiership.
What players will he attract ??
Glenn(Leeds)
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8:50am Thu 9 Sep 10
SFC4EVA!! wrote:Its in the *** newspaper (online),the Echo have just nicked it and re-worded it. God knows how the *** have got their info,they hate us.
This story isn't published anywhere else so how on earth does the Echo know!!?... Again it says the Echo "understands he is to be named" so where is the solid proof? I am getting abit annoyed now with all the "rumours" so please will someone from SFC come out and talk to the fans!
Glenn(Leeds)
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8:52am Thu 9 Sep 10
costa gaz wrote:That will be Shearer's number two then.lol
If this is the case then hurry up and make it official. Cant help feeling there will be more twists and turns to this saga. Nicola Corleone is sticking to "omerta". Jeff Kenna checked into Daves Guest House, Shirley last night. hmmmm!!!
JohnItaly
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8:54am Thu 9 Sep 10
fascia123 wrote:Tell me which 1st div. club did Alec Ferguson manage before he took over Man. Utd. I've orgotten.
Cant see this is an improvement on Pardew, I thought the plan was to get Saints back to the premiership, has Adkins had experience of managing in the premiership
Bwana23
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8:54am Thu 9 Sep 10
SFC4EVA!! wrote:That is what good journalists and newspapers get paid for. LOL. At least we should have NA for 2 years before the Premiership, plenty of time to learn more. I beleive the team attracts players as much as the Manager, even more so in our case.
This story isn't published anywhere else so how on earth does the Echo know!!?... Again it says the Echo "understands he is to be named" so where is the solid proof? I am getting abit annoyed now with all the "rumours" so please will someone from SFC come out and talk to the fans!
saintsayer
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8:54am Thu 9 Sep 10
Saint Cope wrote:I think that maybe this is an improvement BUT I cannot be absolutely certain so how come you whingers can be ABSOLUTELY certain that he will fail
fascia123 wrote: Cant see this is an improvement on Pardew, I thought the plan was to get Saints back to the premiership, has Adkins had experience of managing in the premiershipExactly
He had to give up playing in his 20's So did Brian Clough and if he turns out like that WOW
andrwingrm
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8:56am Thu 9 Sep 10
OSPREYSAINT
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8:56am Thu 9 Sep 10
mike saint wrote:At the moment, they are a Division Two side, which makes them a better team than us on paper, we need a manager that is savy with the problems of the Division that we are in, and aspire to get out of, this guy fits the bill, he is also on a learning curve and togeher we can build and develop a team capable of climbing the ladder, we have a squad of players that are capable but are underperforming, they need a strong leader to motivate them. We as fans on the other hand have to be 100% behind them if we are to get what we want, infighting and bickering will promulgate dissent and get us nowhere, so get behind the Club or get out of the way.
who the hell are Scunthorpe?
I guess it is down to the man himself to make the final decision because it is not going to be easy making the change. Obviously if you have reason to think the decision is wrong, by all means put your point of view without being abusive and we are more likely to take it on board. There is no quick fix, our hopes are high but we have to have patience, and it is unlikely that he will be able to influence the result of the Swindon game except by his very presence.
costa gaz
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8:57am Thu 9 Sep 10
SFC4EVA!! wrote:Didn't you start the Martin O'Neil one yesterday SFC4EVA? (your mates mrs who works at SMS)
This story isn't published anywhere else so how on earth does the Echo know!!?... Again it says the Echo "understands he is to be named" so where is the solid proof? I am getting abit annoyed now with all the "rumours" so please will someone from SFC come out and talk to the fans!
hehehehehe
Nic on the N332
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9:00am Thu 9 Sep 10
lemsip
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9:04am Thu 9 Sep 10
Saint Cope wrote:do any of our players have prem experiance?
fascia123 wrote:Exactly
Cant see this is an improvement on Pardew, I thought the plan was to get Saints back to the premiership, has Adkins had experience of managing in the premiership
He is proven winner at this level....we are not in the prem and wont be for at least 2 more yrs.
