EFL Championship club Hull City on Thursday appointed Nigel Adkins as their new head coach. “Adkins, a Championship promotion-winner with…
Nigel Adkins (Photo: Twitter)
EFL Championship club Hull City on Thursday appointed Nigel Adkins as their new head coach.
“Adkins, a Championship promotion-winner with Southampton in 2012, will be joined at the KCOM Stadium by his trusted assistant Andy Crosby on an 18-month contract,” the club said in a statement.
“His success with Southampton, where he took the south coast club from League One to the Premier League with back-to-back promotions, Adkins also guided Scunthorpe United to promotion in 2007 and 2009, and has spells in charge of Reading and Sheffield United on his CV,” the statement added.
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The 52-year-old will oversee his first training session on Thursday and will take charge of the side for Saturday’s home game against Brentford.
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