S-Clarke

I hope people can now forget about Pardew, it's time to move on and i hope our fan base is intelligent enough to give this bloke a good enough chance.

On the surface i can see why many people are underwhelmed, but i think people need to take a step back and assess the situation in its entirety without giving quick knee-jerked views. (Which i have been guilty of in the past few weeks, i will hold my hands up to that now) It seems clear to me now that the Pardew sacking was not planned; i think we all assumed it was at the time and that's why there was a lot of anger and frustration vented. I think it's fair to say that Nicola was probably put in an extremely difficult situation, a situation he didn't really want to find himself in so soon after the death of such a close friend and colleague in Markus. It seems to me that the appointment of Adkins is well thought out and a lot of time has been taken into ensuring that the right man takes this club forward, and sometimes the experienced names aren't always the best option. WGS was a ''big name'' appointment at Middlesbrough, but it's not really worked out for him for one reason or another - so appointing an experienced name doesn’t' always guarantee success. I think Adkins has proven he's competent, intelligent and forward-thinking in his approach to management and I feel that approach could work really well here. Looking at Scvnthorpe’s squad, how he’s managed to keep them in the championship - and competitive - is a downright miracle and he's got to have something about him to have achieved that. I'm quite excited by his appointment, he seems enthusiastic and very passionate for the job here and people say the managers thoughts often transfer to the way the team play - i hope we can see the results of this soon. All in all, it's a good, solid appointment. Some people will see it as a gamble, but i largely don't see it in that way. All of the current ''big'' managers got their big break somewhere - let's hope this is Adkins chance as i believe he has a big future.

+1. Well said.

This is very lengthy, but worth the read. Very revealing.

If anyone's interested, this is quite an interesting read from his early days at scunny - http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-486008/Why-Adkins-knows-stuff-S****horpe.html

Agreed with that. 3 points on Wednesday will paint an entirely different picture, we'd move up to 12th/13th with a win i believe - only 3 points outside the top 6, and then with the next game at home against one of the teams in the top 8. It's entirley possible that we could find ourselves right back in the picture after the next two games, or if this hasn't been sorted out it's conceivable we could be 12 points behind. We need this sorted by tomorrow at the latest.

Initially. It will add up over time here's the run down: £125,000 payable immediately; £25,000 on completion of 10 first team competitive appearances £25,000 on completion of 20 first team competitive appearances £25,000 on completion of 30 first team competitive appearances £25,000 on completion of 40 first team competitive appearances In addition Southampton will pay a further £25,000 should they achieve promotion. There is also a 20% sell on clause should Ryan Dickson be transferred on.

Personally i saw him as competition for Lallana on the left in an AML role, with Mills and Harding competing for the lb slot. doesn't seem like the management see it this way though. confusing situation.

Brentford fans are saying the same, '' what a waste of talent''etc. The general opinion is that he's one of, if not the best attacking full backs in this league. I am baffled as to why Mills is currently getting in the team before him.

he wouldn't be able to come back until january, only english clubs can trade during the loan window. It's a shame though, he wasn't named in Fiorentina's 25 squad and didn't get sold before the deadline, so he'll be sitting around twiddling his thumbs for 3 months. Bit of a waste.

I don't think we particularly miss them as individuals, but we miss the pace that they offered and their unpredictability. I still think there are other players out there that can offer us what they did, it's just a shame that we didn't do that in the summer.

That's a silly quote to make though, because the majority of quotes (probably about 80/90%) on the scvnphorpe forum are praising him for being their best ever manager and don't want him to go - they think they're certs. for relegation without him. So that's just a case of picking 1 post out and basing your opinion on that.

I think most people assumed we would, as Pardew was quoted many times as saying he'd sign a pacy wide man. No one saw what was coming next. So i can only hope we have some loans lined up for next week.

We lack so much pace it's untrue, our good runs last year came when we started to introduce pace into the team. The players we currently have are too static and if you add that to the injury to lallana and the ineffectiveness of lambert - we're not the same team. I hope that work has gone on to line up a couple of loans for next week when the window opens, primary requirement - PACE!

you're a sandwich short of a picnic mate.

People are being very harsh on Adkins and very ignorant as to what he's achieved, at a club in a higher league than us.

you're the biggest drama queen on here by miles.

did he really have a choice?

amazing PNE 3-1 up, 83mins on the clock 90mins......Burnley 4 - 3 PNE

I feel sorry for Wilkins, he's been thrust in at the deep end and he's clearly drowning, but it's not really his fault. He's a good coach and i hope that he is kept on in some capacity when Adkins comes in.

Hope you're right - we need some guidance now and i'm optimistic about Atkins, i like how he speaks and i like his passion for the job here.

Saturday, 28 August 2010 Npower Championship S****horpe Forte (33, 45+1) O'Connor (pen 71) 3-0 (HT 2-0) Crystal Palace

I think you need to start to look at the pre-season if im honest.

possibly (not on the hoddle bit, as that's boring now mate), but i still think Adkins has developed high enough reputation in these leagues for players to respect him. We all wanted a big name manager and i think we all kind of felt that's what NC had to do, but it's not going to happen so the next best thing is to go with up and coming talent.

Well Solent broadcasted a quote they received from him today, so i assume he was at Swindon.