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I remember him saying it to be fair. Or at least it being talked about on here at time.

Ahh okay, my mistake so when he said he was doing his best to adhere to the process, what he actually meant was he was doing his best to stick to what he had decided to do himself. Which is also completely at odds with what he said in the summer about needing to have a number of systems to play. It's all so clear now. We have one confused manager at the helm, i say get rid of him now in that case.

It's in his interview on Saturday. Listen to it. He says and I quote 'there is a process at the football club we are doing our best to Adhere to, but it's about winning football matches' "there is a brand of football the football club wants us to play but you've got to win" Do you adhere to instructions or do you do you best to adhere to something you've decided yourself? Here it is if you dont believe me http://www.espn.co.uk/football/sport/story/175813.html What was that you were saying about quoting FACTS?

But chose not to play it up until preseason this season and not insists on it despite talking about needing several formations. How odd.

It was just a tweet, not journalism.

So did Pardew.

I will back the chairmans decision whatever he feels is best. He hasn't got much wrong so far.

Good to see some common sense at last and people prepared to back the chairmans judgement if he wanted him here.

He doesn't actually say he isn't interested though does it.

Everyone? The fans maybe......

Do what about him saying in the summer that we need a number of systems. Now saying he is following a process and we will only play one way - 'we will play 4-3-3'

Adkins said all summer it was important to have a number of systems. Now he he saying he will only play one way, that he is adhering to a process at the club. He's either incompetent, lying, had a vision or follow order. Which one do you think it is?

If Cortese wants t bring back Redknapp we should back the chairman, he hasn't got much wrong so far has he.

What does that have to do with it? If we beleive Adkins is fully in control of team affairs and transfers with no interference from Cortese then is won't be a problem.

Why do people think he couldn't work with Cortese and Reed though?

Good name, my niece is called Olivia.

That was just one of a number of factors. I do find the comment refusing to comment very strange. And I'm not supporting that his position in untenable, just asking the question if it is or not.

Exactly this. Take the emotion out of it and the constant 'look at what happened last time' and there isn't a better man for the job. That's not to say I want him here mind!

Personally I can't understand those who say it wouldn't work anyway.

Not really. During the summer he spoke about having a number of formations to play. Last season he adapted tactics to suit the opposition. He didn't play 4-3-3 at all last season. He doesn't have the players to play it effectively this season. So unless he's had a vision from god that 4-3-3 is the only formation that could ever possibly work or is a totally incompetent manager who persists to pick a formation that isnt working and who has completely changed his management ethos which has served him so well in the past. Then you don't have to be a conspiracy theorist to work out the 'process he is doing his best to adhere to' and 'we will play 4-3-3' aren't nessasairly of his choice.

What are you expecting? A comment saying 'don't blame me for us losing, the chairman told me to play 4-3-3, I don't want to, if you want to blame anyone blame him'?

Would it be fair to say that in 4,000 or so members there is a cross section of fans though?

When asked on Saturday how long he's got he replied he didn't know. That isn't gossip.

What are you on about? I said th fans back him and I think he should be given more time? And we are told this is the new Southampton. survival isn't success anymore, we've got European ambitions so 4th bottom won't do now.

Read his interview on Saturday where he says he is doing his best to stick to the process at the club and we will play 4-3-3. Read Les Reids interview where he says Adkins job is to coach the team and he is in charge of recruitment and all th scouts report into him. Read Adam Blackmores prophetic blog. I can't be arsed to find the links, I'm sure you'll find them on here though.