Jeff Le Taxi Posted 8 September, 2010 Share Posted 8 September, 2010 http://boards.footymad.net/forum.php?tno=460&fid=12&sty=2&act=1&mid=2120226459 They could be right! successful on a shoestring, proven in this league and all we can say is 'northern monkey'! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Le Taxi Posted 8 September, 2010 Author Share Posted 8 September, 2010 C'mon which one of you is Scunny poster Ian Branfoot? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dune Posted 8 September, 2010 Share Posted 8 September, 2010 With all respect to S****horpe they are a noddy club and dropping down a division to manage us is a move up the ladder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chin Strain Posted 8 September, 2010 Share Posted 8 September, 2010 With all respect to S****horpe they are a noddy club and dropping down a division to manage us is a move up the ladder. That doesn't sound remotely respectful tbf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Appy Posted 8 September, 2010 Share Posted 8 September, 2010 The disrespect and arrogance shown towards S****horpe from our fans is beyond stupid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lordswoodsaints Posted 8 September, 2010 Share Posted 8 September, 2010 Tbh I'd be p!ssed off if my manager jumped ship for a lower club.....it's a bit of a kick in the teeth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint_Ash Posted 8 September, 2010 Share Posted 8 September, 2010 Makes me laugh, everyone saying we're too good for him. He's dropping down to come to us! People say "oh yeah, but we're on the way up innit blah blah blah" We're still in league one right now and nothing is guaranteed, so some arrogance needs to be dropped me thinks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toadhall Saint Posted 8 September, 2010 Share Posted 8 September, 2010 And they are probably right given the comments about him on some of the other threads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pancake Posted 8 September, 2010 Share Posted 8 September, 2010 I've not seen a single post on here referring to NA as a "northern monkey". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Appy Posted 8 September, 2010 Share Posted 8 September, 2010 I've not seen a single post on here referring to NA as a "northern monkey". Was on the echo website, on the comment section. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s0108787 Posted 8 September, 2010 Share Posted 8 September, 2010 lets just say that, with the greatest respect to S****horpe, he's buying into the "potential" of our club. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkSFC Posted 8 September, 2010 Share Posted 8 September, 2010 Makes me laugh, everyone saying we're too good for him. He's dropping down to come to us! People say "oh yeah, but we're on the way up innit blah blah blah" We're still in league one right now and nothing is guaranteed, so some arrogance needs to be dropped me thinks. Rubbish!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gonzo Posted 8 September, 2010 Share Posted 8 September, 2010 (edited) The comments from some people on here have been plain stupid. With the amount of people I've seen writing the bloke off before he's even started. No wonder the Scunny fans are narked if he's coming here as a lot of what has been said has been stupid and disrespectful. Edited 8 September, 2010 by gonzo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dune Posted 8 September, 2010 Share Posted 8 September, 2010 lets just say that, with the greatest respect to S****horpe, he's buying into the "potential" of our club. Nail on head. We are a Premiership club in exile, they are a League 2 club puching above their weight. The only way is up for us, the only way is down for them. Sorry if this sounds arrogant or disrespectful, but that is how it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trousers Posted 8 September, 2010 Share Posted 8 September, 2010 New manager thread no.27 Great Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny R Posted 8 September, 2010 Share Posted 8 September, 2010 Makes me laugh, everyone saying we're too good for him. He's dropping down to come to us! People say "oh yeah, but we're on the way up innit blah blah blah" We're still in league one right now and nothing is guaranteed, so some arrogance needs to be dropped me thinks. This..... If anyone needed a reminder of how moronic and deluded our fanbase is, thinking M o' N was coming was certainly itt. NA looks like a fantastic appointment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scudamore Posted 8 September, 2010 Share Posted 8 September, 2010 I've not seen a single post on here referring to NA as a "northern monkey". Neither have i...he is though. Not that there's anything wrong with that of course...some of my best friends are northern. Simple folk. Talk funny. But the ones that wear glasses are nearly always clever. We could be onto a real winner here boys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saint_stevo Posted 8 September, 2010 Share Posted 8 September, 2010 Neither have i...he is though. Not that there's anything wrong with that of course...some of my best friends are northern. Simple folk. Talk funny. But the ones that wear glasses are nearly always clever. We could be onto a real winner here boys. i have referred to him a speccy **** before. i hang my head Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torres Posted 8 September, 2010 Share Posted 8 September, 2010 Northern Monkey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scudamore Posted 8 September, 2010 Share Posted 8 September, 2010 i have referred to him a speccy **** before. i hang my head that's alright stevo...we don't judge you here... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Le Taxi Posted 8 September, 2010 Author Share Posted 8 September, 2010 New manager thread no.27 Great I paid my money, I shall start a thread whenever i like on whatever subject i like, within reason, who made YOU site owner? