CONFIRMED Nigel Adkins is gone

[BushBlade]

He is, but I think local rivalry is the least of their worries right now! I wouldn't have minded Cotterill here to be honest, although I prefer Wilder by some distance, but Cotterill did really well at Bristol City and Cheltenham.

So you don't think employing a manager connected with a rival, just after you've been relegated might lead to a protest in the car park, or similar?

 

[Bladesman]

That is way, way too logical and it wouldn't fit with Barnsters agenda against Adkins.

No one will ever know what Adkins would've done with Hammond if he'd have stayed and knew he was staying a few months back.

Perhaps Adkins would've used him in a coaching role, who knows?

Barney calls Adkins an idiot for signing Hammond, I'd call it a mistake, I wonder what Adkins would think of Barney for spending all that money on a season ticket only for him to not use the fucking thing. Maybe he'd just say it's his choice?

Perhaps a coaching role I reckon but I thought they fallen out at half time during the Scunny match? Hence Hammond pisssing off home early.

 

[BushBlade]

Perhaps a coaching role I reckon but I thought they fallen out at half time during the Scunny match? Hence Hammond pisssing off home early.

Did they? In that case, his goose may be cooked.

 

[wizadry]

Perhaps a coaching role I reckon but I thought they fallen out at half time during the Scunny match? Hence Hammond pisssing off home early.

Hammond might have pissed off early as he knew that the man who brought him here wasn't going to be here next season? Perhaps Adkins was doing him a favour bringing him off early due to the vitriol he would have got?

 

[Kenilworth]

Hammond might have pissed off early as he knew that the man who brought him here wasn't going to be here next season? Perhaps Adkins was doing him a favour bringing him off early due to the vitriol he would have got?

Fnaaaarrrr




/ tap in

 

[1danewhitehouse]

People always say 'what exactly did Derek Dooley do?' And then go on about his job description. I've always suspected that what he did was to tell KM that Warnock was right, when they had a disagreement.
If you're surrounded by sycophants who depend on you for their living, you tend to find you're always 'right'.

I’ve read books by Bassett and Warnock and both speak highly of Dooley as a ally and a football person they could turn to on the board.


I suspect you’re not too far off in your description. I’ve often heard him referred to as an excellent conduit between manager and chairman.


Also, whenever he spoke publicly you didn’t get that same feeling of a snake-like politician that you do when McCabe speaks (as he spreads blame around anyone who has departed the club and blames luck).


Warnock- “I’d like to sign Jon Stead”.

McCabe “What about Duncan Ferguson? He’d excite the fans more”

Dooley “Shut the fuck up Kev and listen to Neil. He actually knows what he’s talking about”.

 

[1danewhitehouse]

It'd be extremely interesting if he got the job and didn't move for him! That'd say to me that he knows Hammond isn't good enough for a side going for promotion, yet still allowed himself to become lumbered with an expensive player by letting him dictate the permanent contract clause.

Worth remembering though that NA wasn’t the contract negotiations man. He may have realized during the course of last season that in fact, Hammond can’t give him what he could in the past and he might not have wanted him here for next season but the terms were the terms so he tried to focus on his positives (of which there are some despite the insistence of some).


It could also be that he deems a player in Bolton’s squad capable of playing Hammond’s role? Perhaps he doesn’t see their dressing room as having the same need for a player like Hammond as he did with ours? Perhaps his remit will be different and he will be given time to develop a team and won’t have to try to make a handful of “safe” signings in one shit or bust season?


There’s a whole array of reasons he might not choose to sign Dean Hammond for next season.

 

[BushBlade]

Fnaaaarrrr




/ tap in

A tap in would have been 'pulled him off at half time'. As Rodney Marsh is supposed to have said to Ramsay 'blimey Alf, at City we just get an orange'

 

[Kenilworth]

A tap in would have been 'pulled him off at half time'. As Rodney Marsh is supposed to have said to Ramsay 'blimey Alf, at City we just get an orange'

Nope. Bringing him off works just as well

 

[Pinchy]

Premonition?

Well it's 2016, so it was a good bet...

 

[Pinchy]

I’ve read books by Bassett and Warnock and both speak highly of Dooley as a ally and a football person they could turn to on the board.


I suspect you’re not too far off in your description. I’ve often heard him referred to as an excellent conduit between manager and chairman.


