[Destiny]

Pretty harsh on Adkins.

[BANKSY]

Two defeats in the last 12 league matches = sacked .

I doubt he will be out of a job for long , dude has skills especially for a championship level club.

[R.Scorpio]

Seriously, this could not wait till the summer? Fuck I hope the team stay united because this was the worst time possible to do this.

[BANKSY]

They've probably been planning this for a while with the quickness he was replaced. Did it now to secure the new guy from going to another club most likely.

[Srdjan99]

QPR are desperate for Jose Bosingwa to leave the club this month. (Daily Mirror)

[R.Scorpio]

Originally Posted by BANKSY

They've probably been planning this for a while with the quickness he was replaced. Did it now to secure the new guy from going to another club most likely.

There was always a belief that Cortese didn't believe Adkins was the man to take this club where Cortese wants it which is European football. The thought was we were supposed to become the English Barcelona playing what was dubbed the 'Southampton way'. We would bring guys from the academy up to the first team, all learning to play the same way with the eye on becoming a true contender.

The sacking of Nigel isn't that much a surprise to those aware of this. The timing though may have been. I always envisioned it to happen in the summer or at the end of next season. But not mid season at a time things seem to be going well result wise. This could cause a major collapse if the players revolt. Playing at home is going to be like Stamford Bridge on crack.

[Chain Gang Soldier]

Extremely harsh on adkins dude has done a pretty good job thus far. Not like Southampton were aiming for top 10 or anything. Hopefully the guy bounces back very quick

In other news seems like Walcott had finally signed a new contract. Took him long enough

[Seabs]

Ridiculous sacking. Strong position in the league given their squad and where they were 2 seasons ago. How much better were the owners expecting him to do?

[punx06]

Football is crazy. Unbelievable decision to sack a man that dragged them out of League 1 into the Prem in two seasons. They've been playing well lately too, and he's really popular with the fans. This could end up being another Blackburn/Venky's situation.

[R.Scorpio]

Originally Posted by Seabs

Ridiculous sacking. Strong position in the league given their squad and where they were 2 seasons ago. How much better were the owners expecting him to do?

The sacking isn't based on this season. The mind set was that we needed someone else to take the next step. The only way Nigel would have kept his job was if we were top 6. Sounds ridiculous but thats the Cortese mind set. In his mind Adkins wasn't going to make us Eutopean contenders in the future and that's his justification.

Terrible decision, especially considering this season was always going to be about staying up and pushing forward in future.