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Nigel Adkins - confirmed as permanent Tranmere manager (p52)

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  • Ormiston_Addick
    Ormiston_Addick Posts: 8,813
    edited March 2021
    Cafc43v3r said:
    Ormiston_Addick said:
    Sorry, but this is absolute bollocks.

    Adkins did brilliantly for Southampton TEN FUCKING YEARS AGO - he has not worked for two years and failed at his last three clubs.

    This is just so gutting, I am sure he is a lovely bloke and all that but come on people if Sunderland appointed him after sacking Parky we’d have thought them mad.

    Obviously he knows Ged Roddy from working together at Reading and that’s why he got the job, and that is just not good enough I am afraid.

    Feels like a real kick in the teeth and confirms what others have said about tension between Bowyer and Roddy with the former fearing a replacement was being lined up.

    I would love to be wrong but this looks like an awful appointment, please show me a manager that has failed at his last three clubs and then suddenly finds success after two years on his arse. You won’t be able to.

    Really quite angry about this, feels like a complete piss take to be honest.
    Is that the Roddy who worked and Reading in 2018 and the Adkins that left in 2014?  Or a different pair? 
    Yep - fair enough - that’s my mistake.

    But sorry, there has to be a link somewhere because someone two years out of the game and three failures in a row behind them doesn’t just get appointed 48 hours after the last manager walks.

    This didn’t just happen this week.
  • Valley27000
    Valley27000 Posts: 3,417
    Welcome
    Cafc
  • Addickted
    Addickted Posts: 19,456
    Meh.
  • Dazzler21
    Dazzler21 Posts: 51,432
    When you come here as a player or manager, your experience is YOUR experience.

    For us it should be a clean slate, we will obviously feel a certain way, but the club comes first and for that reason new players and managers always get my support. 

    (Even the yellow toothed gaffa shoed Belgian bellend appointed ones got it initially)
  • colthe3rd
    colthe3rd Posts: 8,486
    Spoke well in that interview. I have a feeling he'll do alright, think the players might respond well to a more thoughtful manager who's not going to single them out all the time. My biggest hope is that those who are disappointed with him don't jump on him at the first signs of trouble and we do all get behind him. Let's all unite together, we've got a good owner, a manager who's done it before at this level, last thing we need is negativity and arguing amongst ourselves.
  • cafcsinger
    cafcsinger Posts: 5,556
    Has Adkins managed any of our players before? Gunter?
  • mendonca
    mendonca Posts: 9,419
    AFKABartram said:
    Welcome Nigel, I’m a lot more positive now than I was on Tuesday 
    I'm a lot more positive now than I was on Monday ;)
  • JamesSeed
    JamesSeed Posts: 17,391
     Very happy with that. 
    Let’s go!
  • stoneroses19
    stoneroses19 Posts: 7,242
    Ormiston_Addick said:
    Cafc43v3r said:
    Ormiston_Addick said:
    Sorry, but this is absolute bollocks.

    Adkins did brilliantly for Southampton TEN FUCKING YEARS AGO - he has not worked for two years and failed at his last three clubs.

    This is just so gutting, I am sure he is a lovely bloke and all that but come on people if Sunderland appointed him after sacking Parky we’d have thought them mad.

    Obviously he knows Ged Roddy from working together at Reading and that’s why he got the job, and that is just not good enough I am afraid.

    Feels like a real kick in the teeth and confirms what others have said about tension between Bowyer and Roddy with the former fearing a replacement was being lined up.

    I would love to be wrong but this looks like an awful appointment, please show me a manager that has failed at his last three clubs and then suddenly finds success after two years on his arse. You won’t be able to.

    Really quite angry about this, feels like a complete piss take to be honest.
    Is that the Roddy who worked and Reading in 2018 and the Adkins that left in 2014?  Or a different pair? 
    Yep - fair enough - that’s my mistake.

    But sorry, there has to be a link somewhere because someone two years out of the game and three failures in a row behind them doesn’t just get appointed 48 hours after the last manager walks.

    This didn’t just happen this week.
    The way him and Olly kept saying this has been a whirlwind week and happened quickly, makes it sound like not as pre-planned as you think. 
  • blackheathcanuck
    blackheathcanuck Posts: 250
    Warming to Nigel. Good luck, mate. Onwards and upwards.

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  • Cafc43v3r
    Cafc43v3r Posts: 21,600
    cafcsinger said:
    Has Adkins managed any of our players before? Gunter?
    Gunter at Reading was runner up in there POTY when they missed out on the play offs on the last day. 
  • sinceiwasyoung
    sinceiwasyoung Posts: 1,040
    Could have been better  , could have been worse . He seems to talk a good game though , and comes across as a decent bloke . Good luck NA .
  • Cafc43v3r
    Cafc43v3r Posts: 21,600
    Ormiston_Addick said:
    Cafc43v3r said:
    Ormiston_Addick said:
    Sorry, but this is absolute bollocks.

    Adkins did brilliantly for Southampton TEN FUCKING YEARS AGO - he has not worked for two years and failed at his last three clubs.

    This is just so gutting, I am sure he is a lovely bloke and all that but come on people if Sunderland appointed him after sacking Parky we’d have thought them mad.

    Obviously he knows Ged Roddy from working together at Reading and that’s why he got the job, and that is just not good enough I am afraid.

    Feels like a real kick in the teeth and confirms what others have said about tension between Bowyer and Roddy with the former fearing a replacement was being lined up.

