pleatout Posted 30 April 2015 Posted 30 April 2015 Is it me or when Pat Murphy said "I don't know a Midlands reporter who wouldn't be pleased if Leicester stayed up." Did one name spring to mind?
fuchsntf Posted 30 April 2015 Posted 30 April 2015 Both Pearson and that twat should hang there heads in shame. Pearson is an embarrassment, and needs councilling on anger, pressure mgmt,and press handling skills. The other is just a nob Too heavy too serious, posters like you should be ashamed to ask others to feel embarassed, over a non incident. A football manager and immature journalist, becoming the topic of the day, how bloody awfull..!! We must all live boring lives, shamefull enough having party whip press rooms, let alone party whips.Now trying to force football managers, to have anger management councilling. What a bunch of wuzzies we are becoming..
fuchsntf Posted 30 April 2015 Posted 30 April 2015 This is why, I used to like Tiswas, and chris tarrent!!!
Nod.E Posted 30 April 2015 Posted 30 April 2015 I've not found the time to trawl through 15 pages of this, so I'm unsure if anyone has made this point yet, but the beauty of this latest episode is that it shows Nigel wasn't simply 'losing it under pressure' as most would have lead you to believe 5 or 6 weeks ago. After 4 straight wins and a narrow loss to the champions of this league, his job was under no pressure at all. It isn't an inability to deal with pressure that drives these rants. It is not weakness. It is as much a burning hatred of stupid questions as it is a desire to defend his team. Say what you like about the kind of impact that has on Leicester City as a football club. Frankly, I don't care. Fergie's famous rants didn't do anything to stop United becoming the most commercially successful club in the world. Clearly, here we have a guy who is passionate about the cause and about his players. If a side product of that is that he will make flippant remarks that rightly or wrongly bring our club under the spotlight from time to time, I'll take it. Crazy? Maybe. Anger management issues? Most probably. He's respected within the club and that's what matters. Make no mistake, he is at the centre of the whole operation. The players play for him, the scouting network that has proved so fruitful comes from the staff who work for him, and he and his unwavering desire are what is driving us forward, and long may that continue.
Scotch Posted 30 April 2015 Posted 30 April 2015 Someone brought this up early in this thread and it got me thinking, there theory was that NP done this deliberately to deflect and pressure from the players. Basically that he went off the handle so that no one was talking about the defeat,or the relegation scrap or the big game we have on Saturday. Instead they would be talking about him,allowing the players to get on with it. My theory is that the guy is bat sh!t crazy...... But if you think about it,regardless of whether or not he done it purposely or not,it DID deflect all attention from the team! I dare say that on any other night,the questions in that press conference would have moved on to our chances of survival,the must win game at the weekend and of course the effect of last night's loss on our morale. Chances are,that's what the pundits and media would also be talking about! Not now though! Is Pearson a genius or is he broken? Either way is irrelevant, he bought the team some time to get their head down and concentrate on spanking the Toon on Saturday!
shailen Posted 1 May 2015 Posted 1 May 2015 The whole saga has surely had more media attention due to the fact it's happened in a week of so little midweek football, very little excitement because the league title is decided, promoted teams from the championship decided, relegated teams from the championship decided, an FA Cup that is so far away it's probably in the middle of the Ashes or Wimbledon!! Yes it's news, but really.......Talksport dedicated all their Breakfast show to the story. Exactly this. I went on the BBC sport page and saw a picture of Fat Ronaldo signing for Oldham and it turns out it's some 16 year old kid with the same name. That's how desparate they are for stories
Grewks Posted 1 May 2015 Posted 1 May 2015 Where was this guy when mourinho accussed the 'FA of conspiring against chelsea' earlier this season? The problem i have with the reporter calling NP a 'bully' is simple really....it's a bit childish. You cannot criticize NP for insulting the journalist after the game last night....but then go and insult NP himself. Its a bit like that moron on the phone-in last night for criticizing our supporters for having a go at individual players....and then saying that Konchesky is s***e (even if it is true).
