Jan 27 (Reuters) - The sacking of Nigel Adkins as Southampton manager two days after the club's stunning comeback against Chelsea was "perfect timing", the Premier League club's executive chairman Nicola Cortese said on Sunday. The decision to dismiss Adkins so soon after Saints fought back from two goals down to draw 2-2 with the European champions and at a time when they seemed to have turned a corner in their bid for Premier League survival has been widely questioned. "Nigel and I, we always had a very good relationship, to the last second," Cortese told Sky Sports News. ...
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