Just heard it on BBC radio 5 live. Link here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/21079956

 

It was their draw with us the other day that was the last straw. Hahahaha.

 

Argentine manager Mauricio Pochettino appointed.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2264403/Southampton-sack-Nigel-Adkins.html

 

Shocked to hear this!

Before anyone says it....NO....WE DONT WANT HIM

Bizarre decision, he seemed like he was just starting to turn around their fortunes this season.

Just heard it on BBC radio 5 live. Link here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/21079956

 

It was their draw with us the other day that was the last straw. Hahahaha.

 

Argentine manager Mauricio Pochettino appointed.

If that result was going to cost anyone his job, I'd say there was another candidate.

Blueblur, it appears we have both started exactly the same thread in the same minute

Just can't see the logic in this sacking, especially as his successor has not managed in the PL before. 

Stamford Bridge really is a managerial graveyard. 

That really is poor from the Southampton board - something to rival out own and their sh*t decisions.

 

Adkins has worked wonders getting them to the PL and has turned things around for them this season and they are on a good run. Really hope they capitulate now just like Wolves last season - it'll serve them right.

That really is poor from the Southampton board - something to rival out own and their sh*t decisions.

 

Adkins has worked wonders getting them to the PL and has turned things around for them this season and they are on a good run. Really hope they capitulate now just like Wolves last season - it'll serve them right.

 

Mad decision I agree after what the has done for them, I think some of the fans dont agree with the players he bought in the summer apart from that I think he has done an excellent job

What were the Chairman's expectations for this season?

 

They are currently 15th, 3 points clear of the relegation zone. That's pretty good going in my eyes. 

Really hope they capitulate now just like Wolves last season - it'll serve them right.

 

I thought this initially too, but then I feel for the fans - no one should have to go through what we did with Robbie D.

Shows how bad things are now at the Bridge when only getting a draw against us costs a manager his job.

Imagine if we'd have won, they'd have had him taken outside and shot.

Wow a club as disgraceful as ours when it comes to loyalty.

Shocking, he brought them up from League 1!!

 

Almost as bad as sacking RDM...

Welcome to our level Southampton!

Blueblur, it appears we have both started exactly the same thread in the same minute

 

 

Great minds...

 

Wonder what the league managers association or whatever they are called will say to this. S'ton will get relegated in all likelihood now. Unless this new guy is the new Special One.

Shocking treatment of Adkins. He's done a remarkable job with Southampton after where they came from when he was first appointed. This is another classic example of manager's not being respected by the owners.

A shocking decision and its up there with RDM's sacking as unjustified.

Instead of FFP I think uefa should look at managers employment rights.

Instead of FFP I think uefa should look at managers employment rights.

 

Yep. They should put a cap on pay-offs for sackings, it would suit us.

Its very harsh on him, but this is football now. The flip side of this is if he he'd been offered a job at a bigger club he would have left saints in a second. Loyalty no longer exists In football.

I wonder if Roman had a word with the Southampton chairman at Stamford Bridge, told him satisfying it is to fire a manager. They had no right to fire him, he won back to back promotions regardless of what happened to them in the league this season he should have been allowed to stay

Seems like a shocking decision.

The decision was made before the Chelsea game, it seems.