The story behind Nigel Adkins

[PeterNdlovu081]

I really really like this guy.

 

[FTPE]

Class act.
I'm sold already.

 

[SouthEssexBlade]

In time I could even get beyond the accent.

 

[Pittsburg Blade]

Dun nowt for us yet.

 

[Trigger Blade]

In time I could even get beyond the accent.

I think it's softened a bit since his early days, he doesn't sound likes he's constantly expectorating, a la Gerrard and Carragher

He's also taken a team into Europe twice, so that'll be useful experience when the time comes....

 

[Blade56]

Dun nowt for us yet.

Apart from stopping Blades arguing with Blades
Told the fans they are important not the problem
Cheered 99% of us up
Given us belief where there was dispare
Signalled to players this is a club going places

Nah, dun nowt for us yet

And while we're at it what did the Romans do for SUFC?

 

[Barney]

Apart from stopping Blades arguing with Blades
Told the fans they are important not the problem
Cheered 99% of us up
Given us belief where there was dispare
Signalled to players this is a club going places

Nah, dun nowt for us yet

And while we're at it what did the Romans do for SUFC?

Think he means on the pitch B56.

 

[super_pig]

Think he means on the pitch B56.

well obviously.. we havent had a game yet.. the OP said he liked the guy.. not football related so the criticism was unmerited

 

[grafikhaus]

Class act.
I'm sold already.

Ditto. I'm a big believer in 'what goes around comes around' and NA has paid his dues. When Southampton sacked him, it seemed harsh but they knew what they were doing. NA had gone as far as he could with them.

Compare and contrast with Brendan Rodgers. In the 'Being Liverpool' documentary, he openly slagged off Rahim Sterling. ('If you want to dance around like that, you'll be dancing next to me in the dug out'). Sterling? Massive move imminent. Rodgers? Sacked by October.

 

[Worksop II]

And while we're at it what did the Romans do for SUFC?

I am sure the Bogs at the bottom of the Kop steps were built by the Romans .................

 

[Deleted member 875]

I'm a professional cynic and a negative fucker when it comes to the Blades, and I'm yet to see anything negative about N A

 

[bladesmanluke]

That comment at the end "the challenge he faces now, will be his biggest yet" and then the Reading badge swoops in... Oh please really?

 

[SwissBlade]

Apart from stopping Blades arguing with Blades
Told the fans they are important not the problem
Cheered 99% of us up
Given us belief where there was dispare
Signalled to players this is a club going places

Nah, dun nowt for us yet

And while we're at it what did the Romans do for SUFC?

This is one of the strangest posts to date from you, consider you a very good poster even if I don't always agree.

But i have to say I'm with Pittsburg Blade - adkins really has done nowt yet except speak... Something clough and Wilson were also good at and getting results

The strangest comment is how adkins has told us fans were important and not the problem. What's that about?

 

[Blade56]

This is one of the strangest posts to date from you, consider you a very good poster even if I don't always agree.

But i have to say I'm with Pittsburg Blade - adkins really has done nowt yet except speak... Something clough and Wilson were also good at and getting results

The strangest comment is how adkins has told us fans were important and not the problem. What's that about?

Simple SB one of the most infuriating thing about NC's tenure was driving home after a game hearing him openly critisize individual players and that fans didn't lift them. Those comments precipitate arguements on forums re "it's the fans fault" and "Booing a poor performance isn't acceptable" (although applauding a good performance is).
I think NA early comments suggest he's picked up on some discord and division within the fan base and he has proffered a philosophy suggesting total harmony from top to bottom starts with the club and that the players are there to entertain the fans and that to that end the fans are important.

That's all

 

[davidpinder]

But i have to say I'm with Pittsburg Blade - Something clough and Wilson were also good at and getting results

Except when it mattered the most

 

[SwissBlade]

Simple SB one of the most infuriating thing about NC's tenure was driving home after a game hearing him openly critisize individual players and that fans didn't lift them. Those comments precipitate arguements on forums re "it's the fans fault" and "Booing a poor performance isn't acceptable" (although applauding a good performance is).
I think NA early comments suggest he's picked up on some discord and division within the fan base and he has proffered a philosophy suggesting total harmony from top to bottom starts with the club and that the players are there to entertain the fans and that to that end the fans are important.

That's all

Ah so Clough told it as he saw it and didn't hold back... I'd rather that than just someone who tells you what you want to hear.

