William Henry Foulkes
Big Member
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p03hrd8d
A very good interview. Rob Staton asks relevant straightforward questions, and Adkins answers them.
Summary below - recommend listening if you are able.
A very good interview. Rob Staton asks relevant straightforward questions, and Adkins answers them.
Summary below - recommend listening if you are able.
- RS: What went wrong? NA: A poor decision from us for the penalty - from a desire to make a sliding tackle, then the second gave the ball away from a restart, good finish and we're chasing the game - says he talks about restarts a lot but istm throw-ins have been an issue all season - and last season
- first half was cat and mouse neither keeper really troubled - it was, they weren't
- Che looked bright - he did
- changed shape a couple of times to get better possession and nullify
- talks [longingly, I think] of a desire to keep possession and play through the thirds - Fleetwood anyone?
- game was going to be close - they get the first and that changes it
- two gifted goals gets a mention again
- re booing at the end, thank you to the fans, behind the team during the game - true - reaction could've been horrible at 0-2, but it was kept till the end
- finished with two strikers one behind and a winger - I think this doesn't work, it all looks random and desperate - when we change formation so much there's no pattern to our play and we never look like getting into it - imo chucking on more forwards doesn't help
- we all want to get to the next level
- Q: Are you good enough? A: Top two out of reach, we need 11 wins from 17 to get the points total for the play-offs
- Q: Do you feel like you've got to sign someone? A: We've got a lot of players - point being (he says this explicitly) whoever we sign has to go straight into the first team, therefore has to be better than Done, Che, Jam, Flynn (who he seems to like)
- consistency of team selection has helped with the run of two defeats in three months - obviously now three
- I'm frustrated, the owners are, we want to get ourselves out of the division right now
- not scored in the last two, need to find a way
- re the board: is communication good - the buck stops with me
- Sammon came off at half time. Has he been a disappointing signing? [Good from RS as this is a prominent question.] NA: Not going to criticise the players. Che looked bright.
- Q: How do you pick everybody up? You have to. But you hurt first.
- results dictate livelihoods
- training can be good but can you do it in the arena?
- It was a 0-0 game - it was
- that first goal was so important - as was Bash's miss a few minutes before
- first half tactically a good game
- Q: Is there a spark? I say to everyone: Can you be the one that gives us the spark?
- RS: Loans? NA: Plenty of options, mentions loans but free transfers of released players also a possibility - for clarity I reckon this was talked about academically rather than: We'll be getting a free transfer in
- look solid in the middle of the park - we did, till Bash went mad
- tried to manipulate the ball to get Baxter and Coutts creating ball, but it's not all about when you've got the ball
- it's all about getting the balance right