Bob Weasel Fox Posted 6 July 2012 Share Posted 6 July 2012 Just written a new article on the subject. To be read at your leisure. Thoughts and comments always welcome. 'Matt Mills: A disappointing but necessary departure' http://www.thesharpe...-necessary.html very good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out Foxed Posted 6 July 2012 Share Posted 6 July 2012 i'll give you mine at about 7 this evening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jace Posted 6 July 2012 Share Posted 6 July 2012 104.9fm Is that radio Leicester? If so I will have to try and listen to it online Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattGamble92 Posted 6 July 2012 Share Posted 6 July 2012 Might actually give this a listen to Ian Stringer @StringerSport Matt Mills has just given me details of his 'falling out' with Nigel Pearson. His only in-depth interview on the matter. 104.9fm 6pm tonight The fact that he has put 'falling out' probably shows he won't say a bad word about Pearson and say there was no fall out. Then Stringer will go on for 20 minutes dragging out the conversation by talking about Sven and when he first joined. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrSpaM Posted 6 July 2012 Share Posted 6 July 2012 Might actually give this a listen to Ian Stringer @StringerSport Matt Mills has just given me details of his 'falling out' with Nigel Pearson. His only in-depth interview on the matter. 104.9fm 6pm tonight Reported in the Mercury this morning that there was no falling out with Pearson, so I doubt were going to hear anything different from that interview Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fox92 Posted 6 July 2012 Share Posted 6 July 2012 Will listen to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cc_star Posted 6 July 2012 Share Posted 6 July 2012 Weird player... odd for a big man to be so easily bullied out of games on so many occasions, the latest of which was Watford game which saw him dropped & then the altercation, if he can't take being dropped after awful game and thinks he should be on the team sheet, he's better off doing one. Also, the most meek & silent captain I've ever seen at a club, stupid decision! Couldn't give 2 hoots what he says on RL tonight, unless Stringer balances the interview with the club/NP's opinion, it's just going to be a one-sided propaganda exercise in reducing the boos when we play him next. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RonnieTodger Posted 6 July 2012 Share Posted 6 July 2012 Will give that a listen and watch the Tennis at the same time. You just know he'll get slaughtered by our halfwit fans as soon as we play Bolton. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sphericalfox Posted 6 July 2012 Share Posted 6 July 2012 i wouldn't bother listening to the first 3/4 of the show as it'll be dragged out until the last 10mins. But if the Merc has already covered it, there'll be zero revelations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cc_star Posted 6 July 2012 Share Posted 6 July 2012 No row, no spat, no issue then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark_w Posted 6 July 2012 Share Posted 6 July 2012 No row, no spat, no issue then Says Matt Mills. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cc_star Posted 6 July 2012 Share Posted 6 July 2012 Says Matt Mills. Well yeah... Like I said, unless the club/NP has the right of reply it's just a one-sided piece of propaganda, Sven's band of merry-men will just use it as another reason to criticise NP and that's about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col city fan Posted 6 July 2012 Share Posted 6 July 2012 It all depends if you believe Mills. If you do, it suggests that Pearson has shafted him. It's still hard to believe that there isn't more to it than what Mills disclosed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fox92 Posted 6 July 2012 Share Posted 6 July 2012 Don't know what to think really... He's saying he did get his head down and work hard to get another chance but it "wasn't enough". But there has got to be another problem, and I think Stringer knows it deep down as well because I heard him say little things, such as "St Ledger did it" etc I agree with cc_star above, the Sven fans will use it against Nigel, but this is only one half of the story. And, I back the manager and not a Bolton defender. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Babylon Posted 6 July 2012 Share Posted 6 July 2012 So there we have it. Not spat, no argument. Are managers not allowed to choose their own players, if he felt he wasn't good enough that's his perogative. Mills never sought Pearson out to rectify it "hard man to track down" my arse. And he refused to go out on loan when told he could. I would guess, Pearson didn't fancy him as a player and wanted to get rid so he could be replaced. Mills refused to go, so Pearson reverted to his old tactic of dumping players in the reserves to force him out. (like Bullard). