{"id":623532,"date":"2023-05-07T14:45:36","date_gmt":"2023-05-07T18:45:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=623532"},"modified":"2023-05-07T14:45:36","modified_gmt":"2023-05-07T18:45:36","slug":"tranmere-appoint-former-southampton-manager","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/05\/07\/tranmere-appoint-former-southampton-manager\/","title":{"rendered":"Tranmere Rovers Appoint Former Southampton and Charlton Athletic Manager as Technical Director"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Former Southampton and Charlton Athletic boss Nigel Adkins has taken a key role with League Two side Tranmere Rovers.<\/p>\n<p>Adkins, who managed The Saints in the Premier League\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tranmererovers.co.uk\/news\/2023\/may\/tranmere-rovers-announce-nigel-adkins-as-technical-director\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">has been introduced<\/a> as Tranmere&#8217;s technical director &#8211; a new role for the club.<\/p>\n<p>The 58-year-old hasn&#8217;t had a managerial role since his <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2021\/10\/21\/nigel-adkins-sacked-charlton-athletic\/\" target=\"_self\">sacking by Charlton<\/a> in 2021 and has opted to move upstairs in his latest appointment.<\/p>\n<p>He will oversee key football processes within the club, including recruitment, development and management, whilst acting as a mentor and advisor to the club&#8217;s manager Ian Dawes.<\/p>\n<h2>Former Southampton Boss Nigel Adkins Appointed Technical Director at Tranmere Rovers<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Tranmere Rovers Football Club are delighted to announce the appointment of Nigel Adkins in a Technical Director role<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TRFC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#TRFC<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SWA?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#SWA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Tranmere Rovers FC (@TranmereRovers) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TranmereRovers\/status\/1655256775157858305?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">May 7, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Nigel Adkins&#8217; Tranmere Rovers Return &#8216;Too Big to Turn Down&#8217;<\/h3>\n<p>On joining Tranmere Rovers as technical director, Adkins told the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tranmererovers.co.uk\/news\/2023\/may\/tranmere-rovers-announce-nigel-adkins-as-technical-director\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">club website<\/a>: &#8220;The opportunity to come back to Tranmere Rovers, my home-town club where it all started as an apprentice professional footballer, and to work with my former teammate Mark Palios was too big to turn down.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;There is a vision to improve and develop and I&#8217;m excited to be part of the process.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Adkins was a goalkeeper in his playing days, starting out with Tranmere before spells with Wigan Athletic and Bangor City.<br \/>\n<a id=\"FiNHMHj5TkhMFPQN2Xfxmw\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1235924866\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'FiNHMHj5TkhMFPQN2Xfxmw',sig:'DDMI3Kblg-pnjYe1L7iYEMikFgqa70_fk8lNs_8dw9k=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1235924866',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Tomorrow (Monday, May 7), Rovers will take on Northampton Town on League Two&#8217;s final day of the season. They have only one place to gain with a potential 10th-place finish on the table, however, they could fall to as low as 15th.<\/p>\n<p>Northampton are once again playing for automatic promotion after losing out on goals scored to Bristol Rovers, who tore Scunthorpe United apart on the final day, last year.<\/p>\n<h3>Mark Palios Putting Tranmere Rovers Jigsaw Together With Former Southampton Boss Appointed<\/h3>\n<p>Club chairman Mark Palios <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tranmererovers.co.uk\/news\/2023\/may\/tranmere-rovers-announce-nigel-adkins-as-technical-director\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">added<\/a>: &#8220;Appointing Nigel to this important role is the final piece in the jigsaw we have been assembling.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;As a former Tranmere player, a physiotherapist and a hugely experienced manager, Nigel is uniquely well-placed to sit across the club&#8217;s critical football processes.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;His wise counsel will doubtless be invaluable to Ian Dawes as he seeks to make his mark as an up-and-coming manager.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;With Nigel, Ian Dawes, Neil Danns, Andy Parkinson and the returning Andy Hodgen all playing integral roles within the team-behind-the-team, I think we have assembled an exciting group of professionals to give us a platform for success.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Dawes, formerly assistant manager at the club, was appointed as manager days ago whilst in a stint as caretaker following <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/03\/19\/tranmere-rovers-sack-micky-mellon\/\" target=\"_self\">Micky Mellon&#8217;s sacking<\/a> earlier this season.<\/p>\n<p>All efforts will now be on building the club this summer towards having a good season next season.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former Southampton and Charlton Athletic boss Nigel Adkins has taken a key role with League Two side Tranmere Rovers. 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