Griffo Posted 18 January, 2013 Share Posted 18 January, 2013 Best years of supporting Saints have been with him in charge. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AmXvO07al8w He loved being at this club, you could tell when we got promoted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamilton Saint Posted 18 January, 2013 Share Posted 18 January, 2013 Thanks, Nigel. You have done an excellent job turning this team around. You have instilled a positive, winning mentality at the club. More importantly, you have shown yourself to be an unfailingly positive, honest and decent man. I'm sorry to see you go. I wish you all the best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK the 2nd Posted 18 January, 2013 Share Posted 18 January, 2013 Top, top man in so many ways. Thanks Nigel and best of luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Garrett Posted 18 January, 2013 Share Posted 18 January, 2013 Can the 'One Nigel Adkins' thread be merged with this one. Top ****ing bloke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horley CTFC Saint Posted 18 January, 2013 Share Posted 18 January, 2013 Best wishes to Nige - they've only gone and sacked you! If you read this forum I know you'll be as positive as ever and hope you get another chance in the Prem cos you've proved you can do it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saints foreva Posted 18 January, 2013 Share Posted 18 January, 2013 Thanks for the fantastic memories and football Nigel. One positive for Adkins is that he no longer has to answer to that freak Cortese. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Under Weststand Posted 18 January, 2013 Share Posted 18 January, 2013 Thanks Nigel you've given us a great two years, you deserved so much better than you received today. You won't be out of a job long, just go on a prove what a top manager you are. All the best for the future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shropshire Saint Posted 18 January, 2013 Share Posted 18 January, 2013 Thanks Nigel. Really enjoyed your tenure. We will have to relegated twice to experience back to back promotions again!!! Could now happen. Our loss will be another club's gain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dronskisaint Posted 18 January, 2013 Share Posted 18 January, 2013 100% This Nigel Adkins has put pride, self-belief, integrity and unity back in to our club...I'm deeply sad for him that he hasn't been given the opportunity to continue the process with us. Without doubt his talents will be used to great effect elsewhere. Thank you Nigel Adkins and good luck....it's been a great ride and you have made me proud to have supported the club in the time you were here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waterlooville saint Posted 18 January, 2013 Share Posted 18 January, 2013 Thanks Nigel for all you've done for The Saints. I loved the positivity you always showed but also kept everybody grounded - draw a line under each result, learn from it, move on to the next one. All the best for the future Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crawlmatth Posted 18 January, 2013 Share Posted 18 January, 2013 Thanks Nigel. You got me believing again. Don't really give a flying **** about football right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankthesaint Posted 18 January, 2013 Share Posted 18 January, 2013 Agree with all the comments... I'm 43. In my lifetime of supporting Saints... Lawrie Mac, WGS and moments with 1 or 2 others... otherwise I cannot think of a greater man and a greater manager of my beloved Saints. Thank you Nigel. Thank you so much. I'm embarrassed for you at the moment. I'm just pleased that it's blindingly obviously to all how good you are. Expect to see you up against us (and probably beating us) sometime soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eelpie Posted 18 January, 2013 Share Posted 18 January, 2013 So wrong of NC and that you are going, Nigel. We fans believe in you, and always will. You will always be one of the top Saints Legends. There will always be one Nigel Adkins! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooney Posted 18 January, 2013 Share Posted 18 January, 2013 Sorry to hear the news Nigel and good luck for the future. You have been a success at our club and brought us back to where I did not think I would see us again. I liked your style. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint J 77 Posted 18 January, 2013 Share Posted 18 January, 2013 (edited) I don't see what the point in the last 3 years of hard work was for, because we are headed straight back to league 1 now. We might even fall further now. What a total mess. So F"cking angry with Cortese. I wish he'd would just f"ck off now! I am genuinely really sorry for Nigel Adkins, he is a top bloke and didn't deserve this treatment. Whoever ends up with him as their manger is going to one very lucky club. Thanks for all your hard Work Nigel you deserve better treatment than you got here. You may no longer be Southampton's manager but you'll not be forgotten here and will always be fondly remembered! Edited 18 January, 2013 by Saint J 77 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustMike Posted 18 January, 2013 Share Posted 18 January, 2013 Top man, top manager. Will miss you and hope you are back on another bus soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Micky Posted 18 January, 2013 Share Posted 18 January, 2013 I'm 54, and it was the best bus ride I've ever been on by far. Thanks Nige. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supergoose Posted 18 January, 2013 Share Posted 18 January, 2013 One of the best managers we've ever had and it was an honour to have you at our club. