What A Pity!

[stockyfox]

What a pity it is that those fans who are so critical of the team, the manager, the club, the players, the tactics, etc. etc.etc, didn't get the nod over Nigel Pearson. I assume of course that they also applied.for the job!

For there was an opportunity missed, not only by them but also the Club. Indeed, the owners, having disposed of the services of a supposedly world class manager who they deemed was not up to it at Championship level, at the same time, failed to realise and appreciate the depth of managerial talent that existed within their own fans.

Why bring back Nigel Pearson when they could have appointed, from an array of such potential talents, someone who not only held the Club so dear to their hearts, but would have done things so differently? We would be top of the table, unbeatable and the messageboards would be full of comments, praising their success.

Yes it really is a pity. We've got Nigel Pearson back and well, I for one (even if I'm the only one) am actually pleased to see him back - better the devil you know than the one you don't!

[Salieri]

ColCity should be boss. The wage bill would be instantly slashed by selling all but our starting 11.

[Danny the Fox 95]

What a pity it is that those fans who are so critical of the team, the manager, the club, the players, the tactics, etc. etc.etc, didn't get the nod over Nigel Pearson. I assume of course that they also applied.for the job!

For there was an opportunity missed, not only by them but also the Club. Indeed, the owners, having disposed of the services of a supposedly world class manager who they deemed was not up to it at Championship level, at the same time, failed to realise and appreciate the depth of managerial talent that existed within their own fans.

Why bring back Nigel Pearson when they could have appointed, from an array of such potential talents, someone who not only held the Club so dear to their hearts, but would have done things so differently? We would be top of the table, unbeatable and the messageboards would be full of comments, praising their success.

Yes it really is a pity. We've got Nigel Pearson back and well, I for one (even if I'm the only one) am actually pleased to see him back - better the devil you know than the one you don't!

what are you on about?

[Jagdinho]

I think the 3rd paragraph was sarcasm, at least I hope so?

[Captain...]

What a pity it is that those fans who are so critical of the team, the manager, the club, the players, the tactics, etc. etc.etc, didn't get the nod over Nigel Pearson. I assume of course that they also applied.for the job!

For there was an opportunity missed, not only by them but also the Club. Indeed, the owners, having disposed of the services of a supposedly world class manager who they deemed was not up to it at Championship level, at the same time, failed to realise and appreciate the depth of managerial talent that existed within their own fans.

Why bring back Nigel Pearson when they could have appointed, from an array of such potential talents, someone who not only held the Club so dear to their hearts, but would have done things so differently? We would be top of the table, unbeatable and the messageboards would be full of comments, praising their success.

Yes it really is a pity. We've got Nigel Pearson back and well, I for one (even if I'm the only one) am actually pleased to see him back - better the devil you know than the one you don't!

So we are not allowed to criticise NP when he makes a mistake?

We should just blindly follow every decision he makes, and not express opinions on here?

I got sick of that from a lot of posters when Sven was in charge.

NP got his substitutions wrong yesterday, it almost worked, but even if it had worked and Koren had missed and we stole a point I would still have said that he got them wrong. That is my right and if you don't like it you probably shouldn't come on here after a defeat, because after every defeat and win people like to analyse the game look at what went well and what went wrong and discuss alternatives. If we didn't it would be a very boring forum.

[Webbo]

No need to be sarky mate, the whole point of a football forum is to share your views. I don't even think Pearson's been seriously criticized yet.

[Guest Col city fan]

ColCity should be boss. The wage bill would be instantly slashed by selling all but our starting 11.

My vote is for Spiderpig

He'd stick with the current squad of players and flatly refuse to discuss alternatives

He'd abuse the media if they dared to question his acumen

and.. like Salieri, he'd concede to a lifetime of mediocrity..

Best Spiderpig quote would be... 'I dont care that we've spent ten million quid..we aint in the bottom three are we'!!

[Guest Col city fan]

So we are not allowed to criticise NP when he makes a mistake?

