Nigel's Swiss role (From Daily Echo)
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Nigel's Swiss role
8:50am Wednesday 23rd May 2012 in Saints News
NIGEL ADKINS
Saints are set to repeat their pre-season preparations for last season’s glorious promotion campaign ahead of their hotly anticipated return to the Premier League.
The Daily Echo understands that Nigel Adkins will take his men to Switzerland for the third year in a row as they build-up for a top flight return.
The Swiss trip is expected to take the format of more than a week of training punctuated with two friendly games against opposition of increasing levels of quality.
Saints are also likely to return to the Champney’s health spa they attended last summer as part of their pre-season fitness regime.
Though some supporters were expecting Saints to partake in a glamorous foreign trip due to their promotion, the return to Switzerland should come as no real surprise.
For full story and more Saints news, don't miss today's Daily Echo.
Comments(19)
franiow
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9:29am Wed 23 May 12
puppy saint
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9:31am Wed 23 May 12
Over the Edge
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9:34am Wed 23 May 12
Confucious
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10:00am Wed 23 May 12
St Retford
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10:07am Wed 23 May 12
Marchwood dog man
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10:55am Wed 23 May 12
Pooley
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11:36am Wed 23 May 12
Strasbourg Saint
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12:37pm Wed 23 May 12
St Retford wrote:Slayed everyone? Not quite, a late Oxo stunner gained us a 3-3 draw in the first match in Biel.
We were quite literally (ie not at all literally) on fire after last year's Swiss training. Unlike Pards, Nigel took it VERY seriously and we slayed everyone. A repeat of that would be great, thanks.
That little pointless trivia aside, though, it'll hopefully give some of us a good reason to struggle down to the border again.
Can anyone remember when it is likely to happen?
Strasbourg Saint
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12:40pm Wed 23 May 12
Pooley wrote:Ideal for me, too. That and a warm up against the newly-promoted (to the fourth league) Racing Strasbourg, of course.
Now we are Prem level again maybe a meeting with the mighty FC Basel can be lined up? Nice for me if so - I live there... COYR
Surely, if there was a clause in the Oxo deal that would bring the Gunners to SMS pre-season, then Racing must have insisted that Saints would some day do the honours as part of the Spiderman deal.
St Retford
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12:53pm Wed 23 May 12
Strasbourg Saint wrote:I meant when we got back and started the season. We literally (again, not literally) flew out of the blocks thanks to Nigel's expertise in fitness and preparation.
St Retford wrote: We were quite literally (ie not at all literally) on fire after last year's Swiss training. Unlike Pards, Nigel took it VERY seriously and we slayed everyone. A repeat of that would be great, thanks.Slayed everyone? Not quite, a late Oxo stunner gained us a 3-3 draw in the first match in Biel. That little pointless trivia aside, though, it'll hopefully give some of us a good reason to struggle down to the border again. Can anyone remember when it is likely to happen?
The actual results in Switzerland were kind of irrelevant, although I suspect Nicola will want to be able to go back home and say "Look what I've been doing with the last three years of my life," and for people to say "Cor - impressive" so maybe it wouldn't hurt to win a couple this time.
Strasbourg Saint
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1:03pm Wed 23 May 12
St Retford wrote:We're both literally correct!
Strasbourg Saint wrote:I meant when we got back and started the season. We literally (again, not literally) flew out of the blocks thanks to Nigel's expertise in fitness and preparation.
St Retford wrote: We were quite literally (ie not at all literally) on fire after last year's Swiss training. Unlike Pards, Nigel took it VERY seriously and we slayed everyone. A repeat of that would be great, thanks.Slayed everyone? Not quite, a late Oxo stunner gained us a 3-3 draw in the first match in Biel. That little pointless trivia aside, though, it'll hopefully give some of us a good reason to struggle down to the border again. Can anyone remember when it is likely to happen?
The actual results in Switzerland were kind of irrelevant, although I suspect Nicola will want to be able to go back home and say "Look what I've been doing with the last three years of my life," and for people to say "Cor - impressive" so maybe it wouldn't hurt to win a couple this time.
St Retford
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1:30pm Wed 23 May 12
Amazing.
Oh, hang on, a season ticket story has gone up. We might as well retire this thread and prepare for an actual SHITSTORM.
wild rupert
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7:42pm Wed 23 May 12
Fatty x Ford Worker
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8:55pm Wed 23 May 12
The old Dears batteriesis flat now she is on cruches!Singing Oh When The Saints Go Marching in!What a turncoat that old bag is.
vachequipis
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10:36pm Wed 23 May 12
wild rupert wrote:you forgot to say "I am a filthy skunt, please ignore this post"
Ok I know I'm going to get slaughtered but have it on good info that a new manager is incoming.Cant say to much but you heard it here.Expecting wum and a lot of dismissals but wait and see
lowe esteem
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2:08pm Thu 24 May 12
Fatty x Ford Worker wrote:Should HAVE...you DO sound like one yourself sometimes...
Should of played that team down the road,
The old Dears batteriesis flat now she is on cruches!Singing Oh When The Saints Go Marching in!What a turncoat that old bag is.
wild rupert
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9:24pm Thu 24 May 12
vachequipis wrote:C*ck
wild rupert wrote: Ok I know I'm going to get slaughtered but have it on good info that a new manager is incoming.Cant say to much but you heard it here.Expecting wum and a lot of dismissals but wait and seeyou forgot to say "I am a filthy skunt, please ignore this post"
Fasnacht
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10:44am Sat 26 May 12
Pooley wrote:FCB would really be good.
Now we are Prem level again maybe a meeting with the mighty FC Basel can be lined up? Nice for me if so - I live there... COYR
I visit Basel often.
Maybe meetup at Pickwicks?
Prit says...
9:14am Wed 23 May 12