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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.

Why post on it then?

I don't want to turn this into a Cortese bashing thread or about his relationship with the paper. Given the factors currently going on at the club is his position untenable?

Not really your best mate, more your nemesis. I don't doubt some on here would do that as well, given the lack of minerals that s lot on here show on a daily basis. They'd probably pop round and do their cleaning while they ****ged on the sofa and then let his nemesis hang out the back of her while he makes them their dinner when they got back together as wel.

But a comment about refusing to comment? Wierd.

Aren't the vast majority of posters fans?

Despite the majority of fans wanting him to be give more time it seems that the momentum behind him not being here much longer increases by the day. He looked a broken man on Saturday and virtually admitted he was on the way out when he said he didn't know how long he had left. There is a lack of public support for the club for a manager clearly feeling the strain. confirmation at the weekend from the manager that he is not fully In control of team affairs and transfers. As well as the now growing rumours he is set to be replaced by one of the two most despised managers in this clubs history. The reality is that these rumours that been gathering momentum since promtion and Niges reaction to it when he talked about a parting of ways. It was said then all did not seem well between him and Cortese and rumours during the summer of verbal sackings and Cortese wanting to replace him with a bigger name have gathering pace since the season started. The Star ran the Redknapp story back in Spetember and it was dismissed as bullsh*t but this seems to be withering at pace. Now before people accuse me of haing and agenda this isn't a pop at Cortese and I believe that Adkins should be given more time, but given his current position and the fact that it seems it's a case of when and not if, is he in an untenable position?

The hypochondria family say 'never set foot inside the stadium whilst he's here' is it there????

Yep the few on here saying Cortese wouldn't do it are wrong, he'll do what he wants regardless of if the fans like it or not.

This would actually make a great family fortunes question We asked 100 Southampton fans what their reaction would be if Harry Redknapp was reappointed at the manager....... The stepgears say 'back the manager and the chairman' is it there??..........