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IOWSaintDaz Posted 18 January, 2013 Share Posted 18 January, 2013 Thanks for everything Nigel, you are a top bloke who had time for the supporters too, gutted to see you go Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soggy Bottom Posted 18 January, 2013 Share Posted 18 January, 2013 Thank you Nigel, you will never be forgotten Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tokyo-Saint Posted 18 January, 2013 Share Posted 18 January, 2013 Best manager we have had in my life time. Lawrie Mac was the right manager for the time but NA was far superior for the modern game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kernowsaint Posted 18 January, 2013 Share Posted 18 January, 2013 Thank you Nigel. Ashamed to be a Saints fan right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raucebysaint Posted 18 January, 2013 Share Posted 18 January, 2013 Can't believe it, is this how we treat great servants of the club !! Thank you Nigel Adkins and Andy Crosby for rescuing Saints from league one obscurity to the Premier League. You didn't deserve this, best wishes for the future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint-Armstrong Posted 18 January, 2013 Share Posted 18 January, 2013 Seeing as I cannot shake his hand, I may write him a letter. Where could I send it to? LMA? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint J 77 Posted 18 January, 2013 Share Posted 18 January, 2013 Can't believe it, is this how we treat great servants of the club !! Thank you Nigel Adkins and Andy Crosby for rescuing Saints from league one obscurity to the Premier League. You didn't deserve this, best wishes for the future. I have a feeling we will be experiencing league one obscurity again in the not too distance future now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corsacar saint Posted 18 January, 2013 Share Posted 18 January, 2013 Nigel,thank you for your honesty,hard work and for getting this great club of ours [ not today though ] back into the premier league.Good luck in your future employment,I am sure that you will be back in the premier league soon,you are a total gentleman,some thing sadly lacking in modern football. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slickmick Posted 18 January, 2013 Share Posted 18 January, 2013 Our loss, someone else's gain. Nigel deserves a better club. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopGun Posted 18 January, 2013 Share Posted 18 January, 2013 Great manager, honest and passionate man. Best of luck Nigel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madruss Posted 18 January, 2013 Share Posted 18 January, 2013 Top thread. Thanks nigel. Will happily say you are my favourite saints manager of all time. In your own words, we love the bones off ya! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WokingSaint Posted 18 January, 2013 Share Posted 18 January, 2013 Can't believe it, is this how we treat great servants of the club !! Thank you Nigel Adkins and Andy Crosby for rescuing Saints from league one obscurity to the Premier League. You didn't deserve this, best wishes for the future. Yes, this is the way we have been treating great servants of the Club since Cortese took over. I have enjoyed the Financial security but hopefully we will be sold to someone else soon and he will be gone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parkgatesaint Posted 18 January, 2013 Share Posted 18 January, 2013 Many, many thanks Nigel for getting Saints back to back promotions...back in the big time and well done for that. NC can take your job away but he can NOT change history and your CV will still look good after your time with us. Will follow your career with interest going forward and good luck with the next club that you take up with. They will be a fortunate club. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigShadow Posted 18 January, 2013 Share Posted 18 January, 2013 Thanks Nigel for the last two years - you deserved a better crack at the top flight and I have no doubt you'll be back soon. Now though, I must take you advice - draw a blue line, and move on to the next one. Best wishes to you and your family for a successful future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OLDER BUT WISER Posted 18 January, 2013 Share Posted 18 January, 2013 I have been watching Saints for over 50 years and I would like to thank NA so much for what you have achieved, you will not have the local history of Ted and Lawrie to support my comments but for all of us who have been on the bus for the last 3 years you have done brilliantly. May I wish you all the best in whatever the future brings you and I hope you find a chairman who genuinely knows what you are capable of and supports you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Without a Halo Posted 18 January, 2013 Share Posted 18 January, 2013 Nigel you will be missed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigjohn Posted 18 January, 2013 Share Posted 18 January, 2013 Shocked! gutted! depressed! Thank you Nigel for all you did for our club. You did not deserve this in any way. I wish I did not feel so utterly powerless and could right such an injustice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St Matty Posted 18 January, 2013 Share Posted 18 January, 2013 NC has made us a laughing stock -worse than Lowe. I would rather be in Div 4 with proper club, Adkins as Manager and Le Tiss as chairman rather than this maniac. Give us our club back!!! And reinstate Nigel - top manager, top man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danner Posted 18 January, 2013 Share Posted 18 January, 2013 Shameful decision, thanks Nigel for everything you have done for us. Brilliant guy and manager, brought the club back to life with his enthusiasm, cheers and all the best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidthesquid Posted 18 January, 2013 Share Posted 18 January, 2013 Fully agree - thanks and good-luck, Nigel, but you won't need any luck. A top-four manager in the making and we let him slip through our fingers - he is the brightest young manager in the Prem by a long distance and his future can only be good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thedelldays Posted 18 January, 2013 Share Posted 18 January, 2013 Fully agree - thanks and good-luck, Nigel, but you won't need any luck. A top-four manager in the making and we let him slip through our fingers - he is the brightest young manager in the Prem by a long distance and his future can only be good. he really isnt....no one outside of SFC would say that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norm Posted 18 January, 2013 Share Posted 18 January, 2013 Thanks for all you done and best wishes in your new job (which will be along in a minute). