Adkins first OS Interview

[Saint Fan CaM]

I liked what he said about being able to change tactics as necessary. However, we'll see - now is the time for action on the pitch and it's going to be extremely interesting to see how quickly and what degree he can influence the team. Good luck Nige.

[dune]

I like the fact he's a manager that hasn't been there and done it and got into a comfort zone. I see someone who is hungry for success and who will work his ******** off to get where he wants to be.

Edited 13 September, 2010 by dune

[pap]

Personally I'd rather not have these sort of O/S articles. Just go out and do it Nigel, I don't care how you do it just do it. I'm not even bothered about style at the moment just points on the board we can have all the style later when we're top of the table and 10pts clear.

 

Is that an Arnie-style "doooo eeet!"?

[saint_mears]

I note the club where unwilling to allow the local beeb a simple interview.

[S-Clarke]

I note the club where unwilling to allow the local beeb a simple interview.

 

Adkins press call is tomorrow, i see no problem with them telling the press to wait until then.

[Saint Fan CaM]

I note the club where unwilling to allow the local beeb a simple interview.

 

Where did you see that?

[Dark Munster]

even if Nige gets us up to the NPC and moves on some point after...he will have done well and will be remembered fondly

Which is exactly how the Leicester fans feel about Pearson.

[S-Clarke]

I like the way he talks. I know the proof is in the pudding, but i have confidence that given time (it won't happen straight away) that we could be great to watch.

 

We certainly have the players and i felt a few of our lads were being isolated at times due to our long ball tactics (i.e lallana)

[Dark Munster]

LOL Sturrock had NO PREMIER experience when he was appointed at Saints manager. he was out of his depth from the minute he stepped through the SMS front door !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! In short he was a bloody disaster and was only there because the loony minority kicked off over the appointment of Hoddle !

 

Sturrock at Saints:

W 5 D 2 L 6 = rate of 50 points per season.

And that with a squad decimated by injuries.

 

Hardly out of his depth, and certainly no bloody disaster.

 

You seem to be confusing Sturrock with Wigley (1 win in 14 league matches).

[Saint J 77]

Well he is saying all the right things lets hope it all goes well on the pitch. I have been out all day and only just got back so could someome tell me if there has there been a press conference today at the ground today?

 

I was looking on you tube to see if any thing had been posted. I typed in Nigel Adkins to Southampton and found this video from some ****ed off scrunny fan.

 

 

quite funny though worth a look haha

[Kingsbridge Saint]

Good positive interview. Like a lot of the things he said. All puff though - go and win at MK Dons or I'm already ****ed off.

[St Jim]

Yeah and so was Luggy, Stuart gray jan poortvliet, mark wotte and steve wigley and they all brought great success didnt they. Its fair to say that with the appointment of NA the saints and I as a fan no longer have the same ambitions as this is a backward step and I feel will consign us to another year in L1 as by the time NA has shuffled his pack it will be the end of january until we play better!

 

Of course employing a high profile manager always works too - anyone remember how far forward Saggy Chops with us, Ruud Guillet at the Barcodes, Vialli at Watford, Hoddle at Spuds, Bryan Robson at Bradford & WBA, David Oleary at Villa - all high profile 'wow' factor appointments and all failed to live up to their expectation. Also from the list you mention:

 

Luggy - was he really that bad? he had a better win ratio than WGS

Gray/Wigley - neither had ever managed before

Poortvliet/Woote - neither really understood the English leagues

 

Yes the Gray/Wigley/Poortvliet/Woote were low profile and were poor but they were in general poor decissions to appoint as manager due to the reasons above. It doesn't mean that all low profile appointments will fail

 

A lot of big name managers were appointed as low profile managers starting their sucess somewhere (MON at Wycombe, SAF at Aberdeen, Big Laurie with us, Bobby Robson at Ipswich) all would have been seen as relative gambles but boy did they pay off.

 

The point is is doesn't matter whether you are a big name or a nobody, if you have the ability you will be a sucess.

 

With NA we have a manager who is highly educated in football and has proven himself at this level with a club with one of the league's smallest incomes. I personally believe NA does have the ability to take us forward.

[SaintRichmond]

If he can do that! Paul Daniels can retire,

 

I thought Paul Daniels retired after his third Hair transplant failed ????

[SaintRichmond]

I note the club where unwilling to allow the local beeb a simple interview.

 

Because, quite rightly, the FIRST priority was for him to meet and start to Bond with the PLAYERS

 

SFC FOOTBALL matters FIRST, and quite right too

[Huntingdon]

Of course employing a high profile manager always works too - anyone remember how far forward Saggy Chops with us, Ruud Guillet at the Barcodes, Vialli at Watford, Hoddle at Spuds, Bryan Robson at Bradford & WBA, David Oleary at Villa - all high profile 'wow' factor appointments and all failed to live up to their expectation. Also from the list you mention:

 

Luggy - was he really that bad? he had a better win ratio than WGS

Gray/Wigley - neither had ever managed before

Poortvliet/Woote - neither really understood the English leagues

 

Yes the Gray/Wigley/Poortvliet/Woote were low profile and were poor but they were in general poor decissions to appoint as manager due to the reasons above. It doesn't mean that all low profile appointments will fail

 

A lot of big name managers were appointed as low profile managers starting their sucess somewhere (MON at Wycombe, SAF at Aberdeen, Big Laurie with us, Bobby Robson at Ipswich) all would have been seen as relative gambles but boy did they pay off.

