Where Will Nigel Pearson Go Next?

[Mark_w]

Well based on the two sides he inherited for us, if anyone can turn a pile of s*** into a competent football team it's him. As much as I want him to find a new club, I'm not sure I want him there though. They weren't happy with 6th place under O'Neill, I'm not sure they'd be happy with anything - deserves more than a Bentleys Roof-esque fan base. Still maybe this season has put things into perspective for them.

[Stadt]

I ****ing love Nige and it's a shame he's over looked, he'd turn most sides into decent ones within two seasons

[TheSomersetFox]

Don't think Nige would go to Villa before the end of the season regardless. Yeah, he'd have more time to weigh up Villa's problems and assess what needs changing...but would he want that relegation on his CV? would anyone for that matter

[Bedford Fox]

Yeah it's too late for him to keep them up maybe they will get a caretaker till end of the year then Nige to take over in the summer.

[Mickey O'Neil]

Brian Little has been moved onto their board at Villa for a more "footballer oriented" look. It wouldn't surprise me to see Little press for Pearsons appointment. I think the biggest hurdle is that Lerner has the club up for sale so the uncertainty of the club may be a step too far.

[LanguedocFox]

I think Pearson could do wonders for a so-called big club like Villa or Newcastle. But one of the big problems is that those two in particularly seem unwilling to invest in the kind of back-room facilities that he was able to build, over five years, at City. Our success - in the Championship as well as in the Prem - has been built on solid foundations of world-class sports science and fitness facilities, backed by outstanding coaching and recruitment. Villa showed themselves unwilling to invest in players - they are hardly likely to spend money on 'invisibles' like that.

 

Either way, I hope Pearson gets a decent job soon.

[Webbo]

Villa will want an instant return, doubt if they're interested in a 2 year plan.

[Miquel The Work Geordie]

i bet curbishley is 33/1 like he is for all managerial openings

[GaelicFox]

I think Pearson could do wonders for a so-called big club like Villa or Newcastle. But one of the big problems is that those two in particularly seem unwilling to invest in the kind of back-room facilities that he was able to build, over five years, at City. Our success - in the Championship as well as in the Prem - has been built on solid foundations of world-class sports science and fitness facilities, backed by outstanding coaching and recruitment. Villa showed themselves unwilling to invest in players - they are hardly likely to spend money on 'invisibles' like that.

Either way, I hope Pearson gets a decent job soon.

Unless he finds a walshy and Shaky to support him he is likely to be a messing failure

It's quite obvious now they were the ying to his yang

It's also obvious the ying was working the yang was a little off kilter

I'm not sure there is any evidence to suggest Nige as an individual can deliver what one of the clubs you mention need

[Guest MattP]

Unless he finds a walshy and Shaky to support him he is likely to be a messing failure

It's quite obvious now they were the ying to his yang

It's also obvious the ying was working the yang was a little off kilter

I'm not sure there is any evidence to suggest Nige as an individual can deliver what one of the clubs you mention need

 

I think he'll do a good job still wherever he goes, players seem to want to play for him and even at clubs where he had no scouting system and the people you mentioned he still did more than OK. The sports science and scoting networks can be set up with different people, if he can find the perfect people once he can find them again.

 

I'll still put good money on him taking up the next side he takes over.

[GaelicFox]

I think he'll do a good job still wherever he goes, players seem to want to play for him and even at clubs where he had no scouting system and the people you mentioned he still did more than OK. The sports science and scoting networks can be set up with different people, if he can find the perfect people once he can find them again.

I'll still put good money on him taking up the next side he takes over.

Doing a good job isn't enough at the top level

Football is littered with people doing a good job

Shaky has been at his side since 2008 , he only had one job without him and nearly fecked that up !

his biggest job in football isn't getting another job in football , it's replacing Craig Shakespeare !

Now where do you find men like that ?

[Guest MattP]

Doing a good job isn't enough at the top level

Football is littered with people doing a good job

Shaky has been at his side since 2008 , he only had one job without him and nearly fecked that up !

his biggest job in football isn't getting another job in football , it's replacing Craig Shakespeare !

Now where do you find men like that ?

 

There are good assistant's everywhere, lot's of clubs are going well at the minute, he might not get another Shakespeare but someone else will be out there that can do a good job for him, some managers still prefer to work without an assistant and just have coaching staff.

