PICTURE: Nigel Adkins' leaving message to Saints squad

[Saint-Armstrong]

Adkins left a message for our players as he took his belongings and left - from Staplewood:

[Lallana's Left Peg]

I'm usually quite pragmatic but that left me a bid sad.

[Pugwash]

Source?

[CB Fry]

Sorry this forum has already moved on to a far more exciting era.

[trousers]

Source?

 

Steve Corns, Saints Performance chap

[hypochondriac]

Wow

[Ivan Katalinic's 'tache]

He even had time to do a portrait of Chaplow. What a guy.

[Roger]

Wow

 

Very very sad!

[terrypward]

Top, top bloke.

[Turkish]

dignified right to the end.

[TK8267]

Top Bloke clearly cared about all the players......

[trousers]

He even had time to do a portrait of Chaplow. What a guy.

 

[St Chalet]

What a legend. Dignified and showing class until the end, Nicola take note.

[Appy]

Well that's upsetting.

[Pugwash]

Really sad. Has Steve Corns gone as well?

[Restark19]

:(

[Matthew Le God]

Has Steve Corns gone as well?

 

Only Adkins, Crosby, Wilkins and Stannard have left.

Edited 18 January, 2013 by Matthew Le God

[trousers]

Really sad. Has Steve Corns gone as well?

 

Nope...

 

@Cornsy69: met the new manager today and extremely excited by what he is goin to bring to the club, extremely talented manager!! #saintsfc

[sambosa75]

I can confirm that is his hand writing.

 

The man is pure class. Will miss him very much.

[jamesfp1]

I haven't been this sad since my dog died, about anything. help.

[Glasgow_Saint]

Legend

[trousers]

Seeing that farewell message, l must admit that I now have a small tear dripping through my pragmatism. Will miss Adkins despite being enthusiastic about the future with this new chap.

[itchen_dan]

I must admit that I now have a small tear dripping through my pragmatism. Will miss Adkins despite being enthusiastic about the future with this new chap.

 

Same here.

[Zlavik]

Adkins is seriously a role model for me. Top bloke!!!

[View From The Top]

Class until the very end. Our club made a huge mistake today.

[Colbury]

I can confirm that is his hand writing.

 

The man is pure class. Will miss him very much.

 

How?

 

Don't disbelieve you just mildly interested.

[for_heaven's_Saint]

:'-(

[Toadhall Saint]

Class

[rshephard3]

Adkins is seriously a role model for me. Top bloke!!!

 

I agree with this. He is a role model. I, like many on here I'm sure, have a tendancy to get a little downbeat and grumpy sometimes. I truly see Adkins as the epitomy of how to straighten your back, pull yourself together and see the positivity in everything. I really really hope he moves onto better things in the future. He is a talented rational hard working man and it's sad not to have him as manager anymore. When Alex Ferguson is baffled as to a football decision you know it must be questionable at best!

[EastleighSoulBoy]

dignified right to the end.

 

Also so positive for the boys in what, probably, was a time of deep confusion for him.

[DrZuess1979 the 2nd]

Top man !!!!!

[stevegrant]

[Ex Lion Tamer]

Psychologically speaking Adkins was absolutely brilliant. You feel that he really was good at coaxing the best out of players

[beatlesaint]

Well thats bought a tear to my eye.

Class act from a top man, very much unlike the little chicken **** weasel that sacked him then hid away from the Press Conference today thereby leaving his new appointment to go it alone from the off.

[Ziggy]

Class until the very end. Our club made a huge mistake today.

 

Summed up perfectly.

[saint lard]

Wrote in my diary today,simply says 'bugger'

[Saintjersey]

Legend, won't be forgotten.

[The Majestic Channon]

I last cried when my daughter was born,the first time in about 20 years. Must admit to having a tear in my eye today though when stvince66 texted me with the news.Am i a pussy?

[pingwing]

I genuinely want to cry seeing that.

 

Truly a class act and a great man.

[dan17]

Class until the very end. Our club made a huge mistake today.

 

This. I am gutted.

[beatlesaint]

I last cried when my daughter was born,the first time in about 20 years. Must admit to having a tear in my eye today though when stvince66 texted me with the news.Am i a pussy?

 

No mate.

[mesaint]

Good Luck Nigel, where ever you move on to, some club will get not just a bloody good manager but a top bloke. One of the few honest people in football management today. IMHO.

[Thedelldays]

 

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[kpturner]

I last cried when my daughter was born,the first time in about 20 years. Must admit to having a tear in my eye today though when stvince66 texted me with the news.Am i a pussy?

Yes

[The Majestic Channon]

Yes

Cheers c unt lips

[kpturner]

Cheers c unt lips

Oh - we have met before after all

[SuperSAINT]

That sums him up. Fantastic.

[bridge too far]

Good Luck Nigel, where ever you move on to, some club will get not just a bloody good manager but a top bloke. One of the few honest people in football management today. IMHO.

 

This

[redsaints106]

Our club has shat on a bloody great manager and bloke today. I feel ashamed of it.

[Crazy Diamond]

What to add?

 

It sums the guy up, a class act all the way.

 

This is a bad day for the Club. We've let one of the brightest young managers in English football go. He'll get another club and he'll do well. We'll have to watch.