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| Southampton sack Adkins, appoint Pochettino; Merged | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Jan 18 2013, 12:03 PM (3,672 Views) | |
| AntMcfc | Jan 18 2013, 12:03 PM Post #1 |
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Southampton have sacked manager Nigel Adkins and appointed Mauricio Pochettino their new first-team coach. The club lie 15th in the Premier League table after a five-match unbeaten run that has taken a win at Aston Villa, and draws with Arsenal and Chelsea. Adkins's last game was Wednesday's 2-2 draw against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge. The dismissal seems a bizarre move, but executive chairman Nicola Cortese held talks earlier this week with former Espanyol boss Pochettino, with the ex-Argentina international brought in as an immediate replacement. Adkins took over at St Mary's in 2010 when Southampton were languishing in League One, and immediately led them to back-to-back promotions before a creditable first half of the season in the top flight. |
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| GunnerBoy | Jan 18 2013, 12:04 PM Post #2 |
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THATS A FUCKING DISGRACE |
"3-0, easy win. I'll quit the forum if we lose, we're not Arsenal mate we sort our business." Ant on the FA Cup final 15/4/2013
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| Homer | Jan 18 2013, 12:04 PM Post #3 |
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OMG IVE LITERALLY JUST LOGGED IN AND THE FIRST THING I SAW WAS THIS BREAKING:Southampton manager Nigel Adkins has lost his job – his replacement is Argentine Mauricio Pochettino, who used to manage Espanyol. More to follow. THAT IS BLOODY DISGRACEFUL THIS MAN HAS LED SOUTHAMPTON FROM LEAGUE ONE TO THE PL WITHIN TWO SEASONS AND THIS IS A SOUTHAMPTON SIDE WHICH ONLY TWO DAYS AGO EARNED AN IMPRESSIVE DRAW AT STAMFORD BRIDGE THEY ARE IN A GREAT POSITION SO TO SAY IM BAFFLED BY THIS IS AN UNDERSTATEMENT. CAN POCHETTINO EVEN SPEAK ENGLISH?I JUST HOPE THE SAINTS DONT GO AND RULE THIS DECISION |
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| GunnerBoy | Jan 18 2013, 12:04 PM Post #4 |
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HOPE THEY FUCKING GO DOWN NOW |
"3-0, easy win. I'll quit the forum if we lose, we're not Arsenal mate we sort our business." Ant on the FA Cup final 15/4/2013
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| GunnerBoy | Jan 18 2013, 12:10 PM Post #5 |
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"3-0, easy win. I'll quit the forum if we lose, we're not Arsenal mate we sort our business." Ant on the FA Cup final 15/4/2013
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| Homer | Jan 18 2013, 12:15 PM Post #6 |
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Nigel Adkins: In his time in charge at Southampton across 3 leagues, they enjoyed a 53.2% win rate, scoring 1.80 goals per game on average Nigel Adkins has best win % of any manager in So'ton history. Rise of 48 places in league pyramid in 26 months under him. Nigel Adkins being sack brings me close to losing all faith in football. |
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| KOL | Jan 18 2013, 12:19 PM Post #7 |
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Big Daddy Welbz
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FUCKING JOKE WHAT HAS BECOME OF THIS GREAT SPORT |
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| GunnerBoy | Jan 18 2013, 12:28 PM Post #8 |
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Worst thing is this is a man who was sacked for having 9 points in 13 matches, no doubt Adkins had the squad behind him so this will surely affect their morale too.
Edited by GunnerBoy, Jan 18 2013, 12:28 PM.
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"3-0, easy win. I'll quit the forum if we lose, we're not Arsenal mate we sort our business." Ant on the FA Cup final 15/4/2013
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| KOL | Jan 18 2013, 12:30 PM Post #9 |
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TBH I think this may well be down to a lot of the big names in the squad like Ramirez revolting. That's what it usually is. |
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| AntMcfc | Jan 18 2013, 12:48 PM Post #10 |
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Such a terrible decision. The chairman is obviously getting one of his mates in, or gaining from this in a non footballing respect, it surely can't be because of their performances this season. |
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| erm307 | Jan 18 2013, 01:37 PM Post #11 |
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God
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Disgraceful. He's done everything for the club with regards to promotion and he's repaid with this. They've lost like 2 in their last 12 games or something. It's absolutely disgusting and I hope they pay the price for it. They seem to have a good togetherness within the squad so it'll be interesting to see how they react. |
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| CockneyMackem' | Jan 18 2013, 01:41 PM Post #12 |
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KING DEV
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Ramirez was dropped against Chelsea wasn't he? |
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| KOL | Jan 18 2013, 01:48 PM Post #13 |
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Yep, Lambert was as well. |
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| Vardy’s Mum | Jan 18 2013, 02:52 PM Post #14 |
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I'll tear your throat out
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WOW, harsh as fuck. |
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| AntMcfc | Jan 18 2013, 03:57 PM Post #15 |
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Adkins odds on favourite to take over at Blackpool. |
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