Adkins Interview Ahead of Crewe (H)

[Sothall_Blade]

I’d say the bigger issue he had was that they were all contracted to the club and he could only move on those that were wanted by other clubs. Another big issue was that there seemingly wasn’t enough room in the budget to conduct the overhaul that was required. Admittedly, he could have got better value for money than he did with the signings he has made.

If that was the issue, how has he managed to find clubs for most of his unwanted players in the last few months?
He could have had a similar clear-out in July/August and created himself enough room in the budget then for an overhaul.

It's not that difficult to offload unwanted players before their contract expires.
Most players do want to play and won't stick around forever if it's made clear enough they're not wanted.
Clough did it almost straight away with King, Taylor, Williams, Brandy etc.
It took Adkins a good 3-6 months before he found it wasn't actually an impossible task himself.

And are we forgetting that in both July and January we were reportedly on the verge of spending a "large six figure sum" on Dan Burn?
That suggests that room in the budget wasn't the main problem. Adkins couldn't find anyone "good enough to improve the team".

 

[1danewhitehouse]

If that was the issue, how has he managed to find clubs for most of his unwanted players in the last few months?
He could have had a similar clear-out in July/August and created himself enough room in the budget then for an overhaul.

It's not that difficult to offload unwanted players before their contract expires.
Most players do want to play and won't stick around forever if it's made clear enough they're not wanted.
Clough did it almost straight away with King, Taylor, Williams, Brandy etc.
It took Adkins a good 3-6 months before he found it wasn't actually an impossible task himself.

And are we forgetting that in both July and January we were reportedly on the verge of spending a "large six figure sum" on Dan Burn?
That suggests that room in the budget wasn't the main problem. Adkins couldn't find anyone "good enough to improve the team".

In July August we had Howard, Brayford, Harris, Kennedy, Flynn, Done, Cuvelier, Wallace, Coutts, Alcock etc. out injured. I don't think he could do much with so many out and he had to have at least a bit of time to assess them. Clough came in in October I believe and got rid of King, Brandy and Taylor in January so 2-3 months later. That's when things started happening with Alcock, McNulty etc.

Adkins doesn't manage the budget. If those above him don't get his targets in, I don't think he can be blamed,.

 

[1danewhitehouse]

Bear in mind Rotherham were doing OK until they had a blip and sacked Evans. Redfearn was a naive appointment. If ever there was a manager perfect to take over a team put together by Evans, it's Warnock. It's a team of players that respond to a loud arrogant, aggressive gobshite.

Think that’s a bit unfair on Warnock. But entirely fair on Evans. Warnock’s a wily old character and a very good man manager who can lift players and resurrect careers (sometimes only for a little while but better than nowt).

 

[BushBlade]

Think that’s a bit unfair on Warnock. But entirely fair on Evans. Warnock’s a wily old character and a very good man manager who can lift players and resurrect careers (sometimes only for a little while but better than nowt).

I like Warnock but I'm not blind to his 'faults'. I could find a few people who consider me to be an arrogant, aggressive gobshite too.

 

[William Henry Foulkes]

So what is he going to do this pre-season that he couldn't have done between 2nd and 29th June last pre-season?
Is he going to call them in for regular fitness tests throughout the Summer? He could have done that last Summer.
Is he going to contact them all with a stern reminder of their professional responsibility to keep fit? He could have done that last Summer.

Every incoming manager insists that the players aren't fit enough and not up to their own much more exacting standards.
Most haven't got the cheek to do so having had a full Summer to ensure that their own standards are rigorously applied.

Incidentally, he doesn't mention here that the players are not up to his required level of fitness.
So I'm not sure which press he did say that to if it wasn't the Sheffield Star:-

http://www.thestar.co.uk/sport/foot...ted-new-boss-reaches-squad-decision-1-7346981

The clock was really ticking by that point. Only 31 days left to improve their fitness before the first match.

2015
Lumbering, Dopey, and Sleepy can run 10k in 45' bc of their VO2 Max
Sicknote, Crock, and Crutches play 50% of the games each season
These players are under contract and part of a 40 man squad.

2016
Nippy, Agile, and Powerful can run 10k in 42' bc of their higher VO2 Max
Buster, Rhino, and Tank average 90% of games per season

2016 squad are fitter bc of better recruitment, not bc of managerial ineptitude in 2015 pre-season

For me this whole "should've used pre-season" 'argument' is lazy, workshy, and just not trying hard enough. Get rid.

 

[Pollingtonblade]

Let's be right Adkins is full of fucking shit. He only needed 20 mins with the fans or to watch last seasons matches that he had a squad full of wasting shit players.

And even up till October was saying we'd finish top so all that guff doesn't wash.

 

[Grappler]

So what is he going to do this pre-season that he couldn't have done between 2nd and 29th June last pre-season?
Is he going to call them in for regular fitness tests throughout the Summer? He could have done that last Summer.
Is he going to contact them all with a stern reminder of their professional responsibility to keep fit? He could have done that last Summer.

Every incoming manager insists that the players aren't fit enough and not up to their own much more exacting standards.
Most haven't got the cheek to do so having had a full Summer to ensure that their own standards are rigorously applied.

Incidentally, he doesn't mention here that the players are not up to his required level of fitness.
So I'm not sure which press he did say that to if it wasn't the Sheffield Star:-

http://www.thestar.co.uk/sport/foot...ted-new-boss-reaches-squad-decision-1-7346981

The clock was really ticking by that point. Only 31 days left to improve their fitness before the first match.

It could have been at the Q and A, where he also said that the current team were not good enough for promotion (when he was answering a question from the audience).

