pingwing

Yeah it's really hard to make the jump from 4 to 5 (some fans haven't done it over Pardew still) but it'll come eventually. That's the bit that worries me, what Cortese's vision of a big player and our (or my) vision will be very different. I accept Lambert probably won't be here forever (as he's not fashionable) but I will worry that players like Lallana, Cork, Schniderlin haven't had the international recognition yet and as such will be cast off into the "not big enough" heap which is where the whole thing will cycle back round to the start of the grief cycle. It's just a worry for now that I hope isn't realised any time soon (mostly as I have no idea who really would be better in the middle of the park for us).

It's style over substance, for me Cortese has a dream/image of what a premier league club is (in the news, playing a single brand of football, world image, full of internationals and big names) and Adkins at the helm was leading us to just be a bit like Norwich or Swansea, well run but unremarkable. The change is to make the club into something more marketable, european and bigger. Though it generally looks like a soap-opera for now sadly. I don't agree with running the club this way, no club can just buy the image and mould long term success in the background (all eyes on Blackburn for this buying a title then never really building a legacy from it) but it is what Cortese has chosen to do and we (sadly) have to accept that. I don't like the idea that half the squad isn't good enough, some of it very much is and I am concerned that the chairman has too high expectations for our club that don't match the reality and prey we don't get caught into the old pompy trap of buying bigger names to try and "take the next step"/

Phew, seems to have the best chance of catching a cross...

For the love of god this better not get Kelvin picked for Everton at home. Hopefully the new guy has seen he's crap in goal...

You go through 5 stages of grief 1. Denial 2. Anger 3. Bargaining 4. Depression 5. Acceptance I fell I (as most fans) have been through this, many of us are on different levels (and some feel no grief for Adkins going at all who are a different case) and I now feel I am on acceptance too. Hate Adkins is gone but accept there is nothing I can do and want my team to do well still. It'll all come rushing back if big players are sold though, that'll be another trip through the 5 stages we don't need/

Lacks tits

It wont make a difference but it will still happen, same as booing Guly, we can debate the tits off the merits of both topics but it's not going to prevent it happening

Done some good and some bad. On the one hand fixed us and got rid of a fairly toxic Pards, on the other got rid of Adkins for someone who has in theory a reputation to potentially be better. As much as buying potential is a strategy for players that somewhat pays off, doing it with managers is only going to land us with an AVB. One step too far in the wrong direction there. Then again it is important to remember he has turned into a proper functioning club by weeding out all the nonsense that represents the aged past of running a football club plus has ensured we are pretty much the definition of cat 1 academies in England which should be useful. Swings in roundabouts, just shouldn't have dicked on Adkins really.

And that was a youtube video many moons ago, hit his peak then scored a big contact from it...

Oh goody! Time to be linked with lots of players from a club that fell apart with our current manager at the helm. Oh joy.

I assumed the plan was Kelvin was going to be a coach at some point soon anyway... Agreed would have been much nicer to involve Adkins.

I genuinely want to cry seeing that. Truly a class act and a great man.

On a lot of reflection lets not be Chelsea and boo everything, a bit of there's only one Nigel Adkins if we loose horrible is acceptable but booing the team and so on at every moment is moronic.

Probably knew Cortese has been looking for a new manager for months, probably very aware the best thing to do is to carry on with his job as a professional and ignore any speculation on his job, Cortese probably was in for Pep and RDM who wouldn't go for the job whilst Adkins was still there. One of those who can he get in that will take the job like that not wait for the vacancy to appear...

The original looks like it has been photoshopped to take Adkins out in the first place...

Pretty good being paid off out of that 8 year contract...

4th

I like my rose tinted spectacles of Pards better than a cold assessment of having generally a better percentage of good then bad signings (and forgetting we won the 3rd biggest English cup tournament and that the Ashley had already turned Pardew's head in August on the possibility of a job was only a a bit of journalism). Only facts I can pedal are he is tactically inept (we all saw) and he wasn't very good at getting the job done/dealing with the chairman (Swindon away and the I need more players so will pretty much throw away the result game was as classless as it gets)

Because usually its a new manager turning around a dressing room that has lost confidence in their man and first game syndrome is that pick up and show me you deserve a place thing, not turning up to a club that had already picked it up and turned it around to then sack the manager. It's going to be a bad atmosphere from the fans and for the players at training/the dressing room, no-one is going to be in a good mood for the game at the club and will end badly.

There's only one Nigel Adkins. Would be welcomed back any day with open arms for being a key part in the best period of supporting saints in the modern era. Good luck as he deserves backing on a level of Wenger and should have been given it from us.

Ah Pards deserved it though. Not really a man manager, head turned by the Newcastle job over the summer, signed the most useless players, had one tactic (something that hasn't changed) and still is one of the most average managers in England.

Post a poo to the chairman.

This time next week after a 13-0 home loss.

This is becoming more and more laughable at every moment. Can't speak english?!?! So he is going to be able to chat to Gaston fine and maybe Guly + Fonte in broken portuguese. Bravo Cortese bravo.

If we finish in the champions league then yes we are all going to feel silly. Chances are though we wont really do any better than we are doing now, suffer badly in a run of games that we need a manager will a well drilled team behind him for and generally feel stupid about this appointment.