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Reading: Adkins - SACKED; Clarke - APPOINTED









deletebeepbeepbeep

Well-known member
May 12, 2009
20,966
I think he was totally overrated.

Southampton were the closest thing to a one man team I've seen. Lambert was exceptional for them and no way would they have achieved what they did without him. Remember the game at the Amex when he was sent off? Southampton totally disintegrated without him.

Reading just don't have that quality up front (FFS is no Lambert) and I think Adkins has been found out.
That Southampton side had Lallana as well.
 


kevtherev

Well-known member
Feb 28, 2008
10,451
Tunbridge Wells
Adkins was Blooms first choice before Poyet and he hasn't been available the last two times we have been looking for a new man!!!!!!!....Just saying.
 


Lincoln Imp

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Feb 2, 2009
5,964
Adkins was Blooms first choice before Poyet and he hasn't been available the last two times we have been looking for a new man!!!!!!!....Just saying.

Nearly right. Steve Coppell was first choice. Adkins was second. SC apparently turned it down because he didn't like the way Tony Bloom was treating Russell Slade. Adkins just turned it down. Can't imagine he'd want to work for the current shambles even if he was offered it.
 




Fry pots

New member
Dec 13, 2014
2
Tony bloom

Nearly right. Steve Coppell was first choice. Adkins was second. SC apparently turned it down because he didn't like the way Tony Bloom was treating Russell Slade. Adkins just turned it down. Can't imagine he'd want to work for the current shambles even if he was offered it.

Tony bloom needs to wake up!!!! The club is on the verge of a crisis and he's in Australia sunning it up! Sack the board
 


Thunder Bolt

Silly old bat
My favourite Adkins story was just after the Walsall game, Matt Sparrow still had his tel number in his mobile. He rang it from the coach, with the whole Brighton team singing 'We're f.......g brilliant'.
He obviously didn't engender much respect from his ex players.
 


Man of Harveys

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Jul 9, 2003
18,738
Brighton, UK
My favourite Adkins story was just after the Walsall game, Matt Sparrow still had his tel number in his mobile. He rang it from the coach, with the whole Brighton team singing 'We're f.......g brilliant'.
He obviously didn't engender much respect from his ex players.

Superb
 












carteater

Well-known member
Jan 1, 2014
4,825
West Sussex
My favourite Adkins story was just after the Walsall game, Matt Sparrow still had his tel number in his mobile. He rang it from the coach, with the whole Brighton team singing 'We're f.......g brilliant'.
He obviously didn't engender much respect from his ex players.

:bowdown:
 




vegster

Sanity Clause
May 5, 2008
27,900
Good, nasty little slimeball.
 




Tony Meolas Loan Spell

Slut Faced Whores
Jul 15, 2004
18,067
Vamanos Pest
Sack a manager, giving a replacement three games to look at his inherited squad of players before the transfer window opens. What a clueless way to run a club.

I know. If only a south coast club could follow suit l. May eben wim a game which they wont with the current manager.
 




carteater

Well-known member
Jan 1, 2014
4,825
West Sussex
whats the betting that we were waiting for reading to sack adkins, before we sack Hyypia so that we don't have to pay compensation to Reading...
 


jimbob5

Banned
Sep 18, 2014
2,697
whats the betting that we were waiting for reading to sack adkins, before we sack Hyypia so that we don't have to pay compensation to Reading...
What, like we sacked Poyet so nobody would have to pay us compensation. btw how long have we been waiting for Reading to sack him
 






Blue Valkyrie

Not seen such Bravery!
Sep 1, 2012
32,165
Valhalla
whats the betting that we were waiting for reading to sack adkins, before we sack Hyypia so that we don't have to pay compensation to Reading...

Very possible. And maybe we'll give him a warchest to build a team to save this season, and get promoted next time ???
 


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