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Nigel Adkins - confirmed as permanent Tranmere manager (p52)
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"Morning everyone. Isn't bed brilliant! You lie under the duvet, when it's cold and wet outside and all you can hear is the roar of traffic. The wife's just brought me a cup of tea, and even better I've told Jacko and Euelly to take training this morning, so I can stay in and watch Bargain Hunt. Stay Positive!"charltonbob said:
Can't wait for the winter when it's cold, the wind is howling & the rain lashing downeastterrace6168 said:Plenty of people thought that this video walk was a flash in the pan, but clearly not, so long may it reign i say,
let's "go make the most of it" and take it in the manner intended, good on yer guvnor
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And do you know @Tom-of-se9? 😉bobmunro said:KBslittlesis said:
Worked for the Met (not the weather one).charltonbob said:
What did you do prior to being a goat farmer ? (of course if you were undercover SAS best keep it to yourself)KBslittlesis said:
I guess by the very nature of what I did prior to being a goat farmer, I find that because he always uses the same turn of phrase (walking is great, birds are singing, sun is shining, let’s make the most of the day etc) I can’t help thinking he’s hiding something 😳Arsenetatters said:
When I first heard him I would agree with you. Then I started seeing it as him having a bit of a laugh. If I thought he was being serious it would freak me out a bit. Mind you, that final grin he does at the end is, most definitely, creepy.grumpyaddick said:
On balance, I think my worst nightmare would be being stuck in a lift with Professor Positive.
Reminds me of one of those dreadful evangelical born-again Christians.
He seriously gives me the creeps.Any contacts within AC12?If so, who is H?
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clive said:
He's really got to do something about the final grin. Imagine waking up in the morning, rolling over, and seeing that grin. Stuff of nightmares.
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Particularly as the first words would be “trust you slept well” making you desperately try to recall what might have happened during the night.Arsenetatters said:clive said:
He's really got to do something about the final grin. Imagine waking up in the morning, rolling over, and seeing that grin. Stuff of nightmares.14 -
That really cracked me up..cheers Ricky!0
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Would that really be the only thing on your mind if you did find yourself rolling overArsenetatters said:clive said:
He's really got to do something about the final grin. Imagine waking up in the morning, rolling over, and seeing that grin. Stuff of nightmares.
and finding him next to you...his grin!!
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... "Good morning. Trust you slept well... Start again?"ricky_otto said:
Particularly as the first words would be “trust you slept well” making you desperately try to recall what might have happened during the night.Arsenetatters said:clive said:
He's really got to do something about the final grin. Imagine waking up in the morning, rolling over, and seeing that grin. Stuff of nightmares.
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Reckon he's been told to turn it down a bit. Watched a funny interview with Barry Robson who used to play at Celtic and Boro under Strachan.Chunes said:Interested to know if the Cowley & Cook backers have been won over?
Cook in particular seems all over the place with his post-match comments. One week blaming the players lack of heart, next week saying "There'll be no criticism of the players from me now, we're past all that aren't we?"
Despite getting on really well with him he said when Strachan went to Boro he alienated and sagged off a lot of the players already there and started brining in half of the spl down there early on all at same time
Robson said how it's not good to do things like that so early on and you have to work with and try and get the best out of what youve got. Unsurprisingly it didn't work out for Strachan down there
Mind you I wouldn't write off Cook as a manager yet he's only had around 10 games despite the start they've made
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Arsenetatters said:clive said:
He's really got to do something about the final grin. Imagine waking up in the morning, rolling over, and seeing that grin. Stuff of nightmares.
You not keen on a Grin and tonic first thing ?
The choice is yours Arsene,
The happy chappy with the positive outlook on life or Matthew Southall who will give you a catalogue and ask you to pick the extra large.0 -
“W@nking.... I mean walking is good”Chunes said:
... "Good morning. Trust you slept well... Start again?"ricky_otto said:
Particularly as the first words would be “trust you slept well” making you desperately try to recall what might have happened during the night.Arsenetatters said:clive said:
He's really got to do something about the final grin. Imagine waking up in the morning, rolling over, and seeing that grin. Stuff of nightmares.3 - Sponsored links:
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He is starting a new job amongst strangers at a place where he doesn’t know the culture...yet.
When we went 6-0 up at Plymouth my instant thought was can we get a seventh because it would be a new all time club record.
Mr Adkins didn’t think that, or know that or probably even speculated on that.
Do any of us know off the top of our heads Scunthorpe’s record away win? Or Southampton’s, or Hull’s, or Reading’s or Tranmere’s? If we got a job in those places it would take a while to assimilate.
So what do you do?
