bigd316316 Posted 31 January, 2013 Share Posted 31 January, 2013 Not sure what to make of this weird story that i've seen via Twitter....... Could be BS, but makes interesting reading!! Oh, also the guy who put it on Twitter claimed it would be in the papers by Friday?!? "Nigel Adkins: England’s Most Disrespectful Manager A few months ago, Nigel Adkins, after seeing a frail and unhealthy Neil Warnock fall over in the tunnel on the way out to the Elland Road pitch, remarked ‘pick yourself up Colin, you’re an absolute ****ing mess.’ Adkins’ Southampton ended up losing 3-0, which I suppose was a case of karma coming back to bite ol’ Nige in the arse. As well as this, a friend of mine that lives just outside Southampton told me some other things about him recently; basically, Adkins had this big back garden, pretty much like a small park, and he used to hit golf balls from his patio into the vast grounds of his estate - the thing is though he was often drunk (as well as an awful shot at the best of times), and his myriad errant shots caused substantial damage to the fences that separated his land from the next door neighbours’. He subsequently refused to foot the bill for repairs, claiming that he wasn’t responsible for the damage, even though of course he clearly was. He was obviously on a pretty hefty wage as manager of a Premiership club (at the time — ed.), and so could afford good lawyers, court costs and so on. His neighbours in fact ended up dropping all charges due to the fees that they would have to pay upfront if they’d’ve actually taken him to court. The icing on the cake is a story I heard only very recently, about a time relatively long ago. This story has been kept surprisingly quiet, I’ve not actually read anything about it at all in the mainstream media. Allegedly, whilst riding a wave of success as manager at S****horpe (NB: Adkins went from club physio to caretaker manager to manager after Brian Laws was sacked in late 2006, guiding S****horpe to promotion from League One in the same season as his appointment. — ed.), Nigel Adkins began an appalling programme of psychological abuse aimed at his predecessor, Brian Laws. Every evening, just before eating his dinner, Adkins would telephone Laws, and when Laws picked up Adkins would calmly ask ‘what is wrong with you?’ Regardless of what Laws said in response, Adkins would simply hang up after a few seconds and repeat the following day at roughly the same time. Of course, Laws stopped picking up the phone after the routine continued for a few days, but Adkins would instead just leave a message on the answering machine each day, with that same question. This happened from the day of S****horpe’s promotion in April 2007 until September of the same year, when Laws successfully filed a restraining order against Adkins." Link: http://kdcallanan.tumblr.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S-Clarke Posted 31 January, 2013 Share Posted 31 January, 2013 Well, that's a load of tosh for sure. Why do people spend time to come up with **** like this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thedelldays Posted 31 January, 2013 Share Posted 31 January, 2013 Wow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CumbrianSaint Posted 31 January, 2013 Share Posted 31 January, 2013 What an utter load of **** Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Diamond Posted 31 January, 2013 Share Posted 31 January, 2013 **** me, people have too much time on their hands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torres Posted 31 January, 2013 Share Posted 31 January, 2013 Could be BS, You think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Kraken Posted 31 January, 2013 Share Posted 31 January, 2013 Classic tales! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crab Lungs Posted 31 January, 2013 Share Posted 31 January, 2013 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shroppie Posted 31 January, 2013 Share Posted 31 January, 2013 B0ll0cks Mods: Do we really need this rubbish? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shurlock Posted 31 January, 2013 Share Posted 31 January, 2013 You should post more often -you put the mong into board Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dig Dig Posted 31 January, 2013 Share Posted 31 January, 2013 (edited) Edited 31 January, 2013 by Dig Dig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
georgeweahscousin Posted 31 January, 2013 Share Posted 31 January, 2013 Seems a little unlikely, but I did smirk at the Warnock story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitch01 Posted 31 January, 2013 Share Posted 31 January, 2013 I suspect 'Get Goal Side' might be responsible for this. They are a footy comedy website and disproportionately took against NA due to his relentless positivity for comic effect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skintsaint Posted 31 January, 2013 Share Posted 31 January, 2013 :what: Sent from my HTC One X using Tapatalk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearsy Posted 31 January, 2013 Share Posted 31 January, 2013 Nigel Adkins began an appalling programme of psychological abuse aimed at his predecessor, Brian Laws. Every evening, just before eating his dinner, Adkins would telephone Laws, and when Laws picked up Adkins would calmly ask ‘what is wrong with you?’ Regardless of what Laws said in response, Adkins would simply hang up after a few seconds and repeat the following day at roughly the same time. Of course, Laws stopped picking up the phone after the routine continued for a few days, but Adkins would instead just leave a message on the answering machine each day, with that same question. :lol: Seriously bro if we could change these stories to Cortese they'd get a lot more support on here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wes Tender Posted 31 January, 2013 Share Posted 31 January, 2013 Well, it didn't take long, did it, for the knives to come out and the hatchet job on Adkins' reputation as a decent guy to begin? All rumour, hearsay, innuendo from somebody hiding anonymously behind a computer screen. Even if there isn't a shred of evidence to support it, some mud will inevitably stick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glasgow_Saint Posted 31 January, 2013 Share Posted 31 January, 2013 Heard similar on five live last week Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotty Posted 31 January, 2013 Share Posted 31 January, 2013 I suspect 'Get Goal Side' might be responsible for this. They are a footy comedy website and disproportionately took against NA due to his relentless positivity for comic effect. That was my reaction too, never heard of that site but its surely a spoof story joking about his nice-guy persona. