Adkins was in a job so wouldn't have applied for the post. If Tony Bloom had approached Adkins, he would have had to ask Scunthorpe for permission to speak to him.
I think it was after the 3-3 with Hartlepool on 31st October. We had already lost 7 matches.
http://www.statto.com/football/stats/england/league-one/2009-2010/table/2009-10-31