All eyes on Adkins Twitter feed, he posts a new video of himself walking every day (for prostate cancer), it’s been 23 hours since the last one, will he be too busy for it today..
Im slowly coming round to the idea of Adkins, was firmly against it originally but sometimes a bit of blind faith won’t hurt, up the addicks.
Heard it yesterday afternoon. My source was the CharltonLife forum.
Clever. You can not actually hear anything on a message board though.
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Turn it in FFS. Nothing to do with I know something you don't but if that makes you feel better crack on. I just backed up a comment from a poster. I did not want to put it up last night as the person who told would not want me to.
What it does tell us is Sandgaard is either adamant this is the best course of action for the period ahead, or Roddy does and TS has given him full autonomy.
The easy option would have been given it to Jackson.
The cheap option would also have been given it to Jackson.
Seen quite a few posters referring to how well he did at Southampton, taking them from league one to the premier league in consecutive seasons. I've no doubt that's caught Sandgaard's eye too but the achievement looks slightly less impressive when you consider their team had:
Rickie Lambert, Adam Lallana, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Morgan Schneiderlin, Lee Barnard, Jason Puncheon, Jose Fonte.
Karel Fraeye would've probably got that team promoted.
You're making it sound like they were household names before he signed them. They really weren't. Lallana and oxlade Chamberlain came through the youth system. I think they signed Lambert shortly after they were relegated. Schnedelin was signed from pretty much obscurity, playing a handful of times for a Strasbourg B side.
If anything,the players you mention enhance his reputation. Not afraid to bring youth through and help them excel. Good eye for a player home or abroad. He moulded a lot of these players.
So what you’re saying is he’s a manager that improved players and not just claimed he did? That’ll be refreshing.
All eyes on Adkins Twitter feed, he posts a new video of himself walking every day (for prostate cancer), it’s been 23 hours since the last one, will he be too busy for it today..
Im slowly coming round to the idea of Adkins, was firmly against it originally but sometimes a bit of blind faith won’t hurt, up the addicks.
I honestly thought it said "#wankingsbrilliant" on his hat for.the first couple of seconds.
Everyone keeps saying “younger more exciting appointment” what exactly do they mean?
Probably Eddie Howe who they forget failed at Burnley
Behave Sam. He was unsettled as soon as he went to Burnley. It was the wrong move for him. His record at Bournemouth compares to the mighty Jimmy Seed. Eddie Howe should be offered the Palace job as Roy Hodgson is getting long in the tooth. (He should turn it down and come to a proper club where he can build a football legacy)
I will never forget the master class when they won the Championship and played the ball to Yann on the ground and every one ran off him, with Pugh, Wilson, Richie, etc playing a fantastic pass and move game.
Most managers will "fail' in the end. Or at the beginning of their tenure if they are not given time.
If Abramovich was in charge at United when Man utd were losing 2-0 to Cafc, Ferguson would have gone the same way as Frank Lampard. Even under the Martin Edwards era he was one cup defeat away from the sack.
I agree most managers will fail somewhere. Id like Howe to manage us but equally i think Adkins would be good for us and im just a bit confused about the stick he is getting so i thought i’d point out that Howe isn’t the messiah.
I agree @samB09 with the points you make, and IF Adkins is the choice he could have a great working relationship with Thomas Sandgaard and I'm getting greedy now but JJ as his assistant and Steve Gallen carrying on trying to get better players to this club now the restrictions have been eased would be a dream team on improving our fortunes, even if we have another season in League 1.
I’d be happy with Adkins. Granted, he hasn’t had a job in a while, but I think the Hull job was a nightmare and managing in those circumstances doesn’t make him a bad manager. We also have to factor in that jobs at bigger clubs are always a pull. Hull had been in the prem in recent years, so there would’ve been a pull on his part.
He did very well for Southampton. He’s not on the same level, but a lot of people had probably written off Moyes after losing the man Utd job and drifting to Sunderland then West Ham and being let go by West Ham, only to be reappointed. I think Adkins may be similar. A good manager, circumstances worked against him at Soton, and then you go into a bit of a lottery as to next club and decent opportunities. It’s not unusual for someone of high stock to lose a job at a decent club, then suddenly have to find themselves applying for a team in the division below.
If he’s appointed, I’ll be right behind him and look forward to a new chapter
Adkins the physio? Just caught up on this? Last night I was encouraged that we would get JJ or if not someone far superior. Not a has been? He is in a downward spiral hence no one wanting him. My instinct is that this would be another mid table finish in L1 under his helm. He is totalky barking too. Whereas Jackson could be something special....
Jackson is bargain bucket. I love the bloke, but we don't need to take a gamble on cheap managers anymore. We've got a decent owner who can appoint an experienced gaffer, with a a track record of success.
Priority is getting out of this league. If we're appointing managers purely on sentiment, we may as well have stuck with Bowyer and enjoyed mid table.
As for Adkins 'downward spiral'. He took Hull from 20th to 13th, in the championship. What's downward about that?
