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Are you starting to think sacking Wendy might have been the right thing to do?
- Thread starter Icy Gull
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Uncle Spielberg
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Why the change of heart Icy ?.
Uncle Spielberg
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The Argus special last year had Wilkins doing his bit saying his target was to win the league. I said at the time what drugs was he taking. It was a ridiculous and niave thing to say. Adams has been far more savvy giving nothing away. Adams is just far more astute and worldly wise with more nous and players are more likely to join a team with Adams than Wilkins in charge.
Lord Large
Keeping the faith
I expect the reporter was setting Wilkins up with questions loaded at getting certain responses from him.
Icy Gull
Back on the rollercoaster
- Jul 5, 2003
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I've been impressed with Adams so far this time around is the short answer. He talks like a football manager who knows what he's doing, he's upbeat and we've signed players that I think are exactly what this young team needed.
I also believe there is no smoke without fire on the player unrest rumours that have been going around this summer.
He just better not f*** off at the 1st opportunity if we have a bit of success
Twinkle Toes
Growing old disgracefully
Lord Large
Keeping the faith
Saying "End of" hardly wins an argument though does it...
Only time will tell.
Fingers crossed for a Play-Off place.
Only time will tell.
Fingers crossed for a Play-Off place.
clippedgull
Hotdogs, extra onions
What exactly would be wrong with that?
He didn't say we would WIN the League.
The target should be to win everything you enter.
Twinkle Toes
Growing old disgracefully
The Large One
Who's Next?
Still seething at the way this was done.
I wish i could get excited about this season but i have gone from admiring the legend Dick Knight to being livid with the man.
Even though you've been subsequently informed of Wilkins' behaviour which led to the board's decision?
Lord Large
Keeping the faith
Who's having an arguement?
Ok.
Saying "End of" does not make something fact.
Might be time for everyone to draw a line under the whole Wilkins thing though.
Ask any questions people want to tonight then get on with backing Adams and his team.
Skaville
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I think there is a distinction that needs to be made here. Very few Brighton fans thought that Dean Wilkins should have been sacked at the end of the season. That's fact as demonstrated by that old poll I dug out the other night that showed that after the Port Vale game 85% of NSC wanted Wilkins "in". Therefore, how come 50% thought his sacking was correct at the time? The reason is that Adams was the replacement. I think the sacking of Wilkins without Adams would have been very poorly received.
Uncle Spielberg
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Anyone with any savvy would not have said it.
Uncle Spielberg
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Come on even Big al who was a staunch Wilkins supporter has seen there were bigger issues we are not privy to and fair play to him for that.
Twinkle Toes
Growing old disgracefully
Ok.
Saying "End of" does not make something fact.
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I didn't say it was! It's just my own personal feeling, in a nutshell.
Uncle Spielberg
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Adams has far more personality and I am sure he will not put up with some of the shambloic perormances we saw under Wilkins for 2 years and I am pretty sure he will not be skulking in the stands during the first half.
Lord Large
Keeping the faith
Didn't Steve Coppell like sitting in the main stand during parts of games?
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You first statement is Bolloxs as you can not compare the two they are very different managers Adams is a man motivator and one of the best may i add and Wilkins was an up and coming Manager (Coach style).
If people have the balls to give Wilkins another Managers job i have no doubt he will prove DK he f*cked up.
Ian Chapman is a great Albion man who stuck by his beliefs on how Wilkins was stabbed in the back and was man enough to stick his fingers up to knight top geezer i agree.
I hope you never get sacked when you are overachieving and working in a job you have wanted all you life.
Uncle Spielberg
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Not to the extent Wilkins did and I think that probably got up Knight's nose.
British Bulldog
The great escape
- Feb 6, 2006
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I think they both are/were capable of getting us promoted this season so in a lot of respects it has'nt made much difference to me, I just did'nt like the way things were done.