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thedelldays Posted 8 September, 2010 Share Posted 8 September, 2010 we are very arrogant as fans Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Munster Posted 8 September, 2010 Share Posted 8 September, 2010 http://boards.footymad.net/forum.php?tno=460&fid=12&sty=2&act=1&mid=2120226459 They could be right! successful on a shoestring, proven in this league and all we can say is 'northern monkey'! "Your response illustrates perfectly why it would not be in his long term interests to come to Southampton. For sleeping giant read dead parrot." :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebel Posted 8 September, 2010 Share Posted 8 September, 2010 Adkins is undoubtedly a good manager - he track record at S****horpe proves it. But as with all managers it is a case of the right time and place. Would Southampton be the right club at the right time for Adkins - possibly yes and at the same time probably not. I would be surprised if he dropped down a division to manage us - and the Irons fans should be disappointed in him if he does. Undoubtedly he will leave them for bigger and better things at some point - although I would agree with most of the people on that messageboard that right now that's not Saints. Sure we are probably a bigger club and one with more potential - but right now they are the more stable and more successful club. Now if a bigger club with more potential than S****horpe came in for him from the Championship I'd expect him to take the job straight away. But maybe with Adkins he will have to take a step back to take two steps forward - much like Fonte thought he was doing -if he's going to get a job at a big club. There will be a lot more pressure at Saints that's for sure - impatient fans, an impatient chairman, expectation of promotion - and Adkins will have a lot to prove to a sceptical fan base. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dune Posted 8 September, 2010 Share Posted 8 September, 2010 and Adkins will have a lot to prove to a sceptical fan base. Are you Nick Illingsworth? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkish Posted 8 September, 2010 Share Posted 8 September, 2010 to be fair they have probably read some of the sh*t on here. The only person who everyone seems to agree on is O'Neill, one of Britains top managers. Outside of that no one else is good enough for the majority. If i was an outside looking in i'd be thinking what a bunch of c*nts, to be honest, i think that anyway being on the inside as a saints fan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saint_bert Posted 8 September, 2010 Share Posted 8 September, 2010 Lets be brutally honest, we are a bigger club then they can ever dream of being. Makes perfect sense for NA to come here imo. Their just upset their losing a manager who has been successfull for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derry Posted 8 September, 2010 Share Posted 8 September, 2010 S****horpe are a damn good club that punch above their weight, average crowds a little over 6000 against us with average crowds approaching 21000 with the potential to fill the stadium given a successful run. Owned by billionaires with an ambitious plan it would be a step forward. If the man wants to take the next step on the management ladder it wouldn't be to stay where he is, alternatively if he is happy and decides that he wants his stable lifestyle to continue whilst trying to stay in the NPC then fair play to him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkish Posted 8 September, 2010 Share Posted 8 September, 2010 Not all of us. But many football fans act that way and we've been on the other side of things over the years. I'm sure scunny would do it to a smaller club. We are a bigger club that slipped down below them, it's just a hard one to argue. I think the arrogance comes from dismissing Adkins and saying he's not good enough because he's their manager, even though they're above us. They're above us because they've performed better than saints in recent years and been managed a lot more efficiently, so good luck to them. It's similar to when Hoddle quit Saints for Spurs. We were a better team than them at the time, moving to a bigger stadium and above them in the league, yet Spurs were an underachiving club who are bigger than us, obviously in ours and S****horpes case its a division difference between us but Saints are a bigger club and career wise a step up for a manager, in the same way that leaving Saints for Spurs would be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thedelldays Posted 8 September, 2010 Share Posted 8 September, 2010 It's similar to when Hoddle quit Saints for Spurs. We were a better team than them at the time, moving to a bigger stadium and above them in the league, yet Spurs were an underachiving club who are bigger than us, obviously in ours and S****horpes case its a division difference between us but Saints are a bigger club and career wise a step up for a manager, in the same way that leaving Saints for Spurs would be. good point Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Fan CaM Posted 8 September, 2010 Share Posted 8 September, 2010 Adkins is undoubtedly a good manager - he track record at S****horpe proves it. But as with all managers it is a case of the right time and place. Would Southampton be the right club at the right time for Adkins - possibly yes and at the same time probably not. I would be surprised if he dropped down a division to manage us - and the Irons fans should be disappointed in him if he does. Undoubtedly he will leave them for bigger and better things at some point - although I would agree with most of the people on that messageboard that right now that's not Saints. Sure we are probably a bigger club and one with more potential - but right now they are the more stable and more successful club. Now if a bigger club with more potential than S****horpe came in for him from the Championship I'd expect him to take the job straight away. But maybe with Adkins he will have to take a step back to take two steps forward - much like Fonte thought he was doing -if he's going to get a job at a big club. There will be a lot more pressure at Saints that's for sure - impatient fans, an impatient chairman, expectation of promotion - and Adkins will have a lot to