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Match that to comparative spend by each manager's team' date=' in their respective league, then Adkins stats become a little more impressive...[/quote']

The scouting team they have at Scunny appears to be particularly impressive. Their ability to sign players - particularly strikers - on the cheap and then sell them on for millions a year or two later has been very impressive.

 

Since Adkins has been there (obviously bear in mind some would have been signed by Brian Laws):

Billy Sharp, signed for £100k from Rushden & Diamonds, sold to Sheffield United for £3m

Andy Keogh, signed for £50k from Leeds, sold to Wolves for £1.2m

Martin Paterson, signed for free from Stoke, sold to Burnley for £1m

Paul Hayes, signed for free from Barnsley, went to Preston on a Bosman, would have been worth about £1m

Gary Hooper, signed for £175k from Southend, sold to Celtic for £2.4m

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The scouting team they have at Scunny appears to be particularly impressive. Their ability to sign players - particularly strikers - on the cheap and then sell them on for millions a year or two later has been very impressive.

 

Since Adkins has been there (obviously bear in mind some would have been signed by Brian Laws):

Billy Sharp, signed for £100k from Rushden & Diamonds, sold to Sheffield United for £3m

Andy Keogh, signed for £50k from Leeds, sold to Wolves for £1.2m

Martin Paterson, signed for free from Stoke, sold to Burnley for £1m

Paul Hayes, signed for free from Barnsley, went to Preston on a Bosman, would have been worth about £1m

Gary Hooper, signed for £175k from Southend, sold to Celtic for £2.4m

 

Hadn't done the same level of analysis as that, but definitely noted how they've brought through players from "nowhere" and made them into very valuable/saleable assets. How much that was directly due down to Adkins and how much down to other key members of staff at Scunny we'll never really know, but it certainly reflects well.

 

They're currently 11th in the Champ, not a bad achievement with the resources they've had.

 

The challenge will be partly be how he gets on with an established squad, post transfer deadline day, with a whole load of high expectations coming from every angle.

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