Adkins wants focus on stylish Saints

NIGEL ADKINS would prefer for people to be talking about his Southampton team’s style of play instead of Luke Chambers’ red card after the Saints defeated Nottingham Forest on Saturday to stay at the summit of the npower Championship.

The Saints won 3-0 at the City Ground, with Guly, David Connolly and Morgan Schneiderlin on target, but home boss Steve Cotterill was most annoyed by the way the away bench called for Chambers’ dismissal following an aerial challenge.

Adkins, though, believes Southampton’s quality should be the talking point. “I know everyone will be talking about the sending off but I thought we were in control of the game anyway so I don’t think that would have affected the outcome,” he said.