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So to answer my post above, is a manager talking about a future parting of ways, 5 minutes after winning promotion to the premier league perfectly normal and suggest he has a great relationship with the chairman?

We were bullies at home. Look at our clean sheets, usually came in home games when we were playing mid table sides and battering them 3 or4 nil. How many times did we put in resilant performances and ground out a win or a point in a game we weren't the better side in?

It certainly won't have helped would it. Or are you saying that Niges reaction on promotion day and talking about a future parting of ways was perfectly normal for a manager that had just won back to back promotions?

So you think we finished the season in a convincing manner and marched to promotion is glorious fashion?

It's very similar the when Pardew went isn't it. Lots of rumours of unrest between the chairman and manager. A manager who appears like a dead man walking, fans rallying behind the manager and the manager being undermined in the transfer market.

The way we stumbled over the finish line, would suggest they did actually.

How can this be? The CEO of Tescos isn't responsible for what goes on the shelves, that's down to the buyers. So based in your school analogy, would it be fair to say its actually Cortese, not Reed who is the head master, and Reed as director of 5 departments including recruitment and has 50 direct reports, is 'head of maths' so to speak with several people in the department reporting into him?

So do you think that the other areas he he is responsible for such as the academy for example, he has no input into the way it runs. Or is it just the recruitment department he is in responsible for but not responsible for anything that happens in? And while you're there tell is how schools and Tescos run their staff training programmes as I'm sure ours will be based on theirs.

So we have a director that's responsible for the recruitment department that isn't responsible for who we recruit?! I was right, he has for the cushiest job in the world! So who is responsible? Is it Cortese? Is it Adkins or is it all on this Paul mitchell chap?

Sorry, what process is he following? You know the one he said he was doing his best to after the West Ham game.

Okay so when he said he was responsible for 5 departments one of which was recruitment and scouting what he actually meant was Paul Mitchell is responsible for it.

What process is he doing his best to follow then?

The tip 4 of those were good in the championship, the bottom 5, apart from Davis are unproven and have played about 20 premier league games between them!! The jury is still very much out on them too.

It's quite evident that we have a policy which Adkins is trying to stick to, he said himself he is 'we have a policy at this club we are doing our best to adhere to' I would imagine he has to play 4-3-3 whenever possible,

I said Sharp and Cork were good signings. Lee played about 4 games before being injured for the rest of the season and Hooliveld was a last minute gamble after we'd failed to land Jemmel, Gorkss and Fontaine. No problem with the attacking players signed, however Do you beleive the defence was adequately reinforced? And are you going to admit you were wrong yet again, this time about Reed being in charge of recruitment?

There we go again. Agendas.

I said Sharp was an excellent signing didn't I.

So is Howard Wilkinson. Do you want him here?

Not really. He joined in 2010 and the core of the side which won promtion the following season was already in place. Remember, we only signed Butterield, Richardson and Guly thst summer and Jonno Quick in the January, another last minute signing. Remember the shambles last summer with trying to sign a centre half when it was clear we needed one? I'll give him his due, Cork and Sharp were great signings. This summer, well, a clear faliure to address our weaknesses.

Sorry, am I missing something? 'I am responsible for what we call the football and development centre, FDSC incorporates coaching, Sports medicine and science, scouting and recruitment, Kit and equipment and the academy' He says he clearly says he is responsible for scouting and recruitment. No where does he mention Paul Mitchell, who will no doubt be on of the 50 staff that reports to him.

Everytime they're put to me? Two of the have been in the last 3 days, one of which was tonight. when have they been put to me?!

http://www.2ndyellow.com/2012/five-minutes-of-your-time-please-les-reed/ Here you go. He says himself he is responsible for 5 departments one of which is scouting and recruitment. He manages 50 staff which cover 5 pillars, they include recruitment and scouting. So all scouts report to him and he heads up the recruitment department. Adkins has 3 direct reports, all coaches.

I'll give Reed credit for that, he did talk Cortese out of sacking Adkins in the summer. I think most agree he has a significant input into the first team, especially where transfers are concearned, so his role needs to be questioned.

Not at all Jamie. I said on another thread all three are to blame. Everyone keeps on about firing Adkins, maybe it's not all his fault though and other people in the background need to take some of the flack.

Can you give me a chance to answer you prat.I've answered your points on 31.