Adkins thinks he is going win The Champions League :)

[larus]

I though Reading where champions?

Oh yeah. They were top for so long, forgot their bottle job at the end ...

 

[Baaaald]

He is such a cock. Although I fear will be mid table, certainly won't go down.

 

[Safeway]

Their crowds are not of the size which will maintain a Premier place in the long run.

30,000+? Far more then Fulham and Wigan, and about the same as Stoke and West Brom. All established Premier League clubs.

 

[Dorset Seagull]

This quote has actually changed my opinion of him a bit to be honest. He is just saying that you can't be afraid of the Prem or it will eat you up....he's still a cock though

 

[catfish]

I wish them all the worst.

 

[JCL]

He's just showing ambition and being positive - what's wrong with that?
I used to live just outside Southampton for quite a few years, so still have a soft spot for them; watched St. Mary's being built and the rivalry with the Pompey thugs was just amazing at times!

Having said that, there's something about him that makes my skin crawl... can't put my finger on it...

 

[rocker959]

Relegation please

 

[Tony Meolas Loan Spell]

Dont care

 

[The aloof gatekeeper]

All these established top-flight teams who fall from grace soon gravitate back to their natural place in football's pecking order. I mean, they don't stay pissing around in Division 3 for ever.

Case in point being the Saints. It's been a barren few years for them but here they are: cannon fodder for the rest of the Premiership once again.

 

[ridda]

Southampton will stay up but only just, Reading are the best bet to go straight back down.

 

[Timbo]

Rodriguez for £8m has to be the worst bit of business of the summer. If that's what they've blown the best part of their budget on and are pinning their hopes on then they're in for a struggle.

Their best hope is for enough 'momentum' points early in the season to see them through.

 

[Stumpy Tim]

Southampton will stay up but only just, Reading are the best bet to go straight back down.

This

 

[00snook]

It's good to have ambition.

If we go up and the Gus says "I think we will come straight back down to the Championship where we belong" everybody would go ape.

Good on him for wanting to be the best. They have shit loads of money so it could happen.

 

[HastingsSeagull]

I rate Adkins as he acheived a lot with very little rather than a crap manager cruising on a good squad.

Wait what? They had an enormous budget both in L1 and then the championship! Definition of crap manager cruising on a good (not squad as bought alot true but) budget. Wasn't one centre back (Portugese lad) on similar wages to our entire first eleven in L1? Plus they had about 6 big money strikers so most of them sat doing nothing on bench in champ?

 

[JJB]

Wait what? They had an enormous budget both in L1 and then the championship! Definition of crap manager cruising on a good (not squad as bought alot true but) budget. Wasn't one centre back (Portugese lad) on similar wages to our entire first eleven in L1? Plus they had about 6 big money strikers so most of them sat doing nothing on bench in champ?

We had to rebuild an entire squad in League 1. We spent £1million on Fonte, £1million on Lambert, £400k on Hammond, £200k on Puncheon, £200k on Barnard, £150k on Seaborne, £100k on Martin and got Murty, Jaidi, Harding, Connolly Otsembor on a free.

We then bought Richardson (£400k), Dckson (£150k), Guly (£300k), Chaplow (£50k), Stephens (£150K) plus Butterfield as a free transfer.

Total: Circa £4million rebuilding the squad.

Championship we bought Cork (£750k), Hooiveld (£1.2million), Sharp (£1.8million), Fox (1.7million), De Ridder (£750k) and Lee on a free transfer.

Ye we had a large budget, but not exactly over the top.

 

[Cars]

Looking at those players and prices, how the hell did we end up paying 2.5mil for CMS??

 

[middletoenail]

We had to rebuild an entire squad in League 1. We spent £1million on Fonte, £1million on Lambert, £400k on Hammond, £200k on Puncheon, £200k on Barnard, £150k on Seaborne, £100k on Martin and got Murty, Jaidi, Harding, Connolly Otsembor on a free.

We then bought Richardson (£400k), Dckson (£150k), Guly (£300k), Chaplow (£50k), Stephens (£150K) plus Butterfield as a free transfer.

Total: Circa £4million rebuilding the squad.

Championship we bought Cork (£750k), Hooiveld (£1.2million), Sharp (£1.8million), Fox (1.7million), De Ridder (£750k) and Lee on a free transfer.

Ye we had a large budget, but not exactly over the top.

It's not just the transfer fees though, is it? It's fairly common knowledge you pay big wages.

 

[bristolseagull]

Apologies, my interpretation of comment is that Mr Adkins thinks he will get Southampton to be the best team in Europe and therefore win the CL.

The thread title was for humour and impact.

you failed with both of those

 

[Dick Knights Mumm]

We had to rebuild an entire squad in League 1. We spent £1million on Fonte, £1million on Lambert, £400k on Hammond, £200k on Puncheon, £200k on Barnard, £150k on Seaborne, £100k on Martin and got Murty, Jaidi, Harding, Connolly Otsembor on a free.

We then bought Richardson (£400k), Dckson (£150k), Guly (£300k), Chaplow (£50k), Stephens (£150K) plus Butterfield as a free transfer.

Total: Circa £4million rebuilding the squad.

That is massive in terms of League One. I mean astronomic.

But not in terms of the Championship and Premier League.

 

[making plans for nigel]

I'll think they'll do ok, they seem to be buying all the good young talent from the championship, similar to Norwich. With a full house cheering them on each week, I'm sure they won't struggle.