Adams receives top backing

The appointment of Tony Adams has been backed by one of the best there is, arguably one of the best there ever has been, Arsene Wenger.

The Arsenal manager has told sky sports news that he believes the time is right for Adams to have another crack at manager, and as he is a few more years experienced and wiser he is ready for it and will do well: 'it makes me very happy. I believe it is a good opportunity for him and we wish him of course well.

'He is at the age now where you have to start in this job. For the rest I believe he has a good squad and he has worked a lot now in this job and I think he is ready.

'Tony has now much more experience because he has been abroad and has been at Portsmouth as an assistant.

'I believe he has the qualities and that is why I am very positive about it.'

The strength that Adams has shown in the past, in admitting his alcohol problem and seeking help for it, is something that Wenger believes gives him added strength and ability to succeed: 'I believe in life when you go wrong you can always, with intelligence and character, turn things right and that is what he did.

'He came out and said he had a drinking problem when he was a player and he showed enough strength and character to change that.

'I believed in him because everybody deserves a chance when he really wants to change his life. That basically didn't come from me, it came from him.'

Adams was good enough for me as it was, but if he also gets the backing of Wenger that cannot be a bad thing can it!

The backing did not stop their either, others, and to be fair Harry Redknapp was one of them as he had been quite vocal on his thoughts that it should be his job, another was Martin O'Neill.

Adams of course had that ill-fated spell in charge of O`Neill's former side Wycombe, but the Villa manager feels he is better equipped now and also told sky sports news of his delight for him: 'I am absolutely delighted for him.

'He has tried management before at Wycombe and I think he will now be equipped to take the job.

'He will know the players inside out and he has worked for Harry for a good period so he will have learned a lot.

'Everything else is up to him but it is a great opportunity.'

Wenger, as said is one of the best around, O'Neill is another top manager, and a manager that has a side that really does potentially have a squad capable of breaking into the top 4 - should Adams be able to retain most of our squad, and bring through some of the youngsters - which he might be more prepared to do - then we are still as good as anyone outside of the top 4 in this league.

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Just a note, and something that my cousin actually told me earlier, but something that had been reaffirmed to me just a few seconds ago by UKTony Jermain Defoe will not be able to return to Spurs in the next transfer window!

A player cannot return to a former side inside a year of leaving them, so Spurs is one place he should not be able to go to - but then again talking about players leaving is not something I want to do, lets just see how the next couple of months go first eh!

PLAY UP POMPEY!

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