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Unread post by **oldbluefox** » 20 Jan 2013, 15:32

If I remember rightly, Southampton have a past record in getting rid of decent managers otherwise we wouldn't have a certain N Pearson.

Unread post by **oldbluefox** » 20 Jan 2013, 15:33

MOB, Watford is the only team whose players arrive with violin cases under their arms.

Unread post by **Lulucat** » 20 Jan 2013, 15:37

Nigel Adkins had the best record at Southampton since the late 1800s - far better than Lawrie McMenemy!! The Italian has 'seen the glory' and forgotten the hard work that Adkins has put in - long may he fail - sorry to the Saints supporters, but having a 'rich' owner often means that the club goes to sh*t.

Unread post by **Manoverboard** » 20 Jan 2013, 15:38

How else would play with such sweet music and passion ...

20 Jan 2013, 16:57

I like NA a lot from his time at Scunthorpe. At Southampton he's got back to back promotions and was starting to do a reasonable job in the Premier League. He is a funny, clever, modest guy who I doubt will be out of a job for long.

Unread post by **paultheeagle** » 20 Jan 2013, 17:02

Mr Adkins won't be with out a club for long.....(Blackpool, maybe

)

Unread post by **JohnTheDog** » 20 Jan 2013, 17:07

Must say I agree with all the sentiments expressed about Nigel Adkins, dunno about having owners with money though, if it wasn't for Marcus Leibar & his family we would have disappeared. This chairman is on some sort of ego trip I think.

Unread post by **oldbluefox** » 20 Jan 2013, 21:03

I never shed too many tears of sympathy for sacked managers though, especially when I look at the amount of compensation they receive. And if they are any good it's not long before they find another club.

Not sure whether Nigel Adkins will go to Blackpool though. They are renowned for not paying a great deal either on wages or on new players. Steve Thompson has done a great job as assistant coach under several managers from Simon Grayson onwards, which has coincided with their rise to the Prem and I am surprised he has not been given the job permanently.

Unread post by **JohnTheDog** » 20 Jan 2013, 21:06

Not too bothered about NA but I am about SFC

Unread post by **towny44** » 20 Jan 2013, 23:09

paultheeagle wrote:
Mr Adkins won't be with out a club for long.....(Blackpool, maybe )

I'm hoping he might come to Huddersfield, though we would have to sack Grayson first, he almost came once before but then we got Lee Clark.

Unread post by **Romig1** » 20 Jan 2013, 23:11

towny44 wrote:
paultheeagle wrote:
Mr Adkins won't be with out a club for long.....(Blackpool, maybe )
I'm hoping he might come to Huddersfield, though we would have to sack Grayson first, he almost came once before but then we got Lee Clark.

Towny.

Possibly Grayson will fall on his sword after 12 league games without a win...but somehow I doubt it!

Unread post by **oldbluefox** » 20 Jan 2013, 23:18

Do you want to borrow some more of our lads?

I doubt they will sack Grayson. You're pretty well established now in the Championship so they may stick with him and look to build for next season.

Unread post by **Romig1** » 20 Jan 2013, 23:20

oldbluefox wrote:
Do you want to borrow some more of our lads?

I doubt they will sack Grayson. You're pretty well established now in the Championship so they may stick with him and look to build for next season.

Don't need any lads. No doubt your ladies team would perform better than our current shambles. Are they available (and cheap)??

Unread post by **Site Administrator** » 20 Jan 2013, 23:31

Moved to the "Games" forum as football is a game!

Unread post by **oldbluefox** » 20 Jan 2013, 23:34

We had some cheerleaders for our game against you. They're lousy footballers but they'd add a few thousand to the gate.

Cheer up - you're just going through a bad patch. It's about time Cardiff and MOB's mob went through one as well. I see Palace are struggling a bit too at the moment. Thankfully we have had ours and hopefully we don't have another one.

Unread post by **Manoverboard** » 21 Jan 2013, 09:34

We had a bad patch earlier in the season when nobodia coulda talka de lingo ... right now we are on a roll. If Foxy's only scorer gets an injury the Foxes will slide.

It hazza beena spokenna

Unread post by **Orpheus** » 21 Jan 2013, 16:25

Two teams for me Chelsea because i always have and used to live around the corner to them, and Bournemouth because i now live in Poole.

Unread post by **Romig1** » 21 Jan 2013, 17:02

Orpheus wrote:
Two teams for me Chelsea because i always have and used to live around the corner to them, and Bournemouth because i now live in Poole.

...and what's wrong with Poole Town?

Unread post by **Debbie W** » 21 Jan 2013, 17:31

As a born and bred Scouser there is only one team and that's Liverpool FC (apols to any bluenoses on the forum

)!

Unread post by **oldbluefox** » 21 Jan 2013, 17:35

Yer wa?

Unread post by **Debbie W** » 21 Jan 2013, 17:36

oldbluefox wrote:
Yer wa?

Arrr ay our kid

Unread post by **oldbluefox** » 21 Jan 2013, 20:15

I've always had a soft spot for Liverpool. In the 70's and 80's (when they were famous!!!) I used to write to them from Germany to ask if they would sign a football for us if we sent them a ball as a prize in our School Fair. They always did whereas other teams turned us down.

It spoke volumes for the club.

Since then I have always kept a weather eye on them.

Aw right aaarr kid.

Unread post by **Dark Knight** » 21 Jan 2013, 20:36

up the Mighty Rams

we are in stealth mode biding our time, till the time is right

play offs here we come

Unread post by **Debbie W** » 21 Jan 2013, 20:47

They still do things like that Foxy (despite having won the European Cup/Champions League 5 times

)

A couple of years ago Mark had a patient who was a die hard Liverpool fan and a season ticket holder, who due to his condition (sadly incurable and he was only a young man) was unable to go to many matches. Mark contacted the club to explain the patient's condition expecting to get the brush off, what he got was a card and ball signed by all of the players and an invite to the director's box for a match.

To say the patient was over the moon was an understatement!

Unread post by **Romig1** » 21 Jan 2013, 20:56

If Manx Elaine joins we will have a Toffeenose on the board.

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