Walshy Happy To See Pearson Back

[Clive Redman]

"Some people have been quoted as saying that Nigel has ‘unfinished business’ at Leicester City.

"I disagree with that. I believe that the challenge that Nigel has in front of him is a completely new project. There have been so many changes since he was last here.

"I must admit that I didn’t like the fashion with which he left the club eighteen months ago, but that like everything else – as Nigel said himself in his press conference on Wednesday – is history and we need to look forward.

"The training ground itself has all changed since he was last here, as have many things – and Nigel is now backed by ambitious owners."

To read more...

http://www.soarmagazine.co.uk/2011/11/18/steve-walsh-blog-%E2%80%93-welcome-back-nigel/

[John Matrix]

the article comes off as a bit weird with the perspective he's writing from.

[Bob666]

Doesn't Walshy think it's abit de-javu coming up with the same clap trap about Pearson? I loved Walshy as an one of my idols as a teen+ but move on

[shen]

the article comes off as a bit weird with the perspective he's writing from.

You do know our SW isn't the one that Pearson brought with him from Hull, right?

[OzFox]

"I recall having one of my best games against Palace at Selhurst Park. We beat them 1-0 after beating Charlton Athletic 1-0 the Tuesday night beforehand. We went there and it was a hard game, possibly the hardest game that we endured defensively. I must have headed the ball 200 times that day and I certainly had one of my best defensive games that afternoon"

Spot on. Walsh was phenomenal that day. Palace launched an aerial bombardment and he was on the end of everything. I don't think I've ever seen one player be so dominant in the air.

And those two results were the start of our surge up the table that lead to the premier league