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As an aside why would Adkins want to go down a league ?
As an aside why would Adkins want to go down a league ?
That is EXACTLY what our ambitions should be for the next couple of years imo. Once we reach that level, if the then manager cannot improve on it, then he would be replaced by someone, with a much higher profile, who possibly could.
As an aside why would Adkins want to go down a league ?
My reasoning on this is:
Adkins is a tried and tested lower league manager but does he have the get up and go and contacts for us to push for the top flight.
A senior old head who has seen it done and worn the T shirt would have the contacts and experience gained over many years to guide us to the top and be a calming influence to stop a young up and coming coach with brash new ideas from going OTT.
The young coach as in either Adams or Stevens were both good defenders who could impart this knowledge to our most troubled area ie the defence. Tony Adams although a flop as a manager him self has studied coaching techniques at some of the top clubs in Europe and was the backbone behind Harrys Pompey success. Team him up with GG his boss at Arsenal, they jointly know a thing about defending and getting results.
I would be if we showed some ambition. As I have said appointing Adkins shows a complete lack of ambition and emphasises the route we are likely to take, which is to be a lower championship side.
I would like TB to appoint a manager with Falmer in mind and say that avoiding relegation is this seasons aim possibly flirting near the play offs and promotion next season to go into Falmer on the back of a promotion to the Championship.
To achieve that the targets have to be set higher than Adkins and of those mentioned it must be Poyet or Curbishley or even possibly Southgate. I have this yearning for an old head and young gun team eg Tony Adams with George Graham as No 2 or Gary Stevens with Alan Mullery as No 2, or a similar combination
The Mirror disn't say Pyet was going to be the next manager. It said he was in line for it, being interviewed tomorrow which is quite possibly true.
But a long way from being the next manager yet.
Why would Peter Taylor want to come as number 2? Great if he did and then we can take on a younger ambitious manager but I would have thought Taylor would want a manager's job, not a coach.
George Graham? We want to attract fans back, not drive them all away!
As an aside why would Adkins want to go down a league ?
I would be if we showed some ambition. As I have said appointing Adkins shows a complete lack of ambition and emphasises the route we are likely to take, which is to be a lower championship side.
I would like TB to appoint a manager with Falmer in mind and say that avoiding relegation is this seasons aim possibly flirting near the play offs and promotion next season to go into Falmer on the back of a promotion to the Championship.
To achieve that the targets have to be set higher than Adkins and of those mentioned it must be Poyet or Curbishley or even possibly Southgate. I have this yearning for an old head and young gun team eg Tony Adams with George Graham as No 2 or Gary Stevens with Alan Mullery as No 2, or a similar combination
Right, to all those who dont like the idea of Adkins maybe you need to have a serious think about who a realistic target is.
Of course nearly everybody wanted Coppell, but he has ruled himself out so who else has the skills Bloom is looking for and who actually come here.
Curbishley, not a chance...... Poyet, not had a managers job and maybe too much uncetainty about what he can actually do
Bloom has to think short to medium term at the moment and although Poyet or Solsjkear might be very good managers in time we need someone who has a proven track record in getting teams out of this division and Adkins fits that bill to a T.
I know everybody seeks loyality in football but it would appear that doesnt exist anymore and right now Bloom i'm sure will be looking at this as a purely business descision. At this moment in time we are a club that has a new stadium on the horizon which if we are paying Championship football can be a springboard to the future but ifwe are playing league one or lower could be te noose round this clubs neck. So if it means a manager coming in to take us to the next level before we plan bigger then so be it.
We need a manager that the players believe in as it would appear that we didnt have that in Slade so maybe appointing someone like Adkins, or Gannon again might be the best for the club in the next 2-3 years.
However, wouldnt Solsjkear be flair and think of the man utd fringe players we could get on loan
I would be disappointed if it is Adkins. What he would do is avoid relegation this season and possibly take us to lower half of the Championship.
I think this is where you started to lose the audience BG
As an aside why would Adkins want to go down a league ?
Why would Peter Taylor want to come as number 2? Great if he did and then we can take on a younger ambitious manager but I would have thought Taylor would want a manager's job, not a coach.
My hopes are higher than survival in the Championship.