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Seagulls boss pays tribute to chairman Knight
8:10am Friday 17th October 2008
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By Andy Naylor »
Albion boss Micky Adams has saluted the part played by chairman Dick Knight in the club’s rise from close to Football League oblivion.
Tomorrow’s clash with Hereford is the first between the clubs in the League since their relegation decider at Edgar Street in May 1997, when Knight was in the throes of his takeover and a 1-1 draw saved the Seagulls. On the same day, Adams was savouring promotion with Fulham at the end of his first season in management.
“Dick has done a fantastic job along with the Board, especially with the limited resources we have got at Withdean,” Adams said.
“He will have a massive part in the annuls of history. “The club has evolved over the last 11 years. It has seen a lot of ups and downs. Not everything goes smoothly for any club. It’s a disaster for Man United to be runners-up.
“I think we are in good shape as a football club, certainly not in the perils they were then.”
Adams is, nevertheless, eager for the first home League win of his second spell as manager tomorrow to ease the suspicion that Albion have under-achieved so far this season.
“Dick is a fairly reasonable man,” he said.
“He listens to what you have got to say and has his opinions on it. I am the same, we don’t always agree.
“In fact, a lot of the time we don’t agree but you have to respect the part he and the Board have played in the club.
“I respect them all. That doesn’t mean to say we don’t have healthy discussions at Board meetings, because we do. I know for a fact they, like me and everybody else, think we should be doing better.
“I am under no illusions about that but it’s not an us and them scenario, we are all in it together."
Watch out, Dick - looks like Micky's got in first!
Seagulls boss pays tribute to chairman Knight
8:10am Friday 17th October 2008
Comments (0) Have your say »
By Andy Naylor »
Albion boss Micky Adams has saluted the part played by chairman Dick Knight in the club’s rise from close to Football League oblivion.
Tomorrow’s clash with Hereford is the first between the clubs in the League since their relegation decider at Edgar Street in May 1997, when Knight was in the throes of his takeover and a 1-1 draw saved the Seagulls. On the same day, Adams was savouring promotion with Fulham at the end of his first season in management.
“Dick has done a fantastic job along with the Board, especially with the limited resources we have got at Withdean,” Adams said.
“He will have a massive part in the annuls of history. “The club has evolved over the last 11 years. It has seen a lot of ups and downs. Not everything goes smoothly for any club. It’s a disaster for Man United to be runners-up.
“I think we are in good shape as a football club, certainly not in the perils they were then.”
Adams is, nevertheless, eager for the first home League win of his second spell as manager tomorrow to ease the suspicion that Albion have under-achieved so far this season.
“Dick is a fairly reasonable man,” he said.
“He listens to what you have got to say and has his opinions on it. I am the same, we don’t always agree.
“In fact, a lot of the time we don’t agree but you have to respect the part he and the Board have played in the club.
“I respect them all. That doesn’t mean to say we don’t have healthy discussions at Board meetings, because we do. I know for a fact they, like me and everybody else, think we should be doing better.
“I am under no illusions about that but it’s not an us and them scenario, we are all in it together."
Watch out, Dick - looks like Micky's got in first!