We should just blindly follow every decision he makes, and not express opinions on here?

I got sick of that from a lot of posters when Sven was in charge.

NP got his substitutions wrong yesterday, it almost worked, but even if it had worked and Koren had missed and we stole a point I would still have said that he got them wrong. That is my right and if you don't like it you probably shouldn't come on here after a defeat, because after every defeat and win people like to analyse the game look at what went well and what went wrong and discuss alternatives. If we didn't it would be a very boring forum.

hallelujah

[Salieri]

My vote is for Spiderpig

He'd stick with the current squad of players and flatly refuse to discuss alternatives

He'd abuse the media if they dared to question his acumen

and.. like Salieri, he'd concede to a lifetime of mediocrity..

Best Spiderpig quote would be... 'I dont care that we've spent ten million quid..we aint in the bottom three are we'!!

At what point have I ever said that i'm happy with mediocrity? And i'm more than happy to discuss alternatives and ways to improve. I just don't write players off completely based on indifferent starts and make ludicrous claims about not needind 'squad players'.

[Charl91]

It's easy to see if the Subs/decisions were wrong with hindsight.

[Guest Col city fan]

At what point have I ever said that i'm happy with mediocrity? And i'm more than happy to discuss alternatives and ways to improve. I just don't write players off completely based on indifferent starts and make ludicrous claims about not needind 'squad players'.

Rubbish response (not like you to be fair you're usually pretty sharp)

Of course we need squad players. You deliberately missed the point in my earlier post. To be content with Danns and Beckford in a first eleven, with a fully fit squad, is IN MY OPINION not good enough.

Yes, they are decent 'squad players'.. but if we are to go up this season, we need better than these two in the first team.

In Danns, I've been surprised as I thought he was going to be a great signing.

In Beckford, I'm not at all surprised as I have consistently questioned whether he was going to be the type of striker we needed..right from the start. Look back at my earlier posts to confirm this.

What you do, as Shrapnel alluded to above, is to dismiss any form of questioning of some of the players.

I am a big fan of Bamba, of Kasper, of Peltier, of Lloyd Dyer... I'm not a big fan of Beckford, or of Danns or, for that matter of Gally (although I have stated in previous posts that he is a 'frustrating player'..he can have excellent games, then be pants for the next few weeks.

This is a football forum and views will appear which differ to your own.

If you don't like it, I dont give a fook..dont come on

[Jace]

What a pity it is that those fans who are so critical of the team, the manager, the club, the players, the tactics, etc. etc.etc, didn't get the nod over Nigel Pearson. I assume of course that they also applied.for the job!

For there was an opportunity missed, not only by them but also the Club. Indeed, the owners, having disposed of the services of a supposedly world class manager who they deemed was not up to it at Championship level, at the same time, failed to realise and appreciate the depth of managerial talent that existed within their own fans.

Why bring back Nigel Pearson when they could have appointed, from an array of such potential talents, someone who not only held the Club so dear to their hearts, but would have done things so differently? We would be top of the table, unbeatable and the messageboards would be full of comments, praising their success.

Yes it really is a pity. We've got Nigel Pearson back and well, I for one (even if I'm the only one) am actually pleased to see him back - better the devil you know than the one you don't!

Reading all the comments on this forum to me it appears a very large majority of the Leicester supporters who use this forum clearly are pleased to see him back

[Guest Col city fan]

Reading all the comments on this forum to me it appears a very large majority of the Leicester supporters who use this forum clearly are pleased to see him back

I agree...even the more ardent Sven lovers seem to be happy with Nige. I'm well happy and believe he'll sort out who's gonna be good enough and who aint.

I wouldnt be too surprised if there's a bit of a clear out in January.

[stockyfox]

So we are not allowed to criticise NP when he makes a mistake?

We should just blindly follow every decision he makes, and not express opinions on here?

Of course fans are going to make critical comments but I find it so regrettable when those opinions are so dismissive, destructive and potentially demoralising.

