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Time to let Nigel go?

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An Away Move

An Away Move

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1 minute ago, ARTY_FOX said:

Probably one of if not the most important man in our history. Should never be let go. He should be remembered and celebrated by us forever. 

And give up our Premier League win? No way! Claudio was a different level of tactical nous. 
Also Pearson made a bad decision in backing his son against the club. Once he did that he was rightfully doomed. 

Skid_1884

Skid_1884

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4 minutes ago, An Away Move said:

And give up our Premier League win? No way! Claudio was a different level of tactical nous. 
Also Pearson made a bad decision in backing his son against the club. Once he did that he was rightfully doomed. 

Giving his son a premier league contract in the first place was absurd, he was nowhere ever near that level.

An Away Move

An Away Move

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Just now, Skid_1884 said:

Giving his son a premier league contract in the first place was absurd, he was nowhere ever near that level.

Yes. I was going to suggest that contract was down to nepotism in the first place. 

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whoareyaaa

whoareyaaa

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23 minutes ago, An Away Move said:

And give up our Premier League win? No way! Claudio was a different level of tactical nous. 
Also Pearson made a bad decision in backing his son against the club. Once he did that he was rightfully doomed. 

If we never had Pearson as manager I doubt we would have ever won the Prem.

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foxes1988

foxes1988

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We shouldn't forget about his achievements here although a small minority do need to move on from him. Rather then recommending that we go back to him every time we sack a manager just like we use to O'Neil in the mid and late 2000s.

 

For me he's the 4th best/most successful/most legendary (however you want to put it) manager in my lifetime.  Behind the cup and title winners.

 

Think he deserves a polite applause before or after the game Today and that will suffice.  Anymore sentiments then that I think would be a little overblown.  Being overly sentimental is one of our clubs biggest mistakes of the last 5 years so think we should move on a little from him.

 

 

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beepee1984

beepee1984

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He'll always be with our great managers and should be treated to a warm welcome today. I'm never letting go of the positive impression of Pearson and recognition of all he did for the club.

 

Would he have won us the premier league? Probably Not

Would Claudio Ranieri had kept us in the league the year before? Also probably not!

 

Both had their part to play in making LCFC history.

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fuchsntf

fuchsntf

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On 22/09/2023 at 01:25, jayfox26 said:

Not sure why anyone can have anything but love for Nige. I don't think we'll ever let go. For me, O'Neill, Pearson and Ranieri are the only managers who we should never let go of because of the success and connection we had with them. We had success with Rodgers with our first fa Cup (which Will never be forgotten) plus the 2 top 5 finishes (should have been top 4) but for me, Rodgers has completely destroyed his reputation after last season. I could have accepted relegation if he'd genuinely given his all, but he clearly gave up and it almost became sabotage because he didn't want to be here. Nige would have died for this club. Rodgers was always about his own brand and reputation. Whilst Pearson technically didn't win any major honours, I still rank him above Rodgers 

Couldn’t agree more..

but 2 managers I would add…Gillies & Bloomfield,and the complicated O’Farrell

 

Gillies…before foreigners came through the door,some of the best collection of  home-nation players,who ever wore our badge

Bloomfield Some of the best technical & entertaining players we ever had

O’Neil.  Continual run of finding CBs,who broke their back for  
               LCFC,  Great successful cup runs,and play-offs

Pearson….Never left any comment fall on the floor,created  

               our best ever B.room staff,set up the Title..

 

Ranieri Won our first title, will stay in deep in our hearts  

              & memories ,  then with Italian incompetence, &

              arrogance  destroyed the league’s best B.room  
               system/staff  & interface to players.

Rodgers. won the FA.cup, so near in becoming our most

                  successfull manager playing top football.

                  Then lost the plot & his mojo..!

                  Coincided with COVID, with that lack of KPs
                  supportive business,hence lack of financial

                  clout for Squad .Kept stubbornly to his own

                  dedicated system,with chronic injuries he hadnt

                  the flexability we & he hoped ,

                   then seemed to give in..by persisisting

                   with incorrect tactics…

                   played a qualified squad to its death & relegation.