I used to really enjoy listening to cloughs open and honest interviews and the way he would put down the interviewer if he thought he was being an idiot

I'm not suggesting Adkins will be dressing things up as something they're not, but if he does I'll be switching off.

I'm not buying into the adkins love in yet, ive heard and seen nothing yet. There does seem to be a level of optimism which is good to see, just like there was this time last year.

Hopefully the board will bring in the right players to make it happen this year.

 

[alcoblade]

Ah so Clough told it as he saw it and didn't hold back... I'd rather that than just someone who tells you what you want to hear.

I used to really enjoy listening to cloughs open and honest interviews and the way he would put down the interviewer if he thought he was being an idiot

I'm not suggesting Adkins will be dressing things up as something they're not, but if he does I'll be switching off.

I'm not buying into the adkins love in yet, ive heard and seen nothing yet. There does seem to be a level of optimism which is good to see, just like there was this time last year.

Hopefully the board will bring in the right players to make it happen this year.

You don't have to buy into anything yet - but you can't argue with the track record.

The Clough love in was entirely misplaced, as I continually pointed out at the time.

Just about everything spouted about managers is noise. The only indicator of what they might do is what they have done. We have reasons to be optimistic, and no need for a love in.



UTB

 

[Cyprus Blade]

For me Nigel 2 will be measured by one simple yardstick - getting us out of this ruddy division ( with a bit of style would be nice). Time will tell.

Ah so Clough told it as he saw it and didn't hold back... I'd rather that than just someone who tells you what you want to hear.

No problems with that as long as you bear in mind that they may not be seeing what is right under their nose or may even use this strategy to deflect criticism away from their own door.

 

[Blade56]

I'm not buying into the adkins love in yet, ive heard and seen nothing yet. There does seem to be a level of optimism which is good to see, just like there was this time last year.

Hopefully .................

Understand what you are saying SB re joining the love in. TBH I've taken his appointment hook line and sinker as our salvation more out of desperation following FIVE seasons in this piss poor league than the certain knowledge he's the one.

I'm hanging every sinew of my being and belief on the first word of your last line, as a supporter of the Blades, it's all I've got left!

 

[Billyblade]

That comment at the end "the challenge he faces now, will be his biggest yet" and then the Reading badge swoops in... Oh please really?

Might be to do with the fact that this was published in March 2013 when NA was appointed manager of Reading and broadcast on the "Reading Player" not "Blades Player"

 

[SwissBlade]

Understand what you are saying SB re joining the love in. TBH I've taken his appointment hook line and sinker as our salvation more out of desperation following FIVE seasons in this piss poor league than the certain knowledge he's the one.

I'm hanging every sinew of my being and belief on the first word of your last line, as a supporter of the Blades, it's all I've got left!

Yeah and I don't think you're the only one, but as I say, Adkins hasn't done anything yet.

Without banging the Clough drum too much, we have to ask what has actually changed to date to give the positivity.

In many ways Clough was the safe option - he knew what went wrong last season, better than the likes of Phipps et al and he'd already shown that we needed certain players to fill the gaps between play offs and autos. He also had the benefit of knowing the players individually and would've had things ready to go to make the improvements

Adkins hasn't yet met the squad, so he won't know himself what we need. I'm sure some people at the club have given him dossiers and DVDs, but he'll want to see the players and personalities, he'll have them training and only then will he know roughly what he needs. It could be mid July before we really start to see the action.

A number of the teams you'd expect to challenge at the top have changed things around managerially but a number haven't, so I think it's going to be at least end of September when we start to see us get a settled squad. Perhaps later if there are big changes.

I think it's going to be a long winter this year!

 

[SwissBlade]

You don't have to buy into anything yet - but you can't argue with the track record.

The Clough love in was entirely misplaced, as I continually pointed out at the time.

Just about everything spouted about managers is noise. The only indicator of what they might do is what they have done. We have reasons to be optimistic, and no need for a love in.



UTB

I think the Clough love in was fair. He didn't get huge love when he arrived, but he arrived on the back of Weir going and he hit the ground running and had a great spell to the end of the season. It was a love in mostly based on the job he did.

Adkins may have a track record but every club is different and it will depend on how he can recruit as well as working with what he has.

