Micky Adams to Crawley?

[timbha]

Can't see it. He's heading off to the premiership with SOuthampton. Can't see him giving that experience up yet

you are probably right. Just wondered how keen he is to have another go as number 1 and use his connections with Chelsea, Albion and Saints. Not sure if he's still living locally.

 

[NMH]

I kjnow we all like a joke and laugh on NSC, but thats a bit obsense to post something as cruel as that on a chat room.

We're not meant to like our piky friends up in Crawley, but come on, its a bit much to even suggest putting that on them isn't it

The only club I'd wish Mickey Adams on is Palace.

Hmm. You aren't looking too clever on that one - are you over the age of 17?

He did us proud the first time, but had real constraints and a different situation. His gamble on Savage 'might' have worked out, but since it didn't he was a flop.

I think the way he was planned and Wilkins was shafted underlined his failure with a sharper pen - it was an embarassment for all concerned. That Slade was able to rescue the situation too, made it all rather uncomfortable for MA. Shame really.
I liked Wilkins, so that remains a mystery how he left our fold. It could have been Dean's Amex Albion, if *something* hadn't gone all bent out of shape there.
He WAS doing well with what he had, at the time - despite what anyone can try and claim to the contrary (and namecheck Walsall as one game, when it was our players failing to perform out there that day)

 

[public school boy]

I guess that's the main reason he's jumped ship. Certainly he won't have as much cash to spend at Rovrum, but if he has family up there then you can understand why he'd take this opportunity.

Strange time to be bringing in a new manager though. What's he meant to do between now and the end of the season? There's an outside chance they could make the playoffs but he doesn't have a lot of time to do it.

Given the money Crawley spent they should have walked League 2 this year, and it isn't just flogging their two best players that has derailed them. Evans has to take some of the blame, I just don't think he's all that as a manager. A bully and a crook, but no master tactician.

If anything I'd say Crawley have done better out of the deal. They could probably attract a half decent lower league manager for next season, when they could conceivably be in League 1.

Micky Adams would't actually be a bad bet all things considered. He has experience of getting teams up from the bottom two tiers, especially if given a little cash. If he is appointed then good luck to him, although I can just imagine him feeling he's so much bigger than the job.

Adams feeling he's much bigger than the job? Now that would make a nice change!1

 

[Mr Burns]

Hmm. You aren't looking too clever on that one - are you over the age of 17?

He did us proud the first time, but had real constraints and a different situation. His gamble on Savage 'might' have worked out, but since it didn't he was a flop.

I think the way he was planned and Wilkins was shafted underlined his failure with a sharper pen - it was an embarassment for all concerned. That Slade was able to rescue the situation too, made it all rather uncomfortable for MA. Shame really.
I liked Wilkins, so that remains a mystery how he left our fold. It could have been Dean's Amex Albion, if *something* hadn't gone all bent out of shape there.
He WAS doing well with what he had, at the time - despite what anyone can try and claim to the contrary (and namecheck Walsall as one game, when it was our players failing to perform out there that day)

Why is it some people are incapable of disagreeing without typing a sad little insult to start with. Strange folk we have on here.

Anyway, I'm not going over the Adams saga again. Been there done it. But its my view he is a shit manager, who stuck gold first time around, because he had the riches of Brentford and Fulham to pick players from, and had the cash to do it.

Second time around, there was no old club to go back to, and like every other job he's had since then has failed.

Even when he went to Port Vale he took a few of our off casts with him.

He did brilliant for us first time round for the reasons stated.

He's done nothing since, including an embarrasing second spell with us, so no, I wouldn't wish him on anyone but Palace if thats okay with you.

And I would suggest you're not over 17, if you think its a mystery how Wilkins left the fold.

I aint going through it all again. There plenty of old threads on it.

Now next time, try and play nicely.

And for the record whilst Micky Adams is my opinion is a shit manager, and his record apart us Part 1 sort of backs that up, I think Wilkins would have gone to be something special, if Uncle Dick hadn't well and truely shafted him.

 

[chucky1973]

Crawley will be better off with out him as will attract more fans, I think he was a very good manager, but a horrible person, Crawley will be fine, got a good business model, fans as owners and cash in the bank from the cup runs and the sales, at the end of the day they are a small club, will only ever be a selling club and if some one is stupid enough to pay 2.2m for Barnett and Tubbs, then they had to take the money, in my opinion they signed better with Clarke and Alexander. They will go up, they will get higher gates and I think they will do ok in Leaqgue 1.

Mickey Adams is a great shout, but I got a funny feeling we might see Brian Horton in the hot seat.

