Bettsj2 Posted 5 July 2015 Posted 5 July 2015 Weird - Different journalist have different opinions. Who would have thought that? Point was that two different journalists from the same paper had polar opposite views its an indication that the split in opinion is the same outside of our support base.
NeilLCFC Posted 5 July 2015 Posted 5 July 2015 http://www.101greatgoals.com/gvideos/lolz/ex-leicester-boss-nigel-pearson-gets-spotted-on-a-night-out-asked-are-you-an-ostrich-video/ Complete twats. Wish he head butted the cvnt
Jace Posted 5 July 2015 Posted 5 July 2015 Complete twats. Wish he head butted the cvnt Typical he turns into a nice guy now should have given the bloke a stone cold stunner on camera
NeilLCFC Posted 5 July 2015 Posted 5 July 2015 Miss him even more now <p> Don't know if this has been posted as there far too many Pearson topics but..... Sacked Leicester boss Nigel Pearson is a decent guy but paid the price of his son's sins 19:30, 5 July 2015 BY NEILMOXLEY Pearson was given the boot by the Foxes following an incident which also saw his son James sacked - but Neil Moxley says the balance needs to be redressed Jamie McDonald Good guy: Pearson has often been wrongly portrayed The bloke shuffling towards a group of men on Edmund Street, Birmingham, was clearly down on his luck, writes Neil Moxley in the Sunday People. Unkempt, he approached them tentatively as they stood outside one of the city’s most salubrious hotels. “Can you spare us any change please?” came a plea which is sadly all too familiar these days. One of the throng stepped forward and reached into his back pocket for his wallet. “If I give you some money, will you promise me that you will get a decent meal and try to put a roof over your head for a couple of nights,” came the reply. One nod later and the request was granted. BPIPopular: The much-liked boss helped secure Leicester's Premier League safety Nigel Pearson handed over two £50 notes and, after cutting short the recipient’s thanks, Leicester City’s boss rejoined the guests with whom he was enjoying an extended lunch. We start with that anecdote this week – one witnessed by my own eyes – to redress the balance in the 51-year-old’s favour after his sacking this week. Forget the ramblings about ostriches, the bizarre grappling with Crystal Palace’s James McArthur, and the sometimes brusque media manner. Nigel Pearson is, in essence, a decent man. And one this week who has paid the ultimate price for the sins of his son. Getty / Sunday MirrorSins: Pearson's son James was involved in an orgy with 10 Thai girls Here was a guy who was just beginning to enjoy the fruits of a lengthy rise to the top of football management. Pearson had waited a long time to prove himself after working hard as a No.2 to a variety of bosses for over a decade. After keeping the Foxes in the Premier League last term with a storming finish to the campaign and a couple of decent signings so far this summer, the stage looked well set. Yet Pearson found out the hard way that those working within football are not operating in a moral vacuum. To recap, Pearson’s son James was filmed in a room with two team-mates, Tom Hopper and Adam Smith, in an orgy with 10 Thai girls. What turned a sordid affair into a far darker one was the racist abuse by Hopper which accompanied the sex. In pictures - Leicester players' shame in Thailand: VIEW GALLERY And this was supposed to be a ‘goodwill’ tour with Leicester City’s staff guests in the country of their owners... The club’s statement explaining Pearson’s exit on Tuesday claimed ‘fundamental differences in perspective exist between us.’ That raised more questions than it answered. The issue that caused the split was the one that took place in Thailand. Of that there is no doubt. But was Pearson’s exit the inevitable outcome? GettyPositive: Pearson had turned Leicester's season in its head No. Not if he had taken immediate action. He could have made an unreserved apology to his owners for any embarrassment caused. He could have denounced what went on in no uncertain terms. It is my understanding that no such apology has been forthcoming. Certainly one has not been aired for public consumption. If Pearson has refused to take a step back and see that remorse was appropriate, what else did he expect? Action ImagesOut: Leicester owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha wanted change That is what is at the very heart of this sorry episode. Make no mistake, the whole incident cast Leicester City Football Club in a poor light. They had to be seen to act. Forgive the obvious ostrich pun but the club burying its head in the sand was not a viable option. Imagine the first press conference ahead of the new season. Believe me, the subject would have been dragged up at the first opportunity. And, as anyone who has done business in the Far East will tell you, saving face is the No.1 priority. In Thailand, this sordid episode would have gone down like a lead balloon tied to lead weight. Leicester City are not alone in having obligations to the wider community. Every football club has them. This piece isn’t a moral lecture. But the reality is that once what took place in that hotel room became public, the clock was ticking. Why Pearson refused to acknowledge and understand that is a question to which only he knows the answer.