EnglishOxide Posted 1 May 2015 Posted 1 May 2015 I've just listened again to Murphy ranting and it seems he's actually defending Stringer. At about 1.20 he refers to 'our reporter', i'm assuming that is his BBC colleague rather than Baker who seems to be with a different organisation. At about 2.20 he says 'one of the reasons I'm here is because every week you don't do the same kind of conference every other manager does, if you did do I would be here more often' or something along those lines. I'm happy to be told I'm wrong but that's the way it seems.
1993fox Posted 1 May 2015 Posted 1 May 2015 The day Nige leaves, some of you ***** on this thread that have bashed him will be crying for him to return. Really ****ing pisses me off how plastic some of the posters here are. He was being bashed for 10 minutes and reacted well. Other people are going around calling him an arrogant twat and some of you are joining in when all the man did was to defend the players he manages.
UpTheLeagueFox Posted 1 May 2015 Posted 1 May 2015 I've just listened again to Murphy ranting and it seems he's actually defending Stringer. At about 1.20 he refers to 'our reporter', i'm assuming that is his BBC colleague rather than Baker who seems to be with a different organisation. At about 2.20 he says 'one of the reasons I'm here is because every week you don't do the same kind of conference every other manager does, if you did do I would be here more often' or something along those lines. I'm happy to be told I'm wrong but that's the way it seems. At 1'20" I'm pretty sure he's referring to Ian Baker and at 2'20" is his moan that LCFC carry out the pre-match media activities in a way which he doesn't like, nothing to do with RL, it's how they've done it all season; bringing up logistical housekeeping was a bit odd at that moment but then the whole way he acted yesterday was odd to me
C-man Posted 1 May 2015 Posted 1 May 2015 Anyone seen the Pat Murphy interview on BBC ? Really lays into NFP brilliantly. Very entertaining. Yeah, NP thoroughly embarrasses Murphy. I agree it was entertaining.
EnglishOxide Posted 1 May 2015 Posted 1 May 2015 At 1'20" I'm pretty sure he's referring to Ian Baker and at 2'20" is his moan that LCFC carry out the pre-match media activities in a way which he doesn't like, nothing to do with RL, it's how they've done it all season; bringing up logistical housekeeping was a bit odd at that moment but then the whole way he acted yesterday was odd to me I'll take your word for it The bit at 1.20 was odd though. It was as if he was suggesting he speaks on behalf of the rest of you, which I think was out of order and you were right to have a word with him at the end of it all.
Babylon Posted 1 May 2015 Posted 1 May 2015 Pat Murphy was there for Pat Murphy and nobody else, he saw an opportunity to go and make some headlines, rather than report them and he took it.
Collibosher70 Posted 1 May 2015 Posted 1 May 2015 I'm no massive fan of Pearson as you know but I have to say well done....the media is London biased and they were only here as Chelsea were playing...leicester City mean nothing to them...they are reporters who try and hob nob with Chelsea..Spurs aresenal etc etc....in my opinion they seem to goad Pearson into an argument....he needs to stop doing interviews and send someone else out though berore he smacks someone
MC Prussian Posted 1 May 2015 Posted 1 May 2015 I think it's brilliant. Here we have an exchange of words between a manager and the press and within two days, it's grown into some kind of a news phenomenon, beating a plethora of other sports news, even trending more than many other much more newsworthy topics online, be it Twitter or elsewhere (heck, even on here! ). It's brilliant because it deflects attention from our result, the defeat, the players' performance and also sheds a light on modern media, their choice of topics (we may have free press, but don't forget they're all free to choose what to publish also) and their representatives. No matter how prickly you think Pearson reacted, it tells a whole lot more about modern-day journalists and how they tick. Because here we have two guys using the encounter to promote themselves and put them as a person in front of the actual news, ultimately making them the headline. THAT should give people food for thought.
