Derek Adams

[Herts Clarets]

Takes Morecambe up via the play offs then resigns to pursue other opportunities....

[Murger]

Bradford is the rumour on Twitter.

[Steve1956]

Derek Adams to Palace.

[Steve-Harpers-perm]

Pretty poor from him.

[Woodleyclaret]

The new Judas Coyle?

[minnieclaret]

Pretty poor from him.

Why? He’s done his job and must have a better opportunity lined up. Good luck to him.

[ksrclaret]

I’m presuming this means that any club he goes to now won’t be required to pay Morcambe any compensation.

If that’s the case and he pops up somewhere pretty soon, then it’s incredibly poor from him.

[claretonthecoast1882]

Hard to believe Bradford is that attractive to drop a division to manage them.

Gutless from Adams

[Quickenthetempo]

It's been rumoured he was going to Bradford for quite a few weeks.

They will pay a lot more than Morecombe and have a bigger budget. If there's no funds for him in league one with the shrimps it would be a long season.

[ClaretTony]

It's been rumoured he was going to Bradford for quite a few weeks.

They will pay a lot more than Morecombe and have a bigger budget. If there's no funds for him in league one with the shrimps it would be a long season.

Bradford City spoke to him last January and I think it was all but a done deal then although I think Morecambe wanted him to stay until the end of the season. I did wonder whether he'd back track having won promotion though.

[MACCA]

Money talks, Morecambe probably had one of the lowest budgets in the division and that probably showed in Adam's wages.

Bradford are classed as a big club in that league, will have several times the budget of Morcambe, which will no doubt be shown in Adam's pay increase, should he join them.

Cant blame a chap for getting the best possible financial package on offer, especially in the cut throat world of football management.

Who knows, he could have been out of work staying at Morcambe by November

[Steve-Harpers-perm]

Why? He’s done his job and must have a better opportunity lined up. Good luck to him.

Just leaves them in the lurch. Few weeks to get a new manager and signings in before pre season after promotion. Would leave a very sour taste if I was a Morecombe fan.

[minnieclaret]

Just leaves them in the lurch. Few weeks to get a new manager and signings in before pre season after promotion. Would leave a very sour taste if I was a Morecombe fan.

I think you”ll find clubs will be appointing new managers a lot closer to the start of the next season. He might be getting Micky Mellons job in Dundee. This is football. If the club have any planning this would be covered.

[DCWat]

Meh - shitty bloke joins shitty club.

[minnieclaret]

Morecambe taking it like men.

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[bfcjg]

At least he didn't use his family an excuse.

[MDWat]

He had a massive say on Bradford City’s retained list. They’re signing Cole Stockton from Morecambe as well, apparently.

Hope he miserably fails.

[Jakubs Tash]

Can't help but feel sorry for Morcambe and their fans. Business is business but after such a historic win the reality has quickly turned into survival being an even bigger struggle next season with all the upheaval that will come with this.

[AlargeClaret]

Almost incredible that people should moan and whinge when someone wants to move on and better themselves with a bit of ambition ,after doing a bloody good job and total turnaround at the club . He’s left them promoted ,well run and a sensible squad , this isn’t Coyle leaving us stone bottom , rudderless ,skint and doomed. Some on here would bring back jumpers for goalposts if they could .

[BleedingClaret]

Dyche to Morecambe

[Quickenthetempo]

I haven't really kept a eye on Morecambe for a few years but I thought they were going bust. The owner wasn't paying wages and the longterm manager left.

I was quite surprised when they got promoted.

Did the owner inject any funds in?

[Rumpelstiltskin]

I haven't really kept a eye on Morecambe for a few years but I thought they were going bust. The owner wasn't paying wages and the longterm manager left.

I was quite surprised when they got promoted.

Did the owner inject any funds in?

The club was disastrously owned by a Brazilian from 2016 to 2018.He was certainly taking them to bankruptcy.The club got new British owners in 2018.

[Billy Balfour]

I don't think he's done a Judas here, quite the opposite. He's taken them up against all odds and left way before the start of the new season. I'd be shouting 'Judas' if he'd spent a ton, by Morecambe's standards, only to walk away a few days before the start of the new season.

[ClaretTony]

I think people think he's walked out on Morecambe, which in a way he has, but they and Bradford City knew this was going to happen from the beginning of the year. It had all but been agreed so there are no surprises for Morecambe or the club.

[claretonthecoast1882]

I think people think he's walked out on Morecambe, which in a way he has, but they and Bradford City knew this was going to happen from the beginning of the year. It had all but been agreed so there are no surprises for Morecambe or the club.

The puzzling bit for me is why would you want to drop a division after taking a side out of it. There is a good chance Morecambe will get relegated next season but I wouldn't be putting a penny on a club like Bradford being promoted. Not sure job stability would ever come into the equation either when Bradford is the club in question, he is as likely to be sacked at Bradford as he is at Morecambe.

[ClaretTony]

The puzzling bit for me is why would you want to drop a division after taking a side out of it. There is a good chance Morecambe will get relegated next season but I wouldn't be putting a penny on a club like Bradford being promoted. Not sure job stability would ever come into the equation either when Bradford is the club in question, he is as likely to be sacked at Bradford as he is at Morecambe.

I don't know why he would want to drop but they were in the same division when he opted to make the move although Morecambe were up in the play off positions. Bigger club, bigger budget, more options.

[Clarets4me]

The puzzling bit for me is why would you want to drop a division after taking a side out of it. There is a good chance Morecambe will get relegated next season but I wouldn't be putting a penny on a club like Bradford being promoted. Not sure job stability would ever come into the equation either when Bradford is the club in question, he is as likely to be sacked at Bradford as he is at Morecambe.

Exhibit A ) Francis Stanley Ternent ... left Bury in the Championship after 2 successive promotions & a year staying up, to join us in the Division below ?

[claretonthecoast1882]

Exhibit A ) Francis Stanley Ternent ... left Bury in the Championship, to join us in the Division below ?

That is different Everyone should want to leave where ever they are to join us but Bradford are just a **** club

[ClaretTony]

Exhibit A ) Francis Stanley Ternent ... left Bury in the Championship, to join us in the Division below ?

Exhibit B) Edward John Frank Howe ... left Burnley in the Championship to join Bournemouth in the division below

[welsbyswife]

Almost incredible that people should moan and whinge when someone wants to move on and better themselves with a bit of ambition ,after doing a bloody good job and total turnaround at the club . He’s left them promoted ,well run and a sensible squad , this isn’t Coyle leaving us stone bottom , rudderless ,skint and doomed. Some on here would bring back jumpers for goalposts if they could .

Fully agree with this. Clubs have zero loyalty to managers so why on earth should it be any different the other way round? At that level the chance to earn more money on a better budget would be too good to turn down. I think he'll do well at Bradford.

[box_of_frogs]

The new Judas Coyle?

Time to let it go.

[ClaretTony]

Adams now confirmed as Bradford City manager on a three year deal.

[CleggHall]

Ternent and Howe were both “going home”!

[Selby Claret]

Exhibit B) Edward John Frank Howe ... left Burnley in the Championship to join Bournemouth in the division below

Exhibit C) Owen Columba Coyle (who knew about Columba by the way - Latin for pigeon....) - left Burnley for a team 10 years ahead...oh wait