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel=God-Poyet=Sod Posted 31 January, 2013 Share Posted 31 January, 2013 Jesus Christ. That has to be the worst made up story I have ever heard on this forum. It was bad enough before it got to the end but that bit about the phone calls just takes it to a different level. Someone should get Hitchcock to do a film about it.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Fan CaM Posted 31 January, 2013 Share Posted 31 January, 2013 Laughable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delboy Dave Posted 31 January, 2013 Share Posted 31 January, 2013 All you lot saying this is rubbish- HOW do you know? Are you all mates with Adkins?!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrZuess1979 the 2nd Posted 31 January, 2013 Share Posted 31 January, 2013 Omg who ever wrote that needs to get laid Who has that much spare time to waste Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LVSaint Posted 31 January, 2013 Share Posted 31 January, 2013 Thank god we got rid is all I have to say.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearsy Posted 31 January, 2013 Share Posted 31 January, 2013 All you lot saying this is rubbish- HOW do you know? Are you all mates with Adkins?!! "What is wrong with you?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotty Posted 31 January, 2013 Share Posted 31 January, 2013 All you lot saying this is rubbish- HOW do you know? Are you all mates with Adkins?!! Do you seriously believe that if any of it were true it wouldn't have been plastered over every sports headline immediately? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrZuess1979 the 2nd Posted 31 January, 2013 Share Posted 31 January, 2013 Why is it that we sack a manager, and he suddenly turns into an alcoholic ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Tone Posted 31 January, 2013 Share Posted 31 January, 2013 Well , in the highly unlikely case that this was true, "when Laws successfully filed a restraining order against Adkins" would be amatter of public record . I have a suspicion that some journalist somewhere might just have mentioned this at some point! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHAPEL END CHARLIE Posted 31 January, 2013 Share Posted 31 January, 2013 Well, it didn't take long, did it, for the knives to come out and the hatchet job on Adkins' reputation as a decent guy to begin? All rumour, hearsay, innuendo from somebody hiding anonymously behind a computer screen. Even if there isn't a shred of evidence to support it, some mud will inevitably stick. Agree - as blatant a exercise in character assassination as you'll ever see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saints-cris Posted 31 January, 2013 Share Posted 31 January, 2013 Jesus, some people have a lot of time on their hands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thedelldays Posted 31 January, 2013 Share Posted 31 January, 2013 Soon see if it is in the papers tomorrow They won't print stuff like that unless they have some sort of proof Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big John Posted 31 January, 2013 Share Posted 31 January, 2013 You should post more often bigD316316. I certainly won't dismiss this just yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shurlock Posted 31 January, 2013 Share Posted 31 January, 2013 Jesus Christ. That has to be the worst made up story I have ever heard on this forum. It was bad enough before it got to the end but that bit about the phone calls just takes it to a different level. Someone should get Hitchcock to do a film about it.... Can imagine Liam Neeson as Nige in the third one "what is wrong with you?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mowgli Posted 31 January, 2013 Share Posted 31 January, 2013 All you lot saying this is rubbish- HOW do you know? Are you all mates with Adkins?!! The second story in the link provided reads..... A man in Hertfordshire has this evening thrust his head through his television set, killing himself in the process. The TV was switched on at time of death, with the channel tuned to MTV. The alleged time of death strongly suggests Geordie Shore was playing at the moment the man’s forehead and face made contact with the screen ....case dismissed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Saints Posted 31 January, 2013 Share Posted 31 January, 2013 Great stories. I hope they are true especially the Warnock one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Billy Posted 31 January, 2013 Share Posted 31 January, 2013 Embelished boll*cks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackanorySFC Posted 31 January, 2013 Share Posted 31 January, 2013 Soon see if it is in the papers tomorrow They won't print stuff like that unless they have some sort of proof The Sun have absolutely no knowledge of this and my mate there laughed it off. Nigel's reputation is completely impeccable and that ridiculous last paragraph re Laws would be easy to checked through the Court order. Have to say I genuinely laughed at the "pick yourself up Colin, you're an absolute f***ing mess", whoever made that up is wasted making stuff up (if that makes sense). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VectisSaint Posted 31 January, 2013 Share Posted 31 January, 2013 Soon see if it is in the papers tomorrow They won't print stuff like that unless they have some sort of proof Doesn't usually stop them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huffton Posted 31 January, 2013 Share Posted 31 January, 2013 Hello Nicola! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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