His comments in The Star, while trying to have the usual NA positive spin, don't exactly scream "these lads have really impressed me with their levels of fitness....."

"...
“The objective has been to analyse the squad we have and already we have formulated a very good idea about the players,” he said. “I like the honesty and the willingness to do well.

“It was great to go down to Hallam University and do some fitness testing, body compositions, things like that. It was my first opportunity to sit meet the players.

“It is a starting point for us and on the back of that we went to Champneys for four days. I have gone there for nine years now and there are great facilities. It is a chance to get everyone focused.”...."



Read more: http://www.thestar.co.uk/sport/foot...eaches-squad-decision-1-7346981#ixzz43qLQZB6Q

 

[William Henry Foulkes]

The new gold standard in Big Game Post Match Interviews

 

[crucialkneeligaman]

Thanks appreciated . Usual positive from Adkins . Wish I could believe and buy into Adkins but we just do not win enough football matches and not got better from day one at Gillingham.

End of season review and lessons learnt to be carried out by Adkins - the guy thinks performances are ok but not winning games .

Pound to a penny we don't get any other loan players coming in.

Standards and values - don't think the players are buying in to Adkins , are they confused and baffled as we are.

Piss poor season and a complete waste of time with zero positives to come out of it . Wish Adkins would be up front and less political economical with the truth , in all his interviews . Fuck me if I was from planet Kapac and just landed on planet earth , I would think we were in the premiership and battling for the top four slots , or LCFC but the goals had dried up.

May be worth listening to some of them interviews on BBC Radio Reading - bring a smile in troubled times.

UTB

Great post Lord Bos. NA has spouted endless drivel for hours, yet our season summed up in a few lines by you. In total agreement with your good self.

 

[Ecco1889]

The most worrying thing from that interview was that we played better against millwall than oldham??
My mate went to millwall and said it was rancid,I enjoyed the Oldham match,did anyone else go to both that can confirm what Adkins means?
Thank you

 

[Lord Bos of Eckington.]

The most worrying thing from that interview was that we played better against millwall than oldham??
My mate went to millwall and said it was rancid,I enjoyed the Oldham match,did anyone else go to both that can confirm what Adkins means?
Thank you

Went to both . Adkins puts a positive spin on everything . IMO we were not that bad for our standards ( poor) , but good Adkins standards ( dominated game , 30 shots , solid etc - just sees a different game )

You have to admire Adkins with his total belief or is it blind faith . He is more Adkins Reading than Southampton , that's the worry for me .

What Adkins means , - we are not as bad as some people make out , and some people do not understand the game of football . In the Adkins analogy, he means me , and no doubt others who pay for thr privilege to watch .

UTB

 

[Alfreton14Blade]

The new gold standard in Big Game Post Match Interviews

I can foresee Harry adopting a strange hybrid Jordanian accent (a la Schteeve) before too long.

 

[Lord Bos of Eckington.]

The new gold standard in Big Game Post Match Interviews

Well done Harry . At least it made sense and understood in a simple way .

Better that RS interviews and Adkins answers of his interpretation of the game .

Harry wins our Nige by a horses head . Adkins better start getting results or he could find it in his bed .

UTB

 

[Darthblade]

If that was the issue, how has he managed to find clubs for most of his unwanted players in the last few months?
He could have had a similar clear-out in July/August and created himself enough room in the budget then for an overhaul.

It's not that difficult to offload unwanted players before their contract expires.
Most players do want to play and won't stick around forever if it's made clear enough they're not wanted.
Clough did it almost straight away with King, Taylor, Williams, Brandy etc.
It took Adkins a good 3-6 months before he found it wasn't actually an impossible task himself.

And are we forgetting that in both July and January we were reportedly on the verge of spending a "large six figure sum" on Dan Burn?
That suggests that room in the budget wasn't the main problem. Adkins couldn't find anyone "good enough to improve the team".

"That suggests that room in the budget wasn't the main problem." There is also the likely possibility that this was a load of absolute bu***hit, peddled by our Board as a smokescreen to keep us quiet for a bit longer believing that something was actually going to happen.

Its also possible that its taken months for NA to find Clubs desperate enough to take some of our crap players off our hands, because there haven't been Clubs queuing up to buy any of our players ( other than Murphy ) since the Summer !

I'm inclined to believe that NA was told ..... "you're getting nowt until you've cleared out the crap from the squad and reduced the wage bill, but don't let on to the gullible fans and they'll keep turning up and swallowing the bull**it " !

UTB & FTP

 

[Jostein's Bandage]

COYRAWW let's have these trainspotters 6-0!

On Harry...brilliant! All the people who can speak English in those kind of countries and they get a reporter who clearly hasn't got a scooby! They could have found schoolgirls who speak better English than that guy. Does McCabe secretly run Jordan's TV networks now?

 

[alcoblade]

If that was the issue, how has he managed to find clubs for most of his unwanted players in the last few months?
He could have had a similar clear-out in July/August and created himself enough room in the budget then for an overhaul.

It's not that difficult to offload unwanted players before their contract expires.
Most players do want to play and won't stick around forever if it's made clear enough they're not wanted.
Clough did it almost straight away with King, Taylor, Williams, Brandy etc.
It took Adkins a good 3-6 months before he found it wasn't actually an impossible task himself.

And are we forgetting that in both July and January we were reportedly on the verge of spending a "large six figure sum" on Dan Burn?
That suggests that room in the budget wasn't the main problem. Adkins couldn't find anyone "good enough to improve the team".

It's much easier to get rid of unwanted players near contract expiry. Given that they're are shite, their next move us is big pay cut.

No doubt the club helps them along their way, and that's much cheaper with a few months to go rather than a year.

UTB