We don't live in Utopia and life as a football fan will never be idyllic, but following Leicester is like being on an emotional roller-coaster. We have our thrilling highs like the recent superb win at Burnley and the wins over Palace and Blackpool contrasted with the lows and bitter disappointments against Leeds and yesterday at Hull.

Whatever, all genuine fans want to enjoy success but when results don't go our way, I would hope that any criticisms that I had would be constructive and encouraging.

We all have good days and not so good days and that goes for the players as well. I don't believe any player goes out on to the pitch to have a bad game but sometimes, it just turns out that way.

[Guest Col city fan]

Of course fans are going to make critical comments but I find it so regrettable when those opinions are so dismissive, destructive and potentially demoralising.

We don't live in Utopia and life as a football fan will never be idyllic, but following Leicester is like being on an emotional roller-coaster. We have our thrilling highs like the recent superb win at Burnley and the wins over Palace and Blackpool contrasted with the lows and bitter disappointments against Leeds and yesterday at Hull.

Whatever, all genuine fans want to enjoy success but when results don't go our way, I would hope that any criticisms that I had would be constructive and encouraging.

We all have good days and not so good days and that goes for the players as well. I don't believe any player goes out on to the pitch to have a bad game but sometimes, it just turns out that way.

Ive always thought you seem a good bloke Stocky. However, like the term or loathe it, football is about 'passion' as much as anything else. People ain't robots and sometimes feel frustrated and angry both during and after games. At these times, its understandable that some posts will not be seen as 'constructive' and 'positive' because they are emotion-laden. On other occassions, the football we see makes us feel better and people come on here and write about how good City have been.

Cest la vie... such views are usually tempered by the likes of Babylon or Davie G who have a generally calming tone about them and actually make some of us realise that we have 'shot our mouths off' without thinking first.

But, this is a football forum..it would be a boring place if there werent a bit of passion, or nonsense, or disagreement etc..

I agree with Captain Shrapnel and hope that history don't repeat itself in terms of the ridiculous Sven-loving that we saw mainly last season, where any hint of criticism was met with ridicule and resentment.

I'm over the moon Pearson is back, but believe he has inherited a squad of players that need some changes. As I think this, I'll say it.

[Thracian]

What a pity it is that those fans who are so critical of the team, the manager, the club, the players, the tactics, etc. etc.etc, didn't get the nod over Nigel Pearson. I assume of course that they also applied.for the job!

For there was an opportunity missed, not only by them but also the Club. Indeed, the owners, having disposed of the services of a supposedly world class manager who they deemed was not up to it at Championship level, at the same time, failed to realise and appreciate the depth of managerial talent that existed within their own fans.

Why bring back Nigel Pearson when they could have appointed, from an array of such potential talents, someone who not only held the Club so dear to their hearts, but would have done things so differently? We would be top of the table, unbeatable and the messageboards would be full of comments, praising their success.

Yes it really is a pity. We've got Nigel Pearson back and well, I for one (even if I'm the only one) am actually pleased to see him back - better the devil you know than the one you don't!

We've had a supposedly world class manager, we had Pearson here before we had Levein, Holloway, Uncle Tom Cobleigh and all .... we've even had owners throw money at the job and do you know what....at the level we started in the Championship post Mickey Adams all these so-called experts have taken us nowhere. Not only that, they've collectively failed to give us a team to be proud of or which has managed to score enough goals in almost a decade.

Most of us have approved the return of Pearson, some more enhusiastically than others given the austerity of his approach, particularly in away games. But he'll get praise when it's due from me and I don't think much of yesterday's episode - the effort of two or three like Konchesky excepted - deserves much credit at all. In fact it reflected se3veral of the reasons I'm so disinclined to travel away these days.

[John Matrix]

i'll give you a plus 1 for effort

[davieG]

With apologies to Billy Joel

Don't go changing, to try and please me

Although you've let me down before

Don't imagine you're too familiar

And I don't see you anymore

I wouldn't leave you in times of trouble

We never could have come this far

I took the good times, I'll take the bad times

I'll take you just the way you are

Don't go trying some new fashion

Don't change the color of your shirt

You always have my unspoken passion

Although I might not seem to hurt

I need to know that you will always be

The same old someone that I knew

What will it take till you believe in me

The way that I believe in you.