 

Now..Enzo…Will stay stubborn and true to HIS ( not Peps)

                      system,not unlike Rodgers,

                      but has a bunch of players that happily

                      Understand, enjoy & want to play Enzoball,

                      plus The club took the new broom

                       and did the obvious business of sweeping out

                     ,then supported him with new ‘type of players’  

                      he wanted.
                   Hes rekindled a couple of „Lost Souls“ careers,

                   but also trod on others toes .

                  The terraces have taken to him and willingly giving him the time & holding off on Melt down.

 

No matter how our future breaks out, Mr Nigel Pearson supplied all the Amunition, organised the best logistics,in this ca 14 year,successfull era of our club,even though he himself didn’t press the actual fire button,though he did in more ways,give  us the….‘Dogs of war‘‘…made not just one but a few more FODs, and made a bird of prey from an Ostrich..Not to mention cunningly involved an Italian in our Great Escape story and a weirdo from Fleetwood who became Mr Leicester & legend.creating & holding more than a few records….So around our Shire in these 14 yrs,you will hear of kids, being christened Pearson,cambia’s,Vardy.Nigel.:scarf:

 

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honeybradger

honeybradger

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7 hours ago, Dan LCFC said:

I don't get this whole "get over him". If you're pining for him to come in and replace Maresca, maybe, or 'actually' wanting us to lose tomorrow, but simply acknowledging what he did here? It's the first time he's managed against us in 13 years (only the third time ever as well I believe) and the first time since he last left us. It is simply going to be a point of discussion. Just like it would be should Ranieri or O'Neill manage against us.

 

I don't want 90 minutes of singing his name and I want 3 points, but when he comes back here then it's a topic of discussion.

He managed against us in the PL when he was at Watford in 19/20.

ARTY_FOX

ARTY_FOX

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44 minutes ago, An Away Move said:

And give up our Premier League win? No way! Claudio was a different level of tactical nous. 
Also Pearson made a bad decision in backing his son against the club. Once he did that he was rightfully doomed. 

I didnt say he shouldn't have been sacked. The title if the thread is 'is it time to let nigel go' I just answered the question. 

jayfox26

jayfox26

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12 minutes ago, fuchsntf said:

Couldn’t agree more..

but 2 managers I would add…Gillies & Bloomfield,and the complicated O’Farrell

 

Gillies…before foreigners came through the door,some of the best collection of  home-nation players,who ever wore our badge

Bloomfield Some of the best technical & entertaining players we ever had

O’Neil.  Continual run of finding CBs,who broke their back for LCFC,

              Great successful cup runs,and play-offs

Pearson….Never left any comment fall on the floor,created our best ever B.room staff,set up the Title..

 

Ranieri Won the title,then with Italian incompetence,destroyed the league’s best B.room system/staff

              & interface to players.

Rodgers. won the FA.cup, so near in becoming our most successfull manager,

                  playing top football.Then lost the plot & his mojo

                  Coincided with COVID, with that lack of KPs supportive business,hence lack of financial

                  clout for Squad .Kept stubbornly to his own dedicated system,with chronic injuries he hadnt

                  the flexability we & he hoped ,

                   then seemed to give in..by persisisting with incorrect tactics…

                   played a qualified squad to its death & relegation.

 

Now..Enzo…Will stay stubborn and true to HIS ( not Peps) system,not unlike Rodgers,

                      but has a bunch of players that happily

                      Understand, enjoy & want to play Enzoball, plus club took the new broom

                       and did the obvious business of sweeping out ,then supported him

                       with new ‘type of players’  he wanted.
                   Hes rekindled a couple of „Lost Souls“ careers, but also trod on others toes .

                  The terraces have taken to him and willingly giving him the time & holding off on Melt down.

 

No matter how our future breaks out, Mr Nigel Pearson supplied all the Amunition, organised the best logistics,in this ca 14 year,successfull era of our club,even though he himself didn’t press the actual fire button,though he did in more ways,gave us

the….‘Dogs of war‘‘…made not just one but a few more FODs, and made a bird of prey from an Ostrich..and cunningly involved an Italian in our Great Escape story and a weirdo from Fleetwood who became Mr Leicester & legend.creating & holding more than a few records….So around our Shire in these 14 yrs,you will hear of kids, being christened Pearson,cambia’s,Vardy.Nigel.:scarf:

 

My first game was the 3-3 draw with Arsenal (Bergkamp hattrick) so don't know much about Bloomfield or Gillies. 

