Dazza82 Posted 5 September, 2011 Posted 5 September, 2011 (edited) The Day that Nigel Adkins took over as manager, Nearly a year on he has imo done an excellent job and i for one am glad we have got him. http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10280~2152032,00.html Edited 10 September, 2011 by Dazza82
pap Posted 5 September, 2011 Posted 5 September, 2011 Good shout. Nigel is doing a great job; it has been a good time to be a Saints fan. Love some of the football we're playing at the moment - and think we made great signings over the summer. Only niggles I'd have with Nige is that 90% of his interview material is recycled pap, and he seems incapable of uttering the word "Southampton", preferring "this football club". It's a bit like when you've got two ladies on the go, and call them "babe" to avoid calling one the wrong name.
S-Clarke Posted 5 September, 2011 Posted 5 September, 2011 He's done a great job, some will argue he did what was expected of him...but he was under enormous pressure due to the start we had to the season, and he got us flying by the end of it. So I think he deserves alot of credit for how he managed the squad through the 2nd half of that season. We seem to have gone up a notch this year, last year was all about getting out of that league, this year seems to be about building/assembling a team that can grow and play in the premiership. I think the fact we're not playing under so much pressure has brought about some of the amazing, relaxed football we're playing. I'm excited by the types of players we're being linked with, because it shows we're planning long-term and not going gung-ho like Leicester have - on players who are arguably championship standard at best. ...and also some of our players have improved so much under Nige, notably Rickie and his fitness/mobility and also Dan Seaborne who has got better and better IMO and I hope we see him again before long.
saintmatt Posted 5 September, 2011 Posted 5 September, 2011 Good shout. Nigel is doing a great job; it has been a good time to be a Saints fan. Love some of the football we're playing at the moment - and think we made great signings over the summer. Only niggles I'd have with Nige is that 90% of his interview material is recycled pap, and he seems incapable of uttering the word "Southampton", preferring "this football club". It's a bit like when you've got two ladies on the go, and call them "babe" to avoid calling one the wrong name. As many have said, that's a strategy - don't give anything away and just keep reinforcing the same "togetherness" message
Saint-Armstrong Posted 5 September, 2011 Posted 5 September, 2011 Good shout. Nigel is doing a great job; it has been a good time to be a Saints fan. Love some of the football we're playing at the moment - and think we made great signings over the summer. Only niggles I'd have with Nige is that 90% of his interview material is recycled pap, and he seems incapable of uttering the word "Southampton", preferring "this football club". It's a bit like when you've got two ladies on the go, and call them "babe" to avoid calling one the wrong name. I've heard him saying "Southampton Football Club" in interviews before.
Bentley Posted 5 September, 2011 Posted 5 September, 2011 If anything, I'm worried about losing Adkins soon if a bigger club comes in with an offer. We're playing some beautiful stuff at the moment and I don't want to go back to the 'kick and run' style which 80% of managers below the Prem do.
SuperMikey Posted 5 September, 2011 Posted 5 September, 2011 People were sceptical about him when he was appointed, but I think he's done a marvellous job. Wouldn't take anyone else at the moment - there's such a good atmosphere around the club.
Miffy Posted 6 September, 2011 Posted 6 September, 2011 What are the win/draw/lose stats in his first year? They must be impressive.
Pilchards Posted 6 September, 2011 Posted 6 September, 2011 What are the win/draw/lose stats in his first year? They must be impressive. It's something like won loads and lost very little and as for draws I don't do them! I'm not worried about losing him as he knows we are going to be a great club soon, even if he did leave Cortese is no mug.
dubai_phil Posted 6 September, 2011 Posted 6 September, 2011 Remember.... As posted by D_P when he was appointed to bolster his opinion and reaction of being Whelmed (should have copyrighted that) We will lose him http://www.tribalfootball.com/articles/tottenham-boss-redknapp-talks-prospects-s****horpe-manager-adkins-1106081 He will become England Manager Maybe one day
Saint-scooby Posted 6 September, 2011 Posted 6 September, 2011 Blimey is it a year already.... yes I doubted his ability, but I am one of the first to say good chocie NC .