Also, whenever he spoke publicly you didn’t get that same feeling of a snake-like politician that you do when McCabe speaks (as he spreads blame around anyone who has departed the club and blames luck).


Warnock- “I’d like to sign Jon Stead”.

McCabe “What about Duncan Ferguson? He’d excite the fans more”

Dooley “Shut the fuck up Kev and listen to Neil. He actually knows what he’s talking about”.

As is obvious, Kev, from his signings of Horsefield, Shelton, Fahti, Akinbiyi, Razor Davis et al...

 

[Pinchy]

Not sure how we are going to unload Hammond if not back to Adkins.

Anyone else is going to want to see him run and pass. On either count we screwed.

At least he won't be here for ten years like Montgomery...

 

[1danewhitehouse]

As is obvious, Kev, from his signings of Horsefield, Shelton, Fahti, Akinbiyi, Razor Davis et al...

Noted. But as I’ve said repeatedly under Adkins all managers make bad signings. Our record pre and post Warnock suggests he’s in credit. You can offset those names with


Kenny

Morgan

Geary

Page

Asaba

Peschisolido

McCall

Chief

Webber

Kabba

Shipperly

Hulse

Gillespie

Unsworth

Brown

A. Quinn

Bromby

Ifill

Ndlovu

 

[Lord Bos of Eckington.]

So you don't think employing a manager connected with a rival, just after you've been relegated might lead to a protest in the car park, or similar?

Just driving up to Bolton to protest . New manager to be Phil Parkinson , so Adkins can't take Hammond to Bolton mores the pity. .

UTB

 

[BushBlade]

Just driving up to Bolton to protest . New manager to be Phil Parkinson , so Adkins can't take Hammond to Bolton mores the pity. .

UTB

So out of a straight fight between Cotterill and Adkins, Parkinson wins. Don't ya love the media.

 

[wizadry]

Just driving up to Bolton to protest . New manager to be Phil Parkinson , so Adkins can't take Hammond to Bolton mores the pity. .

UTB

Don't worry mate, Bradford can have Hammond just after Adkins takes over.

 

[PeterNdlovu081]

Just been sacked by Charlton.

 

[Danny_Blade]

Just been sacked by Charlton.

I was baffled by their appointment of him in the first place.

 

[Bath Blade]

I was baffled by their appointment of him in the first place.

And baffled at how long it’s taken to sack him as well. The Charlton fans have wanted him gone for ages.

 

[Hagansbootlaces]

And baffled at how long it’s taken to sack him as well. The Charlton fans have wanted him gone for ages.

After just missing out on the play offs last season, I thought they would push on, not paid much attention to their results, until a few weeks ago, Jeff Stelling, reading out the latest scores, Charlton losing again, things not going well, pressure building on Adkins etc

 

[Goodpinchofclough]

Hope Newcastle fans are shitting themselves!

 

[Davalon]

He's remaining positive, nourishing his body and mind, and will endeavour to be back in the game when his aura is aligned.

 

[BettingBlade]

That room for improvement is more like a fucking warehouse.

 

[Hagansbootlaces]

Back to Scunthorpe?

 

[Swinton Blade]

Wilder been linked yet.

 

[Edgar Allan Poo]

Wilder been linked yet.

He has now!

 

[bakeblade]

Just been sacked by Charlton.

That is surely him done now in football management

 

[corner_flag]

Wilder been linked yet.

probably the right sort of club for him to go to. Gonna have to rebuild his reputation before any big club would risk him. Nice smallish club with bags of potential - Wilder could set them on fire

 

[More Bladier than thou]

That is surely him done now in football management

Nope. Keep going. 3 goals for the day. Rise above the negativity , good behaviours and positivity. Great opportunity to start again

 

[SB_90]

Back to Scunthorpe?

i would assume so as no-one else will touch him.
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i thought at the time, adkins has lived off scunthorpe & southampton for a long time. scunthorpe is impressive but southampton with the squad he had in League 1 he probally shouldve got successive promotions. but then after that 3 out his next 4 jobs. reading had there lowest finish since they got promoted from division 2, came to us had we had our lowest finish for 34yrs, & now charlton who have never been so low. you have to go back to 1925/26 to the last time they were in 20's in the 3rd tier