If we had an option

[Bert]

2 hours ago, Livid said:

Always thought Pearson was an arrogant, abrasive, belligerent dick, not at all the

kind of person I would want to share a pint with. Couldn’t stand him but…..

 

Exactly what’s needed to get sort this clusterfeck of a club out. 

What you saw there was a person that would do anything to protect his players, his club. 
 

Had a drink with him at a players awards evening. A wonderful man. 

[ALC Fox]

Short term, O'Neill. Had an instant impact at Celtic between the putrid end to Rodgers' reign and Nancy's catastrophic start. Technically more successful than Pearson here but the game has moved on too much for him to be a long-term solution, I feel. For half a season, I think he'd send us on a big run to the playoffs and we'd win them.

 

Longer term, Pearson, if we're looking for a manager to build a legacy. His first stint was an instant turnaround but in his second he needed time to change a bloated, poorly recruited squad into one that sang from the same hymn sheet and played for one another as a band of brothers. We may sneak 6th with Nige, we might not. But he'd set us up for a few seasons of success, I think, and leave us in a really good place whether that would be in one, two or five years' time.

[hejammy]

Are we talking have them back in their prime or as they are now? If now then O'Neill, in Prime Pearson. 

[The Year Of The Fox]

2 hours ago, Livid said:

Always thought Pearson was an arrogant, abrasive, belligerent dick, not at all the

kind of person I would want to share a pint with. Couldn’t stand him but…..

 

Exactly what’s needed to get sort this clusterfeck of a club out. 

This is such a strange take 10 years later

 

Even if you didn’t cotton on at the time that all he was ever doing was taking the heat away from the players and putting the spotlight on him, it should’ve been very evident when we suffered the polar opposite under Rodgers

 

I’ve never met the bloke but even if you base your opinion of him only on his reaction to the applause he got at Vardy’s last game, then I think he must be one of the most genial blokes out there.

 

I was asked the question about who I’d go for a pint with and Nigel is absolutely the first name on my list.

[bovril]

Should do a poll broken down by age. We all wish we were teenagers again...

[bovril]

38 minutes ago, Mickyblueeyes said:

Nigel Pearson is the greatest manager we’ve ever had. That team of Pearson, Shakespeare and Walsh set us up for things none of us ever imagined. 
 

O’neil was a great manager and him and Robertson were awesome. 
 

But for actual building a club, setting up processes, foundations, Nige will always be the greatest. Barca had Cruyff. United Busby and Ferguson. Liverpool Shankly. Nige was ours. I’ll be surprised if we ever get anyone that influential ever again. 

To be the greatest you should really have done it at the highest level. I'm not saying NP couldn't have done it he'd stayed, but he didn't. 

 

Having said that the great escape was probably my favourite two months supporting the club and this MON vs NP debate is quite tedious.

[Mickyblueeyes]

13 minutes ago, bovril said:

To be the greatest you should really have done it at the highest level. I'm not saying NP couldn't have done it he'd stayed, but he didn't. 

 

Having said that the great escape was probably my favourite two months supporting the club and this MON vs NP debate is quite tedious.

There will always be an opinion as to who sits at number 1. The legacy of his time here and what followed wins it for me. We did it on the bigger stage because of what he and his team built. Always felt “safe” with Nige, Shakey and Walsh. 

[bovril]

5 minutes ago, Mickyblueeyes said:

There will always be an opinion as to who sits at number 1. The legacy of his time here and what followed wins it for me. We did it on the bigger stage because of what he and his team built. Always felt “safe” with Nige, Shakey and Walsh. 

I had the same feeling with O'Neill. In a one off game I wouldn't pick anyone else - I don't think anyone ever got team selection wrong less than him.

 

But very different managers in very different eras for the club. 

[Lesta2014]

Sentimentally I’d go O’Neil first manager I remember properly and we had success. In terms of who would do better out of the two I think Pearson, so he got my vote. 

[Mickyblueeyes]

3 minutes ago, bovril said:

I had the same feeling with O'Neill. In a one off game I wouldn't pick anyone else - I don't think anyone ever got team selection wrong less than him.

 

But very different managers in very different eras for the club. 

O’Neil man management was extraordinary- so many players who just fell off once he left. For example, Phil Gilchrist who I’m certain would’ve been the next in the line of Prior, Elliott, Taggart of very solid cbs. Looked very good if I remember rightly in the last few months under O’Neil (after a slow start. Seemed to disappear after he left. 
 

Different eras, both great managers. 

[Muzzy_no7]

Pearson, this shouldn’t even be close. 

[CosbehFox]

1 hour ago, Aleksz said:

Prefer Nige and he’s more my era, but even before his health issues his career took a bit of a wobble - think he struggles without Shakey () and Walsh. 
 

MON done a job more recently I guess even if it was Scotland. 

Tbf it appears he’s done the job at Bristol City, we badly need here 

[RumbleFox]

I love them both and can’t really decide so I’ve had to go purely on penis size. Welcome back Nige.

Edited 2 January by RumbleFox

[bovril]

11 minutes ago, Mickyblueeyes said:

O’Neil man management was extraordinary- so many players who just fell off once he left. For example, Phil Gilchrist who I’m certain would’ve been the next in the line of Prior, Elliott, Taggart of very solid cbs. Looked very good if I remember rightly in the last few months under O’Neil (after a slow start. Seemed to disappear after he left. 
 

Different eras, both great managers. 

O'Neill was great at taking pressure off the players. Pearson did too in a slightly more unorthodox way. Obviously Ranieri got it down to a fine art in 2016.

[Bob Weasel Fox]

O'Neill 

[Aleksz]

2 hours ago, ALC Fox said:

Short term, O'Neill. Had an instant impact at Celtic between the putrid end to Rodgers' reign and Nancy's catastrophic start. Technically more successful than Pearson here but the game has moved on too much for him to be a long-term solution, I feel. For half a season, I think he'd send us on a big run to the playoffs and we'd win them.

 

Longer term, Pearson, if we're looking for a manager to build a legacy. His first stint was an instant turnaround but in his second he needed time to change a bloated, poorly recruited squad into one that sang from the same hymn sheet and played for one another as a band of brothers. We may sneak 6th with Nige, we might not. But he'd set us up for a few seasons of success, I think, and leave us in a really good place whether that would be in one, two or five years' time.

Nailed this. 

[CrazyKopCorner]

I really struggled so voted for both ! 

[Mr.Bingles]

Rather than getting them back in to manage, could we not hire them in some capacity to sort out the mess we're in. Give them control over hiring a new technical director, a new head of recruitment, Glover is clearly shite, and a new young ambitious manager. The great Pearson & O'neil rest. 

[Winstonthedog]

Neither would be back ... due to KP could not cope with being better thought of and held in higher esteem than themselves 

[Katy]

I worship at the altar of Nige and if he wasn’t so unwell I’d have him back in a heartbeat. Can’t imagine any of the twats that ‘play’ for us would get away with anything under him. 
 

Would pay good money to watch him tear Winks a new one. 

[Mark_w]

If it was only until the end of this season then MON, but obviously given time it would definitely be Nige.

[Mark_w]

15 hours ago, Livid said:

Always thought Pearson was an arrogant, abrasive, belligerent dick