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sphericalfox Posted 6 July 2012 Share Posted 6 July 2012 Mills spelled it out in the fact that he stated 'speculated' that Pearson felt he was undermining his authority as players were coming to him (Mills) to discuss issues etc. Sounds to me that Mills didn't like Pearson's way of playing/decision making and might well have been making waves throughout the team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Agnew Posted 6 July 2012 Share Posted 6 July 2012 I think the most telling part of the interview was the comment about Pearson feeling threatened by the club captain asking questions about the strategy. I still have big questions about Pearson's management style. The young guns don't ask questions. Just like business, that will work up to a point - but it will only take you so far. I wish I felt happier about Pearson, but for me the jury is still out. Winning League One is a very different matter to winning the championship. If Mills goes on to be a success, is this Sven wasting money, or Nigel's mis-management? Jury is still out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col city fan Posted 6 July 2012 Share Posted 6 July 2012 So there we have it. Not spat, no argument. Are managers not allowed to choose their own players, if he felt he wasn't good enough that's his perogative. Mills never sought Pearson out to rectify it "hard man to track down" my arse. And he refused to go out on loan when told he could. I would guess, Pearson didn't fancy him as a player and wanted to get rid so he could be replaced. Mills refused to go, so Pearson reverted to his old tactic of dumping players in the reserves to force him out. (like Bullard). To be fair he did say why he refused to go out on loan... Club captain on Tuesday, available to leave the club on Saturday... I myself would have been surprised and upset if this were the case. How would most people react if they were an important part of something, had a 'bad day at the office' and then they were suddenly surplus to requirements? It seems to me that there were simply two strong characters, neither of whom were going to make much of an effort to reconcile matters. Or so it would seem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leicfox Posted 6 July 2012 Share Posted 6 July 2012 What stood out for me was Mills said that NP didn't like it even when he came to him as captain with questions from other players who had concerns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Babylon Posted 6 July 2012 Share Posted 6 July 2012 To be fair he did say why he refused to go out on loan... Club captain on Tuesday, available to leave the club on Saturday... I myself would have been surprised and upset if this were the case. It seems to me that there were simply two strong characters, neither of whom were going to make much of an effort to reconcile matters. Or so it would seem. If you aren't wanted you aren't wanted. Doesn't matter who or what you are. "out of respect for the fans" rubbish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m00nie Posted 6 July 2012 Share Posted 6 July 2012 Well yeah... Like I said, unless the club/NP has the right of reply it's just a one-sided piece of propaganda, Sven's band of merry-men will just use it as another reason to criticise NP and that's about it. bit like how the NP merry men used "rumours" to blame it all on matt mills... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Babylon Posted 6 July 2012 Share Posted 6 July 2012 What stood out for me was Mills said that NP didn't like it even when he came to him as captain with questions from other players who had concerns. He said "perhaps", well perhaps Mills was asking too many questions. And perhaps his style of asking questions leaves much to be desired. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col city fan Posted 6 July 2012 Share Posted 6 July 2012 If you aren't wanted you aren't wanted. Doesn't matter who or what you are. "out of respect for the fans" rubbish. I also believe there is a certain way to treat people, no matter who or what you are. However, we need the other side of the story, which will most likely never come. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Agnew Posted 6 July 2012 Share Posted 6 July 2012 He said "perhaps", well perhaps Mills was asking too many questions. And perhaps his style of asking questions leaves much to be desired. #That's rubbish. A manager needs to take responsibility for 'managing' situations. Pearson should be trying to understand why he's asking questions and seeking to resolve it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Babylon Posted 6 July 2012 Share Posted 6 July 2012 I also believe there is a certain way to treat people, no matter who or what you are. However, we need the other side of the story, which will most likely never come. And what way is that then? Play someone you don't want? Give someone a chance who you don't want around? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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