 

The point is is doesn't matter whether you are a big name or a nobody, if you have the ability you will be a sucess.

 

With NA we have a manager who is highly educated in football and has proven himself at this level with a club with one of the league's smallest incomes. I personally believe NA does have the ability to take us forward.

 

Excellent post

[Turkish]

Of course employing a high profile manager always works too - anyone remember how far forward Saggy Chops with us, Ruud Guillet at the Barcodes, Vialli at Watford, Hoddle at Spuds, Bryan Robson at Bradford & WBA, David Oleary at Villa - all high profile 'wow' factor appointments and all failed to live up to their expectation. Also from the list you mention:

 

Luggy - was he really that bad? he had a better win ratio than WGS

Gray/Wigley - neither had ever managed before

Poortvliet/Woote - neither really understood the English leagues

 

Yes the Gray/Wigley/Poortvliet/Woote were low profile and were poor but they were in general poor decissions to appoint as manager due to the reasons above. It doesn't mean that all low profile appointments will fail

 

A lot of big name managers were appointed as low profile managers starting their sucess somewhere (MON at Wycombe, SAF at Aberdeen, Big Laurie with us, Bobby Robson at Ipswich) all would have been seen as relative gambles but boy did they pay off.

 

The point is is doesn't matter whether you are a big name or a nobody, if you have the ability you will be a sucess.

 

With NA we have a manager who is highly educated in football and has proven himself at this level with a club with one of the league's smallest incomes. I personally believe NA does have the ability to take us forward.

 

I seem to remember a certain Martin O'Neill who people were wetting themselves over was fairly low profile when Leicester appointed him after a couple of seasons at Wycombe and 6 months at Norwich, didn't do to bad for them. Everyones got to start somewhere.

[Foxstone]

Of course employing a high profile manager always works too - anyone remember how far forward Saggy Chops with us, Ruud Guillet at the Barcodes, Vialli at Watford, Hoddle at Spuds, Bryan Robson at Bradford & WBA, David Oleary at Villa - all high profile 'wow' factor appointments and all failed to live up to their expectation. Also from the list you mention:

 

Luggy - was he really that bad? he had a better win ratio than WGS

Gray/Wigley - neither had ever managed before

Poortvliet/Woote - neither really understood the English leagues

 

Yes the Gray/Wigley/Poortvliet/Woote were low profile and were poor but they were in general poor decissions to appoint as manager due to the reasons above. It doesn't mean that all low profile appointments will fail

 

A lot of big name managers were appointed as low profile managers starting their sucess somewhere (MON at Wycombe, SAF at Aberdeen, Big Laurie with us, Bobby Robson at Ipswich) all would have been seen as relative gambles but boy did they pay off.

 

The point is is doesn't matter whether you are a big name or a nobody, if you have the ability you will be a sucess.

 

With NA we have a manager who is highly educated in football and has proven himself at this level with a club with one of the league's smallest incomes. I personally believe NA does have the ability to take us forward.

 

Great post !

 

I recall being underwhelmed when the high profile Souness left us to be replaced with the very low profile Dave Jones!

 

How wrong I was - Jonesy did really, really well with us and has kept doing well too!

 

Promising managers need to be given the opportunity to step up and show what they can do, and we are giving Nigel that opportunity here and we should back him.

 

I bet Stoke are pleased they gave Pulis the chance as one example...

[rudi-skacel]

i reckon will be a revelation here,moyesey wasn't very well known when he went to everton,and was doubted,now look at him,great manager.

[Pancake]

i reckon will be a revelation here,moyesey wasn't very well known when he went to everton,and was doubted,now look at him,great manager.

 

David Moyes as in the man who took PNE to within 1 game of the Premiership after being them up from what is now League 1? Yeah, really unknown!

[trousers]

David Moyes as in the man who took PNE to within 1 game of the Premiership after being them up from what is now League 1? Yeah, really unknown!

 

Perhaps he meant "relatively unknown"...? :-)

[Sour Mash]

They're only words, but I think that statement is spot on. He's mentioned one of the things we lack most, pace going forward and the ability to create space in the final third. Looking forward to tomorrow's game now.

[ohwhenthesaints]

They're only words, but I think that statement is spot on. He's mentioned one of the things we lack most, pace going forward and the ability to create space in the final third. Looking forward to tomorrow's game now.

 

Yep, should be quite easy to spot little things that they have worked on in the first couple of days in training. Will be interesting to get the reports of these from people going to the match.

[Secret Site Agent]

Nigel just has to remember

 

There is no 'I' in Team....................................But there is in 'WIN' so over to you

[RonManager]

Nigel just has to remember

 

There is no 'I' in Team....................................But there is in 'WIN' so over to you

 

Who are you - David Brent?

[jam]

I seem to remember a certain Martin O'Neill who people were wetting themselves over was fairly low profile when Leicester appointed him after a couple of seasons at Wycombe and 6 months at Norwich, didn't do to bad for them. Everyones got to start somewhere.

 

I remember the Leicester fans were protesting against O'Neill in his first season there as he 'wasn't very good'.

[RonManager]

Ist press conference on OS and Saints Player shortly (from OS twitter)

[theyin]

Yep, in a nutshell

 

Something my Dad told me from an early age, so if NA is saying it I'm right behind him.