MC Prussian Posted 6 July 2015 Posted 6 July 2015 <p> Don't know if this has been posted as there far too many Pearson topics but..... Sacked Leicester boss Nigel Pearson is a decent guy but paid the price of his son's sins 19:30, 5 July 2015 BY NEILMOXLEY Pearson was given the boot by the Foxes following an incident which also saw his son James sacked - but Neil Moxley says the balance needs to be redressed Jamie McDonald Good guy: Pearson has often been wrongly portrayed The bloke shuffling towards a group of men on Edmund Street, Birmingham, was clearly down on his luck, writes Neil Moxley in the Sunday People. Unkempt, he approached them tentatively as they stood outside one of the city’s most salubrious hotels. “Can you spare us any change please?” came a plea which is sadly all too familiar these days. One of the throng stepped forward and reached into his back pocket for his wallet. “If I give you some money, will you promise me that you will get a decent meal and try to put a roof over your head for a couple of nights,” came the reply. One nod later and the request was granted. BPIPopular: The much-liked boss helped secure Leicester's Premier League safety Nigel Pearson handed over two £50 notes and, after cutting short the recipient’s thanks, Leicester City’s boss rejoined the guests with whom he was enjoying an extended lunch. We start with that anecdote this week – one witnessed by my own eyes – to redress the balance in the 51-year-old’s favour after his sacking this week. Forget the ramblings about ostriches, the bizarre grappling with Crystal Palace’s James McArthur, and the sometimes brusque media manner. Nigel Pearson is, in essence, a decent man. And one this week who has paid the ultimate price for the sins of his son. Getty / Sunday MirrorSins: Pearson's son James was involved in an orgy with 10 Thai girls Here was a guy who was just beginning to enjoy the fruits of a lengthy rise to the top of football management. Pearson had waited a long time to prove himself after working hard as a No.2 to a variety of bosses for over a decade. After keeping the Foxes in the Premier League last term with a storming finish to the campaign and a couple of decent signings so far this summer, the stage looked well set. Yet Pearson found out the hard way that those working within football are not operating in a moral vacuum. To recap, Pearson’s son James was filmed in a room with two team-mates, Tom Hopper and Adam Smith, in an orgy with 10 Thai girls. What turned a sordid affair into a far darker one was the racist abuse by Hopper which accompanied the sex. In pictures - Leicester players' shame in Thailand: VIEW GALLERY And this was supposed to be a ‘goodwill’ tour with Leicester City’s staff guests in the country of their owners... The club’s statement explaining Pearson’s exit on Tuesday claimed ‘fundamental differences in perspective exist between us.’ That raised more questions than it answered. The issue that caused the split was the one that took place in Thailand. Of that there is no doubt. But was Pearson’s exit the inevitable outcome? GettyPositive: Pearson had turned Leicester's season in its head No. Not if he had taken immediate action. He could have made an unreserved apology to his owners for any embarrassment caused. He could have denounced what went on in no uncertain terms. It is my understanding that no such apology has been forthcoming. Certainly one has not been aired for public consumption. If Pearson has refused to take a step back and see that remorse was appropriate, what else did he expect? Action ImagesOut: Leicester owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha wanted change That is what is at the very heart of this sorry episode. Make no mistake, the whole incident cast Leicester City Football Club in a poor light. They had to be seen to act. Forgive the obvious ostrich pun but the club burying its head in the sand was not a viable option. Imagine the first press conference ahead of the new season. Believe me, the subject would have been dragged up at the first opportunity. And, as anyone who has done business in the Far East will tell you, saving face is the No.1 priority. In Thailand, this sordid episode would have gone down like a lead balloon tied to lead weight. Leicester City are not alone in having obligations to the wider community. Every football club has them. This piece isn’t a moral lecture. But the reality is that once what took place in that hotel room became public, the clock was ticking. Why Pearson refused to acknowledge and understand that is a question to which only he knows the answer. Oh well, another subjective commentary taking up space in a tabloid, when in fact, people are more interested in facts, investigative journalism and quotes from the people involved.A very lazy piece. Moxley has no clue, no idea, but surely enough spare time at hand to write such nonsense. It's like selling the start of your own research as an end product. Puerile and shallow.