If Adkins manages to get us up in that short amount of time then we will all be in love with him.
Just give the guy a chance.
Brian Clough always said to be a good manager you should start in the lower leagues and build up.
Least we forget Martin O'Neal started at Wycombe before going to Leicster and i expect their fans moaned to at the time but look at what he did there.
If we had a Prem manager and he was a succses then we would run the threat of him being poached to a prem club. What would happen if we had O'Neal then Man wanted him to replace fergie when he retires? he would be off like a shot and we would be left in limbo....Adkins is here for the long term plan (14yrs at scunthorp)
Paul the Parrot
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9:09am Thu 9 Sep 10
lemsip wrote:Very sensible post my man
Saint Cope wrote:do any of our players have prem experiance? He is proven winner at this level....we are not in the prem and wont be for at least 2 more yrs. If Adkins manages to get us up in that short amount of time then we will all be in love with him. Just give the guy a chance. Brian Clough always said to be a good manager you should start in the lower leagues and build up. Least we forget Martin O'Neal started at Wycombe before going to Leicster and i expect their fans moaned to at the time but look at what he did there. If we had a Prem manager and he was a succses then we would run the threat of him being poached to a prem club. What would happen if we had O'Neal then Man wanted him to replace fergie when he retires? he would be off like a shot and we would be left in limbo....Adkins is here for the long term plan (14yrs at scunthorp)fascia123 wrote: Cant see this is an improvement on Pardew, I thought the plan was to get Saints back to the premiership, has Adkins had experience of managing in the premiershipExactly
Sainty saint saint
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9:09am Thu 9 Sep 10
fascia123 wrote:Good God.
He may well get us out of this division as would pardew of done, when we are talking about a need for a period of stability at the club, how does this fit??
We had a manager that had managed at all levels, will we have to go through all this again in a years time, Adkins has managed in the Champioship but as far as I aware has not had promotion from that division and has never managed in the premiership.
What players will he attract ??
Never managed in the premiership? Who gives a s**t?
Let me reel off a list of names of managers that had never managed in the premiership before they got there... oh hang on, EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THEM.
Southampton boy
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9:09am Thu 9 Sep 10
Unable to make Saturday's match so to all of you that will be there give him your support and lets get teh win we need
COYR's
brendanweldon
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9:10am Thu 9 Sep 10
BREAKING NEWS: Nigel Adkins and Andy Crosby agree terms with Southampton
NIGEL Adkins and Andy Crosby have agreed terms to become Southampton's new managerial team.
After days od speculation, Scunthorpe United confirmed this morning that the pair had been in talks with the Saints and are ready to commit to the south coast club.
stopcox NZ Saint
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9:10am Thu 9 Sep 10
Andy_Germany
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9:10am Thu 9 Sep 10
swesaint
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9:12am Thu 9 Sep 10
mike saint wrote:You seem to be missing a few steps. we are not in the premiership and don't need a manager from there. we need someone who is enthusiastic and can get us up. A premiership manager would only come here for money and nothing else at this point and would not contribute. And please leave your whining at home come match time, we don't need supporters like you.
fascia123 wrote:I agree 100%.
Cant see this is an improvement on Pardew, I thought the plan was to get Saints back to the premiership, has Adkins had experience of managing in the premiership
WORZEL
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9:13am Thu 9 Sep 10
allsaintsnocurves
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9:14am Thu 9 Sep 10
We could have unearthed a gem in NA so lets get behind him and support him in the best way we can!!
