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Lee Bowyer has a nice plot - but he has resigned

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  1. The Penguin

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    Nigel Adkins career doesn't justify his appointment to take us forward. A friend of mine who is a Southampton supporter couldn't stand his football, regarded him in the way we regarded Russell Slade. He was then a failure at Reading and Sheffield United, and left Hull saying his future and the club's were not aligned. I'd like to see Jacko get the job with a proper contract right away, that way the players know who is boss, and he could plan for the summer as well.
     
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  2. Dick Plumb1

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    Adkins incoming.
     
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  3. The Penguin

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    Must be the Ged Roddy connection.
     
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  4. Ken Shabby

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    Serious gossip, or just trying to please @Lardi?
     
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  5. Sat In Greenwich

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    it looks to be serious.
     
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  6. lardiman

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    I'll give anybody the benefit of the doubt if they're appointed with the best intentions.

    The cynical appointments of the Duchatelet/Meire era and the lies that accompanied them were contemptible. But if it's Nigel Adkins now, with the blessing of TS and GR, then so be it.
    Whoever it is, they'll be the first manager appointed during a new chapter in our history, a chapter of hope and looking upwards rather than decline and division.

    PS:
    According to Wiki, Adkins has won promotion from League One three times;
    2007 Scunthorpe Utd (L1 champions) - we drew 1-1 with them at the Valley, in our first post-Premiership game the following season.
    2009 Scunthorpe Utd
    (L1 play off winners)
    2011 Southampton (L1 2nd place)
     
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  7. The Elfsborg Sparrow

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    He achieved 3 promotions, at least he has decent credentials.
     
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  8. Dick Plumb1

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    Well done to Lee Bowyer on his first victory with Birmingham.
     
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  9. The Elfsborg Sparrow

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    :emoticon-0159-musicLee, Lee, Lee Bowyer:emoticon-0159-music
     
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  10. lardiman

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    A big step towards Championship safety for Birmimgham City...

    Birmingham 01.png

    Rotherham still have 4 games in hand on them, but are in poor form.
    Having a 6 point gap between them (albeit only 5 points in reality because of Rotherham's better GD) will boost morale at Brum.

    If Birmingham had not won matters would still look grim for them.
    There's a lot more work for them to do, but LB has made the best possible start.

    Derby, Forest and the Owls are having shockers of a season! <doh>
    Clubs that size should be in the top third of the Championship, not the bottom third.
     
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  11. The Penguin

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    TS started the process of finding a replacement 6 weeks ago. He has also been very vocal about his ambition for us to play attractive football. I think therefore that Bowyer jumped before he was pushed.
     
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  12. The Pub Landlord

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    Where did that gem come from?
     
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  13. The Penguin

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    TS himself said it at the press conference, he started the process 6 weeks ago. He interviewed 6 candidates, although he didn't give the timescale for that. Some of the football we've been playing is difficult on the eye, and restoring Pratley and Watson to the midfield was maybe the last straw? And there was a freedom about our play on Tuesday which has been lacking. Personally I think Bowyer's goose was cooked since his public humiliation of Jonny Williams.
     
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  14. lardiman

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    I had forgotten that Adkins got Southampton promoted twice in consecutive seasons, from 3rd tier to 1st.
    That is a very decent achievement.
    Jimmy Seed did it for us in the 1930's of course, but it doesn't happen often.
     
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  15. Dick Plumb1

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    Stories coming out that Bowyer was involved with bullying, especially the young players. An agent of one of the players reported this to the PFA.
     
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  16. Sat In Greenwich

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    probably morgan!
     
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  17. The Penguin

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    Jonny Williams will be pleased at being described as a young player.
     
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  18. TC (Lovely Geezer)

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    Say anything to offend the little snowflakes these days and you're labelled a bully.

    These kids need to grow a pair FFS.
     
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  19. The Penguin

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    TC defends Lee Bowyer shock horror<yikes>.
     
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  20. The Elfsborg Sparrow

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    He relates to violent people, understandable I suppose:emoticon-0146-punch
     
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