ThurmastonFox Posted 3 January 2016 Posted 3 January 2016 Talking about us, thinks we will finish top 4
MC Prussian Posted 3 January 2016 Posted 3 January 2016 Replay (from 9:00 onwards): http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/watchlive/5live
Fox92 Posted 3 January 2016 Posted 3 January 2016 Replay (from 9:00 onwards): http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/watchlive/5live Cheers MC!
Biggus Posted 3 January 2016 Posted 3 January 2016 Interesting. The highlights I picked up (ymmv): Proud of building this team; credit Ranieri for spotting it is a good team to take over; Vardy should stay in January; Had a good relationship with owners but sometimes difficult when they are not in the country; no regrets re press conferences - true to himself but maybe would have changed his approach; LCFC can finish in top 4; in the market for another job but when it suits him and a new employer. Nothing new except talking about Leicester. Maybe the 6 month or end of year gagging clause has expired?
NeilLCFC Posted 3 January 2016 Posted 3 January 2016 What a guy If we finish top 4 I would personally consider NP as our most successful manager ever
Arriba Los Zorros Posted 3 January 2016 Posted 3 January 2016 From what I heard: management is too short-term, you can expect about a year in the job: this does not give enough time to build a team hence the absolute focus on results. Due to manager turnover sometimes others can profit from your work, or you suffer from the work done by others which fans do not realise. LCFC are a well-run club and their recent rise has been planned over years. LCFC had a good bunch of players when Ranieri took over and well done to him for not making broad changes. LCFC can finish top 4 and consistency will be the main issue, said Spurs or Arsenal may win the title. It is important to have an open relationship with owners and difficult when you don't see them often. Says foreign managers often gets jobs as they have embraced a 'coaching culture' better than UK managers, but man management is still a huge part of the job. Says Vardy will probably stay at LCFC Good bloke is Pearson, he has values and stays true to them despite external pressure and you got to respect that. The media and some of our fans were unfair on him
Arriba Los Zorros Posted 3 January 2016 Posted 3 January 2016 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/35216705
The Year Of The Fox Posted 3 January 2016 Posted 3 January 2016 Once again, thanks for all you did for us Nige
jammie82uk Posted 3 January 2016 Posted 3 January 2016 Pearson praises Ranieri for not tinkering at Leicester Claudio Ranieri deserves credit for making subtle changes to the Leicester City side Nigel Pearson built, according their former boss. Nigel Pearson feels Claudio Ranieri's managerial nous should not be underestimated in shunning his perceived 'Tinkerman' reputation to transform Leicester City from relegation candidates to Premier League title hopefuls. Pearson guided Leicester from League One to the top flight and masterminded a remarkable end to last season that dragged the club off the foot of the table to safety. While Pearson – who was sacked in June for what the club said were "fundamental differences in perspective" behind the scenes – thinks he deserves some credit for building the platform for Leicester's 2015-16 success, the former Hull City boss has praised Ranieri for making subtle tweaks and resisting the urge to make wholesale changes for the sake of it. " but I'm not there any longer. It's not really my place," Pearson told BBC Radio 5 live's Sportsweek. "One thing that you've got to credit Ranieri for… it's very rare that you actually inherit a football club as a manager in a very positive position. "He's taken over a team which is well along the path to being built – a team is never finished. But one of the hardest things to do when you inherit a side is get a group of players who technically fit what you're looking for. "There are lots of facets to team-building. He inherited a side that is more than pretty good, they've proved themselves this year to be a very capable side. "You have to give him some credit for recognising that and not doing too much with it." Six months on from his departure from the King Power Stadium and with Leicester second in the Premier League, Pearson said: "I don't feel angry, it's important to move on. "Leicester continue to do exceptionally well and I can take quite a bit of pride in terms of how things have been set up." Leicester led the Premier League, but have hit a tricky patch in recent weeks, surrendering top spot to Arsenal and going three games without a win. Nevertheless, Pearson is backing them to secure a Champions League spot. He said: "I don't see any reason why they can't [finish in the top four] and the reason I say that is the first half of the season would suggest they are capable in terms of how they play and the quality that they have. "Sustaining that is always going to be the problem over the entirety of the season but we've seen enough results this year to suggest that the sides who got promoted last year are doing relatively well. The big guns are not having it all their own way."
Charl91 Posted 3 January 2016 Posted 3 January 2016 Nigel is my hero. Even if Claudio does get us top 4, I don't know whether it was as important to us as Nigel getting promoted all the way from League 1 to the Prem, and building us a stellar squad along the way. Top man.
