Nigel Adkins Interview (Saints YouTube channel, Monday)

He is a good person and was the perfect appointment from Cortese at the time when he was less well known. A big, bold and probably correct decision to replace him but thats no slight on Adkins who will always be a legendary Manager in the history of the Club.

Would be great to have him involved in some capacity in the future.

Great bit of nostalgia watching this interview, my 2 favourite seasons supporting Saints.

Great bit of nostalgia watching this interview, my 2 favourite seasons supporting Saints.

Can't disagree with that, although the last two seasons haven't bad either....!

Great bit of nostalgia watching this interview, my 2 favourite seasons supporting Saints.

Same here. Home and away every week with the lad watching a team that we felt connected to.

"there were a few things going on behind the scenes" Adkins says prior to the Reading home game in the Championship.

Just watching it. He's such a babe, no homo.

Nothing else particularly revealing in the rest of the interview, but he says that it means a lot whenever he sees Saints fans and they say thank-you, and quite clearly (with respect to Sheffield United in the way he said it) he took every opportunity he could to say he'd like to be back here one day.

Legend.

Wish him all the best at Sheffield United.

I'd forgotten about that Reading game

I will never forget that Reading game.

 

I went berserk when Steve de Ridder smashed that equalizer home.

 

Great memories - thanks Nige!

Assume this will be uploaded for good at some point and wasn't a one-off broadcast?

Assume this will be uploaded for good at some point and wasn't a one-off broadcast?

@SouthamptonFC: The full interview with @TheNigelAdkins will be available on demand in the near future. #saintsfc

Assume this will be uploaded for good at some point and wasn't a one-off broadcast?

Less than 400 watched it 'live'

I get the feeling the club realised it was a dodgy thing to do after recording it and now the full video will get later date 'cold' upload.

Nothing against Nigel, but the club making a video about a former manager from years ago and him being employed elsewhere is just bizarre.

Less than 400 watched it 'live'

 

I get the feeling the club realised it was a dodgy thing to do after recording it and now the full video will get later date 'cold' upload.

 

Nothing against Nigel, but the club making a video about a former manager from years ago and him being employed elsewhere is just bizarre.

If they thought it was dodgy they wouldn't release it.

And I suspect the club took the opportunity to do it to say thanks for his efforts in a way they couldn't when he was sacked. No harm in it from my perspective. It was very retrospective.

Amazed there are even a few people who don't admire what a great job he did. Some of the best memories I have as a saints fan are from his time in charge. What a guy.

Amazed there are even a few people who don't admire what a great job he did. Some of the best memories I have as a saints fan are from his time in charge. What a guy.

It's bizarre isn't it? Really looking forward to watching it & really pleased they decided to do it.

Go to

Wind it back to 5.30 and you can rewatch the earlier "live" broadcast

Less than 400 watched it 'live'

 

I get the feeling the club realised it was a dodgy thing to do after recording it and now the full video will get later date 'cold' upload.

 

Nothing against Nigel, but the club making a video about a former manager from years ago and him being employed elsewhere is just bizarre.

If they thought it was 'dodgy' they wouldn't have been promoting it on Twitter all weekend.

I doubt they expected many more than 400 to watch it live. it's a flipping YouTube interview, absolutely no requirement to watch it "live" whatsoever. I'm amazed 400 peopled bothered.

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There's your "later date cold upload", then.

There's your "later date cold upload", then.

It's not like Pluto to be wrong. blimey.

Sod the naysayers -- That was brilliant.

Some amazing memories,

Thought it was a really nice feature. Loved the ending - and the backing track!

Liked it, looking forward to the Pochettino one.

Miss him

That was flipping brilliant. He's definitely my favourite ever saints manager, just seemed to fit the club so well. What a guy.

The world needs more people like Nige, top class bloke, no bitterness, just seems like a really nice guy. Some of my best memories as a saints fans those few years, and we could argue all day long as to whether we should have won the leagues but the fact is he got us promoted, twice on the bounce, and he deserves nothing but praise for doing so.

Love that man.

Just finished watching it. Magnificent stuff.

Great stuff. Much better football in the lower leagues, less prima donnas less expensive and more real fans

Loved that. What a time that was to be a Southampton fan. There weren't many lucky wins in Nigel Adkins' time as manager - especially during that 23-game (I think) home winning run. We were absolutely destroying teams then. Adkins himself has an admirable sense of long- and short-term perspective that makes him incredibly likable, and he deserves to do well. A really decent man who deserves to do well.