EAGLESAINT
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9:14am Thu 9 Sep 10
costa gaz
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9:14am Thu 9 Sep 10
Glenn(Leeds)
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9:15am Thu 9 Sep 10
Bods
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9:16am Thu 9 Sep 10
Saint Bean
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9:16am Thu 9 Sep 10
OSPREYSAINT wrote:Well said osprey i think whoever we get we have to pull together and be patient and give them a chance. I think all this NC bashing isnt fair i personally have a lot faith in him from the busines side of things i'm not sure about the football side of things but you dont make omletes without breaking a few eggs. However i've no doubt he has the best interests of the club at heart. We also have to remember hes probably not used to dealing with the media so prob needs to work on his PR a bit more but that doesnt mean he doesnt know what hes doing and i think its easy for a lot of people to missjudge this.
mike saint wrote:At the moment, they are a Division Two side, which makes them a better team than us on paper, we need a manager that is savy with the problems of the Division that we are in, and aspire to get out of, this guy fits the bill, he is also on a learning curve and togeher we can build and develop a team capable of climbing the ladder, we have a squad of players that are capable but are underperforming, they need a strong leader to motivate them. We as fans on the other hand have to be 100% behind them if we are to get what we want, infighting and bickering will promulgate dissent and get us nowhere, so get behind the Club or get out of the way.
who the hell are Scunthorpe?
I guess it is down to the man himself to make the final decision because it is not going to be easy making the change. Obviously if you have reason to think the decision is wrong, by all means put your point of view without being abusive and we are more likely to take it on board. There is no quick fix, our hopes are high but we have to have patience, and it is unlikely that he will be able to influence the result of the Swindon game except by his very presence.
lemsip
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9:18am Thu 9 Sep 10
Paul the Parrot wrote:why thank you good sir for your kind words.......you know im right.
lemsip wrote:Very sensible post my man
Saint Cope wrote:do any of our players have prem experiance? He is proven winner at this level....we are not in the prem and wont be for at least 2 more yrs. If Adkins manages to get us up in that short amount of time then we will all be in love with him. Just give the guy a chance. Brian Clough always said to be a good manager you should start in the lower leagues and build up. Least we forget Martin O'Neal started at Wycombe before going to Leicster and i expect their fans moaned to at the time but look at what he did there. If we had a Prem manager and he was a succses then we would run the threat of him being poached to a prem club. What would happen if we had O'Neal then Man wanted him to replace fergie when he retires? he would be off like a shot and we would be left in limbo....Adkins is here for the long term plan (14yrs at scunthorp)fascia123 wrote: Cant see this is an improvement on Pardew, I thought the plan was to get Saints back to the premiership, has Adkins had experience of managing in the premiershipExactly
O'Neal would have been here 2 yrs at the very most, but more likely he would have got us to the top and then left before finishing his work as a premiership club would have come a knocking.
Adkins will be loyal, all the scunthorp fans will be sad to see him go
Littleton-Saint
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9:18am Thu 9 Sep 10
brendanweldon
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9:19am Thu 9 Sep 10
Saint Bean
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9:19am Thu 9 Sep 10
Nigel and his assistant Andy Crosby have agreed terms with the Saints but the club have yet to agree a compensation package with the League One side.
Strat from the scunny site
Tirau Dan
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9:21am Thu 9 Sep 10
Scunny fans were posting here that they wished Nigel all the very best and assure Saints that he is a very thoughtful clever guy who is adept at bringing in unknowns, bringing them on and selling them for lots which has kept their little club in profit and got the promoted twice.
Having Saints on it's own feet in profit has to be the first priority so we can grow and progress to the Prem and into Europe.
This phase is to get into the Championship Nigel's done it twice so knows how to get the team playing in the mud and scoring against teams that defend with ten men.. If confirmed on The O/S good Luck Nigel Adkins.. Good Luck on the Pitch and getting and keeping the support of the fans.
Littleton-Saint
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9:23am Thu 9 Sep 10
Bwana23
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9:23am Thu 9 Sep 10
Saint Bean
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9:24am Thu 9 Sep 10
Tirau Dan wrote:Hi Dan
once they identified Adkins as their number one choice.... source please?
Scunny fans were posting here that they wished Nigel all the very best and assure Saints that he is a very thoughtful clever guy who is adept at bringing in unknowns, bringing them on and selling them for lots which has kept their little club in profit and got the promoted twice.