You firstly say they chose me, and so they must want me...any warts and all. Secondly you probably fall back on the psychological manual on ‘How to get started in a new job’, which includes being nice to people and positive and enthusiastic. What else is there to go on at the start?
Nigel Adkins is feeling his way as best he can, and being a football manager, as opposed to being a PR man, or a nuanced actor he may not have the subtlety or undercurrent or skill he would show if he was.
Hence the reliance on things which to him seem tried and tested in the past, including the grin probably.
I wouldn’t worry about it anyway, the results are what matter, and so far so good.1 -
Stevenage away, 8-0seth plum said:He is starting a new job amongst strangers at a place where he doesn’t know the culture...yet.
When we went 6-0 up at Plymouth my instant thought was can we get a seventh because it would be a new all time club record.
Mr Adkins didn’t think that, or know that or probably even speculated on that.
Do any of us know off the top of our heads Scunthorpe’s record away win? Or Southampton’s, or Hull’s, or Reading’s or Tranmere’s? If we got a job in those places it would take a while to assimilate.
So what do you do?
You firstly say they chose me, and so they must want me...any warts and all. Secondly you probably fall back on the psychological manual on ‘How to get started in a new job’, which includes being nice to people and positive and enthusiastic. What else is there to go on at the start?
Nigel Adkins is feeling his way as best he can, and being a football manager, as opposed to being a PR man, or a nuanced actor he may not have the subtlety or undercurrent or skill he would show if he was.
Hence the reliance on things which to him seem tried and tested in the past, including the grin probably.
I wouldn’t worry about it anyway, the results are what matter, and so far so good.1 -
Fans in ‘like new manager on unbeaten run’ shocker4
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Absolutely this. I can just imagine how well all the morning walk videos will go down if we go a couple of months without a win.AFKABartram said:Fans in ‘like new manager on unbeaten run’ shocker1 -
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.Exiled_Addick said:
If we go a couple of months without a win he probably won't be with us anyway. Let's embrace the positive. I much prefer it to a Manager who takes the plaudits for when things go well and then blames a bad result on everything from the Ref to the players to even the crowd!
Absolutely this. I can just imagine how well all the morning walk videos will go down if we go a couple of months without a win.AFKABartram said:Fans in ‘like new manager on unbeaten run’ shocker5 -
The birds are shining and the sun is singing.8
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I see the social media boycott is going well.2
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Even if you don't like his positive attitude (which I absolutely love) the sight of the pitches being re-laid is yet another demonstration of how pro-active our new regime are in trying to give our squads the best chance of success. And yes I do believe that Adkins is deliberately filming that going on in the background - and why not I say!9
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agree, clever video - just shows how much more professional we as a club are under the new ownerAddick Addict said:Even if you don't like his positive attitude (which I absolutely love) the sight of the pitches being re-laid is yet another demonstration of how pro-active our new regime are in trying to give our squads the best chance of success. And yes I do believe that Adkins is deliberately filming that going on in the background - and why not I say!5 -
I wake up with a smile on my face every morning........................then I get up and go homeArsenetatters said:clive said:
He's really got to do something about the final grin. Imagine waking up in the morning, rolling over, and seeing that grin. Stuff of nightmares. 10 -
Thought Nige had time travelled back to Stamford Bridge.11
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In Nigel and Thomas we have two very unusual characters in the key positions at the club.
Fortunately, they are both a little extroverted which I personally find most interesting.
When we look back over the last few years we have mostly had feelings of woe and anxiety.
I can honestly say that, as unusual as they both are, it’s a pleasure to observe their little idiosyncrasies.......I can certainly live with it and find myself smiling from time to time...... and there’s no harm in that is there! 😎👍😃11 -
No mention of the birds singing this morning. Maybe Derek Hales shot them all 9
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Agree.SoundAsa£ said:In Nigel and Thomas we have two very unusual characters in the key positions at the club.
Fortunately, they are both a little extroverted which I personally find most interesting.
When we look back over the last few years we have mostly had feelings of woe and anxiety.
I can honestly say that, as unusual as they both are, it’s a pleasure to observe their little idiosyncrasies.......I can certainly live with it and find myself smiling from time to time...... and there’s no harm in that is there! 😎👍😃
Just compare to this time last year, when we could have been forced out of business ..... To me, Thomas and Mr Adkins are exactly what we need right now.
We should thank our lucky stars!
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Nice video Nige, just a note, as you said "didn't win Saturday", well Nige we didn't bloody draw either, maybe the words lose or lost are not in his vocabulary, like the relaying of the pitches for preseason by the way, looks impressive.
Yes, we do go again, Tuesday, so gee them lads up eh Nige, we need a bloody WIN.1