I cried :-(

To say he is a class act.... what an understatement.

That was the best time to be a Saints fan. I doubt we will ever come close to anything that felt so good as a supporter in my lifetime. Loved that documentary, wonderful.

Great bit of nostalgia watching this interview, my 2 favourite seasons supporting Saints.

Me too, incredible looking back on it all and reflecting on all that happened and what has come since.

Nigel is a hero, an inspirational character in my eyes.

Thanks for the memories Nige, together as one!

It truly was a great few years, I loved those seasons in the lower leagues. It was a laugh!

16:32 Barnsleys kitman said its the best football he's seen played there, think he'd been there for 90 odd years or whatever

Interesting quote about that game (the one that I appear to have forgotten about!:mcinnes:).

"There was a lot going on behind the scenes."

Brilliant, great memories. Adkins is a top man.

Still not 100% sure he couldn't have done what Pochettino did given the squad and funds available.

We probably would of invested in a player more worthwile than Osvaldo...

Yeah a better manager for the Reading game would clearly won it. All Nigel's fault. Completely dominated and outplayed and looked second best . We never had a sniff.

Probably a nice fella.,minus the odious soundbites.

Sacked at the right time.

Should've done better with what he had at his disposal.

Never settle for second best.....we did under him.

Thanks Nige,bigger thanks to Pardew.

I don't like to disappoint!

 

 

 

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Never settle for second best you winner you.

We finish 2nd this year and you won't be happy?

Supporting the wrong team fella if you weren't happy with Adkin's reign.

Suggest you might want to look into supporting Real Madrid. Don't forget your white hanky.

Liked it, looking forward to the Pochettino one.

:lol:

Watched the first ten minutes this morning with my pre work coffee will watch the rest tonight

Thought the bit I watched was brilliant best years as a Saints supporter in league 1 and the championship. Affordable STs , players staying more than five minutes, great football, good atmospheres at matches good days.

Nige = legend

Classy bloke. Was my favourite 2 seasons following Saints as well. Saturday 3pm and Tuesday 7:45, players who actually give a sh*t and graft like hell for each other, English core, amazing away trips and none of this Premier league day-trip plastic-ness.

Millwall away still one of my favourite away days ever.

Classy bloke. Was my favourite 2 seasons following Saints as well. Saturday 3pm and Tuesday 7:45, players who actually give a sh*t and graft like hell for each other, English core, amazing away trips and none of this Premier league day-trip plastic-ness.

 

Millwall away still one of my favourite away days ever.

I was there. Do you mean the one where rickie scored to win it at the death?

I was there. Do you mean the one where rickie scored to win it at the death?

Yeah. Class day from start to finish. Early start and beers around London Bridge and Borough. 5 of us went and went fivers in on a bet on a Lambert hat-trick. £25 @ 25/1. Needless to say we went f*cking mental getting the late equaliser then winner, stayed out and spent the winnings until the last train home. We played pretty **** for the middle hour of the game but what a day out.

Never settle for second best you winner you.

We finish 2nd this year and you won't be happy?

Supporting the wrong team fella if you weren't happy with Adkin's reign.

 

Suggest you might want to look into supporting Real Madrid. Don't forget your white hanky.

He dug himself deeply in the anti Nige trench after 2 weeks of him being here - I remember the post well for some reason and ever since its been like Nige slept with his wife - hardly ever a good word said. Shame.

Some of the best away days I have ever done under Nigel - some great football played- great grounds, fans and prices!!

Just think if we had appointed Hoddle we would never have enjoyed Nigel :-)

Loved that. What a time that was to be a Southampton fan. There weren't many lucky wins in Nigel Adkins' time as manager - especially during that 23-game (I think) home winning run. We were absolutely destroying teams then. Adkins himself has an admirable sense of long- and short-term perspective that makes him incredibly likable, and he deserves to do well. A really decent man who deserves to do well.

This I think perfectly sums up how I feel on this video. I just need to add my congratulations to the club for producing this film which was just superb. It feels so good to remember such great moments rather than go through the obligatory denigration of anyone from our history who is lo longer associated with the club. NA will always be treated well in our club's history

Legend! Would welcome him back to the club one day.

What a nice guy. Very emotional to watch too. Thanks Nigel and good luck for the future.