S-Clarke

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.

Well i hope so, i can't answer that. but he certainly deserves a chance and he'll get my support. The fact that our fans are texting in solent and saying ''what are we doing appointing this relative nobody?'' shows how arrogant we've become. We are L1, and L1 for a reason.

Don't read into the table yet. Do you believe the top 3 will be as it is in may? do you believe the top 4 will be as it is in may? i don't - we've played a game less than anyone else and the other top teams aren't exactly consistent either. It's a crap set back, granted, but at this stage it really doesn't mean a great deal as long as we get things sorted asap.

agreed!

I am surprised by the reactions on this thread tbh. He sounds like he's a dead man walking amongst some of the fan base before he's even stepped foot in the door. I've listened to him speak and I've read the comments from his current clubs fans and that is enough for me to build up the opinion that he is an extremely talented manager, waiting for his big break. I fear though that if he loses is first or second games, people will be right on his back. He doesn't deserve that, he's done nothing wrong.