 

[Raleigh Chopper]

Good to see Plymouth are doing well now - that's quite heartening. Now 8 points above the drop zone

Yes, and I was there and just recovering, reminded me so much of when we were at the bottom of that league, never want to see that again.
Plymouth scored in the first half and spent the rest of the game on the backfoot, talk about tension all round the ground and on the pitch.
Luckily Aldershot were not good enough to score and Plymouth are really fighting for each other. They had the luck today as well, if its on the highlights, Aldershot hit a rasping drive, Plymouth goalie dives and misses, ball hits post, rebounds onto back of goalies head and just misses going in by 6 inches.
Still a lot of love for Brighton from the fans, there is going to be one mother of a party there if they survive.

 

[NMH]

Why is it some people are incapable of disagreeing without typing a sad little insult to start with. Strange folk we have on here.

Anyway, I'm not going over the Adams saga again. Been there done it. But its my view he is a shit manager, who stuck gold first time around, because he had the riches of Brentford and Fulham to pick players from, and had the cash to do it.

Second time around, there was no old club to go back to, and like every other job he's had since then has failed.

Even when he went to Port Vale he took a few of our off casts with him.

He did brilliant for us first time round for the reasons stated.

He's done nothing since, including an embarrasing second spell with us, so no, I wouldn't wish him on anyone but Palace if thats okay with you.

And I would suggest you're not over 17, if you think its a mystery how Wilkins left the fold.

I aint going through it all again. There plenty of old threads on it.

Now next time, try and play nicely.

And for the record whilst Micky Adams is my opinion is a shit manager, and his record apart us Part 1 sort of backs that up, I think Wilkins would have gone to be something special, if Uncle Dick hadn't well and truely shafted him.

I asked about your age NOT to be insulting or insinuate immaturity, but in wonder that your only recollection of Adams was the recent management spell and not his earlier sterling efforts. At 17, a person might understandably not know much about Adams Mk1.
Capiche?

I really still don't think there's been any conclusive confirmation for Wilkins sacking, it was done with little respect and like he's committed an awful faux pas - but what exactly was it, since you say it's known?

I agree that he was growing into the job quite well, and might have gone on to lead us up the table. Not as enigmtic as Gus Poyet, but he was excellent in other respects.

 

[pauli cee]

personally, i think evans has blown the only chance of ridding himself that well deserved label of being a complete and utter obnoxious twat of ****, by doing the decent thing and seeing it through for another month at crawley.
i hope he gets shunted and found out to be the prick he really is wherever he goes to be honest.
twat
there you go, i even went advanced with this one...

 

[seagurn]

I'd think Mark Mcgee may go for it doesn't he still have a house in hove

 

[16bha]

Gareth Southgate?

 

[Mr Burns]

I asked about your age NOT to be insulting or insinuate immaturity, but in wonder that your only recollection of Adams was the recent management spell and not his earlier sterling efforts. At 17, a person might understandably not know much about Adams Mk1.
Capiche?

I really still don't think there's been any conclusive confirmation for Wilkins sacking, it was done with little respect and like he's committed an awful faux pas - but what exactly was it, since you say it's known?

I agree that he was growing into the job quite well, and might have gone on to lead us up the table. Not as enigmtic as Gus Poyet, but he was excellent in other respects.

Sorry thought you was beginning sarkey. Mickey Adam Part I was excellent, albeit it with help from his previous jobs. MK II was a disaster and other than Albion MK I he's been a disater, so I wouldn't wish him on anyone.

Dean Wilkins basically never got a chance because of Uncles Dick's medelling. The one and only reason for Wilkins sacking, was to bring back Adams. The problem was and why it left a nasty taste in the mouth, Adams was telling people he had the job in December/January, yet Wilkins was sacked the day after he released part of his squad at the end of the season to start rebuilding, and see Adams resign some of those Dean had just told were no longer wanted. The fact it took a couple of months for it to be confirmed he wasn't staying as Adams coach, was a PR stunt by the club. Wilkins and Ian Chapman had long since been told they were not wanted. There were loads of rumours, but from what I gather the bottom line is Dick Knight and Dean Wilkins just clashed, and when Mickey Adams became available, Knight went all gooey and star struck and resigned him.

But that's history and I'm not going to get into that again now, but there are a lot of threads about it here. Although Dick Knight will always go down as a Brighton legend, and rightly so, he did completely show himself up over the way he handled the Wilkins sacking/Adam coming, especially when you consider he single handedly f***ed the transfer window up for Dean. But that's in the past.

 

[Don Tmatter]

When did Adams leave Port Vale again? Hasn't Brian Horton not long taken the Macclesfield job & isn't Mark McGhee Bristol Rovers manager?

 

[Lady Whistledown]

Fdm had a terrific game !

Really? I can think of Albion keepers who, if they'd palmed a shot out into the path of an oncoming striker like Kuipers did against Barnet, would have been absolutely flamed on here.