Countryfox Posted 3 February 2018 Share Posted 3 February 2018 12 hours ago, Lizhang said: If anything, it's going downhill. Pearson has not improved this team at all, compared to the previous manager (who was already not well liked due to meager results and style of play). Lost a home game against the weakest team in the draw, last week. This week secured one point in a home game that had to be won to retain a chance for promotion, in the 93th minute thanks to a penalty. Will trade Pearson for Moore. Wow that’s a surprise ! ... is he going through a rebuilding phase or is it just plain bad management ? ... do you really want him gone asap ... or give him a bit longer ? ... is that the general consensus ? And thanks for letting me know ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxinsocks Posted 3 February 2018 Share Posted 3 February 2018 14 hours ago, Lizhang said: If anything, it's going downhill. Pearson has not improved this team at all, compared to the previous manager (who was already not well liked due to meager results and style of play). Lost a home game against the weakest team in the draw, last week. This week secured one point in a home game that had to be won to retain a chance for promotion, in the 93th minute thanks to a penalty. Will trade Pearson for Moore. anything rum off the field yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
urban.spaceman Posted 3 February 2018 Share Posted 3 February 2018 I don't think immediate promotion would be in Leuven's interest this season anyway. Gives Nige more time to develop the team with signings and youngsters and KP more time to develop the club behind the scenes. Patience is a virtue! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fox92 Posted 3 February 2018 Share Posted 3 February 2018 On 1/27/2018 at 09:39, deep blue said: Pearson has nerves? Nerves of steel that man. Hows it all going over there anyway? I follow Leuven on twitter but that's no indication of how they are performing etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eaststand68 Posted 4 February 2018 Share Posted 4 February 2018 Pearson has blown it again just like Derby, he's nothing without Walsh or Shakespeare. Next stop non league for Mr stubborn nothing without his talented coaches, that won the Premier league. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CosbehFox Posted 4 February 2018 Share Posted 4 February 2018 The owners will give Pearson time much like he had here. They clearly see him as someone who with time can build a club. They didn’t have much reason to sack the previous manager but Pearson will oversee the set up of sports science, training facilities and all what he did here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MC Prussian Posted 11 February 2018 Share Posted 11 February 2018 1-0 winners against SK Lierse this weekend. Coupled with Cercle Brugge's goalless draw against Tubize, Leuven are now back in 2nd spot, three points off the top. Promotion is still within reach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CosbehFox Posted 11 February 2018 Share Posted 11 February 2018 10 minutes ago, MC Prussian said: 1-0 winners against SK Lierse this weekend. Coupled with Cercle Brugge's goalless draw against Tubize, Leuven are now back in 2nd spot, three points off the top. Promotion is still within reach. You are looking at the combined table which is worthless. https://uk.soccerway.com/national/belgium/second-division/20172018/closing/r40898/ - that’s the second phase table, Leuven are 3rd and six points behind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phube Posted 12 February 2018 Share Posted 12 February 2018 11 hours ago, Cardiff_Fox said: You are looking at the combined table which is worthless. https://uk.soccerway.com/national/belgium/second-division/20172018/closing/r40898/ - that’s the second phase table, Leuven are 3rd and six points behind. I’m trying to work out whether theirs is the most confusing league structure in the world or not!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MC Prussian Posted 12 February 2018 Share Posted 12 February 2018 13 hours ago, Cardiff_Fox said: You are looking at the combined table which is worthless. https://uk.soccerway.com/national/belgium/second-division/20172018/closing/r40898/ - that’s the second phase table, Leuven are 3rd and six points behind. I know. Doesn't take anything away from the fact that OH Leuven are back in the race for promotion. Six points behind Cercle in the 2nd half table. I do hope they use this opportunity. Next game is at home against Beerschot on Saturday - Cercle Brugge are away at Union Saint-Gilloise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CosbehFox Posted 12 February 2018 Share Posted 12 February 2018 2 hours ago, MC Prussian said: I know. Doesn't take anything away from the fact that OH Leuven are back in the race for promotion. Six points behind Cercle in the 2nd half table. I do hope they use this opportunity. Next game is at home against Beerschot on Saturday - Cercle Brugge are away at Union Saint-Gilloise. There’s two games left. Cercle need a point and Leuven can’t catch em. It’s as good as done sadly. Oddly their crazy system means they could still play in europe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozartfox Posted 12 February 2018 Share Posted 12 February 2018 Just two more points and they make the qualifying rounds of the AFCON where they could meet Nigeria. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
urban.spaceman Posted 21 February 2018 Share Posted 21 February 2018 Leuven to enter Europa League play-offs City’s sister club OH Leuven have missed out on promotion from the Belgian second tier but could still qualify for the Europa League. Leuven’s 1-1 draw at the weekend, combined with Cercle Brugge’s 1-1 draw, means Nigel Pearson’s side are out of the promotion hunt with one game to go in the regular season. Cercle Brugge will take on Beerschot Wilrijk, who topped the table after the first half of the season, in a two-legged promotion play-off. Missing out on promotion means Leuven will take part in the Europa League play-offs though. This is where it gets complicated, so bear with us. The second tier’s top three sides (in the combined league table), that don’t achieve promotion, qualify for the Europa League play-offs. So Leuven and two of their second-tier rivals join up with nine top-flight clubs (those ranked seventh to 15th in First Division A), where they’ll be split into two groups of six. After a home-and-away round robin, the top two