st albans fox Posted 7 July 2015 Posted 7 July 2015 1 week on and it still hurts just as much go back ten years to the day and gain some perspective might help you cope
The Doctor Posted 7 July 2015 Posted 7 July 2015 go back ten years to the day and gain some perspective might help you cope Why do people keep coming out with this daft old shit? Yes, football is insignificant compared to things like that but it's something people are heavily emotionally invested in it, so of course failure and watching their club sack a successful manager is going to hurt. Doesn't mean they don't have perspective, it simply means they, shock horror, care about the club.
inckley fox Posted 7 July 2015 Posted 7 July 2015 go back ten years to the day and gain some perspective might help you cope By saying this you're the one elevating the conversation to a far more emotive level than anybody else. Nobody should need to go back ten years to a specific tragedy in order to 'gain some perspective'; plenty of things have happened all over the world and in people's private lives to give a constant reminder of the need for perspective. If we start to quantify emotion and sadness in that way then you'll have to go round telling everyone crying about sport, or films, or a work of art that their sadness would be better off elsewhere. In fact, you'd be great fun when your mates separated from their girlfriends and needed a shoulder to cry on. And why not turn up at funerals and memorial ceremonies? Because there's always another occasion, somewhere, which puts that into perspective. Does September 11th put 7/7 into perspective? Does the Iraq War put 9/11 into perspective? Does the Great War put the Iraq War into perspective? When you decide it's your job to tell people what they should care, or feel emotional about, then it's hard to know where you stop. Why not just let people feel a bit sad when something goes wrong for their football club? And then, apart from that, also mourn what happened ten years ago if you wish.
Fox Ulike Posted 7 July 2015 Posted 7 July 2015 Oh well, another subjective commentary taking up space in a tabloid, when in fact, people are more interested in facts, investigative journalism and quotes from the people involved. A very lazy piece. Moxley has no clue, no idea, but surely enough spare time at hand to write such nonsense. It's like selling the start of your own research as an end product. Puerile and shallow. I don’t agree. I think he’s offered some good insight. The scenario Moxley described sounds quite likely to have been what happened. As the Manager of the club you would expect Pearson to have commented on the scandal by now. I reckon the Thais told him he had to make a statement which condemned the actions of all 3 players… and Pearson told them to FOAD. By now though I reckon the Thais must be regretting their decision... They must realise that they are jepodizing everything that they've worked for over the past four years. Is it too late now for them all to kiss and make up…?
RonnieTodger Posted 7 July 2015 Posted 7 July 2015 Why do people keep coming out with this daft old shit? Yes, football is insignificant compared to things like that but it's something people are heavily emotionally invested in it, so of course failure and watching their club sack a successful manager is going to hurt. Doesn't mean they don't have perspective, it simply means they, shock horror, care about the club. Maybe he meant Craig Levein.
