ADKINS.........THE SCUNTHORPE VIEW!

Scouring the net for comments from Scunthorpe fans have found these........

From a Scunny fan.. I'm gutted to be losing Nigel the man is a colussus. His beliefs enthusiasm and pursuit of excellence is so infectious ...you are in for a helluva ride. The mans a bloody genius and I believe he will take you to the Premiership. I'm gutted but very happy for him. All the best to you Saints, my newly adopted 2nd team, I'm gonna watch you get automatic promotion enjoy the ride!!!!

"IMO it is good to get the situation resolved and for the club to move on; sadly without the best manager the club has ever seen. The Saints now have an exceptional talent, I just hope they will have the intelligence to appreciate him."

"wish nigel all the best. hope he has a job in 3 months and hope to hell that the saints appreciate what they have....."

"stand by for 3 or 4 exciting years with adkins...then expect to lose him to bigger club...now is the time to back southampton for promotion this season."

"Listening to his interviews the last couple of days were nauseating. I don't like to hear the current manager of the team I've supported all my life to claim he's proud to be Scunthorpe manger in one sentance and then give it the whole, 'Hey wow, oh my god how big of a footballing giant are Southampton FC!? I love them so much . I wish I was their manager' blah blah blah. There was no need to say things like that; he couldn't answer one frickin question put forward to him by the media but couldn't wait to make his undying love for Southampton pretty darn clear."

"He's been in a very difficult position over the past few days and handled himself with dignity. People who say otherwise tells us more about them than it does about Adkins.

Good luck, Nigel, I fear you might need it but you certainly deserve it."

That is good to see and tells us a lot about the man himself. I am over the moon with this appointment and am looking forward to a good few years of entertaining football.