Pearson

[somebum]

Pearsons comments confirmed what I knew all along - Mandaric was too tight to keep him. I mentioned this on this forum a few days back and was jumped on. I'll repeat it again - in two years we will be in administration and Sven will be no more.

[Heart-Shaped Fox]

So he was bascially forced out for Sousa as MM knew the new owners wanted a bug name.

Disgraceful.

[Jay]

My take on some of what went on as I don't think it's all as simple/one sided as people are making it out to be, what I get is...

Lee Hoos is a stubborn f**ker looking at it from running a business perspective

Pearson is a stubborn f**ker looking at it from a football perspective

Lee Hoos wanted to make financial cut backs in every area of the club from no trays with Pies and shit forks to cut backs to the footballing side of the club

Pearson was pissed off with this and they clashed over what he wanted and what Hoos was prepared to give him on numerous occasions.

They both ended up throwing toys out of the pram, Pearson wanted things that Hoos refused to give him, Pearson refused to sign a contract or commit without being promised what he wanted and both refused to back down. Pearson blames Hoos, Hoos blames Pearson

Regardless of the HULL approach to me it was clear from the pre season schedule when he left a week before that Pearson wouldn't be at the club come August. Pearson is an organised man and to go into pre season with only 2 games lined up when we normally play 8 or 9 is not Pearsons style to have a totally disorganised pre season schedule one week before is not Pearsons style. As far as I am concerned he didn't have any intention of being here come August.

[Webbo]

My take on some of what went on as I don't think it's all as simple/one sided as people are making it out to be, what I get is...

Lee Hoos is a stubborn f**ker looking at it from running a business perspective

Pearson is a stubborn f**ker looking at it from a football perspective

Lee Hoos wanted to make financial cut backs in every area of the club from no trays with Pies and shit forks to cut backs to the footballing side of the club

Pearson was pissed off with this and they clashed over what he wanted and what Hoos was prepared to give him on numerous occasions.

They both ended up throwing toys out of the pram, Pearson wanted things that Hoos refused to give him, Pearson refused to sign a contract or commit without being promised what he wanted and both refused to back down. Pearson blames Hoos, Hoos blames Pearson

I'd guess that that is roughly correct.

I don't doubt that Pearson believes his version of the story and it's obvious that MM was glad to see the back of Pearson at the end the question is why?

Personally I doubt it was Pearson wanting more money for himself, more likely wanting assurances over a reserve team or transfer funds. If that was the case then I'd support him. Maybe MM thought Pearson's stroppy manner would ruin the deal with the Thais which would cost him big money, in which case then who can blame him?

I don't claim any inside information I'm only guessing. Like Kareem said there are 2 sides to every story.

[clactonfox]

So Mr Pearson is now saying that had M M tried harder he would have stayed. Why should MM try when N P asked permision to talk to Hull?

If he wanted to stay why talk to Hull/? now sven has money to spend maybe N P is thinking o shite what have I done???

So COME ON CITY FANS LETS GET BEHIND SVEN AND THE TEAM AND GET OUT OF THIS MIRE WE ARE IN BLUE ARMY

[unreachable]

But you're still prepared to suggest that Pearson is lying and never Mandaric - you're not dispassionate you're as biased towards Mandaric as I'm against but you do it more subtly.

This thread is very much ancient history but since you are drawn to replying to my posts and not to others with similar views I suppose I'll have to reply. Why not reply to the points raised by somebum, jay and webbo and stop singling me out?

I have not said that NP lied or lacked integrity - you are putting words into my mouth. I agree with Webbo that NP no doubt believes his version of events but that doesn't make it objectively the true position. By temperament I am slow to criticise unless I know all the facts; that’s not my fault it’s just how I am. In the same way I don’t like to be criticised by others unless they have good grounds to do so.

I would like to know more information but accept that as an ordinary fan that I just have to weigh up the scraps that fall from the table of those “in the loop”. If I lived near to Leicester I would join the Foxes Trust again and might glean some direct information about the internal workings of the club. Are you a member of the Foxes Trust or do you just try to make sense of the press filings and rumours that pass in front of you for hours on end everyday?

I fail to see that your admitted bias against MM can allow you to approach matters with an open mind. If we had got promoted would you still have been criticising MM?

As administrator you should try to be a little more impartial and try to promote fair and reasonable debate and not try to stifle it when people don't agree with you.

[STUHILL]

Hull asked permission to talk to Pearson and the first time Pearson heard about it was when he was told Hull have approached us and we give you permission to talk to them!

Think that would piss me off too to be honest!

Also, he wasn't informed about any takeover of the club and Paulo Sousa was at the Cardiff play-off game as MM's guest.

Add those together and the fact that Lee Hoo's is a cockbag. Who wouldn't move??

[davieG]

This thread is very much ancient history but since you are drawn to replying to my posts and not to others with similar views I suppose I'll have to reply. Why not reply to the points raised by somebum, jay and webbo and stop singling me out?