Charlie Wayman Posted 6 September, 2011 Posted 6 September, 2011 The Day that Nigel Adkins took over as manager, Nearly a year on he has imo done an excellent job and i for one am glad we have got him. henceforth to be known as "Brown Nose Day with a Smile on his Rrse"
Huntingdon Posted 6 September, 2011 Posted 6 September, 2011 It would be interesting to dig out the thread when he was appointed for the reactions Which posters now appear genuis for being deleighted, and which posters have been made to look daft with their 'underwhelmed' line
Eastcowzer Posted 6 September, 2011 Posted 6 September, 2011 And half the managers in the prem! I'm not sure Nigel will be on the wanted list of many. Not due to merit, just the daft mentality of many top flight clubs. He's not a famous former player, not a glamourous name, not a big ego. He's off the radar to many I think. Even if he gets us up, which I think he will eventually, we'll be able to keep hold of him. As with Norwich, the key point comes later. If Lambert keeps them up, he may think he's done all he can there and may be offered bigger jobs. The same could happen with Nigel, although you'd hope we have plans to do well enough to keep him, ultimately progressing to a Bolton/Everton sort of level. Bolton & Everton leve. they are both on the bones of their **** are'nt they. don't wan't to go back to those days again.l
Crazy Diamond Posted 6 September, 2011 Posted 6 September, 2011 Sacking Pardew and appointing Adkins was one of the biggest decisions in recent times. You have to hand it to Cortese, it was a massive gamble but he got it right.
SaintAndy14 Posted 6 September, 2011 Posted 6 September, 2011 It's been a brilliant year! Looking forward to many more with Nige at the helm, in the building and on the bus and all that!
The Kraken Posted 6 September, 2011 Posted 6 September, 2011 It would be interesting to dig out the thread when he was appointed for the reactions Which posters now appear genuis for being deleighted, and which posters have been made to look daft with their 'underwhelmed' line Whack me in the underwhelmed category; I thought we were worse off than with Pardew and that it was a mistake. Happy to have my face rubbed in it though.
Whitey Grandad Posted 6 September, 2011 Posted 6 September, 2011 I remember it well. It was a very important day. It was our ruby wedding anniversary and we had an evening meal on the beach in Bermuda. Did anything else happen?
Wes Tender Posted 6 September, 2011 Posted 6 September, 2011 I have a sneaking suspicion that provided Cortese remains here for a reasonably substantial period of time and retains the financial backing required, Adkins will remain with us for a number of years. There has not been one smidgeon of gossip that has leaked to indicate that there is any disharmony between Adkins and Cortese. On the contrary SS Southampton appears to be a very happy ship from the Captain down to the cabin boy. There has not been this level of stability between the club, its management, the players and the fans for many years. Long may it continue.
The Kraken Posted 6 September, 2011 Posted 6 September, 2011 I have a sneaking suspicion that provided Cortese remains here for a reasonably substantial period of time and retains the financial backing required, Adkins will remain with us for a number of years. There has not been one smidgeon of gossip that has leaked to indicate that there is any disharmony between Adkins and Cortese. On the contrary SS Southampton appears to be a very happy ship from the Captain down to the cabin boy. There has not been this level of stability between the club, its management, the players and the fans for many years. Long may it continue. Actually, there has, but only just recently. Only gossip of course, but rumour of a bust up between the two of them due to losing out on Gorkss.
Dr Who? Posted 6 September, 2011 Posted 6 September, 2011 Good shout. Nigel is doing a great job; it has been a good time to be a Saints fan. Love some of the football we're playing at the moment - and think we made great signings over the summer. Only niggles I'd have with Nige is that 90% of his interview material is recycled pap, and he seems incapable of uttering the word "Southampton", preferring "this football club". It's a bit like when you've got two ladies on the go, and call them "babe" to avoid calling one the wrong name. In one of his first interviews after the game against MK Dons we did say S****horpe instead of Southampton, but it must be hard after all the time he spent at the place.
Dazza82 Posted 10 September, 2011 Author Posted 10 September, 2011 Near the bottom of league 1 to 2nd in the Championship in a year. Breaking a club record of 12 home wins in a row
rallyboy Posted 10 September, 2011 Posted 10 September, 2011 He's done a remarkable job - we are playing the attractive football Markus wanted, Nige plays the game the right way (see Poyet) and we are winning more than we are losing, which is always nice. Tis a great time to be a Saints fan - and to emphasise that I can currently hear Cotterill ranting like a deluded looney on Solent - apparently they were better than West Ham by a million miles and the ref got every decision wrong. Happy days. The future is red and white - as is the present!
LGTL Posted 10 September, 2011 Posted 10 September, 2011 Near the bottom of league 1 to 2nd in the Championship in a year. Breaking a club record of 12 home wins in a row In a nutshell.
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