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Adkins staying calm as Saints edge nearer promotion
5:58pm Monday 9th April 2012 in Saints News
By Adam Leitch, Chief Sports Writer
Nigel Adkins
Nigel Adkins was staying calm as Saints took another step towards the Premier League with victory over Crystal Palace.
A brace from Rickie Lambert took his tally for the campaign to 30 and ensured Saints remained comfortably ensconced within the top two.
Adkins said: “All the players are valuable to us and Rickie Lambert has 30 now.
“The first goal we scored I was delighted with because it is something we’d talked about and we’d worked on.
“We wanted to change the play and from the throw in we changed it, we got Danny Butterfield in a good position and he’s got good crossing ability.
“We thought if we got Rickie against the small full back Clyne at the far post we’d have a little bit of joy and we did so we were pleased with that goal.”
Speaking of the 6,000 Saints supporters who cheered on the team at Selhurst Park he added: “The supporters were great.
“We were on the bus coming in and they were outside the pubs singing and it put the hairs on the back of your neck standing up. It was brilliant.”
Comments(39)
Spirit of 58
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6:06pm Mon 9 Apr 12
St.Yorkie
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6:07pm Mon 9 Apr 12
One game at a time so as noisy against the blue few, but with MORE intensity!
Live on SKY - show the worls what we are made of!
Spirit of 58
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6:11pm Mon 9 Apr 12
saint Compo
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6:25pm Mon 9 Apr 12
Crossley Place Saint
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6:33pm Mon 9 Apr 12
St.Yorkie
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6:35pm Mon 9 Apr 12
One game at a time I know and a win against Reading, plus a decent result at Posh would all but guarantee our fate...especially the way West Ham are dealing with the pressure!
St.Yorkie
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6:38pm Mon 9 Apr 12
Reading is our Cup Final we must simply perform to our max and take tham apart. Professional and the result will follow. No more "wonder strikes" this season at SMS, unless Rickie scores a special!
thehoggsback
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6:44pm Mon 9 Apr 12
Snooky
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6:47pm Mon 9 Apr 12
If West Ham match stays as is, and there is no swing in our superior goal difference, I make it that we need 5 points from a possible 12 for promotion? Lets win' em all to be sure.
SPIKEISLANDTRADER
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6:48pm Mon 9 Apr 12
City Saint
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6:48pm Mon 9 Apr 12
tennisaint
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6:50pm Mon 9 Apr 12
KEEP THE FAITH
likewatchingbrazil
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6:51pm Mon 9 Apr 12
brummies winning
and this site wont smell of fish today
always runs in 3's
coyr foptj
up saints
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6:52pm Mon 9 Apr 12
Prit
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7:02pm Mon 9 Apr 12
milton road
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7:09pm Mon 9 Apr 12
are always hard to predict. Palace have quite a good record at home this was only their 4th defeat and we are the first top 6 team to win there.
The race to the premiership is there to be won. We can only lose it, it is all in our hands. Every game is tough, and Reading like us know a win on friday for either is almost home. They are coming like a steam train just as we did the tail end of last season. To be honest it will be edge of the seat stuff.
If WH lose today we need 5 points from 12.
ghk230473
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7:11pm Mon 9 Apr 12
saint Compo wrote:Our away support has been brilliant, proof we have premier league fans.
A HUGE thanks to the 6,000 magnificent fans who travelled to Selhurst Park. You are brilliant!
Coyr's
milton road
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7:21pm Mon 9 Apr 12
milton road
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7:21pm Mon 9 Apr 12
VancouverSaint
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7:22pm Mon 9 Apr 12
milton road wrote:unfortunatly we now need 6 ponits from 4 games. The Reading game is huge. Watch out for Jason Roberts, he's a powerful front man, we need Jos to stick to him like glue. Flying home today to be there for these last few games, cant wait for the '66 promotion feeling again.
I always felt 4 pts from the weekends fixtures would be a good outcome. Local matches
are always hard to predict. Palace have quite a good record at home this was only their 4th defeat and we are the first top 6 team to win there.
The race to the premiership is there to be won. We can only lose it, it is all in our hands. Every game is tough, and Reading like us know a win on friday for either is almost home. They are coming like a steam train just as we did the tail end of last season. To be honest it will be edge of the seat stuff.
If WH lose today we need 5 points from 12.
saintkenny
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7:25pm Mon 9 Apr 12
Medway Saint
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7:44pm Mon 9 Apr 12
Rocket 1
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7:54pm Mon 9 Apr 12
SaintMax
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7:57pm Mon 9 Apr 12
Mowyjoe
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8:59pm Mon 9 Apr 12
Nigel Adkins
As comic book guy from Simpsons would say....Best manager EVER
Ashley Charles Pragnell
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9:06pm Mon 9 Apr 12
Praying that Brighton do us a favour tomorrow night and send Reading packing. Wet Spam could only draw. More and more likely a playoff place for them. Come on the Saints make it a Friday night to remember.
