Nigel Pearson: Here and Now

[westernpark]

1 minute ago, An Away Move said:

We can try it again if you like? I happen to think it would be an utter disaster. 

I’m not advocating for him to return, I just didn’t agree with your statement in consideration of the work that Pearson did on his return to the club. 

[Sharpe's Fox]

25 minutes ago, Nalis said:

Why use Nige just to have a needless dig at Claudio?

Not a dig. Just facts. I'm an empiricist.

[Tommy Fresh]

42 minutes ago, BenTheFox said:

Whether we like it or not, Sean Dyche took a club who were third favourites to go down from the championship and got them promoted to the premier league. Granted, they went back down, but they bounced straight back up and spent 6 consecutive seasons in the top flight and finished as high as seventh in that time. For a club like Burnley, that is absolutely remarkable. Pearson undoubtedly turned our fortunes around and laid down great foundations here, but he didn't manage a single game in the title-winning season, the champions league campaign or the FA Cup run. We'll never know what we would or wouldn't have achieved if Pearson was our manager post-2015, it's all just speculation. 

We wouldn't of lost to Arsenal and Liverpool during that season, we'd of won the Champions League and alternatively Chilwells goal in the cup final would have stood only to be cancelled out by him blasting it in his own net minutes later.

[Brizzle Fox]

2 hours ago, pmcla26 said:

This guy could read out his shopping list and some would be like "Yes! I love honey-roasted ham, what a guy!" 

 

Rodgers reads out his and he'd get "What bellend buys eggs and milk? Absolute disgrace" 

Bet they'd be battery farmed eggs and skimmed milk. What a dick

[Arriba Los Zorros]

2 hours ago, CrispinLA in Texas said:

Also feel like Pearson and his gang were doing things 100% for the club while kind feel Brendan and his mates are just here temp for the cash and now there's a them and us feeling between the club and themselves ....if they get a better offer up the ladder they are off.

yes you abso ****ing lutely nailed it here

 

Rodgers wouldn't be in the position for us to make him rich if it wasn't for the work Nige did here.

Edited 17 August 2022 by Arriba Los Zorros

[sylofox]

1 hour ago, pmcla26 said:

Wait until its 2030 and the Rodgers thread has just hit 10,000 pages. 

Ffs the suicide rate in Leicester is going to hit record highs.

 

That and people dieing from boredom in the KP.

[Sol thewall Bamba]

I'd eat abestos if Nigel asked me to.

[An Away Move]

1 hour ago, westernpark said:

I’m not advocating for him to return, I just didn’t agree with your statement in consideration of the work that Pearson did on his return to the club. 

I literally didn’t make a statement about the work he did on his return to the club. 
 

[Mark_w]

17 hours ago, Lambert09 said:

I genuinely believe nige has under achieved in his career. Maybe because of him losing passion for the game, maybe because of his temper but I really believed that he could go on to be the next fergie all those years back. 

 

He might not be perfect tactically but his balance of motivation, loyalty and sternness is absolutely fantastic. 

 

I always found that nige said what people were thinking and that just showed how aware of the situations surrounding him he was. If he was a little more tactful, he would have found a fantastic job after us and probably pushed on. 

 

I think he’s just not built for how commercial the sport has become. If he’d been managing 20-30 years ago I’m sure he would have been that good.

 

But the amount of time managers are given and the autonomy they have has reduced significantly. Fans expect sackings when results are poor and owners tend to give into that. It’s particularly difficult for Nigel because his style upsets a lot of fans, players and business people because he’s not a bullshitter. He tells people the truth and a lot of people don’t want to hear it. He isn’t going to be diplomatic enough with owners to keep his job - and have the authority he needs - long enough to build strong squads. I really do believe that in any other era he’d have gone down as one of the best managers around, not just of Leicester City.

Edited 18 August 2022 by Mark_w

[Mark_w]

2 minutes ago, An Away Move said:

I literally didn’t make a statement about the work he did on his return to the club. 
 

No but you suggested that taking managers back is a bad idea and Nigel Pearson is all the evidence you need to know that’s not always valid.

[norfolkfox222]

Surely if he was to come back it would only be with Shakespeare and Walsh, not done anything without them since

[Unabomber]

Can we change the thread title to “Here and now and forever”?

[sylofox]

1 hour ago, norfolkfox222 said:

Surely if he was to come back it would only be with Shakespeare and Walsh, not done anything without them since

Without them he would put us on an even keel.

 

Not saying he's right as the manager. I'd get him in as the DoF.

 

He would clear the decks and would not put up with shite.

 

No brainer for me.

[Cincinnati Fox]

God

come home 

[Mark_w]

13 minutes ago, sylofox said:

Without them he would put us on an even keel.

 

Not saying he's right as the manager. I'd get him in as the DoF.

 

He would clear the decks and would not put up with shite.

 

No brainer for me.

Yes this would be amazing, Nigel in charge of appointing managers and deciding how much time they get would be absolutely perfect.

[lanefox]

28 minutes ago, Unabomber said:

Can we change the thread title to “Here and now and forever”?

Pearson is our Vince McMahon

[Mark_w]

2 minutes ago, lanefox said:

Pearson is our Vince McMahon

Wash your mouth out.

[wokinghamfox]

There's nothing like a topic on FT that involves big Nige to cheer me up. Next to MoN he has to be my favourite all time City manager. Lifted the gloom won two titles and built our Premier league winning squad and in all honesty wouldve probably won us the prem had he stayed.

Massive respect and would have him and shakie back in a heartbeat.

Edited 17 August 2022 by wokinghamfox

[sylofox]

28 minutes ago, Mark_w said:

Yes this would be amazing, Nigel in charge of appointing managers and deciding how much time they get would be absolutely perfect.

Not sure weather your being sarcastic. 

 

But it would not be just his choice.

 

I do trust him to do what's right for us.

 

We would not be in this sithe hole if he was on board. Hes sorted out our mess before.

[Ginger_Filbert]

Favourite ever manager. 

[Mark_w]

3 minutes ago, sylofox said:

Not sure weather your being sarcastic. 

 

But it would not be just his choice.

 

I do trust him to do what's right for us.

 

We would not be in this sithe hole if he was on board. Hes sorted out our mess before.

I'm not being sarcastic, if it was just his choice it could only be good for the football club.

[Unabomber]

4 minutes ago, Ginger_Filbert said:

Favourite ever manager. 

Same here 

[Sharpe's Fox]

 

"here son, I heard you necked that lass from school the other night. Don't fret I shan't tell your mother. I'm proud of you, lad.

[mad biker]

11 minutes ago, Ginger_Filbert said:

Favourite ever manager. 

Really ??  good grief :-)

[Unabomber]

5 minutes ago, mad biker said:

Really ??  good grief :-)

I will never understand Leicester fans who don’t understand others rating Pearson as their favourite.