Yes Jackson is a cheap and yes he is a gamble but then so was Bowyer, so was Eddie Howe, so was Curbs and Gritt. They may have all been appointed in their roles out of necessity but sometimes it works. Adkins, yes he did very well at Scunthorpe (physio appointed out of necessity and it worked) However, I think even Pardew would have taken them out of L1 if other matters had not intervened. He then had a huge achievement in getting them to the Premiership. That was 9 years ago. After leaving the Saints he failed to save Reading from the drop and in that impt first season down just missed the play offs and then was sacked next season when they were 16th. He then took Sheff Utd to a lowest league finish since 83, 11th place Sure he stabilised Hull but with their wage bill and the players they had they were under achieving. Dec they were 20th, he guided then to 18th. They were in the Premiership the season before. Yes he walked away from them after a 13th place finish but it has not been so successful to have job offers heading his way all the time? Maybe if he is appointed he will do very well for us. I really hope so. But sometimes you look at the manager and just know they will not succeed...Lambert at Ipswich (similar cv), Parkie at Sunderland.
The speed at which Sandgaard said 'we'll have our man in place by the end of the week' with a big smile & the fact he repeated it in several other interviews, I do wonder if the new man (Looks like Adkins) was already lined up to take over in the summer & they've just moved it forward.
Purely speculation on my part & we'll never know the answer
What it does tell us is Sandgaard is either adamant this is the best course of action for the period ahead, or Roddy does and TS has given him full autonomy.
The easy option would have been given it to Jackson.
The cheap option would also have been given it to Jackson.
Sandgaard has shown before, he does his research. I don't think a decisions like this would have been conducted by giving Roddy full Autonomy and telling him to just get on with it. When he first took over, the Southampton model must have been big in his thoughts. He speaks to other teams chairman a lot by the sounds of things. No doubt he would have had some dialect with the people who were working alongside Adkins during those years.
The speed at which Sandgaard said 'we'll have our man in place by the end of the week' with a big smile & the fact he repeated it in several other interviews, I do wonder if the new man (Looks like Adkins) was already lined up to take over in the summer & they've just moved it forward.
Purely speculation on my part & we'll never know the answer
For any number of reasons you would always hope that the owner would have an idea of who he would appoint at any given time. Most managers are always 3 results away from either the sack themselves or getting a better job when someone else gets sacked.
The speed at which Sandgaard said 'we'll have our man in place by the end of the week' with a big smile & the fact he repeated it in several other interviews, I do wonder if the new man (Looks like Adkins) was already lined up to take over in the summer & they've just moved it forward.
Purely speculation on my part & we'll never know the answer
Definitely seems to have been some inevitability to what has played out in the last week. Been going on for weeks/months I should think. Bowyer probably been thinking more about formations for Brum than us in the past few weeks, which explains a lot.
The speed at which Sandgaard said 'we'll have our man in place by the end of the week' with a big smile & the fact he repeated it in several other interviews, I do wonder if the new man (Looks like Adkins) was already lined up to take over in the summer & they've just moved it forward.
Purely speculation on my part & we'll never know the answer
Definitely seems to have been some inevitability to what has played out in the last week. Been going on for weeks/months I should think. Bowyer probably been thinking more about formations for Brum than us in the past few weeks, which explains a lot.
yep , given us days off and less time on training field and improved results, if not performances
Having thought about Adkins, he looks a good fit for us. I really hope that JJ can be persuaded to stay in place as I really think it will be good for us and good for JJ longer term, learning his trade from a manager that has great experience.
The speed at which Sandgaard said 'we'll have our man in place by the end of the week' with a big smile & the fact he repeated it in several other interviews, I do wonder if the new man (Looks like Adkins) was already lined up to take over in the summer & they've just moved it forward.
Purely speculation on my part & we'll never know the answer
For any number of reasons you would always hope that the owner would have an idea of who he would appoint at any given time. Most managers are always 3 results away from either the sack themselves or getting a better job when someone else gets sacked.
I remember reading an interview with Les Reed a few weeks ago where he said Southampton had managerial appointments planned ahead of where they were . Hence why ironically they moved so quickly to replace Adkins with Poch.
One big difference Adkins and Bowyer is adkins is very very positive have seen some of snippets on Twitter it can come across a bit cringey but we are just going have to embrace it
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Im slowly coming round to the idea of Adkins, was firmly against it originally but sometimes a bit of blind faith won’t hurt, up the addicks.
Turn it in FFS. Nothing to do with I know something you don't but if that makes you feel better crack on. I just backed up a comment from a poster. I did not want to put it up last night as the person who told would not want me to.
The easy option would have been given it to Jackson.
The cheap option would also have been given it to Jackson.
So what you’re saying is he’s a manager that improved players and not just claimed he did? That’ll be refreshing.
I agree @samB09 with the points you make, and IF Adkins is the choice he could have a great working relationship with Thomas Sandgaard and I'm getting greedy now but JJ as his assistant and Steve Gallen carrying on trying to get better players to this club now the restrictions have been eased would be a dream team on improving our fortunes, even if we have another season in League 1.
If he’s appointed, I’ll be right behind him and look forward to a new chapter
Means I'm going to have a dose of football management and hopefully it lasts more than one year.
The speed at which Sandgaard said 'we'll have our man in place by the end of the week' with a big smile & the fact he repeated it in several other interviews, I do wonder if the new man (Looks like Adkins) was already lined up to take over in the summer & they've just moved it forward.
Purely speculation on my part & we'll never know the answer
When he first took over, the Southampton model must have been big in his thoughts. He speaks to other teams chairman a lot by the sounds of things. No doubt he would have had some dialect with the people who were working alongside Adkins during those years.
Having thought about Adkins, he looks a good fit for us. I really hope that JJ can be persuaded to stay in place as I really think it will be good for us and good for JJ longer term, learning his trade from a manager that has great experience.
I also like the fact his name has already been misspelt a number of times. Proper Charlton.