Stadt Posted 1 July 2015 Share Posted 1 July 2015 Letting him spend £10m on players is weird, there must have have been an incident rather than them just deciding to sack him because they're fed up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christoph Posted 1 July 2015 Share Posted 1 July 2015 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/33339566 Rumour that the sacking had something to do with his son. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stox259 Posted 1 July 2015 Share Posted 1 July 2015 The only bit of salvation I can take is that the 'anti Pearson' brigade will never get to say 'I told you so' if and when it eventually went sour. Nigel has left on a high and will go down as a club great. People who stuck by him were rewarded at the end of the season with survival. Thanks Nigel and team for everything that you have done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MattP Posted 1 July 2015 Share Posted 1 July 2015 The only bit of salvation I can take is that the 'anti Pearson' brigade will never get to say 'I told you so' if and when it eventually went sour. Nigel has left on a high and will go down as a club great. People who stuck by him were rewarded at the end of the season with survival. Thanks Nigel and team for everything that you have done. Amen to that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bettsj2 Posted 1 July 2015 Share Posted 1 July 2015 I doubt we'll ever know the reasons why. When the sex tape came out, it was pretty unanimous that the 3 involved should be sacked for bringing the club into disrepute. Pearson himself has been guilty of this on more than one occasion this season so if reports are true that he kicked up a fuss about his son being sacked, it was probably just the straw that broke the camels back. Suprised at the timing but not that its finally happened. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cjslcfc Posted 1 July 2015 Share Posted 1 July 2015 Everyone going on about Southampton and Adkins. For every one of those situations there's at least two or three where sacking the manager like this ends up going tits up with a shit appointment who needs replacing by October. Adkins was also replaced half way through the season when Southampton were already doing pretty well. Added to that, he was replaced pretty much immediately as Southampton had already sounded out Pochettino. This sacking strikes me as one where the board don't have an immediate idea of who they want to replace Pearson. It's nice to comfort yourself with the idea that the board may appoint someone on another level to Pearson. However, their track record of hiring managers hardly strikes me as one to put my faith in! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin JD Popley Posted 1 July 2015 Share Posted 1 July 2015 So it's the morning after the night that was. As you all know I was never his biggest fan but I won't decry his achievements as a manager and like many have pointed out, I am a little surprised at the timing of his dismissal. Nevertheless, I don't think now is the time to start turning on our owners. Without this family and their predecessor, we would never have been able to stay afloat as a club and now because of Vichai, Aiyawatt et al, as supporters we can say at least we own our ground and the whole dynamic of the club is far better today than it was before them. That is their achievement, not exclusively Nigel's. So to the future. I want us to have a manager with some continental flair who will make these potentially excellent players we already have into a passing footballing side. A side who aren't afraid to give it a go in cup competitions and also have real ambitions of taking us to a higher echelon we have never yet experienced as fans. Looking round you know the obvious candidates but two names I've seen feature on the list I like are De Boer and Cocu. NP was no ones first choice 7 years ago... All I am saying everyone is thus; Keep an open mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MattP Posted 1 July 2015 Share Posted 1 July 2015 Everyone going on about Southampton and Adkins. For every one of those situations there's at least two or three where sacking the manager like this ends up going tits up with a shit appointment who needs replacing by October. Adkins was also replaced half way through the season when Southampton were already doing pretty well. Added to that, he was replaced pretty much immediately as Southampton had already sounded out Pochettino. This sacking strikes me as one where the board don't have an immediate idea of who they want to replace Pearson. It's nice to comfort yourself with the idea that the board may appoint someone on another level to Pearson. However, their track record of hiring managers hardly strikes me as one to put my faith in! This. Given they have already made this mistake once with Nigel Pearson there can be no forgiveness at all if they cock it up again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cjslcfc Posted 1 July 2015 Share Posted 1 July 2015 This. Given they have already made this mistake once with Nigel Pearson there can be no forgiveness at all if they cock it up again. This next appointment is arguably one of the most important in Leicester's recent history. As much as Nige has done for us and as much as I thought he could really take us places, we could hire someone is able to do just the same. The problem is I think we had that person and those sorts of managers aren't easy to find at all. Let's just hope they find themselves some good advisors who know what a bloody good manager looks like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nettle Posted 1 July 2015 Share Posted 1 July 2015 You never know it might turn out for the best. I think the owners have been looking to get rid of Nigel for a bit surely they must have someone lined up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lgfualol Posted 1 July 2015 Share Posted 1 July 2015 Woke up today feeling even angrier than yesterday. I can't believe how much enthusiasm I have lost for next season, transfers, football in general. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stulcfc Posted 1 July 2015 Share Posted 1 July 2015 What a ****ing joke absolute shocking decision, was really looking forward to the new season now it's got relegation written all over it . Hope I'm wrong , we need to get a top class replacement and fast Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tuna Posted 1 July 2015 Share Posted 1 July 2015 Woke up today feeling even angrier than yesterday. I can't believe how much enthusiasm I have lost for next season, transfers, football in general. I was going to post something but this pretty much sums up how I feel. I'm totally deflated and just cannot understand how this has happened, dreadful timing, a completely daft decision and we're the laughing stock of football. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.Lisemore Posted 1 July 2015 Share Posted 1 July 2015 Can't see us going for anyone 'unique' as such, it'll be someone mainstream. Allardyce, Moyes etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MattP Posted 1 July 2015 Share Posted 1 July 2015 This next appointment is arguably one of the most important in Leicester's recent history. As much as Nige has done for us and as much as I thought he could really take us places, we could hire someone is able to do just the same. The problem is I think we had that person and those sorts of managers aren't easy to find at all. Let's just hope they find themselves some good advisors who know what a bloody good manager looks like. Let's hope so, I agree it's the most important change in our history and they simply have to get it right. Apart from sacking Pearson last time I can't ever remember a time when we actually chose to get rid of an extremely successful manager. The previous appointments of these people fill me with dread about what is going to happen. Woke up today feeling even angrier than yesterday. I can't believe how much enthusiasm I have lost for next season, transfers, football in general. Me too. It didn't really sink in last night, today I am absolutely fuming. All the hope and enjoyment I had for next season has gone at the minute. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bettsj2 Posted 1 July 2015 Share Posted 1 July 2015 Sky Reporting that he ws indeed sacked by phone with no prior warning. Is being sacked once already not prior warning? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingcarr21 Posted 1 July 2015 Share Posted 1 July 2015 Well that certainly came as a shock. Brother called me to say i have some news for you. Heres me thinking he knocked some bird up Think its safe to assume some sort of argument has taken place. This isnt just the owners deciding one day to change managers. Its also safe to assume if an argument took place it would be over his son. Im gutted he has gone. With the signings and players like Schluup signing new contracts i was really looking forward to the new season with real belief that we would stay up comfortably. Now i have no idea how to feel. Will the players feel demoralised? Will Cambiasso sign now? Big thanks to Pearson for the work he has done but now we need to move forward. Who will be the next manager? I would put money on it being Big Sam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpacedX Posted 1 July 2015 Share Posted 1 July 2015 Think its safe to assume some sort of argument has taken place. This isnt just the owners deciding one day to change managers. Its also safe to assume if an argument took place it would be over his son. https://youtu.be/uzyKkKB7mT4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ollie93 Posted 1 July 2015 Share Posted 1 July 2015 If it was James Pearson's antics that have caused this, I can't really understand what Nige would have done. He knew after what happened his son would have been let go, I doubt he would have demanded for him to be kept. Maybe it was the way the owners went about it that he didn't like? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Posted 1 July 2015 Share Posted 1 July 2015 Letting him spend £10m on players is weird, there must have have been an incident rather than them just deciding to sack him because they're fed up Quite possibly he has no say in the transfers, it's all with Walsh and Rudkin, would certainly explain the signing of players who subsequently barely featured. Walsh does the transfers, Shakespeare the coaching and Pearson the tactics and man management stuff. That would be my guess based on what's been going on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shen Posted 1 July 2015 Share Posted 1 July 2015 My heart sunk when I read the news today. This was supposed to be a happy day before I have Thursday and Friday off, receiving family guests for five days... This has turned my day completely sour I fecking hate James Pearson, the massive **** Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finn Claw II Posted 1 July 2015 Share Posted 1 July 2015 The owners have been in football a while now so I assume they have learnt from the Sven days. We can say this is our club all we like but it is theirs. Failure to make the right decision could cost them £100m plus, I'd say ours and their interests are fully aligned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vicki Vixen Posted 1 July 2015 Share Posted 1 July 2015 If it was James Pearson's antics that have caused this, I can't really understand what Nige would have done. He knew after what happened his son would have been let go, I doubt he would have demanded for him to be kept. Maybe it was the way the owners went about it that he didn't like? Criticised the shape of his eyes and rated him 1 out of 10, then fired him? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Number 6 Posted 1 July 2015 Share Posted 1 July 2015 As people have said, we could end up doing a Southampton and pushing on. Right now though I feel we are much more likely to be relegated than we were before the sacking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon the Hat Posted 1 July 2015 Share Posted 1 July 2015 Let's hope so, I agree it's the most important change in our history and they simply have to get it right. Apart from sacking Pearson last time I can't ever remember a time when we actually chose to get rid of an extremely successful manager. The previous appointments of these people fill me with dread about what is going to happen. Me too. It didn't really sink in last night, today I am absolutely fuming. All the hope and enjoyment I had for next season has gone at the minute. Pearson has been successful but not at this level, at least to the owners expectations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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