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There's nothing there though - just blind links. How do you get it working?

Adkins hinted that he had been looking at players for Scunny and that there might be some continuity to those enquiries now he's at Saints...who knows?

"Pulis...Pulis...who the fook is Pulis?!"

Would be too good to be true IMO (if he's fit that is).

Really good press conference and I thought he came across very well. Will be interesting to hear him explaining a win and indeed a loss (if that happens!).

If you KNOW where to look!

Agreed - where did you hear this though? I couldn't find any info.

Sincere condolences to you and family. I've just lost my Godfather. RIP.

Perhaps that's part of the coaches strategy to knock some sense into our defenders and show them what getting fit means - play well, or you'll be replaced by our veteran Asst. Manager to show you how!

Where did you see that?

I know the players are unfit, but that's a bit harsh on Kelv saying he's got a porky double chin?!

Not a word spoken by the club regarding his position now. Despite the woeful performances under his charge, he clearly was under the impression that he was being kept on, so will he serve as a coach under Nige and Andy now? To be fair on him, that's going to be a step-down surely? Be nice to hear from the club though.

I liked what he said about being able to change tactics as necessary. However, we'll see - now is the time for action on the pitch and it's going to be extremely interesting to see how quickly and what degree he can influence the team. Good luck Nige.

We've got a squad of good players that have largely been pilfered from other clubs and come here for the money. That does not make a good team. This is the one big challenge for Adkins - get the 1st team acting like a team.

Couldn't agree more with this...good post.

Should have expected that I guess! (: However, Hughes thoughts on this were biased towards a long-ball game - i.e. a literal five passes - whereas I was using it to illustrate the difference between slow steady play with lots of passing and the alternative fast breaks forward with a minimal number of passes. In reality a mixture of the two is necessary, however one of the big differences between the Prem and the lower leagues is the time it takes for a defenders brain to assess how to defend an attack. The quicker the attack, the more likely it is to succeed, especially when you've got accurate strikers of the ball (i.e. unlike Puncheons effort on Saturday!).

He needs to... (a) get the team passing at pace, moving forward as a unit so that instead of taking 10 passes to lose the ball, it takes a maximum of 5 passes to place a shot on goal. (b) sort out the lack of creativity and responsibiltiy in central midfield - nearly every attack involves moving the ball out to the wings, only for a player to eventually cut-inside, rather than get to the byline or drive through the centre of defence and putting the opposition CB's under pressure. Easy on paper (screen!), however I have doubts over the ability of some of our players in being able to deliver this style of play. It may just be a lack of fitness, however I am increasingly concerned that this team does not have enough about it, which also means Adkins may need to bolster the squad with decent loanees in the 1st instance (i.e. January will be too late).

This is probably closest to the truth IMO.

Very happy that we've got a Manager now and one that appears to be very well educated and a good communicator. His record is reasonable and my only slight concern is that he will not fit in with the squad here now, meaning a lost season. However, the proof will be in the performances on the pitch and I am going to be extremely interested in seeing how he and his Assistant go about changing the mindset and tactics with the players WE are used to seeing every week. Good luck Nigel - actually let's hope luck plays no part and you're a success from the outset based purely on your abilities.

We are extremely lucky to have NC around to look after the clubs affairs. He seems to be a very motivated and motivational character. I just hope he can secure the right 1st team Manager asap.

Absolutely agree with what you've said there. There are many decent posters who don't resort to insults just because they disagree with a point of view and I suspect there are quite a few who just don't bother posting anymore because of the infantile bickering. Even when you report a post nothing gets done.

I would agree wholeheartedly if it produced a won game. That's our problem at the moment with the players we've got - lots of passing and possession...no end result and a clueless, statuesque defence.

Adkins needs to be taking training Monday latest. Get the job done Nicola - don't delay another day longer for the sake of a few £'s....it's not worth it now....we're third from bottom...Bournemouth are 3rd. I think a little urgency could be the order of the day?!?!?

I like this post...it makes emminent sense and I commend it to NC for further consideration.

Why do some posters get so defensive when others try to get a debate underway - is it because they feel intellectually challenged?! lol It would seem it's you that's acting like a drama queen and one that lives in a black and white world where there's no middle ground. The thread title was "Looking forward to Adkins?" (just to remind you) - not Adkins is a ****! As a matter of fact, I reckon he could well be the right man, but it's going to take quite some time. He'll get my support, but that's not to say I will not feel the need to debate his relative merits on FANS FORUM!!!