pangy Posted 18 January, 2013 Share Posted 18 January, 2013 This guy is obviously just a yes man,I bet we go back to 4-3-3 because NC wants that. Just stunned at this,stunned Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hypochondriac Posted 18 January, 2013 Share Posted 18 January, 2013 That's Lambert sold then for definite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rick1976.4.38 Posted 18 January, 2013 Share Posted 18 January, 2013 if it was to be done,it shouldve been done at the end of the season,not now just when nigel had started to get it right this new manager cant even speak english ffs so p***ed off Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint_Jonny Posted 18 January, 2013 Share Posted 18 January, 2013 "I hope Southampton get relegated" is trending on Twitter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pangy Posted 18 January, 2013 Share Posted 18 January, 2013 Absolute joke - but maybe the delay in signings were so that they could be announced today to deflect this news Unless we sign Messi & Ronaldo I very much doubt anything will deflect this news Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ART Posted 18 January, 2013 Share Posted 18 January, 2013 Had Cortese's advisors been included and the likes of Di Matteo been brought in as Director to replace Reid I'd be able to stomach this move. But to make Nigel the scapegoat is appalling and brings shame on this club of ours. Th probable reality is that top players will be refusing to come to the club with the like's of Nigel in charge. The use of the like's of De Ridder recently showed desperation when he and others that featured in the earlier Reserve game of shame should have been shipped out and never played Really gutted that Cortese couldn't have given Nigel till the end of the season after supporting him up to now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norm Posted 18 January, 2013 Share Posted 18 January, 2013 This is what it says on wikipedia "Before being Sacked on 18th January 2013 due to phoning in and saying he couldn't make it to training due to being snowed in" If that is true then its a ****ing joke. I don't believe this for one moment, due to the new managers name was being mentioned on web two days ago! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carljack Posted 18 January, 2013 Share Posted 18 January, 2013 Did terry payne have any say in this madness ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monk Posted 18 January, 2013 Share Posted 18 January, 2013 Boycotting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
um pahars Posted 18 January, 2013 Share Posted 18 January, 2013 A man at the top whose ego appears to know no bounds. Sacking a manager at a key time in the season. Wasting a transfer window. Manager(s) untried in English football. Remind me where we saw all this before????????? Massive gamble by Cortese and harping back to the good ole days, he will be based on results over the next few months. PS how many moaning today have in the past said we need to be careful we don't lose Cortese as he is instrumental in keeping the Liebherrs on board??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
washsaint Posted 18 January, 2013 Share Posted 18 January, 2013 Completely baffling decision that really makes me want to follow Saints but not support them. This is a coach that was sacked from Espanyol with them bottom and with 9 points from 13 games. Yeah NC, a real coup for you you f**** c***. Can only see relegation now.......the team was together, playing well and now we have an unknown come in who probably can't speak a word of English and a group of players that are probably in as much shock as we are! Terrible, terrible decision. Nige - you deserve so much better than working for a complete c**k like NC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norm Posted 18 January, 2013 Share Posted 18 January, 2013 Lawrie Mac on Talksport now. Bang goes his entry to the ground. Saying what? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ART Posted 18 January, 2013 Share Posted 18 January, 2013 That's Lambert sold then for definite. Thoroughly agree. Reckon Nigel's refusal to ship out Ricky must have the reason his dismissal came to pass. We know know who's been picking the starting line up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gorgiesaint Posted 18 January, 2013 Share Posted 18 January, 2013 Just listening to a Spanish journalist talking about Pochettino on Talksport - gave him very high praise, compared him with Laudrup at Swansea. That said, absolutely shocked by the decision, after a dodgy start I thought NA was getting to grips with being a Prem League manager. We need to be careful and not do a Chelsea - stay behind the team during the 90 minutes and keep the One Nigel Adkins chants to before, half time and after the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Window Cleaner Posted 18 January, 2013 Share Posted 18 January, 2013 ****ing outrageous. The irony is Everton will turn up on Monday and show what continuity can bring. Can't believe Marcus would have stood for this! That would be Markus who wanted Pardew sacked because he wouldn't sign Papa Waigo then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bangkoksaint Posted 18 January, 