Having Saints on it's own feet in profit has to be the first priority so we can grow and progress to the Prem and into Europe.
This phase is to get into the Championship Nigel's done it twice so knows how to get the team playing in the mud and scoring against teams that defend with ten men.. If confirmed on The O/S good Luck Nigel Adkins.. Good Luck on the Pitch and getting and keeping the support of the fans.
Glad to see you havnt let the knob heads put you of. If you go on the official scunny site they have made that statement
Irate Wintonian
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9:25am Thu 9 Sep 10
Glenn(Leeds)
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9:26am Thu 9 Sep 10
Saint Bean
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9:26am Thu 9 Sep 10
Sainty saint saint
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9:29am Thu 9 Sep 10
Littleton-Saint wrote:You might need to double-check your win-rates I think (if you're taking NA's total win rate for his career, you should do the same with AP really - then you'll find that NA's is much better).
Adkins is no improvement on Pardew - in fact, on paper and win-rate, he's worse. Presumably, if Adkins takes the job, he has agreed to Les Reed being his equal and interference in first team matters from all and sundry and is happy with this! If, so, then it may well work out, although the players may be confused as to who is actually the boss!!
PLUS, you seem to know nothing about how the new system will work - NA would be FIRST TEAM BOSS, Les Reed would be DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT - there is NO interference in first team affairs.
Jesus_02
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9:30am Thu 9 Sep 10
I cant help but feeling that this is a bit of a gamble, lets have faith that it will work out and get behind him.
COYRs
sfc5018
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9:30am Thu 9 Sep 10
Tirau Dan
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9:30am Thu 9 Sep 10
Littleton-Saint wrote:He'll get them beating defensive dogged teams that we haven't previously and will get them playing on the paddocks in winter. Hopefully he also do well with a budget as he got his old team up with no money.
Adkins is no improvement on Pardew - in fact, on paper and win-rate, he's worse. Presumably, if Adkins takes the job, he has agreed to Les Reed being his equal and interference in first team matters from all and sundry and is happy with this! If, so, then it may well work out, although the players may be confused as to who is actually the boss!!
From Iron O/S
There is a feeling of loss among Scunthorpe United supporters at the departure of Nigel Adkins.
Thanks Iron fans.. Welcome Saint Nigel
Triangle Jim
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9:31am Thu 9 Sep 10
Nigel needs to get in and shake the team up quickly before the weekend. He will have the squad he needs and now just needs to remind the players that they are more than capable of winning this division!
Let us ALL get behind OUR new manager and support OUR team!
COYS!
Nigel Adkins red & white army!!
Dickosfc
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9:31am Thu 9 Sep 10
mike saint wrote:A team in a league higher than Southampton Football Club. FACT
who the hell are Scunthorpe?
Littleton-Saint
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9:31am Thu 9 Sep 10
C.O.Y.R.
bezantfamily
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9:34am Thu 9 Sep 10
fascia123 wrote:Pardew's sacking obviously had nothing to do with his ability as a manager, but obviously his ability to carry on Managing OUR Team was somehow compromised. I think now is the time to remember we haven't lost our team just a manager who will be replaced.
Cant see this is an improvement on Pardew, I thought the plan was to get Saints back to the premiership, has Adkins had experience of managing in the premiership
ourkid1984
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9:36am Thu 9 Sep 10
Lambert's Right Boot
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9:37am Thu 9 Sep 10
. This is a good appointment, get behind him, go to Saint Mary's, and stop whinging all you yo-yo fans who will ultimately be proved wrong.
Cyber-Fug
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9:38am Thu 9 Sep 10
Saint Bean
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9:39am Thu 9 Sep 10
Tirau Dan wrote:If you ask me a manager than can get his side up without any money to spend clearly shows his skill as a manager plenty of managers have had an open checkbook and have failed so i say welcome Nigel and good luck your gonna need it. I've got my seat ready for the next rollercoaster lets hope its all up
Littleton-Saint wrote:He'll get them beating defensive dogged teams that we haven't previously and will get them playing on the paddocks in winter. Hopefully he also do well with a budget as he got his old team up with no money.