    I would love to be wrong but this looks like an awful appointment, please show me a manager that has failed at his last three clubs and then suddenly finds success after two years on his arse. You won’t be able to.

    Really quite angry about this, feels like a complete piss take to be honest.
    Is that the Roddy who worked and Reading in 2018 and the Adkins that left in 2014?  Or a different pair? 
    Yep - fair enough - that’s my mistake.

    But sorry, there has to be a link somewhere because someone two years out of the game and three failures in a row behind them doesn’t just get appointed 48 hours after the last manager walks.

    This didn’t just happen this week.
    He didn't fail at Hull. 
  • Afternoon Delight
    Afternoon Delight Posts: 920
    Welcome Nigel and of course good luck.
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,967
    Obviously he has my full support, but I can't say I share the excitement here

    I've always liked him as a person, but I do worry that his "headline" achievements are a long time ago, and that he inherited a cracking Southampton squad from Pardew, whereas here he'll have to build a squad

    I do like that he wants to play decent football, and develop academy players. His positivity will surely benefit the likes of Morgan
  • seth plum
    seth plum Posts: 53,448
    Welcome and best wishes Legin.
    Would you mind changing your first name to something less offensive and normal, like Rupert?

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  • Valleysarr
    Valleysarr Posts: 1,103
    Good luck Nigel! I think it’s ok. Good for JJ he may leave us one time and he may come back who knows! 
  • Dazzler21
    Dazzler21 Posts: 51,432
    stoneroses19 said:
    Ormiston_Addick said:
    Cafc43v3r said:
    Ormiston_Addick said:
    Sorry, but this is absolute bollocks.

    Adkins did brilliantly for Southampton TEN FUCKING YEARS AGO - he has not worked for two years and failed at his last three clubs.

    This is just so gutting, I am sure he is a lovely bloke and all that but come on people if Sunderland appointed him after sacking Parky we’d have thought them mad.

    Obviously he knows Ged Roddy from working together at Reading and that’s why he got the job, and that is just not good enough I am afraid.

    Feels like a real kick in the teeth and confirms what others have said about tension between Bowyer and Roddy with the former fearing a replacement was being lined up.

    I would love to be wrong but this looks like an awful appointment, please show me a manager that has failed at his last three clubs and then suddenly finds success after two years on his arse. You won’t be able to.

    Really quite angry about this, feels like a complete piss take to be honest.
    Is that the Roddy who worked and Reading in 2018 and the Adkins that left in 2014?  Or a different pair? 
    Yep - fair enough - that’s my mistake.

    But sorry, there has to be a link somewhere because someone two years out of the game and three failures in a row behind them doesn’t just get appointed 48 hours after the last manager walks.

    This didn’t just happen this week.
    The way him and Olly kept saying this has been a whirlwind week and happened quickly, makes it sound like not as pre-planned as you think. 
    Yeah it sounded like he was on Sandgaard's list but maybe only contacted this week. 
  • masicat
    masicat Posts: 5,012
    edited March 2021
    Was a Bowyer man and wanted him to stay. Wasn’t  excited by Adkins at all. Have now done some research and done some listening. Add Jackson to the pot and this is a great appointment. COYR
  • Scoham
    Scoham Posts: 37,446
    Ormiston_Addick said:
    Cafc43v3r said:
    Ormiston_Addick said:
    Sorry, but this is absolute bollocks.

    Adkins did brilliantly for Southampton TEN FUCKING YEARS AGO - he has not worked for two years and failed at his last three clubs.

    This is just so gutting, I am sure he is a lovely bloke and all that but come on people if Sunderland appointed him after sacking Parky we’d have thought them mad.

    Obviously he knows Ged Roddy from working together at Reading and that’s why he got the job, and that is just not good enough I am afraid.

    Feels like a real kick in the teeth and confirms what others have said about tension between Bowyer and Roddy with the former fearing a replacement was being lined up.

    I would love to be wrong but this looks like an awful appointment, please show me a manager that has failed at his last three clubs and then suddenly finds success after two years on his arse. You won’t be able to.

    Really quite angry about this, feels like a complete piss take to be honest.
    Is that the Roddy who worked and Reading in 2018 and the Adkins that left in 2014?  Or a different pair? 
    Yep - fair enough - that’s my mistake.

    But sorry, there has to be a link somewhere because someone two years out of the game and three failures in a row behind them doesn’t just get appointed 48 hours after the last manager walks.

    This didn’t just happen this week.
    Failed at Sheff Utd yes but he was a success at Hull working for bad owners and at Reading they nearly made the Championship playoffs with a lot of academy players in the team. It fell apart but I believe he said the club were in danger of going out of business.

    You can’t judge success in the Championship just based on whether he was promoted.
  • SE7toSG3
    SE7toSG3 Posts: 3,140
    I am pretty positive about this, especially keeping JJ at the club. Certainly not a backwards step and he gets my full support, looking forward to Saturday now 
  • cfgs
    cfgs Posts: 11,494
    Crikey he seems a nice bloke, you can imagine him being the type to pass on the glory to the players when things are going well.
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,831
    edited March 2021
    Sheffield United the only true failure on his CV in my eyes. That’s obviously a slight concern given that that’s roughly the position we find ourselves in now. He talks about his players making mistakes and learning from them. I’m sure he’s done plenty of self reflection since his time at Bramall Lane.

    I’d urge you to remember the fact we’re in League One and were never ever going to attract Wilder/Howe that some fans were dreaming of.
  • cfgs
    cfgs Posts: 11,494
    Anyway all appointments are a risk, so judge the choice next May.

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