Anybody here seen Derek Adams. (Now Seen).

[X Isle]

"Deserves a holiday... BUT"? :shock:

There is no 'but', he deserves a holiday, end of.

A football season is long and tough, and Derek has now done two on the spin without a break.

Leave the poor bloke and his family alone to enjoy themselves, he's earned it :clap:

How the hell did you get "Leave the poor bloke and his family alone to enjoy themselves" from my post? :facepalm:

Because, oh facepalming one, the logical extension of your point, and the OP'S and anyone questioning why they haven't heard anything from him is that he SHOULD be heard from.

Well no, he shouldn't be heard from, he's on chuffin' holiday.

You wrote the words "Adams deserves a holiday BUT". The only but i'd involve for my employers while i'm on holiday would be a broad, pale, hairy pair of exposed buns upon which i'd be slapping the tune 'holiday' by Madonna or more code for "DO ONE".

I hope somewhere in the world Derek is doing just that

 

[crownhill pilgrim]

Haven't been on here in ages.... good to see nothing has changes.

 

[nick_PASTIE]

Let the man have a break. There are plenty of ways nowadays to "contribute" to work whilst away, should the need arise.

He will come back fitter, happier and more productive.

 

[Brussels Bureaucrat]

It's not the crime of the century to have a few weeks without talking to th'Erald. Nowt to worry about.

 

[dennis the menace]

I think the word 'but' has been misconstrued as it is a common term used in South Wales in a friendly type of conversation. They use the word 'tidy' in a different way too. I am sure our Welsh fans will agree.

 

[memory man]

Let the man have a break. There are plenty of ways nowadays to "contribute" to work whilst away, should the need arise.

He will come back fitter, happier and more productive.

Good post. Two seasons ago we had people complaining that Sheridan did not spend enough time at the club during the season. As I understand it, once Adams returns to HP for pre-season he does not return home at all during the season, but his family remain in Scotland. So if he maximises the only break in the football calendar he well deserves it. As NP says, there are plenty of avenues of communication out there if he is needed to make a decision or contribution to current events.

 

[Biggs]

When people say 'his family remain in Scotland'... am I right in saying he's not married or has kids? Not that it's any of our business.

Obviously that helps in terms of not having a Sheridan style conflict between family and job, but it's nice for Adams to have a period where he's NOT completely obsessed with football. Alex Ferguson developed a wide range of interests in order to switch off from football, which he claims helped prolong and enhance his managerial career.

 

[warney]

He definitely deserves a break but Sunderland seems a strange place to have a holiday ...

 

[memory man]

He definitely deserves a break but Sunderland seems a strange place to have a holiday ...

Roker Beach is very pleasant.

 

[Argy1e]

He definitely deserves a break but Sunderland seems a strange place to have a holiday ...

Roker Beach is very pleasant.

Seaburn beach is the better of the two.

 

[cheshiregreen]

Preseason training starts Wednesday. If he isn't back then we will have cause for concern.

 

[janner67]

Another nonsense post because we've got so little to talk about.

Why is Derek any different to the rest of us?, I don't ring up work when I'm away 'just checking in since you haven't heard from me"

We've had four new signings, you can't tell me he's gonna come back on Wednesday and say "oi you lot, who are you"

Cut the bloke some slack, surely after his transfer work and promotion last season allows him that?!

 

[samjones]

He is taking GC10 out to drakes island in his club dinghy to try and convince him to sign

Hang on, what happened to "he's gone"?

For one so certain, you seem remarkably unsure :wink:

I used to be indecisive but I'm just not sure anymore :crazy:

 

[memory man]

He definitely deserves a break but Sunderland seems a strange place to have a holiday ...

Roker Beach is very pleasant.

Seaburn beach is the better of the two.

Had such a good day out at Roker never made it to Seaburn.

 

[r4h4al]

So it is unclear id Derek wants to stay at Argyle. I got the same feeling I got when Holloway ditched us to be honest so i hope Derek has more integrity than Holloway.