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Nigel Adkins - Bromley Addicks - Now 13th October
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Some Wally leaving his mic on whilst watching/listening to something has stopped the meeting in its tracks!Bizarre0
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Hope you’ve all got your shirts on19
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Thanks @Solaraddick !!sammy391 said:Some Wally leaving his mic on whilst watching/listening to something has stopped the meeting in its tracks!Bizarre3 -
Clive gave the half-time team talk for the Bolton game.4
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Thanks for organising. Interesting to hear Nigels comments especially his continued changes. Totally agree with him about my youth issue.0
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Clive 🤦🏻♂️2
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Got there in the end.
The Ronnie question was asked but the answer didn't shed any more light. Before Golfie moans if he's not going to say he's not going to say, we can't force him to say more than "it didn't work out and we wish him luck".
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Mic Problem aside, a good evening, some tough questioning, thanks for organising!1
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Did he do his ventriloquist act, Scouse Nige and Rocket Ronnie?0
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I was right.Covered End said:
I'm fully expecting Adkins to adhere to the party line more than previous managers.Bromley Graham said:I hope the first question is 'Was Ronnie medically unfit or just not uo to the standard of League 1 football'. Please!
NA avoided answering as many questions as he could.
He started wasting time and waffling from the kick off.
He reminded me of one of those really boring people you have to phone and you can put it down and disappear for 5 mins, they don't know and are still waffling, nothing of consequence when you return.
Talked and talked non stop, but said little of any interest.
He was asked if he knew his best 11 and avoided answering.
He was asked if he saw Morgan as an attacking or defensive mid and he didn't answer.
He was asked about Ronnie and he didn't answer.
He was asked what signed players were his suggestion and he didn't answer.
He was asked what sort of percentage input he had on transfers and he didn't answer.
Sorry Nigel but that was extremely uninteresting and so very boring.
Gawd help the players if his team talks are that boring and non motivational.
Thanks to Bromley Addicks for arranging the meeting.22 - Sponsored links:
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Be interesting to hear if others feel the same about the interview.1
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To be fair he was never going to answer the question about Ronnie and no manager would.
Not quite sure how the guy has time for a personal life
He is up very early doors to be at the training ground and can't get home very early and can then spare 2 hours of his time for tonight
Covered End I think you are being a bit harsh on the guy although I would agree did waffle on a bit at times
He knows and said he doesn't want to lose his job and it's a results driven business
Lets just hope he can now play a settled team and we can start to move up the table10 -
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Not overly wrong, but think the waffle was becasue his hands are tied on many answers.Covered End said:
I was right.Covered End said:
I'm fully expecting Adkins to adhere to the party line more than previous managers.Bromley Graham said:I hope the first question is 'Was Ronnie medically unfit or just not uo to the standard of League 1 football'. Please!
NA avoided answering as many questions as he could.
He started wasting time and waffling from the kick off.
He reminded me of one of those really boring people you have to phone and you can put it down and disappear for 5 mins, they don't know and are still waffling, nothing of consequence when you return.
Talked and talked non stop, but said little of any interest.
He was asked if he knew his best 11 and avoided answering.
He was asked if he saw Morgan as an attacking or defensive mid and he didn't answer.
He was asked about Ronnie and he didn't answer.
He was asked what signed players were his suggestion and he didn't answer.
He was asked what sort of percentage input he had on transfers and he didn't answer.
Sorry Nigel but that was extremely uninteresting and so very boring.
Gawd help the players if his team talks are that boring and non motivational.
Thanks to Bromley Addicks for arranging the meeting.
was never going to give a straight answer on the schwartz situation - and would be unfair to do so!
the transfer policy questions again is too hard to answer as either way he loses out - he either slags off the management team or he says something that he doesn’t agree 100% with- transfer wise he is right to say it’s a group call , how many times will just one person/a minority be correct when comparing to a majority call?The Morgan question again had to be diplomatic - can hardly slag the player off especially as he has been trying his best and experimented with!Probably doesn’t know his best 11, but again whatever he says will screw him over - if he says no then oppo teams will have a field day and Deans will rightly call for his head, alternatively if he says yes and continues to tinker the above happens.2 -
I thought he wouldn't answer many questions and he didn't.AFKABartram said:3 -
Bowyer did me right in the nuts by jumping into my lap mid meeting because I was ignoring him. Had to switch the camera off and get my breath back while laying on the floor. 😂13
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If:
"He was asked if he knew his best 11 and avoided answering.
He was asked if he saw Morgan as an attacking or defensive mid and he didn't answer.
He was asked about Ronnie and he didn't answer.
He was asked what signed players were his suggestion and he didn't answer.
He was asked what sort of percentage input he had on transfers and he didn't answer."
Are representative of the kind of questions he was asked, OF COURSE he didn't answer. He'd be a fool if he did. Every single one of those if answered could be reported/spun as a "Gotcha" and made to look him look bad - and he's done enough Q&As in his time that he'll know it.4 -
Did you ask Nigel to have a word with TS about the free train travel for me ?Covered End said:
I was right.Covered End said:
I'm fully expecting Adkins to adhere to the party line more than previous managers.Bromley Graham said:I hope the first question is 'Was Ronnie medically unfit or just not uo to the standard of League 1 football'. Please!
NA avoided answering as many questions as he could.
He started wasting time and waffling from the kick off.
He reminded me of one of those really boring people you have to phone and you can put it down and disappear for 5 mins, they don't know and are still waffling, nothing of consequence when you return.
Talked and talked non stop, but said little of any interest.
He was asked if he knew his best 11 and avoided answering.
He was asked if he saw Morgan as an attacking or defensive mid and he didn't answer.
He was asked about Ronnie and he didn't answer.
He was asked what signed players were his suggestion and he didn't answer.