Babylon Posted 7 July 2015 Posted 7 July 2015 Why do people keep coming out with this daft old shit? Yes, football is insignificant compared to things like that but it's something people are heavily emotionally invested in it, so of course failure and watching their club sack a successful manager is going to hurt. Doesn't mean they don't have perspective, it simply means they, shock horror, care about the club. Tut... you should move on, it's not Pearson FC you know.
inckley fox Posted 7 July 2015 Posted 7 July 2015 I don’t agree. I think he’s offered some good insight. The scenario Moxley described sounds quite likely to have been what happened. As the Manager of the club you would expect Pearson to have commented on the scandal by now. I reckon the Thais told him he had to make a statement which condemned the actions of all 3 players… and Pearson told them to FOAD. By now though I reckon the Thais must be regretting their decision... They must realise that they are jepodizing everything that they've worked for over the past four years. Is it too late now for them all to kiss and make up…? It's 100 to 1, you should stick a bet on... while it seems far, far too late it's still a strange price when you consider they edged him out in 2010, then back-tracked a year-and-a-half later, then considered sacking him in 2013 and changed their minds, then did sack him in March and changed their minds. Where Pearson is concerned, they're experts at changing their minds - and when they have changed their minds it's all worked out swimmingly. Not that I'd be holding my breath, though.
foxinsocks Posted 7 July 2015 Posted 7 July 2015 it's always a mistake to go back to an old girlfriend
talking_goldfish Posted 7 July 2015 Posted 7 July 2015 it's always a mistake to go back to an old girlfriend Except for the last time we reinstated him of course.
lcfcbobby Posted 7 July 2015 Posted 7 July 2015 we have not sacked him have we? when did this happen?? Haha stop living in the past people and look to the future
filbertway Posted 7 July 2015 Posted 7 July 2015 Right everyone, start lumping on Pearson. Let's see if we can get betting suspended before 6pm.
Guest MattP Posted 7 July 2015 Posted 7 July 2015 It's 100 to 1, you should stick a bet on... while it seems far, far too late it's still a strange price when you consider they edged him out in 2010, then back-tracked a year-and-a-half later, then considered sacking him in 2013 and changed their minds, then did sack him in March and changed their minds. Where Pearson is concerned, they're experts at changing their minds - and when they have changed their minds it's all worked out swimmingly. Not that I'd be holding my breath, though. I think the difference this time is that Pearson will be probably tell them where to go if they come crawling back to him again.
Mark_w Posted 7 July 2015 Posted 7 July 2015 we have not sacked him have we? when did this happen?? Haha stop living in the past people and look to the future We are looking to the future, it looks a lot less promising than it did two weeks ago, that's the problem.
Fox Ulike Posted 7 July 2015 Posted 7 July 2015 It's 100 to 1, you should stick a bet on... while it seems far, far too late it's still a strange price when you consider they edged him out in 2010, then back-tracked a year-and-a-half later, then considered sacking him in 2013 and changed their minds, then did sack him in March and changed their minds. Where Pearson is concerned, they're experts at changing their minds - and when they have changed their minds it's all worked out swimmingly. Not that I'd be holding my breath, though. I can actually see a scenario where he comes back for a third time. Perhaps when the next Manager has spaffed £50m on players we don't need, and landed us back in the Championship. it's always a mistake to go back to an old girlfriend True. But Pearson is more like a wife.
Fox Ulike Posted 7 July 2015 Posted 7 July 2015 I wonder if we (the fans) could get him re-instated? Where's the flipping "Foxes Trust" when you need them??
MONreborn Posted 7 July 2015 Posted 7 July 2015 I dont think there is anyone else better for the job. This club, the players and the fans have grown as a unit with Pearson in charge. Look at the atmosphere in the last few home games. He has been such a big influence at this club since 2008, come on vichai and top, get him back! Make up, you know it makes sense!
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