Saint Charlie

So do I. I no longer believe that what I saw was AL running. He is out for the season IMO and if lucky will narrowly avoid losing the whole leg.

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Pretty sure he has also played some U18 games already - I have seen him name in the reports.

Agree. Reed seems to have had the impact Cortese wanted which is good. With Hunter as well we do have a well respected coaching setup, plus some ex Saints in Dodd and Williams which is good to see.

He has a young skeletal body though, we need to nuture him at the club, with the excellent medical and coaching staff, plus the recruitment department lead by Paul Mitchell.

Hopefully he with thrive in the developmental culture we have here at Southampton.

Journalists at Adkins Presser on Saints Player said they "saw Adam running around with the players". So he isn't obviously doing full training but running is a good sign and surely shows any out for the season rumours are false. In fact, at about 35 secs on the Jay Rod Solent interview Im pretty sure its Lallana you see running with the rest of the squad.

Ha - I don't think ive ever seen one of those talksport reports ever happen.

Clearly you would judge it on the game. If in the 5th minute Yoshida pulls down Benteke, is sent off and they go one up with a pen I wouldn't expect us to win and wouldn't blame NA. If we are terrible and lose 4-0 I would ask questions. If it was a tight game which they edged 2-1 I would be disappointed but wouldn't blame the Manager unless he made some odd decisions that contributed to the loss. Not every defeat needs a Scapegoat.

This. Plus Adkins loves it here, you can tell, he really appreciates being the Manager of Saints. Di Matteo would arrive from Chelsea, 'his club' which would be a step down for him. I don't see the appeal myself.

This. Although the bed wetters won't believe it.

He might be under the age needed to register someone so could be included that way.

1. Fair enough - might have an impact although msot players will go where the money is. 2. They seem to have done ok the last couple of years with successive promotions - or maybe two people of the same Nationality automatically get on better? 3. Which of Di Matteo's tactical decisions have impressed you? its easy to criticise NA's but how do you feel RDM would be different? Do you remember any of his tactical decisions?

Jay Rod did well, like I said we were the better team first half. Adkins didn't tell the defenders not to head away Noble's tame free kick. He didn't tell Guly to mess about in his own half and give the ball away He didn't tell Fonte to needlessly handle in the area. One game isn't really the point anyway. I am confused about your opinion on Adkins Delldays. Do you rate him or want him gone? I can't tell from your posts?

Fair enough- would agree mostly. West Ham was a bizarre one IMO as first half we were better than them but just made some awful individual errors in the 2nd half. The players let NA down, it wasn't his fault that one at all.

What if when he joined he knew that the transfers (as with pretty much every club) is handled by a Committee and that he wouldn't have full say? Should he not have taken the job? Do you think when Cortese told him he could sign gaston Ramirez that Adkins was unhappy then? Surely the Manager manages the team and squad he has to the best of his ability and lets the recruitment team recruit. If they don't buy good enough players that is their fault and if the Manager doesn't manage well enough it is his fault? For me you can criticise the way Adkins has chopped and changed keeper, but knowing how the transfers are done you can't criticise NA for the personnel - unless he said in the summer he was happy with KD as no 1. The answer to this nobody knows.

Fair enough - in what specific areas so you think he would do better than Adkins?

So whose fault is it that we don't have a better keeper? Adkins or the transfer group?

Opposition with players vastly superior to ours it must be said.

So who would you like to bring in?

So you are aware of what Adkins suggested in the summer then? What if he did say that and then the deals werent able to be done? Is that still his fault even though he doesnt do the transfer deals? Basically you are judging your opinion of Adkins on an assumption that have no idea is correct (and probably isn't).

Knew you would like this signing Davie - good news allround.

In fact he is probably yet to be sacked as a Manager I would have thought.

Maybe factually yes, but I said for me he is the best we have had - all said and done in terms of league place finishes (2nd, 2nd - two auto promotions), win ratio, style of play, enjoyment of watching the team, personality, he is the Manager I have rated best. I wouldn't expect everyone to agree.

Personally I can't get my head around any Saints fan who thinks Adkins job should be in doubt. For me - he is the best Manager we have had in my lifetime (25 years).