Adkins is no improvement on Pardew - in fact, on paper and win-rate, he's worse. Presumably, if Adkins takes the job, he has agreed to Les Reed being his equal and interference in first team matters from all and sundry and is happy with this! If, so, then it may well work out, although the players may be confused as to who is actually the boss!!
From Iron O/S
There is a feeling of loss among Scunthorpe United supporters at the departure of Nigel Adkins.
Thanks Iron fans.. Welcome Saint Nigel
Para Not Normal
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9:40am Thu 9 Sep 10
Just because a newspaper from Wapping, has it their rag and called us Southampton, doesn't jack Sh1t.
Lambert's Right Boot
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9:40am Thu 9 Sep 10
Lambert's Right Boot wrote:*They're* whoops terrible grammar
Can people please stop harping on about him not being better than Pardew? He was clearly sacked for non-footballing reasons, that's why there was no replacement ready and why we have appointed a good young manager that I believe is going to do very well here. If you have to get rid of a manager and you have a limited time frame to pick another, you're not going to be able to take the cream of the crop, especially since we're in League 1!!!! It's been said soooo many times on here but some fans have such an inflated opinion of the club it's ridiculous. There also the same Cortese bashers who clearly don't realise that he was faced with a very difficult decision and made the right one in sacking a divisive manager that would ultimately have been bad for the players-results-club . This is a good appointment, get behind him, go to Saint Mary's, and stop whinging all you yo-yo fans who will ultimately be proved wrong.
Jesus_02
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9:40am Thu 9 Sep 10
There must be a chant in there somewhere
bezantfamily
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9:42am Thu 9 Sep 10
Saint Bean
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9:43am Thu 9 Sep 10
Para Not Normal wrote:if you check the official scunny site theres a statement on there
I waiting to see if this is true, before any comment.
Just because a newspaper from Wapping, has it their rag and called us Southampton, doesn't jack Sh1t.
PGA-
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9:43am Thu 9 Sep 10
COYR
lemsip
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9:44am Thu 9 Sep 10
Littleton-Saint
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9:47am Thu 9 Sep 10
My only concern is that Nigel has had success by doing things his own way in the past. Under Cortese's new set-up, Adkins will have some likely level of interference in his decisions, which may lead to him being less successful. It's the new structure at Saints which worries me, not Nigel Adkins, who I'm sure would do well, if he were left to his own devices.
C.O.Y.R.
Alicesdad
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9:48am Thu 9 Sep 10
saints4eva12
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9:49am Thu 9 Sep 10
PGA- wrote:yea we need 3 points @ revenge against the robins up the mighty saints . Work your magic
Let him be in charge at the Swindon game.. We need a lift and 3 points. COYR
Tirau Dan
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9:50am Thu 9 Sep 10
Roll on Saturday..
Red Duster
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9:51am Thu 9 Sep 10
lemsip wrote:Excellent post champions league experience, well Mr O'Neill didn't that did here.
......oh and he may not have premier league experiance, but he does have welsh premier league and Champions league experiance : )
I see a tidal of moaning on ther horizon and its heading this way.
St Denys Saint
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9:52am Thu 9 Sep 10
Elmer1975
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9:54am Thu 9 Sep 10
As for Pardew being sacked, if only a small part of the rumors about the sackings are true then he had to go. Get the who club working as a team without any of the in house negativity and the club will soar.
Tirau Dan
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9:55am Thu 9 Sep 10
Safe journey and move down to civilisation in the South ;p to our new gaffers.
(lol it gets more civilised the further south you get... though bring your own Ale.)