I have not said that NP lied or lacked integrity - you are putting words into my mouth. I agree with Webbo that NP no doubt believes his version of events but that doesn't make it objectively the true position. By temperament I am slow to criticise unless I know all the facts; that's not my fault it's just how I am. In the same way I don't like to be criticised by others unless they have good grounds to do so.

I would like to know more information but accept that as an ordinary fan that I just have to weigh up the scraps that fall from the table of those "in the loop". If I lived near to Leicester I would join the Foxes Trust again and might glean some direct information about the internal workings of the club. Are you a member of the Foxes Trust or do you just try to make sense of the press filings and rumours that pass in front of you for hours on end everyday?

I fail to see that your admitted bias against MM can allow you to approach matters with an open mind. If we had got promoted would you still have been criticising MM?

As administrator you should try to be a little more impartial and try to promote fair and reasonable debate and not try to stifle it when people don't agree with you.

I don't see how my position as an administrator should prohibit me from having and expressing a viewpoint.

I'll no longer respond to any of your posts if it makes you happy.

[Stig the Lawnmower]

ok, nige was good for the club and we'll all be eternally grateful. but i hope we beat the sh!t out of Hull. I think Sven can take us further than nige could ever do, our football under him at times was unspectacular and as far as his media presence goes, nigel was the most boring, dead pan bloke ever. let's move onwards and upwards, water under the bridge.

[Wymsey]

He will regret what he said to wind Milan up when we beat them.

[rabbid]

Pearson has gone so story over and get on with your lifes.

[shen]

Pearson has gone so story over and get on with your lifes.

Oh drop that attitude. It's not about Pearson, it's about Milan and Hoos who ARE STILL HERE. The fans have every right to question what happened that led to NPs departure. After all, it's led to the mess we are in now regardless of the high-profile appointment of Sven. By Milan's own admission he kept Holloway in place despite thinking he should get rid of him. Now he's fired Sousa without giving him a fair crack despite hiring him at the expense of a successful manager who admits that he wanted to stay. His volatility is a liability to this club and it's amazing that people like you are so eager to sweep all Milan's wrongdoings under a rug and pretend nothing is wrong behind the scenes...

[wurmer]

Pearson has gone so story over and get on with your lifes.

...and now he wasn't even the previous manager.

[dandannieldanok]

Oh drop that attitude. It's not about Pearson, it's about Milan and Hoos who ARE STILL HERE. The fans have every right to question what happened that led to NPs departure. After all, it's led to the mess we are in now regardless of the high-profile appointment of Sven. By Milan's own admission he kept Holloway in place despite thinking he should get rid of him. Now he's fired Sousa without giving him a fair crack despite hiring him at the expense of a successful manager who admits that he wanted to stay. His volatility is a liability to this club and it's amazing that people like you are so eager to sweep all Milan's wrongdoings under a rug and pretend nothing is wrong behind the scenes...

What else do you suggest? There's nothing any of us can do about it. It's a complete waste of time just going over this old ground time and time again. Pearson is history, he and his departure from the club has got sod all to do with Leicester at the minute. All we can do is support Sven and the team.

[phillthefox]

What else do you suggest? There's nothing any of us can do about it. It's a complete waste of time just going over this old ground time and time again. Pearson is history, he and his departure from the club has got sod all to do with Leicester at the minute. All we can do is support Sven and the team.

I also agree pearson has gone and do we really care what went on behind closed doors... NO milan and hoos will be gone soon like sousa , time to move on get behind sven and cheer on the boys and get up the league...

SUPER SUPER SVEN !!!!!

[Kilworthfox]

Nigel did a great job for us! He was forced from the club.... II will give him a great reception

[Koke]

Pearson did great things for the club. Not only did he steady a sinking ship, but he made us competitive and respectable again - and we were on the brink of Premiership football.

He'll get a good reception in 2 weeks time, and that's the least he deserves.

BTW, this isn't about Pearson per se, but more about Mandaric antics, and how Pearson was practically forced out of the club.

[HonradaRaposa]

So we have it straight from the horses mouth, he resigned, he walked out on us, he left us.

Why because he didn't have the bottle to fight or the wit to out think a Yank administrator. Mind you his team selection for the first leg against Cardiff showed that he had a yellow streak through him.

While I am appreciative of his efforts in getting us out of League One, I won't be holding him in the same regard as Adams, Little, O'Neill, Milne and Wallace.

Glad he isn't around now and that Mandaric and Hoos have been shafted by the Thais.

Viva Sven.

[dandannieldanok]

So we have it straight from the horses mouth, he resigned, he walked out on us, he left us.

Why because he didn't have the bottle to fight or the wit to out think a Yank administrator. Mind you his team selection for the first leg against Cardiff showed that he had a yellow streak through him.

While I am appreciative of his efforts in getting us out of League One, I won't be holding him in the same regard as Adams, Little, O'Neill, Milne and Wallace.

Glad he isn't around now and that Mandaric and Hoos have been shafted by the Thais.

Viva Sven.

You'll be widely slated for that, but I'm in total agreement with you.

[Koke]

So we have it straight from the horses mouth, he resigned, he walked out on us, he left us.

