Mr X

Not having a pop he is a talented player but it seems he doesn't quite fit our team at the moment for whatever reason. There were a few glimpses of excellence today when he managed to get one on one with the keeper and shot straight at him but for me his passing was sloppy and I counted four occasions when he cheaply gave the ball away giving possession back to reading

In January Gaston did an interview with the OS. Said he'd just bought a house and had moved his family over here, was very happy here and enjoyed the relaxed life style. The people who make up these rumours obviously choose to ignore this, annoyingly.

Still worrying though that he only came here for the money, he may go on scripted interviews on the os saying he's happy but anyone can see by his body language and performances on the pitch his heart is elsewhere. Even if he wants to leave noone is going to pay anywhere near the fourteen million we would want back.

I'm not sure that they hate us.

 

This still amuses me.

 

so should le god get free tickets in your opinion?

Oops bit behind the times. Delete

Confirmed on SSN

Stupid question really,Adkins didnt exactly leave us in a healthy position so what is there to thank? If NA did his job correctly we wouldn't of needed Mo

Unfair comment. what do you mean by Adkins left us in a unhealthy position? Do you mean league position or are you referring to transfers?

The way pochettino sets the team up with the high pressing makes for exciting football! Makes for nervous viewing on counter attacks though and a dangerous game to play! But it seems to be working at the moment so fair play, my only doubts is wether he is a one trick pony as we don't seem to have any other style but then maybe there is no need for a plan b?

Must be a short debate surely a no brainier SRL over Carrol any day

In your opinion what does pochettino give saints that Adkins couldn't? Would Adkins have got the wins against the big guns? Are you happy with pochettino so far?

Jay rod man of the match without doubt tireless running and closing down and a great goal! Credit to rickie and even kelvin!

No boric ahhhhhhhh!!!!

No no, money wasted, get rid asap. What does Neville know he's only one of the most experienced players in the PL.

And a complete and total n o b b e r don't forget that

So what happens in the saints soap opera should the miraculous happen and Adkins keeps reading up at our expense?

Dude, we've got three years of Southampton interviews alone to pick from.

 

Surely you've got some evidence?

What has this got to do with st lard saying he's heard from "various sources" that the players didn't know how to put Adkins coaching in to practice? We all know he kept shum in interviews

Have you got any evidence to suggest that NA was a clear and competent communicator?

No but then I'm not claiming to, clearly

I was never ripped to shreds.

what people don't understand was the players did not know,at times,how to formulate what Adkins tried to put into practice.

i had this from various sources,including professional football players that mixed with saints players and the hierarchy at SFC.

why do you think his sacking was out of the blue.....to so many.but to some inevietable.

and it was not just from saints players.

There was a different side to 'good ol Nigel'.....and that's why he went.

name your "various sources" or it's Just heresay

Lard @rse hated him from the moment he was appointed. Threw his toys out when he was ripped to shreds far stating how Adkins had lost the dressing room in L1.

I wasn't Adkins biggest fan at first, I think he made mistakes particularly with substitutes and the whole goal keeper situation and the lamest physcobabble interviews ever but he slowly began to win me over with his enthusiasm and work ethic results were improving too. To say he is bloody useless is ridiculous

He's bloody awful.

full of cliches,lacking in tactical nous.

good luck NA.

more "luck than judgment" should be his new sound bite.

'get on the bus'..my arse.

you seriously think two successive promotions was just a bit of luck? Or are you just being a wum?

J rod has since a slow start done enough for me to change my mind and be proved wrong I initially thought we had another Brett omerod on our hands! But j rod clearly has the attributes to be a good player. Gaston has yet to truely shine but admittedly today was the best for a long time

Pochettino needs a summer of transfer and pre-season preparation to get us to the next level. NA was the guy to get us through to the end of the season with our PL place intact.

 

The timing of the management change, when we should have been focused on improving the playing squad, was absolutely dire. I am wondering how it could have been worse.

There was obviously problems getting the pochettino deal tied up but then there was reports that he'd been watching the time for months but yes timing couldn't have been worse anyone who doesn't think we are in a relagation battle is delusional

Personally I think we would be better off under Adkins at this moment in time. We'd started to turn a corner and were picking up good points, but that seems to have gone now. Obviously we did well against Everton and were fantastic against City, but there have been some truly underwhelming performances since (QPR, Wigan, Norwich, Newcastle) and I think we might have got another win or two from those games with Nige in charge.

 

However I do think that Pochettino is more capable of getting us to "the next stage" than Nigel was, so in the best interests of the club he had to go sometime. In the summer would have been a good idea though...

If you think Adkins would have got us more points then how is pochettino more capable of getting us to the "next stage tm"? Surely getting to the "next stage tm"requires a better points return?

I think you'll find he said the opposite, dude.

Oh **** duh yes he did indeed!

I think that it is difficult to say but IMHO Ponch has not done enough to justify Adkins' removal.

Can you please give your reasons for why you feel pochetino has done enough to justify Adkins sacking? Are you more happy with how we are playing now? To me we are playing a one dimensional game of a high pressure midfield and tempo and not much else and have absolutely no other plan when it doesn't work! It's all very good pressurising the other team into losing possession but it also leaves us hugely exposed at the back and I don't think we have the calibre of defence for that style.

When we get relegated, Clotese needs to do the decent thing and walk.

We all know that isn't going to happen Cortese will still be here wether we are relegated or not, even fan power can't do anything about that, if it was markus's wish that Cortese is the don then Cortese will remain the don as long as the leibhers own us

Adkins would have kept us up comfortably had he stayed. After beating Villa and drawing at Chelsea, we really did look like a side who had turned a corner and was ready to kick on. I know everyone didn't rate Adkins, but surely he would have done better than the new guy in terms of points.

 

Having said that, i don't truly believe Adkins was capable of taking us to the 'next level', which seems to be Cortese's target. However, i'm very surprised he didn't wait till the summer until the manager change as he has massively gambled for not much reward in the short term. If we go down, i think it will be the single worst manager change in the history of the premier league.

Worse than bringing in saggy face? Yup have to agree I fear it may go tits up should have stuck with Adkins no matter what