I said I love you and that's forever

And this I promise from the heart

I could not love you any better

I love you just the way you are.

[smudger63]

It's easy to see if the Subs/decisions were wrong with hindsight.

In hindsight! Well i thought at the time, the last substitution was not the right move, i didn`t need to wait until the end of the game to form that opinion.

Doesn`t make me right though, just my opinion.

[Trav Le Bleu]

It's easy to see if the Subs/decisions were wrong with hindsight.

Yup - even Nige might think he got them wrong, but spilt milk and all that.

[ta-fc]

What a pity it is that those fans who are so critical of the team, the manager, the club, the players, the tactics, etc. etc.etc, didn't get the nod over Nigel Pearson. I assume of course that they also applied.for the job!

For there was an opportunity missed, not only by them but also the Club. Indeed, the owners, having disposed of the services of a supposedly world class manager who they deemed was not up to it at Championship level, at the same time, failed to realise and appreciate the depth of managerial talent that existed within their own fans.

Why bring back Nigel Pearson when they could have appointed, from an array of such potential talents, someone who not only held the Club so dear to their hearts, but would have done things so differently? We would be top of the table, unbeatable and the messageboards would be full of comments, praising their success.

Yes it really is a pity. We've got Nigel Pearson back and well, I for one (even if I'm the only one) am actually pleased to see him back - better the devil you know than the one you don't!

Opinion's are like arseh0les pal... Everyone's got one.

Maybe an online forum's not for you if your going to get out your pram at other peoples....

[stockyfox]

Ive always thought you seem a good bloke Stocky. However, like the term or loathe it, football is about 'passion' as much as anything else. People ain't robots and sometimes feel frustrated and angry both during and after games. At these times, its understandable that some posts will not be seen as 'constructive' and 'positive' because they are emotion-laden. On other occassions, the football we see makes us feel better and people come on here and write about how good City have been.

Cest la vie... such views are usually tempered by the likes of Babylon or Davie G who have a generally calming tone about them and actually make some of us realise that we have 'shot our mouths off' without thinking first.

But, this is a football forum..it would be a boring place if there werent a bit of passion, or nonsense, or disagreement etc..

I agree with Captain Shrapnel and hope that history don't repeat itself in terms of the ridiculous Sven-loving that we saw mainly last season, where any hint of criticism was met with ridicule and resentment.

I'm over the moon Pearson is back, but believe he has inherited a squad of players that need some changes. As I think this, I'll say it.

I totally agree with all the points you make CCF. Passion for the game and the Club is the bedrock of every genuine fan. Yes, I too get angry, frustrated and upset just as I can be over the moon when things are going well but I will be 'disappointed' with a player's performance rather than annoyed. I usually reserve my anger for incompetent officials and the powers that be who introduce crackpot rules etc.

Irrespective of the perceived criticism, you can usually tell who are the genuine fans. Whatever they say, they love the Club and want us to be successful. It is those who can't be bothered to get off their backsides and go to the game, yet have the audacity to make derogatory remarks about the team, the Club, deride the views of other fans and from the general tone of their post, would be in their element if the Club were relegated or even folded.

And it was to those contributors - I nearly said 'fans' - that my yes - sacastic - opening post to this topic, was addressed!

[Corky]

I don't think Gallagher was the right choice to bring on, especially if Nugent was going off soon after. Howard would've done a better job of holding the ball up and unsettling defenders than Gallagher did.

The sending-off hindered Pearson. A defender goes, you have to bring another one on. Unfortunately an attacking player has to be sacrificed. Could a midfielder have been taken off instead? We'll never know.

I am pleased that we are more resilient at the back and not as soft away from home. We're playing better at home too.

There's more to be positive about than negative.