Thracian was right.

[DJ Barry Hammond]

Does that make Thracian Jesus?

Surely Thracian's bigger than Jesus?

[Jordan]

http://www.foxestalk.co.uk/forums/index.ph...l=dear+thracian

[Ultra]

We've come back up from the third tier at the first attempt. Only Sunderland and Man City have done that before.

Pearson deserves full credit for that, but he has to maintain the progress next season.

[ThorpeAstleyFox]

Well done on getting us out of this micky mouse league but I'll leave my over the top praise until he does something in a 'real' league.

Your right - this is our lowest ever league position - PEARSON OUT!

p.s. For those who will have a go turn your irony controls to 10

[surrifox]

the grudging reaction would be more appropriate if he had been responsible for getting us relegated rather than taking over a poor team and gaining promotion using the same team and some loanees

[maddog]

PEARSON'S A GOD.

He's done an incredible job.

But he will be judged on what he does next season.

If we went up again then he really is a god.

[Thracian]

Purpleronnie is right.

And once the euphoria subsides, Pearson will acknowledge as much.

Yes, I'll celebrate winning our first league title in nearly 30 years.

But there have been many cases of promotion-winning managers coming unstuck in the league above.

If the manager can get us to the top flight and keep us there, THEN he will deserve deity status..

Here I am, back from a weekend with the grandkids, enjoying the euphoria of our the first bit of tangible success our team has had for years and then I find you and Purple, hosepipes in hand, seemingly dousing the long awaited blaze of triumph that has finally re-ignited so much hope and optimism among our fans.

Turn the taps off and warm your hands instead. What Pearson's achieved this season is simple. He's done as much as any manager in the world could have done. He's topped the league we're playing in.

His remit was to win promotion. He didn't just do that he won the championship with two games to spare and in racing terms he won it by a distance.

What he may or may not do tomorrow or next season doesn't matter right now. I bet Leeds would have 20,000 fans who'd happily call him God if it meant they could swop places with us.

And rather than sounding somehow begrudging better perhaps to remember that plenty have failed in the supposedly simple task of getting out of the footballing backwater they call Division One.

Pearson hasn't just won the title he's rebuilt a ruin - the footballing equivalent of Kirby Castle - cos that's exactly what Holloway and friends left him.

With 44 games gone in the League we've lost four times and are on course to score 80-odd goals for the season.

That's not just given us a title and a lift up the Leagues it's given us some pride back.

Not only that but we've got some heroes to applaud - not just back in form Fryatt with his 30-odd goals but people who take people on, who pass the ball, who show a bit of attitude, who look like they enjoy their job.

It's not earth shattering but it's way beyond what most of us dared hope for when first surveying the consequences of the managerial earthquake that shook us to the core last season and dropped us headlong into the jaws of footballing oblivion.

Whatever happens next, Nigel Pearson has answered so many prayers by saving our footballing souls.

And if you've not turned those hoses off it doesn't really matter. Cos Pearson walks on water and we are going up! :scarf:

[Ultra]

I had the chance to chat with Steve Claridge - a real City legend - at the weekend.

While Steve was obviously delighted by our success, he is not convinced by the quality of the squad, and reckons there will be significant changes to it in the summer.

Pearson has passed the first part of his test with flying colours, for which he and his players deserve credit.

But stronger challenges await in what will be a very competitive Championship (especially if Leeds, Newcastle and Middlesbrough are in it) next season.

And our club's history tells us that managers who secure promotion (with the obvious exception of MON) often find the going much tougher in a higher division.

[carterfox90]

if nigel does'nt cut it in the championship we all know what will happen but now he has got us up as champions if he does struggle next year i wonder how long milan will give him before swinging the axe personally i think nigel will do well depends on who he signs but he has done a great job so far so lets hope for more of the same many thanks nigel :appl:

[Thracian]

I had the chance to chat with Steve Claridge - a real City legend - at the weekend.

While Steve was obviously delighted by our success, he is not convinced by the quality of the squad, and reckons there will be significant changes to it in the summer.

Pearson has passed the first part of his test with flying colours, for which he and his players deserve credit.

But stronger challenges await in what will be a very competitive Championship (especially if Leeds, Newcastle and Middlesbrough are in it) next season.

And our club's history tells us that managers who secure promotion (with the obvious exception of MON) often find the going much tougher in a higher division.

And Claridge comes with what recommendation as a manager?

Pearson, from scratch, assembled a team that was good enough to win Division One. Having used that small squad very tightly I am sure he will know its limitations. There is no reason he would not now add to and adapt that squad for Championship football.

And the club's history has sod all to do with tomorrow any more than green zero has anything to do with the next turn of a roulette wheel.

Every team starts from level next season and each will have their own pressures and problems. But I'd rather worry about what we do than about anyone else who may or may not be in our league.

Because I don't think anyone will view a game against Leicester as easy.

[Thracian]

Surely Thracian's bigger than Jesus?