Time will tell, there is no doubt he's done well and I think since we've sacked Clough hes a very good choice. Hopefully itll all end in success

 

[sheffielder]

Ah so Clough told it as he saw it and didn't hold back... I'd rather that than just someone who tells you what you want to hear.

I used to really enjoy listening to cloughs open and honest interviews and the way he would put down the interviewer if he thought he was being an idiot

I'm not suggesting Adkins will be dressing things up as something they're not, but if he does I'll be switching off.

I'm not buying into the adkins love in yet, ive heard and seen nothing yet. There does seem to be a level of optimism which is good to see, just like there was this time last year.

Hopefully the board will bring in the right players to make it happen this year.

Clough was rarely open and/or honest. He deflected everything, hence why after the play off defeat he somehow managed to talk about Brayford's injury or blaming for the fans for him picking McNulty. There was nothing positive about Clough, he is another Blackwell who can solidify things however buys badly and will never kick onto another level because of his negativity. Let it go Swiss

 

[SwissBlade]

Clough was rarely open and/or honest. He deflected everything, hence why after the play off defeat he somehow managed to talk about Brayford's injury or blaming for the fans for him picking McNulty. There was nothing positive about Clough, he is another Blackwell who can solidify things however buys badly and will never kick onto another level because of his negativity. Let it go Swiss

Ha ha ok

 

[Lord Bos of Eckington.]

Clough was rarely open and/or honest. He deflected everything, hence why after the play off defeat he somehow managed to talk about Brayford's injury or blaming for the fans for him picking McNulty. There was nothing positive about Clough, he is another Blackwell who can solidify things however buys badly and will never kick onto another level because of his negativity. Let it go Swiss

The issue is IMO Clough was too honest and open for his own good , with his principles, ultimately getting him the sack . He pushed himself into a corner with the Butler , Collins saga , which being stubborn , created a detriment to the team , highlighted more so against Swindon . Yes he got a lot of things drastically wrong , but we start again with Adkins , who hopefully will take the Clough lessons learnt on board , and now be the one to get us out of this league. As Swiss says , time will tell , but we cannot go on changing managers . It costs us dead money , and we start all over again .

Am i happy with Adkins appointment - Happy as everybody else , at this stage of the proceedings.

UTB

 

[I should coco]

The issue is IMO Clough was too honest and open for his own good , with his principles, ultimately getting him the sack . He pushed himself into a corner with the Butler , Collins saga , which being stubborn , created a detriment to the team , highlighted more so against Swindon

The rumour I've heard via someone at our Academy, was that the board were happy to keep NC after the Swindon game but then Simon McCabe rang Doyle to thank him for his time at the club. SM was completely gobsmacked by Doyle's comments about poor morale and the treatment of Higdon, Collins (and Doyle) and did some digging with other members of staff. It was this that brought the directors to the conclusion that that NC just wasn't the right man.

I'm not claiming to be a big ITK, but I'm pretty sure that the above holds water.

I wanted to keep Clough but his stubbornness was his own downfall. He spends all the transfer kitty on the Beard but then plays him out of position rather than making up with Collins and allowing Brayford to do what he does best. That really was moronic.

Anyhow it's all water under Ladysbridge now. Onwards and upwards with NA.

 

[alcoblade]

The rumour I've heard via someone at our Academy, was that the board were happy to keep NC after the Swindon game but then Simon McCabe rang Doyle to thank him for his time at the club. SM was completely gobsmacked by Doyle's comments about poor morale and the treatment of Higdon, Collins (and Doyle) and did some digging with other members of staff. It was this that brought the directors to the conclusion that that NC just wasn't the right man.

I'm not claiming to be a big ITK, but I'm pretty sure that the above holds water.

I wanted to keep Clough but his stubbornness was his own downfall. He spends all the transfer kitty on the Beard but then plays him out of position rather than making up with Collins and allowing Brayford to do what he does best. That really was moronic.

Anyhow it's all water under Ladysbridge now. Onwards and upwards with NA.

I really hope that's wrong. I hope the club are more in touch with what's happening and it didn't need a by chance phone call to expose such things. If so, the club should be asking questions if itself.

UTB

 

[bladesmanluke]

Might be to do with the fact that this was published in March 2013 when NA was appointed manager of Reading and broadcast on the "Reading Player" not "Blades Player"

I know. Was just saying they're bigging themselves up a little aren't they? Reading ffs