They took a risk. It backfired.
Sheffield United’s last game of the season ended in home defeat to Scunthorpe.
An underwhelming 2-0 loss saw the Blades consolodate 11th place in League One for their campaign’s work and it’s not where they should be. Certainly not where the fans want to be.
So when former Southampton boss Nigel Adkins took his side on a lap of appreciation after the game, it could only have been expected that some of the supporters – those who bothered to stay behind – might not have been entirely happy.
And it doesn’t help that, a) the manager is on Twitter and, b) he tweets about local basketball teams on game day.
Good luck to @SheffieldSharks today in the @BBLofficial Playoff Final at the O2.
— Nigel Adkins (@TheNigelAdkins) May 8, 2016
Couple that with a loss and an underperforming season and you have short shrift for a professional football manager looking for likes on social media.
@TheNigelAdkins @SheffieldSharks @BBLofficial prob better concentrating on the blades nigel
— Peter kelly (@Pete_18337) May 8, 2016
Fans don’t need anything else other than misery after losses – ask Joleon Lescott.
https://twitter.com/adzylwalker/status/729209900685996032
And things started to escalate.
@TheNigelAdkins you don't deserve to be in the side of the pitch….
— Alexandra Dudson (@LexieDud) May 8, 2016
This is the internet, Nigel. In case you didn’t realise.
@TheNigelAdkins @SheffieldSharks @BBLofficial #adkins out
— Tom (@TomBlade1889) May 8, 2016
We’re waiting, Nigel.
@TheNigelAdkins @SheffieldSharks @BBLofficial you should be apologising for your work this season
— Peter Murphy (@Pjmurphy6996) May 8, 2016
At least he had some well-wishers…
https://twitter.com/joef1889/status/729293454912724996
And those who didn’t need to seek him out on Twitter told him directly after the game during the lap of unappreciation.
https://twitter.com/MellorFootball/status/729311763527798784
Sheffield Sharks are yet to comment on the situation.