2013 Share Posted 18 January, 2013 Might just support whoever he takes over next to be honest! If stuff like this is the price of success then I'd rather be in League 1. Otherwise what the hell are you supporting? Really sad day. This Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeShmoe Posted 18 January, 2013 Share Posted 18 January, 2013 We have just turned into a nasty little club in the eyes of the rest of British football If we now go down, who is Cortese accountable to? I've loved the last 3 or 4 years but genuinely cant support a team that acts like that..lets employ a failed Argentinian manager who knows F all abut the UK league and doesnt even speak english We deserve to be relegated and we likely now will be as you can bet the players NA bought up through the leagues wont give a f**k Dont be surprised if we lose 4-0 on Mon now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leslie Charteris Posted 18 January, 2013 Share Posted 18 January, 2013 "Unlimited power is apt to corrupt the minds of those who possess it." So said Pitt the Elder and NC answers to no one but himself, it seems. This may be the correct decision, but it is going to take a long time to prove it. I wonder if he got a well done text from Abramovich. Thank you Nigel for all you have done for SFC. I am sure you will get the success you deserve soon enough elsewhere, I am just sad it will not be with us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
View From The Top Posted 18 January, 2013 Share Posted 18 January, 2013 I've tickets for Wigan but after that, no more. My season tickets will go unused by me now. I've had enough of modern football. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bananaman Posted 18 January, 2013 Share Posted 18 January, 2013 Got lots of fans of other clubs texting me now saying they like Saints but hope we go down now for the sake of football Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cabrone Posted 18 January, 2013 Share Posted 18 January, 2013 I read the rumours this morning but didn't really think they'd be true. Unbelievable. We've just sacked one of the brightest managers we've had in a long time. Unbelieveable. Looks like the much demonised media got this one right. Cortese has had a major brain fart. Unbelieveable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manji Posted 18 January, 2013 Share Posted 18 January, 2013 Anyone excited by this. Adkins had reached his level this guy will take us to another level. Brave decision by Nicola. Thanks for all youve done Nigel. Typical knee jerk reaction by posters on here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norm Posted 18 January, 2013 Share Posted 18 January, 2013 Did terry payne have any say in this madness ! Never heard of Terry Payne!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thedelldays Posted 18 January, 2013 Share Posted 18 January, 2013 Luke shaw - very confused Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SNSUN Posted 18 January, 2013 Share Posted 18 January, 2013 Relegation would mean we'd lose Shaw, Clyne, Morgan, Lallana, Gaston and possibly even Lambert. It'd be disastrous. Adkins had looked like he'd keep us up, and do it playing good football. Unbelievable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mmm Donuts Posted 18 January, 2013 Share Posted 18 January, 2013 I'm truly gobsmacked by this. Whatever we as fans think, surely, there must be some reason other than Cortese's ego. Gutted and I think a poor day in our history. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scummer85 Posted 18 January, 2013 Share Posted 18 January, 2013 im hoping there is a valid reason behind this. I like cortese, some of the things he does arent always immediately seen as being great decisions but we are in the PL now and he has played a massive part of that. Im worried he might have gone that bit too far with this one though! i dont think adkins was good enough for the long run, he was doing a good enough job to keep us up this year imo and deserved a shot after his success of the past. this decision should have been reserved until end of the season. I just hope that this doesnt unsettle the team and its 'togetherness' too much Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colehillsaint Posted 18 January, 2013 Share Posted 18 January, 2013 Not that I post very often but my view is consistently that never ever should fans trust a football chairman. In all my years of supporting Saints I think that is the single most disheartening decision I can recall. The wider public will wish us great misfortune for this, and tbh who can blame them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorkie Posted 18 January, 2013 Share Posted 18 January, 2013 After the last few years of stability I fear for the mood within the club. It's the change I object to and the timing. We have just started seeing the best from Puncheon, and along with Shaw they wanted to commit to Saints - but I wonder if that was the Nigel factor? Being a true Saints fan was not about winning all the time - it's about loving the game, the players and the management. Might sound a bit gay - but Nigel gave me back the vbelief I had lost under the Lowe regime and the constant change of Managers. I wonder how the players feel this morning? It's easy for us to get all emotional about it and rant on here - but I genuinely feel sick! Nigel you are a top bloke - I have loved your positive attitude, and the way you got Premier League footballers out of League 1 donkies/also rans. If we survive (and that's a big IF!) the blame will be placed firmly at this change as far as I am concerned... To add to the debate - I wonder who will be in goal Monday night? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qwertySFC Posted 18 January, 2013 Share Posted 18 January, 2013 I wonder how many will feel the same if we go to the champions league - stranger things have happened , Its football people come and go - when Pardew went who would have thought Nigel would have done this much - I'll wait to see what happens prior to judge the new guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Window Cleaner Posted 18 January, 2013 Share Posted 18 January, 2013 Sad day. Good luck Nigel Adkins - wont be out of work for long I'm sure Does the new guy speak English?! Yes he does, pretty well if I remember correctly . Got a feeling he gave his early interviews in English when he was at PSG. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miltonroader07 Posted 18 January, 2013 Share Posted 18 January, 2013 Is there more to this, I recall the Pardew sacking that was equally as strange now this. I dont understand at all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pangy Posted 18 January, 2013 Share Posted 18 January, 2013 It is purely down to the timing that is making so many angry,if it got to the end of the season and they realised NA couldnt take us to that next level we could all except it,but to do it mid Jan when we have a bit of form going is gutwrenching. This new guy is already ****ing in the wind,he will have to do something special to win over the fans,NA was such a gentleman and decent bloke it was hard to not like him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ART Posted 18 January, 2013 Share Posted 18 January, 2013 Did terry payne have any say in this madness ! If Terry continue's in his role of Club President without standing down, then this isn't the Terry Paine I have worshiped and loved all these years. At least Le Tiss has stood by his beliefs and principles and let his feeling known Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krissyboy31 Posted 18 January, 2013 Share Posted 18 January, 2013 Totally shocked by this. Thought NA was in trouble a few months ago with the start we made (that was more to do with the fixture computer than any managerial failings IMO). Now, however, after the run we have been on, how does this make any sense? As they said on Talksport, you could understand it for a Mourinho type appointment but for a no mark Argentinian, most famous for (not) bringing Michael Owen down? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adrian lord Posted 18 January, 2013 Share Posted 18 January, 2013 Football has lost it's soul and is doomed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hypochondriac Posted 18 January, 2013 Share Posted 18 January, 2013 I wonder how many will feel the same if we go to the champions league - stranger things have happened , Its football people come and go - when Pardew went who would have thought Nigel would have done this much - I'll wait to see what happens prior to judge the new guy. I would feel exactly the same. Sfc in this guise can **** off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saints Warrior Posted 18 January, 2013 Share Posted 18 January, 2013 I cant belive this, I thought the stupid days of Lowe had gone. This is going to get the club relegated now. This new bloke is supposed to be= "Mauricio is a well-respected coach of substantial quality who has gained a reputation as an astute tactician and excellent man manager. I have every confidence that he will inspire our talented squad of players to perform at the highest possible level." If thats the case why wasnt he got in before the season or the idoit NC say that this bloke is netc manager and NA will be out. Thanks Nigel , you have been brillaint and got Saints back to the big time just like I watched L Mac in 1977/78 Monday looks like a huge protest for fans now. Watch out NC you will be out by 6 month just like LOWE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davefizzy14 Posted 18 January, 2013 Share Posted 18 January, 2013 This is a bloody disgrace, we were on a decent run of form. Why, why this? Nigel is one of our greatest managers and is a legend for me. Good luck Nigel, you will get a good job and I for one know you will succeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simster Posted 18 January, 2013 Share Posted 18 January, 2013 It is utterly laughable that anyone should try and compare Pardew's sacking with that of double promotion winning, and now creator of a fairly solid Premiership side, Nigel Adkins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yarb101 Posted 18 January, 2013 Share Posted 18 January, 2013 Waiting for the day that NA brings his new team to St Marys and creams us... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martel Posted 18 January, 2013 Share Posted 18 January, 2013 now im ****ed off
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