from each group face each other in a semi-final. The winner of that encounter moves onto the final, where they’ll play the fourth-placed side from the top-flight’s title play-off group. The eventual victor enters the third qualifying round of the Europa League. All clear? Former Leicester City boss Nigel Pearson on the touchline at OH Leuven in Belgium Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sylofox Posted 21 February 2018 Share Posted 21 February 2018 2 hours ago, urban.spaceman said: Leuven to enter Europa League play-offs City’s sister club OH Leuven have missed out on promotion from the Belgian second tier but could still qualify for the Europa League. Leuven’s 1-1 draw at the weekend, combined with Cercle Brugge’s 1-1 draw, means Nigel Pearson’s side are out of the promotion hunt with one game to go in the regular season. Cercle Brugge will take on Beerschot Wilrijk, who topped the table after the first half of the season, in a two-legged promotion play-off. Missing out on promotion means Leuven will take part in the Europa League play-offs though. This is where it gets complicated, so bear with us. The second tier’s top three sides (in the combined league table), that don’t achieve promotion, qualify for the Europa League play-offs. So Leuven and two of their second-tier rivals join up with nine top-flight clubs (those ranked seventh to 15th in First Division A), where they’ll be split into two groups of six. After a home-and-away round robin, the top two from each group face each other in a semi-final. The winner of that encounter moves onto the final, where they’ll play the fourth-placed side from the top-flight’s title play-off group. The eventual victor enters the third qualifying round of the Europa League. All clear? Former Leicester City boss Nigel Pearson on the touchline at OH Leuven in Belgium So all they need to do is win the next 15 games. Simples. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desertfox2 Posted 21 February 2018 Share Posted 21 February 2018 3 hours ago, urban.spaceman said: Leuven to enter Europa League play-offs City’s sister club OH Leuven have missed out on promotion from the Belgian second tier but could still qualify for the Europa League. Leuven’s 1-1 draw at the weekend, combined with Cercle Brugge’s 1-1 draw, means Nigel Pearson’s side are out of the promotion hunt with one game to go in the regular season. Cercle Brugge will take on Beerschot Wilrijk, who topped the table after the first half of the season, in a two-legged promotion play-off. Missing out on promotion means Leuven will take part in the Europa League play-offs though. This is where it gets complicated, so bear with us. The second tier’s top three sides (in the combined league table), that don’t achieve promotion, qualify for the Europa League play-offs. So Leuven and two of their second-tier rivals join up with nine top-flight clubs (those ranked seventh to 15th in First Division A), where they’ll be split into two groups of six. After a home-and-away round robin, the top two from each group face each other in a semi-final. The winner of that encounter moves onto the final, where they’ll play the fourth-placed side from the top-flight’s title play-off group. The eventual victor enters the third qualifying round of the Europa League. All clear? Former Leicester City boss Nigel Pearson on the touchline at OH Leuven in Belgium My head hurts...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KFS Posted 21 February 2018 Share Posted 21 February 2018 Caption for that pic above: 'Engerlandddd engerlandddd engerlandd' on a serious note, aren't there rules about teams with the same owners and playing in Europe? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lgfualol Posted 21 February 2018 Share Posted 21 February 2018 Surprised they didnt get promoted. Thought they had the best squad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotTheMarketLeader Posted 21 February 2018 Share Posted 21 February 2018 I don’t understand why this is a thread. Leuven is a club in a foreign country.... this is a Leicester City forum. ??♂️ 28 pages of irrelevant shit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HighPeakFox Posted 21 February 2018 Share Posted 21 February 2018 Just now, NotTheMarketLeader said: I don’t understand why this is a thread. Leuven is a club in a foreign country.... this is a Leicester City forum. ??♂️ 28 pages of irrelevant shit As I've been told myself, you don't have to read it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotTheMarketLeader Posted 21 February 2018 Share Posted 21 February 2018 Just now, HighPeakFox said: As I've been told myself, you don't have to read it. Indeed. I should never ever have looked at it in the first place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CosbehFox Posted 21 February 2018 Share Posted 21 February 2018 3 hours ago, KFS said: on a serious note, aren't there rules about teams with the same owners and playing in Europe? There is but it is also Belgium and they have some really strict rules with licensing and qualifying for Europe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shen Posted 21 February 2018 Share Posted 21 February 2018 4 hours ago, sylofox said: So all they need to do is win the next 15 games. Simples. 12 games (10 round Robin games, 1 semifinal, 1 final). Not so simple after all 45 minutes ago, NotTheMarketLeader said: Indeed. I should never ever have looked at it in the first place. Are you related to Kitch? Jeez Louise... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue ROI Posted 21 February 2018 Share Posted 21 February 2018 Theres an interview with Pearson in this months four four two magazine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arriba Los Zorros Posted 21 February 2018 Share Posted 21 February 2018 Gwon our Nige! Not doing as well as might be expected but not a disaster either. He'll pull it out the bag given time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bayfox Posted 21 February 2018 Share Posted 21 February 2018 5 hours ago, KFS said: Caption for that pic above: 'Engerlandddd engerlandddd engerlandd' on a serious note, aren't there rules about teams with the same owners and playing in Europe? Yes, so even if by some master class from Nige, and they qualify, they wouldn't be allowed to play in the Europa League if we are in it, as we take priority as we finished in a higher position in our domestic league structure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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