TJB-fox Posted 3 January 2016 Posted 3 January 2016 It's incredibly hard to try and build foundations of a club, with the academy, youth policies, finances etc whilst at the same time achieving good results every Saturday, due to the nature of the beast. However Pearson did this spectacularly here and still deserves a huge amount of credit. It's incredibly hard to try and build foundations of a club, with the academy, youth policies, finances etc whilst at the same time achieving good results every Saturday, due to the nature of the beast. However Pearson did this spectacularly here and still deserves a huge amount of credit.
Freeman's Wharfer Posted 3 January 2016 Posted 3 January 2016 Birch always talked about how whoever walked into LCFC after Nigel would inherit a fantastic set-up (the best he'd seen in his time at the club) and Ranieiri's mentioned it a lot. There's no doubting that tactically Ranieri has taken us to the next level but a lot of credit must go to Pearson for laying the foundations for all of this. Whether you like his demeanour or not, he's an absolute Leicester City legend.
ThaiFox Posted 3 January 2016 Posted 3 January 2016 It's incredibly hard to try and build foundations of a club, with the academy, youth policies, finances etc whilst at the same time achieving good results every Saturday, due to the nature of the beast. However Pearson did this spectacularly here and still deserves a huge amount of credit. It's incredibly hard to try and build foundations of a club, with the academy, youth policies, finances etc whilst at the same time achieving good results every Saturday, due to the nature of the beast. However Pearson did this spectacularly here and still deserves a huge amount of credit. This sums it up perfectly. What he did for this club was superb. Whatever you think of NP, what he did for this club, at it's lowest point, should never be forgotten. I hope any NP haters will acknowledge what he did for us. I, for one, was saddened when he went, and I wish he was still around now, as I'm sure we would also be flying this season. My only critical point with NP was how long it took him to sort out the tactical aspects of the P/L. I credit Ranieri hugely not only for not changing much, but also for how quickly he found his feet in the P/L after such a long absence. Ranieri's test is really still to come, when results go wrong, (look how the knives came out yesterday on here when we are second in the P/L!!) and when players leave or retire and he has to replace them. Of course, I wish him nothing but the best.
m4DD0gg Posted 3 January 2016 Posted 3 January 2016 on the charm offensive, bet he gutted no one will touch him with a barge pole
Zapp Posted 3 January 2016 Posted 3 January 2016 Villa would be mental not to get him. Whether now or when they get relegated at the end be of the season. Garde has already proven he doesn't have what it takes
bobtickle Posted 3 January 2016 Posted 3 January 2016 Great to see the love for pearson on here. I stop posting on this forum years ago during his first spell with leicester due to the unbelievably idiotic comments from the anti pearson brigade. Read some of it again during his second spell but stayed away. Anyway the guy is the dogs bollocks.
Soar Fox Posted 3 January 2016 Posted 3 January 2016 on the charm offensive, bet he gutted no one will touch him with a barge pole More fool the club who doesn't take him on. If I was a Reading or QPR fan I know who I'd want in charge of my club and it certainly wouldn't be Brian McDermott or Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink.
Sharpe's Fox Posted 3 January 2016 Posted 3 January 2016 No doubt Ranieri's in game management is better than Nige's but I doubt he would be able to build the club from the ground up like Nigel did. Ranieri was good because Shakey and Walsh convinced him that the way the day to day running of the club was being handled was excellent, maybe we need to bring someone in that can protect that from any potential mental case that comes in and wants to change all that when the current set up inevitably leaves?
Mark_w Posted 3 January 2016 Posted 3 January 2016 on the charm offensive, bet he gutted no one will touch him with a barge pole Because of his press conferences? A Premier League side has appointed a manager five years ago who previously gave a fascist salute on the pitch, Championship sides seemingly couldn't wait to sign Marlon King not that long ago, Alan Pardew is getting jobs fine, Jose Mourinho isn't exactly going to struggle either. Think it's fair to say that sides who want him are likely struggling to finance taking staff away from us, rather than any moral outrage at his past behavior. He's a very good manager, get over being wrong.
Fox92 Posted 3 January 2016 Posted 3 January 2016 on the charm offensive, bet he gutted no one will touch him with a barge pole They will sooner rather than later. He already mentioned about the job having to be right, he wants to build a team. He is a better option than most managers out there and clubs, especially at Championship level, would easily consider him.
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