Saintstu
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9:57am Thu 9 Sep 10
http://news.bbc.co.u
k/sport1/hi/football
/teams/s/southampton
/8983286.stm
Personally I'm delighted with the appointment. Remember, we're a League 1 side (and have been for over a year). We need a manager who can get teams out of this division. Let's worry about the Premier League in a few years time.
Nigel Adkins has an outstanding record in League 1 and I am sure will get promoted whilst playing good football.
wallop wonderboy
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9:58am Thu 9 Sep 10
Saint Bean wrote:The statement is on the Scunthorpe site and says that Adkind and his assistant have agreed terms and the clubs are now trying to sort out a compensation package
Para Not Normal wrote: I waiting to see if this is true, before any comment. Just because a newspaper from Wapping, has it their rag and called us Southampton, doesn't jack Sh1t.if you check the official scunny site theres a statement on there
If the compensation package can be agreed that will settle matters for a time and lets hope that he will be allowed to get on and build on the foundations and get us up in the league. lets get behind him and get back on track (not that we were on track) but you know what I mean. It also means that 'Alice's Dad' and I can put our boots away as we wont be needed to run the Saints this time round-all that training for nothing.
Hope we have closure on this manager thing today.
SaintRachel
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9:58am Thu 9 Sep 10
Saintstu
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9:59am Thu 9 Sep 10
Saintstu
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9:59am Thu 9 Sep 10
SaintMax
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10:00am Thu 9 Sep 10
'not what i thought we'd get'
'we need a manager with premiership experience'
'I wanted O'Niell'
Tell me, when we signed our centre forward, was anyone complaining that he had no premiership experience, and now the sun shines out of his ar**! He had a proven track record in this division and his goals will take us up.
Just like NA - we need to support him, not complain and whinge. My password was wine-weak, how appropriate for all the winers..
fred the red
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10:01am Thu 9 Sep 10
Now we have to get behind the team and give a chance to the new man. There will be a lot of expectations on his shoulders, but he has shown he can motivate teams to play good football and get out of this division.
We are not a million miles behind the top six at this point in time. If he can hit the ground running and get us winning again at home, there is every reason to believe we can get promoted this season.
Scunny feel they are losing a good man. How often has that been said about the managers we have had in the last decade?
Tirau Dan
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10:06am Thu 9 Sep 10
Red Duster wrote:I'd get you a Pint on that one. (Northern Ale too.)
Good luck Adkins, forget about the whingers get on and do what has to be done.
NorthernSaint1970
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10:07am Thu 9 Sep 10
Saint Jimmer
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10:07am Thu 9 Sep 10
Cornish_Saint
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10:08am Thu 9 Sep 10
SaintMax
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10:11am Thu 9 Sep 10
Tirau Dan wrote:and Id get you both some crisps too - of your choice!
Red Duster wrote: Good luck Adkins, forget about the whingers get on and do what has to be done.I'd get you a Pint on that one. (Northern Ale too.)
Good luck Nigel!
RealTalkMuhFuggas
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10:12am Thu 9 Sep 10
I thought I was gonna wake up and have a nice surprise seeing Martin O'Neill or even Alan Shearer as new saints manager, not Adkins. How dare the Echo be right!!!!!!!!! wankers.
Never mind, I hope Adkins shakes the team up and drops harding for Mills, Davis for Bart. And signs some decent players on loan, although i'm not sure if he'll attract jaw dropping signings... ffs! Adkins must have been the cheap option. I guess we haven't got the money everyone had hoped!
Tirau Dan
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10:12am Thu 9 Sep 10
Saint Jimmer wrote:Solent Sport Twitter: move for Adkins has stalled temporarily. He's back on Humberside this morn - no agreement reached over his severance from Scunny
Last minute hitch has been reported due to Saints wanting Adkins to resign so they don't have to pay compensation.
WestOxfordshire Saint
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10:13am Thu 9 Sep 10
Rushden
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10:15am Thu 9 Sep 10
Saintstu wrote:Exactly!