An Away Move

An Away Move

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1 minute ago, ARTY_FOX said:

I didnt say he shouldn't have been sacked. The title if the thread is 'is it time to let nigel go' I just answered the question. 

You literally said ‘he should never be let go’! 😂

ARTY_FOX

ARTY_FOX

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Just now, An Away Move said:

You literally said ‘he should never be let go’! 😂

Yes. Which answers the thread. If I was saying he shouldn't been sacked it would say just that. Or at the very least he should never have been let go... lol

ChrisFilter

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I imagine the first thing you see when you enter heaven is Big Nige sat in a leather armchair next to a big open fire, gesturing to another chair opposite him, with a drink already poured on a small table next to it. 
 

🥰

Chelmofox

Chelmofox

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Just now, ChrisFilter said:

I imagine the first thing you see when you enter heaven is Big Nige sat in a leather armchair next to a big open fire, gesturing to another chair opposite him, with a drink already poured on a small table next to it. 
 

🥰

Nah. Will be Vardy handing me over some skittle Vodka.

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An Away Move

An Away Move

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1 minute ago, ARTY_FOX said:

Yes. Which answers the thread. If I was saying he shouldn't been sacked it would say just that. Or at the very least he should never have been let go... lol

Sorry I was rudely presuming that grammar wasn’t your greatest strength! 😂

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volpeazzurro

volpeazzurro

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Pearson, together with King and James deservedly should get a round of applause. Pearson was vital in our development and future success. Whether he was solely responsible for our great escape or would have had the nous to win the Premiership is highly questionable but nevertheless he was vital to us and I'm certainly grateful. I'd also like to see Andy King come back in some roll eventually too.

 

However. Enzo is now in charge of our next chapter and from what I've seen and heard thus far, thoroughly deserves our support verbally. A song might be good too.

 

Rodgers never had one, was hard to like at the best of times as he always had the appeal of a slimy little toad and to date, would really be the only past manager I wouldn't welcome back.

ChrisFilter

ChrisFilter

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1 minute ago, volpeazzurro said:

Pearson, together with King and James deservedly should get a round of applause. Pearson was vital in our development and future success. Whether he was solely responsible for our great escape or would have had the nous to win the Premiership is highly questionable but nevertheless he was vital to us and I'm certainly grateful. I'd also like to see Andy King come back in some roll eventually too.

 

However. Enzo is now in charge of our next chapter and from what I've seen and heard thus far, thoroughly deserves our support verbally. A song might be good too.

 

Rodgers never had one, was hard to like at the best of times as he always had the appeal of a slimy little toad and to date, would really be the only past manager I wouldn't welcome back.

It should be to the tune of Copa Cabana.

 

Enzo

Enzo Maresca 

something

something

something

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volpeazzurro

volpeazzurro

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5 minutes ago, ChrisFilter said:

It should be to the tune of Copa Cabana.

 

Enzo

Enzo Maresca 

something

something

something

It's a good tune and a good start to be fair, I'll have think 🤔. 

 

How about:

Enzo, 

Enzo Maresca, 

He knows just what to wear,

Don't need shampoo for his hair. 

 

Perhaps something with a bit more gravitas or perhaps just a few more verses?

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LCFCJohn

LCFCJohn

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13 hours ago, Parafox said:

 

Let us never forget this.

 

Pearson (with his players) would never have won us the PL. 

Not too literally as of course goals can be created from nowhere, but for me the best analogy to sum up Pearson and Ranieri’s contribution to us is that a goal scorer relies on his team to assist. Pearson provided an assist for Ranieri. 
 

But, if you have a Neil Maupay up front not a Jamie Vardy, the goal never gets scored and the assist doesn’t happen/count. 
 

Goal scorers get more credit but they rely on what comes before so Ranieri could not have done what he did without Pearson’s work. Likewise if Ranieri has taken us down in the first season or even just finished bottom half, Pearson all these years later would not be credited with his part in something truly extraordinary.

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