My wife had a dream that she met Jesus but I don't think I'll ask about that!

[wirralsimon]

I am stubbed by some of the comments in each thread.

Prior to this season there was a bit of a pattern on Foxestalk. Unbridled optimism over the sunmer, cold reality kicking in by November/December and a relegation struglle with endless 'sack the manager' polls.

This year everything has gone well. NP has achieved as much as anyone could have expected. It's the first season with something more than mere survival to celebrate in years. We may not have a championship-standard squad now, but we are not in the championship and we are clearly the best side in the division we are in. Arguably last seasons biggest problem was MM flasing the chequebook too often with too little forethought, so I am sure that next season he will back NP's carefully thought-through transfer roiosals with the necessary cash.

Despite all this people are getting the negativity in early this year. Can't we at least enjoy the rest of this season before discussing all the negatives?

Simon

[Jon the Hat]

And our club's history tells us that managers who secure promotion (with the obvious exception of MON) often find the going much tougher in a higher division.

Damn shame Nigel doesn't already have - oh I don't know - a successful relegation battle in the Championship under his belt - and with an really appalling mess of a team he did not put together.

[Babylon]

I find myself agreeing with Thracian ENTIRELY here.

[Durnerz]

Pearson in my view has done a fantastic job.

We were on our arse bigtime when he set foot in the door and he's not only created a side who have the hunger and winning desire but also one with potential to become even better, especially if we sign players such as Jack Hobbs, maybe Cleverley again plus a few additions in the key areas as the quality within the Championship seems to go up every season.

I have every faith that we can produce a good solid season again next time around and with the right buys and the current crop producing the kind of form they have done this season I see no reason why we can't have a good season.

I don't think our support would be the same without the cynics as its a great feeling proving them wrong.

[Munzie]

Are some on here just looking for some negativity or just want to pick a keyboard fight?!?

Calling Pearson God is, in my opinion, a tad over the top. But looking at what he's achieved throughout this season and the later part of the last season with his previous employers, he has been nothing short of fantastic.

At our expense, he took a very low on confidence and belief Southampton side and kept them in the Championship. Looking at their current plight, I would suggest that his task at the time was a lot harder than we can imagine.

Having received nothing but a kick in the teeth from Southampton, he puts himself up for a job with a team of disillusioned, disproportionate, dejected, relegated footballers, with a mad Serbian-American Chairman that dishes out firings faster than Alan Sugar.

As already posted, with not a lot of pocket money from Uncle Mandaric, he assembles a team from the remains of what we had, together with some very shrewd signings. Not only that, he restores some much need passion and committement back into the team and takes the title at the first time of asking.

With these acheivements, and a full season of working with our players, I can't think of anyone better to lead us forward in the Championship next year. It will be a different/difficult challenge for him, I'm sure. That said, since his appointment, he has gone about his business very professionally and extremely intelligently. There is no evidence to suggest he will fail in the future.

[carterfox90]

very very well put :appl:

[ACF]

Just look at my sig

[Corky]

We may struggle next season, but why worry about it right now? We have two games left, let's enjoy these, bask in the glory of a league title and then start to prepare for next year in June time.

Thrac is spot on. Enjoy the moment.

[Alexikokopops]

Here I am, back from a weekend with the grandkids, enjoying the euphoria of our the first bit of tangible success our team has had for years and then I find you and Purple, housepipes in hand, seemingly dousing the long awaited blaze of triumph that has finally re-ignited so much hope and optimism among our fans.

Turn the taps off and warm your hands instead. What Pearson's achieved this season is simple. He's done as much as any manager in the world could have done. He's topped the league we're playing in.

His remit was to win promotion. He didn't just do that he won the championship with two games to spare and in racing terms he won it by a distance.

What he may or may not do tomorrow or next season doesn't matter right now. I bet Leeds would have 20,000 fans who'd happily call him God if it meant they could swop places with us.

And rather than sounding somehow budgrudging better perhaps to remember that plenty have failed in the supposedly simple task of getting out of the footballing backwater they call Division One.

Pearson hasn't just won the title he's rebuilt a ruin - the footballing equivalent of Kirby Castle - cos that's exactly what Holloway and friends left him.

With 44 games gone in the League we've lost four times and are on course to score 80-odd goals for the season.

That's not just given us a title and a lift up the Leagues it's given us some pride back.

Not only that but we've got some heroes to applaud - not just back in form Fryatt with his 30-odd goals but people who take people on, who pass the ball, who show a bit of attitude, who look like they enjoy their job.

It's not earth shattering but it's way beyond what most of us dared hope for when first surveying the consequences of the managerial earthquake that shook us to the core last season and dropped us headlong into the jaws of footballing oblivion.

Whatever happens next, Nigel Pearson has answered so many prayers by saving our footballing souls.

And if you've not turned those hoses off it doesn't really matter. Cos Pearson walks on water and we are going up! :scarf:

I don't think I've ever agreed with you this much Thrac