Adkins to West Brom

[Ian Royal]

I wonder if it is intellectually possible for people to criticise/defend Adkins without mentioning McDermott as if the success, failure, opinion and appointment of either is intrinsically linked with the other?

I bet it isn't.

What would you give me if I don't mention MaccyD again (by name or sly reference) in relation to Adkins performance, no matter what the provocation, for the rest of the season?

Credit.

Tempting, but no ta.

A £10 Waitrose voucher.
A £10 Waitrose voucher and a £5 Megastore voucher if you never mention his name again?

Not tempting in the least.

[Ian Royal]

75% aren't exceptions.

Readingfanman's getting absolutely smashed here.

[Readingfanman]

Pretty much this; if a team gets relegated from the Premiership, they should by logic (It may not be the case 100% of the time) be a challenger for promotion the following season. There's exceptions of course, but a quarter of teams finishing in the top two in the last eight years have been relegated from the top flight the year before.

If this was more likely than not, you'd see the same three teams going up and down each season. The fact that even one team rarely yo-yo's with such regularity would suggest this logic is shat from a bovine.

The fact that I said it's 25% of the time it happens in 8 season shows it's not "more likely than not".

[Readingfanman]

75% aren't exceptions.

Exceptions to challenging for promotion, not actually getting promoted.

[Royal Rother]

Ok, I'll give you that.

[TheBaldOne]

West Brom have sacked Pepe Mel. Will they come back in for Nigel ??

[TheBaldOne]

50/1 apparently

[SPARTA]

50/1 apparently

Worth a fiver. Dolan in as his replacement. SJM loves to promote from within (and it's cheaper)

[Wimb]

Adkins out at 50/1.... McDermott as short as 6/1

http://www.oddschecker.com/football/foo ... nt-manager

[maffff]

McDermott as short as 6/1

[andrew1957]

50/1 apparently

Worth a fiver. Dolan in as his replacement. SJM loves to promote from within (and it's cheaper)

Have to say this would be a good solution all round. 50% of RFC fans not sure about Adkins and will hopefully be a lot more tolerant of Dolan. Dolan knows youth players well and might steer us away from relegation next season - which looks like the best we can hope for unless new buyers are found very quickly.

[Ian Royal]

50/1 apparently

Worth a fiver. Dolan in as his replacement. SJM loves to promote from within (and it's cheaper)

Have to say this would be a good solution all round. 50% of RFC fans not sure about Adkins and will hopefully be a lot more tolerant of Dolan. Dolan knows youth players well and might steer us away from relegation next season - which looks like the best we can hope for unless new buyers are found very quickly.

Dolan stated he didn't want the job last time. Now that might be because he knew he wouldn't get it at that point, or felt he wasn't ready, or any number of other reasons that might have changed. But it might be genuine and that he doesn't want the pressure or profile of the big job.

[SPARTA]

Wasn't that more to do with how close he is to McDermott? It'd be different now.

[Ian Royal]

Wasn't that more to do with how close he is to McDermott? It'd be different now.

That's one of the things that could have been a factor and might have changed. Maybe it wasn't though.

[paultheroyal]

50/1 apparently

Worth a fiver. Dolan in as his replacement. SJM loves to promote from within (and it's cheaper)

Have to say this would be a good solution all round. 50% of RFC fans not sure about Adkins and will hopefully be a lot more tolerant of Dolan. Dolan knows youth players well and might steer us away from relegation next season - which looks like the best we can hope for unless new buyers are found very quickly.

Post totally ruined by your stat... 50% my arse! Clueless.

[Big Foot]

Not getting my hopes up on this one, as Adkins said back in January it'll just be the bookies following the money...............

[Royal Lady]

Wouldn't be surprised if McD gets manager job at West Brom, if the person I've heard rumoured may be about to take over as Director of Football.

[Pepe the Horseman]

Nick Hammond?

[Royal Lady]

No.

[multisync1830]

Brian is very close to Coppell....Not making a link as I haven't a clue who RL is referring too