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Pearson is (maybe) signing

By Burmesefox, in Leicester City Forum

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wattolcfc

wattolcfc

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You have made me feel a twat for buying season review for that season, when here i have you :P

Fantastic read.

Thanks.

Hope he comes back to finish the job and get us in the prem.

Cheers guys just wanted to remind people how well he did first time, because people have very short memories in football.

sphericalfox

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Pearson was very under-rated. He came to Leicester as a sort of unknown quantity. After saving Southampton from the drop on the last day and inevitably sending us down instead, many people had reservations and doubts about us appointing an unproven manager. He brought a cracking backroom team with him, consisting of a great coach in Craig Shakespeare and one of the best talent spotters in the country in Steve Walsh (not to be confused with our '94 play off final hero).

From the beginning it was evident that he had the respect of the players and turned our deflated team into battlers and into a tight solid unit, starting with the defence. We comfortably won League One at the first attempt, something that no other team has managed to do (I stand to be corrected) and suddenly we had a team to be proud of. Little money was spent, 100k here, 200k there and a few top quality loans with the likes of Cleverly and Davies pulling on the royal blue of Leicester City who are now proven Premiership players. Winning the league was, in my eyes, taken for granted by a lot of City fans, we had no God given right to get promotion back to the Championship and with the fight and belief he instilled in the squad we managed it.

Pearson then signed Paul Gallagher and Richie Wellens for around £1million each, pocket money these days but were big signings at the time, but still looked on by many Foxes fans as not overly-exciting players. Then came a season of ups and downs, lots of grinding out of results and holding on late in games. But this very 'average' side were suddenly up there among the big spenders in the league and were going toe to toe with them. After squeezing into the play-offs, which was an over-achievement in itself, we got matched with Cardiff.

Cardiff were favourites for promotion after a couple of seasons spending big and a team that had been together a couple of years. Again lots of City fans forget this, we were never expected to beat them but we certainly gave as good as we got. In a very disappointing first leg at home, by all accounts, one moment won the game.. A free-kick from Whittingham in which he was allowed to move the ball in-field so that he had a better sight at goal. It went in. After this game, we were now completely written off after losing twice already at Cardiff that season in both the league and cup. Early on and the tie seemed to be over, Chopra put Cardiff ahead 2-0 on aggregate and surely no way back for City? WRONG.. Not long after that goal we were sparked into life with a goal from a striker that will continue to divide the fans, Matty Fryatt. Not long after it was 2-2 with an O.G and we were suddenly ahead in the game and level on aggregate, GAME ON! The second half started and you could see there was a belief that we could win it and we went close a few times before, and I can see it now, Andy King nodded in a Paul Gallagher cross and the City fans were in jubilation. I turned to my mate and said 'I can taste Wembley'. I have never felt so nervous in my life, my hands were shaking and heart pounded as the minutes passed so slowly. Then it happened, a soft penalty by all accounts when Alex Bruce bundled over Chopra and that was it for 90 minutes.

A nervy extra time played out, with tired bodies on show for both teams, you could tell that neither wanted to risk losing a goal by going for it and so, settled for a penalty shoot-out.

A penalty miss from Cardiff was equalled by Waghorn's miss and then THAT penalty... Yann Kermorgant. The one time you want a cool head, just slot it away, make the keeper work and he 'chipped' it, no he was not Cantona, nor Bergkamp but a Frenchman who clearly didn't realise how much that penalty cost the club and fans. I think we all would have forgiven him if he had tried a 'normal' penalty but the audacity to try something like that on such a big stage was nothing short of idiocy and therefore ended his time at the club.

Basically what I am trying to say is, we massively over-achieved with Nigel Pearson at the helm. He made average players into a TEAM, a great man motivator who get's the best out of his players, commands the utmost respect and plays to his strengths. We played the way we did as it was the only way we could with the players and money Pearson had to hand.

None of us will ever know what happened when he 'left' first time round but I think it would be foolishly to say he walked out on the club, because from what I've read and seen, it sounds like the powers at be walked out on him.

A lot of people have been touting a lot of 'out of contract managers' for the job, but most of these are out of contract for a reason.. for failing.

As for the return of Big Nige. He will get the players playing to their strengths and no doubt turn these bunch of talented individuals into a team that's hard to beat, wether that means it's negative, route one football, then so be it, after all.. It's a results business.

For those who questions wether he is good enough to keep us up in Premier League, let's just get there first shall we? We will never know until he get's the chance and if he does get us there, that's the least he deserves, surely? The rest is just speculation.

Let's all get behind Pearson.. BLUE ARMY!