It's confirmed on the bbc site too now:
http://news.bbc.co.u
k/sport1/hi/football
/teams/s/southampton
/8983286.stm
Personally I'm delighted with the appointment. Remember, we're a League 1 side (and have been for over a year). We need a manager who can get teams out of this division. Let's worry about the Premier League in a few years time.
Nigel Adkins has an outstanding record in League 1 and I am sure will get promoted whilst playing good football.
SFC-WILL
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10:15am Thu 9 Sep 10
http://www.thisisscu
nthorpe.co.uk/scunth
orpeunitednews/Nigel
-Adkins-signed-South
ampton/article-26250
69-detail/article.ht
ml
Red Duster
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10:16am Thu 9 Sep 10
Tirau Dan wrote:If your paying I'll have a pint of Irish whisky Dan.
Red Duster wrote: Good luck Adkins, forget about the whingers get on and do what has to be done.I'd get you a Pint on that one. (Northern Ale too.)
I think this a good appointment, a manager without any baggage of failure in the Premiership. This guy will know what hard work is and given a fair wind should do ok.
But lets not load him down with too much expectation, let him find his feet and back him all the way. This is tough league, but a run of good results mid season will put us in with a shout of promotion. Don't expect instant success in September is my plea to fellow fans..
SpanishSaint
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10:17am Thu 9 Sep 10
Elmer1975 wrote:My thoughts precisely Elmer!!
Once again there is a minority of 'fans' who think we can attract the best because we are a great club, yes we are a great club but look where we are. If Adkins does get appointed then I hope every true red and white will roar him and the team on at every game to the final whistle at last game of the season, as fans should do. We tout ourselves as being the best fans yet there is so much negativity and the guy hasnt even been confirmed. As for him not having any premier experience, neither did Moyes before he joined Everton and I bet there isnt a single person who would turn their nose up at him. As for Pardew being sacked, if only a small part of the rumors about the sackings are true then he had to go. Get the who club working as a team without any of the in house negativity and the club will soar.
Red Duster
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10:18am Thu 9 Sep 10
Red Duster
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10:20am Thu 9 Sep 10
You head hunt someone elses manager you pay the other side compensation. If this falls through Cortese is to blame.
Rushden
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10:20am Thu 9 Sep 10
Read this:-
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deano69
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10:21am Thu 9 Sep 10
SFC-WILL wrote:I think this is not bad news but very good news. He would only be a puppet to N.C.
Hate to bring the bad news but thisisscunthorpe seems to think he wont be coming... http://www.thisisscu nthorpe.co.uk/scunth orpeunitednews/Nigel -Adkins-signed-South ampton/article-26250 69-detail/article.ht ml
We always needed a big name, this bloke would not be able to bring big name players.
RealTalkMuhFuggas
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10:22am Thu 9 Sep 10
SFC-WILL wrote:WOW says
Hate to bring the bad news but thisisscunthorpe seems to think he wont be coming...
http://www.thisisscu
nthorpe.co.uk/scunth
orpeunitednews/Nigel
-Adkins-signed-South
ampton/article-26250
69-detail/article.ht
ml
“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."
There's still hope yet!!! C'mon NC knock it on the head and bring in a BIG manager!!!!!!!
Rushden
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10:22am Thu 9 Sep 10
Rushden wrote:Hyperlink doesn't work on this site!
Great news for Scunny fans:-
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nailbourne saint
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10:23am Thu 9 Sep 10
Nigel Adkins is an excellent choice. I think it couldn't be better considering the position we are in.
I think MON would have been a disaster given that he left AV after the owner decided he was going to have to sell players if he wanted to buy new ones (see http://www.telegraph
.co.uk/sport/footbal
l/teams/aston-villa/
7935179/Martin-ONeil
l-resigns-as-Aston-V
illa-manager.html).