Why because he didn't have the bottle to fight or the wit to out think a Yank administrator. Mind you his team selection for the first leg against Cardiff showed that he had a yellow streak through him.

While I am appreciative of his efforts in getting us out of League One, I won't be holding him in the same regard as Adams, Little, O'Neill, Milne and Wallace.

Glad he isn't around now and that Mandaric and Hoos have been shafted by the Thais.

Viva Sven.

Shambles.

1. Paulo Sousa was a guest in the play-off game against Cardiff, invited by Milan.

2. The Thai consortium was getting involved with the club, and Pearson was not even informed about it.

3. Pearson had to look after himself since he realised his job was not secure any more. I don't blame him for doing what he did.

On top of that, Pearson was an excellent manager who had an eye for a good player. He steadied a sinking ship and made us competitive again. His signings were 95% successful. There was the odd Kermogant signing, but most of the players he brought in have contributed to our rejuvenation.

[shen]

What else do you suggest? There's nothing any of us can do about it. It's a complete waste of time just going over this old ground time and time again. Pearson is history, he and his departure from the club has got sod all to do with Leicester at the minute. All we can do is support Sven and the team.

Is it now? Liverpool fans would think otherwise... The way Milan keeps making the fans of Leicester look like total idiots, saying one thing, doing another, unscrupulously lying and throwing a hissy fit everytime someone dares to pick up on it, is disgusting. But the reaction of some on here convinces me that Milan's just exposing to the world how many stupid fans we actually have...

For the record, I welcome the impressive appointment of Sven-Göran and hopefully he'll turn our fortunes around. But I sincerely hope Milan goes before Sven does...

[dandannieldanok]

Is it now? Liverpool fans would think otherwise... The way Milan keeps making the fans of Leicester look like total idiots, saying one thing, doing another, unscrupulously lying and throwing a hissy fit everytime someone dares to pick up on it, is disgusting. But the reaction of some on here convinces me that Milan's just exposing to the world how many stupid fans we actually have...

What? Leicester fans don't look like complete idiots, Mandaric has been widely slagged off in the press, nobody's mentioned the fans. What goes on behind the scenes is nothing, absolutely nothing, to with us, we aren't responsible for anything.

[Bert]

Lee Hoos is the biggest cretin out of the whole lot.

[shen]

What? Leicester fans don't look like complete idiots, Mandaric has been widely slagged off in the press, nobody's mentioned the fans. What goes on behind the scenes is nothing, absolutely nothing, to with us, we aren't responsible for anything.

So the fact some are still defending Milan despite all his antics because he 'saved our club' (conveniently forgetting the relegation to L1; the horrible appointments and mis-management that lead to the relegation, and the unceremonious forcing out of the one succesful appointment he DID make) isn't showing these fans up as utter ******? He didn't save the club, he saw an opportunity to make a quick buck, and he's done everything he could to get rid of us as quickly as possible with a profit. He's continuously destabilised the club ever since he came here, and when NP had finally pulled off a minor miracle by getting us to the playoffs last season, thus making us an attractive proposition, Milan didn't hesitate for a second to screw the club over by destabilizing the club AGAIN just so he could finally get out of this club. Now you're telling me that what's going on behind the scenes has nothing to do with the fans? It's your club for God's sake and there's been an egotistical maniac at the helm of it for the past 3 years, yet you continue to support him blindly despite his actions? I find that it is very much the concern of the fans what goes on behind the scenes. And to say that the fans aren't responsible for their club... well, I hardly think you meant that, so I won't pick up on that.

[Guest BlueBrett]

So we have it straight from the horses mouth, he resigned, he walked out on us, he left us.

Why because he didn't have the bottle to fight or the wit to out think a Yank administrator. Mind you his team selection for the first leg against Cardiff showed that he had a yellow streak through him.

While I am appreciative of his efforts in getting us out of League One, I won't be holding him in the same regard as Adams, Little, O'Neill, Milne and Wallace.

Glad he isn't around now and that Mandaric and Hoos have been shafted by the Thais.

Viva Sven.

I can't believe that is your reaction having listened to what he had to say!

The club were taking the piss out of him! Fair play to the man for jumping before he was pushed. He goes up in my estimation not down because he had the fortitude to stand up for his own interests. I mean what more could be asked of him? Promoted as champions at the first time of asking and then play-offs the following season and yet still the club had the temerity to invite in a smarmy tw.at like Soussa to perv on our team during the two most important matches in our recent history. Wouldn't you be angry?? Personally I'd be livid.

Besides we all already knew last season that Pearson was one of the lowest paid managers in the league despite having one of the best records and working for one of the 'biggest' clubs. To make out like he in any way betrayed us or in any sense abandoned us is ridiculous and you should be ashamed given what he did for the club. Don't forget, the team that you apparently support week in week out is still largely PEARSON'S TEAM.

I suppose it is predictable that some people will think it makes them sound original or quirky to swim against the tide but at least think about what you are saying. Either that or get your ears tested because what I heard Pearson say made me feel embarrassed and ashamed on behalf of my club and I find it hard to believe that anyone who listened to the same interview could do anything other than come down firmly on his side.