Oadby Fox Posted 22 September 2012 Share Posted 22 September 2012 Following our indifferent start, fans' message boards have featured discussions on how long Nigel Pearson would remain Leicester City boss. In this, the first of a regular new column, the Foxes Trust Board would like to explain why we feel a change of manager is the last thing the owners should be considering. http://www.thisisleicestershire.co.uk/story-16962472-detail/story.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deucalion Posted 22 September 2012 Share Posted 22 September 2012 I must admit I let my frustrations get the better of me after the Wolves game. I didn't say I wanted him gone, but I was doubting him. With a bit of perspective and a win on Wednesday I am thinking that we have to take the long view and enjoy watching his team of cracking young players develop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BlueBrett Posted 22 September 2012 Share Posted 22 September 2012 I think most sensible fans accept that Pearson is far from the world's greatest football manager but recognise that he has started building a decent team and stability is the most likely road to success. He has my full support and that will remain the case unless we finish in the bottom half of the table this season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan LCFC Posted 22 September 2012 Share Posted 22 September 2012 Very good post that is from the trust, good on them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thracian Posted 22 September 2012 Share Posted 22 September 2012 The biggest compliment I can pay Pearson is to say I don't think my own preferred choice for manager Ole gunnar Solksjaer would likely have attacked with any greater conviction that our own boss this season and that's all I've really campaigned for since joining this forum. While any sensible manager will strive for it, I've never expected perfection from Person or anyone else but I have expected our managers to have the courage to try to score goals and win games, both home and away - and to shed the shackles of fear which have so often prompted us to sit back on a lead or to be far too negative on our travels or even at other times. But the improvement in our attitude has been pronounced this season. We have a better all round team playing much more exciting and committed football and so long as that continues I have no problem offering my full support and coping with the inevitable disappointments, like glaring misses, wrongly disallowed goals and seemingly undeserved defeats. I'll never blame a manager because his strikers miss sitters and I'll not be quick to blame the strikers either. What I'll not support is a team which doesn't try to create chances and players who don't take responsibility for having a shot or trying to make things happen. Win or lose - the Burton game excepted - i've enjoyed a great deal of our football this season and believe that Pearson has taken us a considerable way towards having the kind of team and the kind of approach which just might give us the success we're chasing. Before that, and under so many different managers, we never had a chance and were simply kidding ourselves to think otherwise. That doesn't mean I'm feeling smugly satisfied. Pearson needs to keep evolving and improving as an attacking manager and so do all the players in our squad. But at long last I believe we've made a start and, barring absolute catastrophe, I see no reason to stall our progress by having another managerial change either this season or even next, if the foundations continue to be built firmly and on the right philosophy. But, like people in every walk of life, players and manager need support and encouragement when things go wrong when they're trying to do the right thing. I think that's missing sometimes - especially for people like Dyer, Pearson and one or two others on occasions. Criticism will never stop and emotions, particularly the emotion of disappointment, will always make some people unforgiving. But we need to remember we're supposed to be "supporters" - people who do their little bit to try and lift their team whatever. It's hard when the team doesn't give their all and have a go, but I don't think that's been the case at all this season in the Championship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanLCFC18 Posted 23 September 2012 Share Posted 23 September 2012 The biggest compliment I can pay Pearson is to say I don't think my own preferred choice for manager Ole gunnar Solksjaer would likely have attacked with any greater conviction that our own boss this season and that's all I've really campaigned for since joining this forum. While any sensible manager will strive for it, I've never expected perfection from Person or anyone else but I have expected our managers to have the courage to try to score goals and win games, both home and away - and to shed the shackles of fear which have so often prompted us to sit back on a lead or to be far too negative on our travels or even at other times. But the improvement in our attitude has been pronounced this season. We have a better all round team playing much more exciting and committed football and so long as that continues I have no problem offering my full support and coping with the inevitable disappointments, like glaring misses, wrongly disallowed goals and seemingly undeserved defeats. I'll never blame a manager because his strikers miss sitters and I'll not be quick to blame the strikers either. What I'll not support is a team which doesn't try to create chances and players who don't take responsibility for having a shot or trying to make things happen. Win or lose - the Burton game excepted - i've enjoyed a great deal of our football this season and believe that Pearson has taken us a considerable way towards having the kind of team and the kind of approach which just might give us the success we're chasing. Before that, and under so many different managers, we never had a chance and were simply kidding ourselves to think otherwise. That doesn't mean I'm feeling smugly satisfied. Pearson needs to keep evolving and improving as an attacking manager and so do all the players in our squad. But at long last I believe we've made a start and, barring absolute catastrophe, I see no reason to stall our progress by having another managerial change either this season or even next, if the foundations continue to be built firmly and on the right philosophy. But, like people in every walk of life, players and manager need support and encouragement when things go wrong when they're trying to do the right thing. I think that's missing sometimes - especially for people like Dyer, Pearson and one or two others on occasions. Criticism will never stop and emotions, particularly the emotion of disappointment, will always make some people unforgiving. But we need to remember we're supposed to be "supporters" - people who do their little bit to try and lift their team whatever. It's hard when the team doesn't give their all and have a go, but I don't think that's been the case at all this season in the Championship. bit of an essay but i agree with what i read Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lobsterboyuk Posted 23 September 2012 Share Posted 23 September 2012 Great post from Thracian A positive from Burnley for me was that at last the current manager and his players demonstrated the ability to deal with a team that parked the bus, something that was a perennial problem last season. Effective half time change in formation and players on the pitch who could handle that is