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Duckhunter Posted 18 January, 2013 Share Posted 18 January, 2013 I would rather be in Div 4 with proper club, Adkins as Manager and Le Tiss as chairman rather than this maniac. Give us our club back!!! And reinstate Nigel - top manager, top man. Really? So what happens if the new guy takes us into Europe next season? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfc4prem Posted 18 January, 2013 Share Posted 18 January, 2013 Nigel you epitomized our rise through the leagues and the positive atmosphere about the place since you stepped in to St Mary's. I find it hard to picture a Saints without you at the helm. Thanks for bringing us back to thw big time - you didn't deserve the boot from the Italian bellend. Forever a Saint. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Fan CaM Posted 18 January, 2013 Share Posted 18 January, 2013 Well I expect he will have received a handsome pay-off, but that does not remove the bitter taste this has left in the mouth. Hailed as one of Englands bright managerial prospects, it is a massive disappointment to see Nigel go and especially when it seemed sure that we had turned a corner in terms of getting to grips with the Prem. I fear for the team spirit and I fear for our success to survive this term now. Thanks Nigel - you will never be forgotten by Saints fans. Now having said all that - let's rewind one minute and remember Cortese's decision to axe Pardue. I remember feeling highly disappointed then (and after a great win too), but look at what happened after Nigel was appointed. I think the new guy needs to be given the benefit of the doubt - just like we gave Nigel. PLEASE guys - don't go booing the new Manager or even Cortese for that matter - it will be extremely counter-productive for one and secondly, I guarantee we'll be singing Cortese's praises if his visionary Chairman-ship takes us even higher up the table. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LGTL Posted 18 January, 2013 Share Posted 18 January, 2013 Really? So what happens if the new guy takes us into Europe next season? It will mean most of our games will be ridiculous Sunday kick offs that will ruin all good away days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Hedgehog Posted 18 January, 2013 Share Posted 18 January, 2013 Thanks for everything Nigel, promotion from League 1 might have been expected but flying straight through the Championship was most definitely not. You've done more than enough this season to have still been our manager and I'm absolutely gutted that you've been kicked out like this. Hopefully you'll go on to beat that record number of promotions that Warnock/Bassett currently holds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redder freak Posted 18 January, 2013 Share Posted 18 January, 2013 Leave Southampton and move onwards and upwards, like you did while you were here. Thanks and best of luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitey Grandad Posted 18 January, 2013 Share Posted 18 January, 2013 Really? So what happens if the new guy takes us into Europe next season? Now you're being silly. No chance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod Le Shearer Posted 18 January, 2013 Share Posted 18 January, 2013 Thank you very much, Nigel. You have made me feel well for 2.5 years, thats something money cant buy! Top man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St Marco Posted 18 January, 2013 Share Posted 18 January, 2013 Gutted for the guy. Get two promotions back to back and get the team to 15th on the back of draws against Arsenal and Chelsea and get fired. It is a dark day for football here on the south coast as we have now joined the crazy train that is modern football. Before we were outsiders laughing at other teams who changed managers all the time. I thought we were different, we had a guy in charge who had been with us in our rise from the depths. Shared in the journey with all of us. A great guy who always seemed friendly and positive and deserved better. This shows there is no loyalty in football anymore, makes you question why you care anymore, why you put in the vast amounts of money to watch them anymore. Some people such as Frank wonder/ laugh at those who put emotion into it and think it is silly. Well I say the day I don't have emotion towards the club is the day I no longer care about it. And decisions like this bring you closer to that day. Thanks for everything Nigel, hope you get a great new job soon and are shown more loyalty and respect then what you were shown here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mowgli Posted 18 January, 2013 Share Posted 18 January, 2013 Top man. Honest, hardworking and full of integrity. Has achieved more than I imagined in my wildest dreams. The club is better for your tenure. I will continue to follow your progress and cheer you on at every opportunity. Nice thread by the way - brings us together as one. ....I heard that somewhere. Not my own cliche I'm afraid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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