Collibosher70 Posted 1 May 2015 Posted 1 May 2015 Pat Murphy States that he was defending a fellow journo...and that Pearson should have more respect for the media....respect works both ways. But again get someone else to do the interviews
Chairman of the Bored Posted 1 May 2015 Posted 1 May 2015 I am ashamed of some of you. Pearson stuck up for our players after a journo criticised them on Wednesday night. We have been bloody fantastic in the last Month, no one, I repeat no one, should be criticising our players! Pearson just pointed out that reporter has had his head in the sand if he thinks criticism at this point is necessary. The reporter is an ostrich, he clearly hadn't done his homework and watched us play over the last month. On to the Pat Murphy interview, well, what a bloody disgrace that was! If the boot had been on the other foot, Pearson would have been fined. To publicly goad someone as a bully with arrogance and behaviour issues is bang out of order. I would want disciplinary action taken if I was the owners. Glad someone is standing up to the media. I honestly think some of you would be happier if he came out and said yer were shite and we know it. Spot on. My thoughts exactly. Baker hadn't done his homework. Lazy journalism and deserved to be pulled up for it. Pat "Mr Self Righteous" Murphy, what a load of tosh. How dare he make accusations about Pearson based on press interviews. When a member of the press sees himself as judge and jury and some sort of grand arbitrator, that's the time to exclude them from the club and laugh at them loudly when they leave. We should get behind Pearson on Saturday. We've already gotten behind the team, we know how hard they are working. The press can feck off.
Ric Flair Posted 1 May 2015 Posted 1 May 2015 That is painful to watch. The man is as stubborn as the day is long but he's proven his real side often enough. He doesn't like being backed in to a corner which if we stay in the PL he has to learn to be more responsive to the press etc as it's becoming horrible for our club. We aren't in a position to play mind games like Mourinho and Fergie have done before, we don't want to be detested because our manager can't behave himself with people he has a poor opinion of.
AjcW Posted 1 May 2015 Posted 1 May 2015 "Have the owners spoke to you" "Yes they said next time make sure you manage to fit a few more of our logos in behind you" Pat you naive tit!
Guest bennytwohats Posted 1 May 2015 Posted 1 May 2015 Nigel PearsonPearson may be a "top notch guy away from the cameras", as wronged journalist Ian Baker claimed, but that doesn't change the fact that he seems a bit of an arse in front of them. A complete arse, actually. Pearson has now verbally attacked Baker, called another journalist a pr**k, grabbed James McArthur round the throat and told a Leicester supporter to "f**k off and die." How to lose friends and alienate people. The sad conclusion is that Pearson's behaviour instantly makes Leicester more difficult to warm to. Lose at home to Newcastle on Saturday and there will be few apologising for their wry smiles. http://www.football365.com/big-weekend/9829642/Big-Weekend Fairly spot on in my opinion - we have only come out of this looking badly. As mentioned, if this was a manager of another team I've no doubt that many more of you would be in agreement.
Babylon Posted 1 May 2015 Posted 1 May 2015 I am ashamed of some of you. Pearson stuck up for our players after a journo criticised them on Wednesday night. We have been bloody fantastic in the last Month, no one, I repeat no one, should be criticising our players! Actually the guy didn't critisise the players at all, Pearson brought up player critisism and he just asked specifically which critisism he was talking about. No doubt about it, Pearson's reaction was silly.... but it's been blown out of proportion.
ARTY_FOX Posted 1 May 2015 Posted 1 May 2015 I don't care if other fans find leicester 'hard to warm to' why are so many so desperate to be liked by other fans and clubs.
Guest bennytwohats Posted 1 May 2015 Posted 1 May 2015 I don't care if other fans find leicester 'hard to warm to' why are so many so desperate to be liked by other fans and clubs. I'd say that's missing the point somewhat to be honest. I don't care about other people's perception of us - but I do care about us acting with integrity. One has directly affected the other. I think this whole thing has been completely unnecessary and has turned all our press coverage from 'Great run of form' to 'Manager is a ****' - surely we'd rather the players reading about how wonderful they've been playing? Even from the debate on here you must see that it has impacted what was a ridiculously good mood at the club - not saying that isn't still there, but it's definitely been impacted
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