 

You work in business, you set successful projects up and you sometimes lose people, you then find other people to do the job, I'm sure Pearson is capable of doing that given what he set up behind the scenes here.

 

We'll find out soon enough but I really don't see anything to suggest to me he won't create another project wherever he goes next and do very well, he'll have learn't an incredible amount as well over the last couple of years.

[GaelicFox]

I think he'll do a good job still wherever he goes, players seem to want to play for him and even at clubs where he had no scouting system and the people you mentioned he still did more than OK. The sports science and scoting networks can be set up with different people, if he can find the perfect people once he can find them again.

I'll still put good money on him taking up the next side he takes over.

Sorry should I have said

Yea I agree he will probably take a decent team up , if the team is big enough

But I feel without his backroom team he will struggle

Many many great managers have struggled without thier preferred number 2

A good one like him will probably as well

[GaelicFox]

There are good assistant's everywhere, lot's of clubs are going well at the minute, he might not get another Shakespeare but someone else will be out there that can do a good job for him, some managers still prefer to work without an assistant and just have coaching staff.

You work in business, you set successful projects up and you sometimes lose people, you then find other people to do the job, I'm sure Pearson is capable of doing that given what he set up behind the scenes here.

We'll find out soon enough but I really don't see anything to suggest to me he won't create another project wherever he goes next and do very well, he'll have learn't an incredible amount as well over the last couple of years.

I'm not sure football follows any normal business theory

It's that thinking has mike Ashley and randy learner in a mess !

I suppose we will just have to wait and see

But it's strange he isn't really getting a look in on any proper job , I fear he will have to look at a basket case of a job to get started again

[indierich06]

Think Villa would be a good fit for him. There's no expectation for them to stay up this season, so he'll have the rest of the season to get to know the team and experiment with playing style etc. I actually think if they go down they could be alright - depends who they keep hold of, obviously, but I wouldn't say their squad is total dogshit.

 

Wouldn't be surprised to see him go in for Kevin Phillips as his assistant. Obviously Shakey and Walsh aren't going to go back to him now, and I don't think he'd expect them to or blame them for staying at City.

 

There still seems to be a lot of bad feeling for the bloke on here, and I just can't fathom it. He is one of the biggest factors in our ability to be able to compete at the top this season - he took us from League One to the Premier League and kept us there, signing players that have become the core of our side - two of whom played for England last night. Whatever you think of the bloke as a person, it's undeniable that he has done *so* much for this club.

 

I really hope he gets a decent job soon and does well, personally can't wait to see him back in management - he will have learned a few lessons since his time here (don't get so ****ing stressed out and don't sign your dickhead son must be the two biggest ones) - and I think he could be a great asset for a club like Villa.

[GaelicFox]

Think Villa would be a good fit for him. There's no expectation for them to stay up this season, so he'll have the rest of the season to get to know the team and experiment with playing style etc. I actually think if they go down they could be alright - depends who they keep hold of, obviously, but I wouldn't say their squad is total dogshit.

Wouldn't be surprised to see him go in for Kevin Phillips as his assistant. Obviously Shakey and Walsh aren't going to go back to him now, and I don't think he'd expect them to or blame them for staying at City.

There still seems to be a lot of bad feeling for the bloke on here, and I just can't fathom it. He is one of the biggest factors in our ability to be able to compete at the top this season - he took us from League One to the Premier League and kept us there, signing players that have become the core of our side - two of whom played for England last night. Whatever you think of the bloke as a person, it's undeniable that he has done *so* much for this club.

I really hope he gets a decent job soon and does well, personally can't wait to see him back in management - he will have learned a few lessons since his time here (don't get so ****ing stressed out and don't sign your dickhead son must be the two biggest ones) - and I think he could be a great asset for a club like Villa.

Fair point and I'm guilty of not really ever warming to him

Villa would he a great job for him they will be in championship next year and NP is excellent in that league

And as @@MattP says he will probably get his next team promoted

They are trying to like up Moyes it seems

That's a huge mistake

NP would be a better fit for championship football

[indierich06]

Fair point and I'm guilty of not really ever warming to him

Villa would he a great job for him they will be in championship next year and NP is excellent in that league

And as @@MattP says he will probably get his next team promoted

They are trying to like up Moyes it seems

That's a huge mistake

NP would be a better fit for championship football

 

I wouldn't make the mistake of writing him off as a Premier League manager either. If he gets the Villa job, and gets them promoted, then I wouldn't be surprised to see them stay up under his guidance - like I said before, he will have learned a lot from his final season here. Also, let's not forget - over the course of a whole season, he guided Leicester to a 14th place finish. That's something I'm sure Villa would be happy with in their first season back in the Prem.