NORTHAM ROARS
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9:29pm Mon 9 Apr 12
Ashley Charles Pragnell wrote:This is indeed huge! COYR!We should go out to win all guns blazing- time for a TV cracker- whereby SAINTS are victors!! Lets turn round tv voodoos!(I suppose a draw will be acceptable)- but Reading are the in -form team-But we are at HOME! We should not underestistmate the crowds influence like today- 12th man on the pitch - Adkins was praising the support!! We need to play to win not sit back too deep, and be quicker to the ball in midfield than against the skates. 2 more wins 1 draw and I see us in prem i reckon. But lets try win them all! COYR! AND SING UP KINGSLAND/ITCHEN/CHA
Great win to day. Now we have to focus on Reading on Friday night. This is going to be some game. Possibly the biggest ever game at St Mary's. I think it will be a tight match. But we will come out on top. I think this could be a game in which our big Dutchman finds the net.
Praying that Brighton do us a favour tomorrow night and send Reading packing. Wet Spam could only draw. More and more likely a playoff place for them. Come on the Saints make it a Friday night to remember.
PEL .... if you dont sing /shout now - when will you?????????????
Costa Baz
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10:48pm Mon 9 Apr 12
thehoggsback wrote:Don't forget Brighton.
Great day saints win wet spam have leicster away next week they'll lose that happy days,i think the top scorer in championship history is 28 goals kevin phillips, lambert will go down in history soon coyr fop.
They play Reading Tuesday then go to Wet Spam on Saturday and they need the points as much as those two teams do.
They could be our new best friends, in a platonic sort of way.
Judas30
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11:23pm Mon 9 Apr 12
Yon_St_Harri
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1:23am Tue 10 Apr 12
Oldfan
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6:36am Tue 10 Apr 12
george chivers
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8:26am Tue 10 Apr 12
Yon_St_Harri wrote:I go back to '76 and '78 as well. I had a quid on David Peach at 33-1 to score the first goal in '78.
G'day to yous all......yes I can reveal my true identity now - I am actually a Pom down under in Perth. Sunny here all the time - and now its sunny in Southampton all the time too. The last time I had such a great feeling was at Wembley in 1976 (I was there as Max Boyce would say). I was also at Wembley in 1978 - lost to Forest 3-2. Interesting piece of trivia, Saints scorers an that day (Peach & Holmes) were the ONLY two surving players from the 1976 FA Cup final. This season has been nothing short of fan-bluudy-tastic; I only wish I could be there to savour it all. Will there be another street parade as there was in 1976? I want to add my thanks to NC & Saint Marcus for rescuing our club. It wouldn't surprise me if NC and teh Leibhers have even bigger plans for the club. How about being a genuine threat to the north England and London dominance of the EPL; and not just 'another' EPL struggling side. Lets' aim as high as we can - put another deck on the SMS and lift the crowd potential to 60,000....why not? Onwards and Upwards.
But don't be over optimistic about what the club will spend if we are promoted. The buying record to date doesn't say they will go overboard.
The personal loans Markus and family made to the club have been converted into shares which could indicate they are willing to borrow from the bank to fund spending on players. The net worth of the holding company which owns Saints will have increased with the loans off the balance sheet so the banks would lend the holding company money and there would be no need for the family to fund the club personally.
Assuming we make it to the Prem, the team could then consolidate it itself in the bottom half of the league like Norwich giving the Liebhers the option to sell it and make a profit on their original investment. Buyers would know they had £50M in parachute payments to come in the event of relegation back to the Championship.
I am not saying this likely to happen I am saying it is an option for the owners. It depends on how much they like football versus how much they like profit (a return on their investment). Who knows? Just an alternative thought.
SaintAsh1964
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8:39am Tue 10 Apr 12
Come on Millwall & Brighton :)
Tubbystubb
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8:49am Tue 10 Apr 12
it was hard to listen to the commentary as the noise from the saints fans was immense, it was coming across on the radio so loud and clear it was like actually being there.
Well done to all those who went!
Now lets repeat it at SMS on friday night to scare the S**t out of Reading and secure 3 points
IanRC
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8:57am Tue 10 Apr 12
On a serious note for Friday's game I think it would be excellent if we could arrange a great show of thanks for Markus's family and our Chairman Nicola. Obviously Nigel and the team have done a fantastic job bringing us to the verge of promotion but IMHO none of this would have been possible without the financial support and our Chairman's wise council. I was very dismayed to hear rumours in the press that the club might be sold to a group of venture capital funds and frankly one of the biggest threats to our medium term development is that the family should sell us and Nicola move on.
Time to stand up and give thanks I think.
COYR
priesters
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9:11am Tue 10 Apr 12
Special mention of course to the 6,000 who showed the Palace fans how it's done. Roll on the Royals...
COYR!
saint Compo
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10:20am Tue 10 Apr 12
IanRC wrote:I agree with the idea of showing our gratitude to St Markus and NC but I think the Coventry game will be the best time to do it - as part of the post match celebrations.
Great results yesterday now we just need Reading to slip up tonight.
On a serious note for Friday's game I think it would be excellent if we could arrange a great show of thanks for Markus's family and our Chairman Nicola. Obviously Nigel and the team have done a fantastic job bringing us to the verge of promotion but IMHO none of this would have been possible without the financial support and our Chairman's wise council. I was very dismayed to hear rumours in the press that the club might be sold to a group of venture capital funds and frankly one of the biggest threats to our medium term development is that the family should sell us and Nicola move on.
Time to stand up and give thanks I think.
COYR
COYR
dickemery
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3:32am Thu 12 Apr 12
Prit says...
6:04pm Mon 9 Apr 12
COYR