WPRed Posted December 7, 2017 Report Share Posted December 7, 2017 https://www.theguardian.com/football/2017/dec/07/hull-city-appoint-nigel-adkins-head-coach As title suggests. Mods feel free to merge/delete if I've missed a thread on this already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slartibartfast Posted December 7, 2017 Report Share Posted December 7, 2017 That's them ****** then ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZiderEyed Posted December 7, 2017 Report Share Posted December 7, 2017 Commiserations Hull City on your relegation from the Championship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobBobSuperBob Posted December 7, 2017 Report Share Posted December 7, 2017 Strange appointment that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coppello Posted December 7, 2017 Report Share Posted December 7, 2017 Is Assem Allam still playin Championship Manager 2009? Strange appointment from the owners but we shouldn't really be too surprised! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChippenhamRed Posted December 7, 2017 Report Share Posted December 7, 2017 1 hour ago, slartibartfast said: That's them ****** then ! 1 hour ago, ZiderEyed said: Commiserations Hull City on your relegation from the Championship. 1 hour ago, BobBobSuperBob said: Strange appointment that. Why all the negative comments? Adkins has a half decent record. Did very well at Scunthorpe, was doing a great job at Southampton and was unlucky to be sacked. Not so great at Reading or Sheff Utd admittedly but most managers have a mixed bag and he's hardly Dean Saunders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bard Posted December 7, 2017 Report Share Posted December 7, 2017 11 minutes ago, ChippenhamRed said: Why all the negative comments? Adkins has a half decent record. Did very well at Scunthorpe, was doing a great job at Southampton and was unlucky to be sacked. Not so great at Reading or Sheff Utd admittedly but most managers have a mixed bag and he's hardly Dean Saunders. Totally agree. Blokes got a good record. Only the absolute best are successful everywhere Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
underhanded Posted December 7, 2017 Report Share Posted December 7, 2017 Not sure why this ensures that they're doomed. Adkins was great at Southampton and was unlucky to go. Being successful in about half your managerial appointments is about right for a decent manager these days. Personally think they'll be mid table Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashtonwurzel Posted December 7, 2017 Report Share Posted December 7, 2017 His strengths are moulding "teams" and instilling confidence into players. After finishing playing he was actually the psychotherapist before taking up the Scunthorpe job, suggesting that he has considerable abilities other than traditional "old school" on the training ground coaching skills. Hull do not lack players of immense talent and ability and on paper their squad is stronger than 4 or 5 in the Premiership (?) but what they do lack is organisation, confidence and mental strength - Adkins fits the bill on that front, could be just what they need - IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PHILINFRANCE Posted December 7, 2017 Report Share Posted December 7, 2017 31 minutes ago, Ashtonwurzel said: His strengths are moulding "teams" and instilling confidence into players. After finishing playing he was actually the psychotherapist before taking up the Scunthorpe job, suggesting that he has considerable abilities other than traditional "old school" on the training ground coaching skills. Hull do not lack players of immense talent and ability and on paper their squad is stronger than 4 or 5 in the Premiership (?) but what they do lack is organisation, confidence and mental strength - Adkins fits the bill on that front, could be just what they need - IMO. He was, in fact, Scunthorpe's physiotherapist, a slightly different profession and the reason for 'Who needs Mourinho, we've got our physio' chants. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobBobSuperBob Posted December 7, 2017 Report Share Posted December 7, 2017 1 hour ago, ChippenhamRed said: Why all the negative comments? Adkins has a half decent record. Did very well at Scunthorpe, was doing a great job at Southampton and was unlucky to be sacked. Not so great at Reading or Sheff Utd admittedly but most managers have a mixed bag and he's hardly Dean Saunders. Will be interesting to see how it goes Strikes me that Hull have a messy squad of demotivated / underperforming players who think they should be in the Prem Slutsky couldn't get a tune out of them - knowing modern footballers I do wonder whether they will be impressed with Adkins and his background (Not saying that's fair) and whether they will perform for him Reminds me of Grayson to Sunderland type appointment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashtonwurzel Posted December 7, 2017 Report Share Posted December 7, 2017 11 minutes ago, BobBobSuperBob said: Will be interesting to see how it goes Strikes me that Hull have a messy squad of demotivated / underperforming players who think they should be in the Prem Slutsky couldn't get a tune out of them - knowing modern footballers I do wonder whether they will be impressed with Adkins and his background (Not saying that's fair) and whether they will perform for him Reminds me of Grayson to Sunderland type appointment You could well be right but there is a very decent chance that Hull will be "dumping" players and salaries from January on wards and the new coach would have had to have bought into this and be confident of working with less - IMO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downendcity Posted December 7, 2017 Report Share Posted December 7, 2017 38 minutes ago, BobBobSuperBob said: Will be interesting to see how it goes Strikes me that Hull have a messy squad of demotivated / underperforming players who think they should be in the Prem Slutsky couldn't get a tune out of them - knowing modern footballers I do wonder whether they will be impressed with Adkins and his background (Not saying that's fair) and whether they will perform for him Reminds me of Grayson to Sunderland type appointment Isn't that what many on here were saying about LJ and him "losing" the dressing room this time last year? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TV Tom Posted December 7, 2017 Report Share Posted December 7, 2017 3 hours ago, BobBobSuperBob said: Strange appointment that. The cheap option Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BS4 on Tour... Posted December 7, 2017 Report Share Posted December 7, 2017 A fine appointment....he took Scunny to promotion from league one to the championship and he took Saints from league one to the premier league in successive seasons...was given only 18 months as boss of Reading and less than a year at Sheff Utd....just shows how lucky LJ is to still be our head coach...nowhere near Adkins’ track record but had the fortune to have patient bosses... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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