If he winds his neck in and calms down a bit, he'll do just fine

[GaelicFox]

I wouldn't make the mistake of writing him off as a Premier League manager either. If he gets the Villa job, and gets them promoted, then I wouldn't be surprised to see them stay up under his guidance - like I said before, he will have learned a lot from his final season here. Also, let's not forget - over the course of a whole season, he guided Leicester to a 14th place finish. That's something I'm sure Villa would be happy with in their first season back in the Prem.

If he winds his neck in and calms down a bit, he'll do just fine

Yes I'll agree with you there

It's the winding his neck in and getting the right number 2

[Captain...]

Why isnt he getting any jobs?

 

Lets just cut to the chase. Theres an issue. Hes overlooked for everything.

 

Hes overlooked for jobs hes clearly better than some the managers that have been employed. Like fulham who opted for Jokanovic. Or Villa who opted for Garde.

 

Its not a question of money because clubs are happy to spend the money on players, but not a man who will seemingly bring you success.

 

It  will be a combination of things, one is how modern owners want to run football clubs (head coaches, directors of football, the board signing players, lots of control and interfering and having their own men in positions of importance) compared to how Pearson wants to run a football club, he wants to be a manager not a head coach, he wants to bring in his own men and have a greater control over signings and staff. He will also want to implement the infrastructure that he had at Leicester, advanced sports science department, extensive scouting network and top notch facilities, all of this costs money.  Pearson is also the kind of person who would not back down over his  demands.

 

This will make prospective employers cautious, if it was just Pearson's results they looked at, then they would be more willing to take a risk and give this control over  and invest in facilities, but couple that with his wages, the cost of bringing in his staff and his media persona and past incidents, then they get even more nervous. When the choice is between appointing a media friendly yes man on the cheap or investing in Nigel and his way you would have to think long and hard about the risk, especially as this is all long term gain not the quick fix owners seem to be looking for.

 

Don't forget it is not just offering Pearson the job, he has to accept and want to work under the conditions offered to him, I can't think of any job this season in the top 2 divisions that has not come about because a manager had been fired. That would immediately make Pearson think twice.

 

The best thing that could happen to Nigel is an interim job where he can come in and make an immediate impact,  show that he is good for the short term and the long term and then build on that.

[Matt]

I'll genuinely cry if Nige goes there, anywhere but Villa (Pretty much).

 

TBH I can't see him taking it, I feel there is too much shit to deal with at Villa.

 

It's a huge job, maybe the challenge he wants you could argue but there is nothing positive about that club atm.

 

Compared to some of the jobs he's turned down i'd be surprised, shocked, disappointed and upset if he choose's Villa.

[AKCJ]

He's off to Valencia

 

That'd make Col's head explode.

[Donut]

I think his first job will be keeping Villa up in the championship, if he actually does get the job.

 

But they need to bounce back quickly if they go down, clubs that dont get promoted within a couple of seasons get bogged down, lose their best players and relegation to league 1 rather than promotion becomes all the more likely. Been seen countless times and will happen to Bolton this season.

 

He would be the best appointment they could make though. Itll be a test of his mettle whether he can do it without the staff hes built his successful teams with previously, but im sure he could turn them around.

[Webbo]

I'll genuinely cry if Nige goes there, anywhere but Villa (Pretty much).

 

TBH I can't see him taking it, I feel there is too much shit to deal with at Villa.

 

It's a huge job, maybe the challenge he wants you could argue but there is nothing positive about that club atm.

 

Compared to some of the jobs he's turned down i'd be surprised, shocked, disappointed and upset if he choose's Villa.

You do realise that football management is his job? If he doesn't work he doesn't earn. If Villa were in great shape there wouldn't be a vacancy there in the first place.

[Danno]

Suspect he'll be after King, James, Moore, De Laet maybe even Was?

[Alf Bentley]

He's off to Valencia

 

That'd make Col's head explode.

 

 

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