Wattolcfc signing off.

Whilst I agree with you that he took a bunch really no namers and made them perform out of their skin, he also built this team, and cohesiveness in League One against lesser opposition, which on winning the League eventually at a canter brought that winning momentum in the Championship, as has been demonstrated as a template for success by now numerous clubs coming up in to the CCC looking for success.

What your post doesn't touch upon is how he's going to return and replicate this magic in a matter of months, an extortionate transfer window, and a team that is nothing like the team he left behind, or the team he is about to leave behind.

So it is a matter of speculation that he can turn our players, who mostly came here due to Sven and what he was trying to build, who may not react to Nige's way of management.

We cannot also assume that he will bring his entire backroom, though it might be likely, is he going to go back to Hull and pick out a couple of players? Who knows, but the ones he took with him, are not better than the players we currently have.

I have neither happy or displeased by the fact Pearson will come back, but I will give the chance to prove that he can cut it, but I think some of the wild enthusiasm and overboard optimism is just as bad as the Sven-hate which populated the board for the last 18mths.

wattolcfc

wattolcfc

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Whilst I agree with you that he took a bunch really no namers and made them perform out of their skin, he also built this team, and cohesiveness in League One against lesser opposition, which on winning the League eventually at a canter brought that winning momentum in the Championship, as has been demonstrated as a template for success by now numerous clubs coming up in to the CCC looking for success.

What your post doesn't touch upon is how he's going to return and replicate this magic in a matter of months, an extortionate transfer window, and a team that is nothing like the team he left behind, or the team he is about to leave behind.

So it is a matter of speculation that he can turn our players, who mostly came here due to Sven and what he was trying to build, who may not react to Nige's way of management.

We cannot also assume that he will bring his entire backroom, though it might be likely, is he going to go back to Hull and pick out a couple of players? Who knows, but the ones he took with him, are not better than the players we currently have.

I have neither happy or displeased by the fact Pearson will come back, but I will give the chance to prove that he can cut it, but I think some of the wild enthusiasm and overboard optimism is just as bad as the Sven-hate which populated the board for the last 18mths.

Very true Spherical but my post was what you could call propaganda. I just want the fans to realise that we shouldn't judge our manager on name alone, he has done well wherever he has been and I firmly believe we were in need of a man motivator more than a big name. There is no guarantee of anything in football, most thought Sven would do a job being a big name and very successful, he didn't so let's go back to basics and get the best out of the players we have and that SHOULD be enough to propel us up the table. Wether he has long enough to mould these talented individuals into a team full of fight and belief.. only time will tell.

Kitchandro

Kitchandro

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That second leg against Cardiff has to be one of the greatest games of all time, not just for Leicester, but football in general. There was so much drama and so many twists, I know it's partly because of my emotional involvement, but I've never seen a match like it live, except maybe Liverpool-Milan in the Champions League final.

That game typifies what football is all about.

OriginalRobboFOX

OriginalRobboFOX

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so let's go back to basics

Not like the terrible Tories of the 90's... Are we gonna hear about Lloyd Dyer exploiting the 'right to buy' council house scheme to line his own pockets or find David Nugent hanging from a wardrobe rail by his tie with his John Thomas out?

Bert

Bert

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It's been finalised, I'm sure you'll hear about it tomorrow. Didn't think it'd happen this quick, Wednesday earliest I thought.

Chairman of the Bored

Chairman of the Bored

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It's been finalised, I'm sure you'll hear about it tomorrow. Didn't think it'd happen this quick, Wednesday earliest I thought.

Works for me. Welcome back Nigel.

Guest shearfox

Guest shearfox

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It's been finalised, I'm sure you'll hear about it tomorrow. Didn't think it'd happen this quick, Wednesday earliest I thought.

My second choice behind O'Neill. Never thought it would happen just awesome.

Happy Fox

Happy Fox

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It's been finalised, I'm sure you'll hear about it tomorrow. Didn't think it'd happen this quick, Wednesday earliest I thought.

It is a 3 year contract, and £8m to spend in the January transfer market according to BBC Radio Humberside's version of Ian Stringer

Babylon

Babylon

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It is a 3 year contract, and £8m to spend in the January transfer market according to BBC Radio Humberside's version of Ian Stringer

If he buys a CM and no wingers with that £8m i'll go mental. lol

shass

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WB Nigel. Good stuff... let the slackers and prima-donna's beware. Time to grow a set and get on with what they are paid shed loads for. Going to have a couple of beers courtesey of PaddyPower.

For those that have been putting in the effort, this is going to make it all worthwhile- got a good feeling about it.

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