He was asked what sort of percentage input he had on transfers and he didn't answer.
Sorry Nigel but that was extremely uninteresting and so very boring.
Gawd help the players if his team talks are that boring and non motivational.
Thanks to Bromley Addicks for arranging the meeting.1 -
Visiting from Birmingham was he?T_C_E said:Bowyer did me right in the nuts by jumping into my lap mid meeting because I was ignoring him. Had to switch the camera off and get my breath back while laying on the floor. 😂4 - Sponsored links:
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Yes, he said he couldn't answer after waffling on for 10 mins about being Scunny's physio and being a goalkeeper.clb74 said:
Did you ask Nigel to have a word with TS about the free train travel for me ?Covered End said:
I was right.Covered End said:
I'm fully expecting Adkins to adhere to the party line more than previous managers.Bromley Graham said:I hope the first question is 'Was Ronnie medically unfit or just not uo to the standard of League 1 football'. Please!
NA avoided answering as many questions as he could.
He started wasting time and waffling from the kick off.
He reminded me of one of those really boring people you have to phone and you can put it down and disappear for 5 mins, they don't know and are still waffling, nothing of consequence when you return.
Talked and talked non stop, but said little of any interest.
He was asked if he knew his best 11 and avoided answering.
He was asked if he saw Morgan as an attacking or defensive mid and he didn't answer.
He was asked about Ronnie and he didn't answer.
He was asked what signed players were his suggestion and he didn't answer.
He was asked what sort of percentage input he had on transfers and he didn't answer.
Sorry Nigel but that was extremely uninteresting and so very boring.
Gawd help the players if his team talks are that boring and non motivational.
Thanks to Bromley Addicks for arranging the meeting.
(Actually that waffle about his whole career was when someone asked him about us not having a leader/captain in the team. He talked non stop for ages about his other clubs, goalkeepers, defenders and on and on then in his last breath, he said oh and yes we haven't really got a captain on the field).1 -
I knew he wouldn't answer any questions, that's why I didn't make an appearance.Covered End said:
Yes, he said he couldn't answer after waffling on for 10 mins about being Scunny's physio and being a goalkeeper.clb74 said:
Did you ask Nigel to have a word with TS about the free train travel for me ?Covered End said:
I was right.Covered End said:
I'm fully expecting Adkins to adhere to the party line more than previous managers.Bromley Graham said:I hope the first question is 'Was Ronnie medically unfit or just not uo to the standard of League 1 football'. Please!
NA avoided answering as many questions as he could.
He started wasting time and waffling from the kick off.
He reminded me of one of those really boring people you have to phone and you can put it down and disappear for 5 mins, they don't know and are still waffling, nothing of consequence when you return.
Talked and talked non stop, but said little of any interest.
He was asked if he knew his best 11 and avoided answering.
He was asked if he saw Morgan as an attacking or defensive mid and he didn't answer.
He was asked about Ronnie and he didn't answer.
He was asked what signed players were his suggestion and he didn't answer.
He was asked what sort of percentage input he had on transfers and he didn't answer.
Sorry Nigel but that was extremely uninteresting and so very boring.
Gawd help the players if his team talks are that boring and non motivational.
Thanks to Bromley Addicks for arranging the meeting.
(Actually that waffle about his whole career was when someone asked him about us not having a leader/captain in the team. He talked non stop for ages about his other clubs, goalkeepers, defenders and on and on then in his last breath, he said oh and yes we haven't really got a captain on the field).4 -
Feckin, good job the Mike was muted……… my cries of “Feckin ‘ell Bow” as I shut like a book would have been heard in Birmingham.ForeverAddickted said:
Visiting from Birmingham was he?T_C_E said:Bowyer did me right in the nuts by jumping into my lap mid meeting because I was ignoring him. Had to switch the camera off and get my breath back while laying on the floor. 😂I was looking at my knee caps very closely 😂2 -
That’s a disgraceful way for our former manager to behave. Totally undermining poor Nigel.T_C_E said:Bowyer did me right in the nuts by jumping into my lap mid meeting because I was ignoring him. Had to switch the camera off and get my breath back while laying on the floor. 😂(I really don’t need to add the winky face, do I?)4 -
Oh and I'd like to add I'm neither pro nor anti Adkins.
I've been open minded but not particularly excited and confident, since he was appointed.
My feelings remain the same and I hope he gets us promoted or to the play offs.
I'm confident we'll reach mid table at least, either with or without him.0 -
Best manager at a Bromley meeting was Robinson.0
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No point in attending a Q&A of you aren't going to answer the difficult questions.thenewbie said:If:
"He was asked if he knew his best 11 and avoided answering.
He was asked if he saw Morgan as an attacking or defensive mid and he didn't answer.
He was asked about Ronnie and he didn't answer.
He was asked what signed players were his suggestion and he didn't answer.
He was asked what sort of percentage input he had on transfers and he didn't answer."
Are representative of the kind of questions he was asked, OF COURSE he didn't answer. He'd be a fool if he did. Every single one of those if answered could be reported/spun as a "Gotcha" and made to look him look bad - and he's done enough Q&As in his time that he'll know it.
Main reason why I didnt bother attending. Too much of a Yes man.0 -
Bit harsh on @Covered EndAFKABartram said:10 -
Ok so now we know what questions he didn't answer.........is there anything he did answer?
Anything of interest?2 -
I didn’t attend but it sounds as though the questions needed a moderator. You tend to get the best from speakers at Q&As when the questions encourage anecdotes, the future or football in general. So, questions like “what was your best win at Southampton”, “how do you see Charlton’s youth policy helping in the next five years” or “do you think there are too many international games” will evoke more interesting answers than ones that involve the recent past and multiple decision makers. This is not limited to football, of course, it applies to many interviews with a Q&A format.
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