credit to Nigel and a step forward in terms of climbing the greasy pole to promotion. In the general scheme of things he is not a manager with masses of experience so will make mistakes and his tenure at Leicester has been far from ideal in terms of owner support and inherited playing staff. As the trust rightly say we need a long term view and we need to stick to it unless we are getting murdered week in, week out - or failing to progress in creativity and ideas - which we are not IMHO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jace Posted 23 September 2012 Share Posted 23 September 2012 I think we have improved under Pearson and whilst we continue to improve regardless of how slow the improvement is then I stay stick by him. I think much depends on our spending restrictions too if we are still heavily restricted due to ffp then its a must that we stick by him, but If the spending restrictions have been lifted with the new ownership and we continue to lose the majority of our games and end up settling up in the bottom half of the table then changes need to be considered Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col city fan Posted 23 September 2012 Share Posted 23 September 2012 This is all good, of course, but today is a big game. I don't mean in terms of points etc.. We could lose today and still play catch-up. But Hull are a good side. Today is a real indicator of whether we are going to be able to compete with the better sides in the division. We beat Blackpool, we can beat Hull too IMO. Come on you blue buggers!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattyFromLE Posted 23 September 2012 Share Posted 23 September 2012 Can't wait for the game today, nervous as it's a big'un. Let's get behind um and all being well we'll be sat here at 7o'clock wondering what rubbish the boo boys will come out with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhenYourSmilingLCFC Posted 23 September 2012 Share Posted 23 September 2012 The owners, and most of our fans need to realise we won't become successful overnight. Stick with Pearson, we've been unlucky not to get anything in our away games. Bored of hearing before every game that if we lose Pearsons gonna get sacked. One step at a time... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mack Posted 23 September 2012 Share Posted 23 September 2012 It's not up to the trust to be telling the owners what to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Number 6 Posted 23 September 2012 Share Posted 23 September 2012 I'm sure any manager would operate best in a situation where he can plan ahead. The shot-termism we have in the modern game will lean managers towards big name loans rather than long term success with up and coming youngsters. I feel Pearson has the future of the club in mind all the time. Some of his signings aren't neccessarily to get results tomorrow, they're to get results a year from now, after his ideas and methods have been ingrained into the team. I feel we have a great bunch of young players and a bit of continuity can go a long way, we might just have to put up with the odd bit of disappointment in the short term. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark_w Posted 23 September 2012 Share Posted 23 September 2012 We don't just need to keep our faith in Pearson, we need to show the owners that we have faith in him. Yes we can't stop those who want rid booing or ringing in Radio Leicester or whatever, and yes we can't stop the owners from making their decision, but at least those who do have faith in Pearson could back him, win, lose or draw at the games. We need all of those in favour of stability to back the team 100% throughout the match whatever. The owners have us in a delicate position in that we can't really be too negative towards them because given the level of debt we have we're relying on them at the moment just to keep the club afloat, but the least we can do is make it clear that the majority of the fans are not in support of the managerial merry go round. It's all well and good complaining, on here, about the fickle twats who boo when things aren't going our way, but it'd be nice to drown them out for a change. Hopefully we'll get lots of pro-Pearson chants today, whatever the result. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dog_4 Posted 23 September 2012 Share Posted 23 September 2012 The longer he stays the squad will have more mark davies,tom cleverleys,marshall's,knockearts! Talented young players! i remember when he was first here before he was sacked for no reason he was after Robert Lewondowski when he was at Lech before he went on to be a top polish and Dortmund striker, and sending scouts out to Italy Last season looking at ogbonna at Torino, who was in the paper this week linked with a £16m move to Man utd. He'll have Walsh and his scouts looking round europe looking at future top stars. Keep the faith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ithuriel Posted 23 September 2012 Share Posted 23 September 2012 We should stick with him until the end of the season at least, if you do not learn from past mistakes you just end up repeating them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buzzy Posted 23 September 2012 Share Posted 23 September 2012 no faith in that **** and i want be crying if and when he gets the sack as well as i will never sing his name and praise him if he gets us to the promised land. i just don't like the arrogant so and so Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salieri Posted 23 September 2012 Share Posted 23 September 2012 no faith in that **** and i want be crying if and when he gets the sack as well as i will never sing his name and praise him if he gets us to the promised land. i just don't like the arrogant so and so That's a shame because he speaks very highly of you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buzzy Posted 23 September 2012 Share Posted 23 September 2012 That's a shame because he speaks very highly of you. hah hah hah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanLCFC18 Posted 23 September 2012 Share Posted 23 September 2012 is it possible for all our fans to get behind him? i know alot of fans do fully support him an i am one, the stability he is bringing is brilliant an we look a better team than weve been in recent years, i truly believe hes the man to take us up! but we all need to get behind him and the team. This is our year! what do you say? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spudulike Posted 23 September 2012 Share Posted 23 September 2012 Pearson is the best manager we have had in the past twelve years. End of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanLCFC18 Posted 23 September 2012 Share Posted 23 September 2012 Pearson is the best manager we have had in the past twelve years. End of. i agree, we have a great team with bags of potential Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitchandro Posted 23 September 2012 Share Posted 23 September 2012 We were behind him today. Should be like that every week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purpleronnie Posted 23 September 2012 Share Posted 23 September 2012 I wish people would just shut the fook up about whether he should be sacked or not...and making new threads about it pisses me off even more. Just shut the fook up about it already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark_w Posted 23 September 2012 Share Posted 23 September 2012 3-1, to the greedy ****. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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