prove to a sceptical fan base. Excellent post. Too many posters are thinking - we're better or Scunny are better in terms of Adkins management. It's more about SUITABILITY at a given point in time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RinNY Posted 8 September, 2010 Share Posted 8 September, 2010 Makes me laugh, everyone saying we're too good for him. He's dropping down to come to us! People say "oh yeah, but we're on the way up innit blah blah blah" We're still in league one right now and nothing is guaranteed, so some arrogance needs to be dropped me thinks. S****horpe have gone as far as they're ever likely to go: with their ground and the gates they get, they pretty certainly can't afford to stay in the CCC for liong, ad certainly couldn't afford life in the Prem. Despite our fall, Saints are a club with a Premiership ground and Premiership gates: last season, though in L1 with a ten point deduction, we drew bigger crowds than some Prem teams! In other words, regardless of current League positions, Southampton are a bigger club, with bigger possibilities and bigger ambitions, than S****horpe will ever be. That's no disrespect to S****horpe:t's just a fact. So though Adkins would drop a division coming here, he would be doing so in the hope (expectation?) or rising to heights he can never achieve with S****horpe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stthrobber Posted 8 September, 2010 Share Posted 8 September, 2010 we are very arrogant as fans You ain't wrong there Deeps. Everything I've read about NA suggests we would be lucky to have him yet too many fans think we're too big for him. Too many fans think we shouldn't appoint him because he's currently at little old Scunny. Some people need a reality check on our current situation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jawillwill Posted 8 September, 2010 Share Posted 8 September, 2010 Was on the echo website, on the comment section. That is disgraceful journalism if true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chez Posted 8 September, 2010 Share Posted 8 September, 2010 You ain't wrong there Deeps. Everything I've read about NA suggests we would be lucky to have him yet too many fans think we're too big for him. Too many fans think we shouldn't appoint him because he's currently at little old Scunny. Some people need a reality check on our current situation.amen to that. Pity there are a few more posters like you on the echo web page to balance out the many many deluded infants on there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chez Posted 8 September, 2010 Share Posted 8 September, 2010 That is disgraceful journalism if true.I think he means comments from joe public that can be posted under most stories. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shurlock Posted 8 September, 2010 Share Posted 8 September, 2010 It's similar to when Hoddle quit Saints for Spurs. We were a better team than them at the time, moving to a bigger stadium and above them in the league, yet Spurs were an underachiving club who are bigger than us, obviously in ours and S****horpes case its a division difference between us but Saints are a bigger club and career wise a step up for a manager, in the same way that leaving Saints for Spurs would be. Not at all - Hoddle was a lifelong Spurs fan who saw himself as returning to his spiritual home - this gave the move a totally different charcter and made it nigh on impossible to convince Hoddle to stay. We also had no shortage of replacements, being a Premiership team with decent infrastructure (youth team) in, so we could ultimately afford to let him go; by contrast Scunny are totally up the Swanny if they lose Adkins - they are only where they are because of him. They are going to find it very difficult to attract decent candidates to a club with the lowest budget and attendances in the NPC, something which might cause them to fight a bit harder for Adkins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LA77 Posted 8 September, 2010 Share Posted 8 September, 2010 Do a few comments on a message board/newspaper comments really have any bearing on how clubs are thought of? How many people post on here often? A hundred? Say even a few hundred. Hardly reflects the thoughts of 20,000 does it? I think the vast majority of people realise the internet is full of nutters and WUM, and is taken with a large pinch of salt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ohio Saint Posted 9 September, 2010 Share Posted 9 September, 2010 That forum is a lot more civil and open minded than this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norm Posted 9 September, 2010 Share Posted 9 September, 2010 (edited) If the Scunny chairman's comments are as reported, then he is too good for us! In my view, NC came up against someone with more principles than him. I must say that I admire Adkins stance re compensation to be paid to his current club, before he resigns. The more I read of him, the more I like him. Best of luck with Scunny, Mr Adkins. Quote from Scunny fans forum, "Im hearing that on Monday agent indicated £350,000 in compensation would do it. Saints offered £200,000, Wharton wanted £500,000. Saints said to Adkins resign and we'll go to tribunal. Adkins wouldnt. Make of that what you will. Seems to me that £200,000 is pretty fair considering Adkins wasnt being paid a huge amount". Our loss. Edited 9 September, 2010 by Norm Included quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Topcat Posted 9 September, 2010 Share Posted 9 September, 2010 If the Scunny chairman's comments are as reported, then he is too good for us! In my view, NC came up against someone with more principles than him. I must say that I admire Adkins stance re compensation to be paid to his current club, before he resigns. The more I read of him, the more I like him. Best of luck with Scunny, Mr Adkins. Our loss. I agree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burnsie Posted 9 September, 2010 Share Posted 9 September, 2010 After Cortese's failed attempt to bully a 'smaller' club, they're spot on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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