This is a fixture that will mainly focus on the future of Scunthorpe manager Nigel Adkins, who is widely tipped to make a move to League One side Southampton later in the week. Bristol City are a side who know plenty about losing a manager though, after Steve Coppell left them after just one league game a few weeks ago. At the start of the season many will have tipped City to be the healthier side, although as it stands Scunthorpe sit in a very respectable 11th place while the Robins are languishing in the relegation zone.
There’s absolutely no doubt that Scunthorpe operate on the smallest budget in the division and with that, they are always favourites for relegation. However, despite a lack of finances, Nigel Adkins has worked wonders at Glanford Park and having masterminded two promotions with the Iron, he also managed to keep them in the Championship last season. It now appears as though Adkins has been swayed by advances from the League One, although arguably bigger, club Southampton. Adkins has showed incredible loyalty throughout the negotiations with Saints and at one stage it appeared as though the move was dead. The former physiotherapist refused to resign from Scunthorpe until Southampton agreed compensation
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