Going back to Pardew's sacking, if the rumours about him applying for the AV job are true, it would not be surprising if his commitment to being Saints' manager was called into question and that his position became untenable, whatever the results. The club's statement includes the following which seems to say to me that they did not want to change manager but were forced into it, "We recognise that frequent changes to the football management are unlikely to assist in the winning of trophies and promotions. However, we are taking these steps to achieve our aims, which we share with all supporters, to get promoted this season, and secure long term stability and progress for our football operations."
So it's very good news, Saints, hopefully, will have a manager with a proven track record of getting a team out of this division and is committed to the long term future of the club. Let's get behind him and make him very welcome.
COYRAWMacheeeene!
lilly the pink
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10:24am Thu 9 Sep 10
JohnItaly wrote:Lets give the guy a chance. Who knows, he might turn out to be a excellent manager and a new saints hero!
fascia123 wrote:Tell me which 1st div. club did Alec Ferguson manage before he took over Man. Utd. I've orgotten.
Cant see this is an improvement on Pardew, I thought the plan was to get Saints back to the premiership, has Adkins had experience of managing in the premiership
Go Nigel go!
Mac the North
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10:25am Thu 9 Sep 10
Sainty saint saint
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10:28am Thu 9 Sep 10
deano69 wrote:Ugh.
SFC-WILL wrote:I think this is not bad news but very good news. He would only be a puppet to N.C.
Hate to bring the bad news but thisisscunthorpe seems to think he wont be coming... http://www.thisisscu nthorpe.co.uk/scunth orpeunitednews/Nigel -Adkins-signed-South ampton/article-26250 69-detail/article.ht ml
We always needed a big name, this bloke would not be able to bring big name players.
Why the obsession with a big name people?!
Wenger was not a 'big name' when he joined Arsenal, Moyes was not a 'big name' when he joined Everton, Ferguson was not a 'big name' when he joined Man Utd.
Big Phil Scolari WAS a 'big name' when he joined Chelsea (went t*ts up). And many other examples besides.
WestTottonSaint
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10:31am Thu 9 Sep 10
Sussex Saint
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10:33am Thu 9 Sep 10
What on Earth is going on! I'm not anti-Cortese (yet), but this is becoming the next chapter in what is quickly becoming a farcical excuse for a football club.
God help us.
lemsip
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10:34am Thu 9 Sep 10
deano69 wrote:yes because O'Neil was gonna bring in Rooney, Joe Hart and Messi !!!!!!
SFC-WILL wrote:I think this is not bad news but very good news. He would only be a puppet to N.C.
Hate to bring the bad news but thisisscunthorpe seems to think he wont be coming... http://www.thisisscu nthorpe.co.uk/scunth orpeunitednews/Nigel -Adkins-signed-South ampton/article-26250 69-detail/article.ht ml
We always needed a big name, this bloke would not be able to bring big name players.
****
Jannersaint
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10:38am Thu 9 Sep 10
mike saint wrote:Strachan wasn't a successful prem manager........Redkn
fascia123 wrote: Cant see this is an improvement on Pardew, I thought the plan was to get Saints back to the premiership, has Adkins had experience of managing in the premiershipI agree 100%.
app was.
A really good post yesterday pointed this out with a few other good examples.
Fact is we have no idea how it will work and we wont help things by setting him up to fail by not offering our full support.
Saint Bean
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10:39am Thu 9 Sep 10
“The situation is that Nigel and 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.”
Straight from the site
dini
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10:42am Thu 9 Sep 10
knowing how to target players and managing a big budget are plus points for a manager.i have seen many a manager working wonders on a shoestring only to be overwhelmed when they go to bigger clubs.
the board have sent out a message with this appointment.the message being we are going to need a miracle worker as the money isnt there.
i hope he proves me wrong but it seems the club still loves to save a few quid and do things on the cheap.
Oh Terry Hurlock!
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11:03am Thu 9 Sep 10
This is good news - stop whinging and get supporting!
cloggiesaint71
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4:22pm Thu 9 Sep 10
click2find
saintssaintssaints says...
8:18am Thu 9 Sep 10