Fez of Mahrez Posted 13 January 2013 Share Posted 13 January 2013 Not sure if anyone's pointed this out before, apologies if so but what a fantastic record Pearson (and his whole management team, obviously, and presumably Steve Walsh especially) has in the January transfer window. Meant to be difficult to sign good players in January isn't it? Out of all these I'd say there are only two who haven't had a significantly positive impact (Belaid at Hull and Delfouneso for us). 2009 Tom Cleverley (loan) Wayne Brown (initially a loan) 2010 Nolberto Solano 2011 (for Hull) James Chester Corry Evans (loan) Cameron Stewart Tijani Belaid Vito Mannone (loan) Matty Fryatt 2012 Ben Marshall Wes Morgan Danny Drinkwater Nathan Delfouneso (loan) 2013 Chris Wood Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Fox Posted 13 January 2013 Share Posted 13 January 2013 Hopefully we can add Liam Trotter to that list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingPowerLCFC1884 Posted 13 January 2013 Share Posted 13 January 2013 i have never slated pearson once, a few months back and people were saying he isnt good enough, where are they now. i mean my family are west ham fans and tore me up as they went straight back up and we didn't reach the play-offs saying Pearson is terrible manager.... but i said we will get our season. i i firmly believe that is this one. up the city. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THEBIGJOHNSTEADER; Posted 13 January 2013 Share Posted 13 January 2013 I was actually gutted when he left and went to Hull, came out of the blue. I don't think I had a wank for a whole week after I felt so empty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyle_Le_Don Posted 13 January 2013 Share Posted 13 January 2013 Jay spearing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buzzdove Posted 13 January 2013 Share Posted 13 January 2013 Great shout, some good value purchases Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rico Posted 13 January 2013 Share Posted 13 January 2013 James Vaughn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LCFC FOX Posted 13 January 2013 Share Posted 13 January 2013 James Vaughn I thought he was actually decent. Wanted us to sign him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grewks Posted 13 January 2013 Share Posted 13 January 2013 James Vaughn Good player but injury prone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fez of Mahrez Posted 13 January 2013 Author Share Posted 13 January 2013 Spearing and Vaughan were both signed later in the year than January which is why I didn't include them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScouseFox Posted 13 January 2013 Share Posted 13 January 2013 Good point. Think we signed Davies in the loan window before Jan though, didn't we? Then he left for Bolton in the Jan and we got Cleverly to replace him. Either way, most of his signings, whether they're loans or perms have nearly always been good value and brought in at the right times to give us that bit extra. Keep it up Nige. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fez of Mahrez Posted 13 January 2013 Author Share Posted 13 January 2013 Good point. Think we signed Davies in the loan window before Jan though, didn't we? Then he left for Bolton in the Jan and we got Cleverly to replace him. Either way, most of his signings, whether they're loans or perms have nearly always been good value and brought in at the right times to give us that bit extra. Keep it up Nige. You're right, I thought that was strange. The BBC included him in their list of January signings when we re-signed him http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/l/leicester_city/7821078.stm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve_Walsh5 Posted 13 January 2013 Share Posted 13 January 2013 James Vaughn I think James Vaughan and jay spearing came in about March time. I could be wrong though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arriba Los Zorros Posted 13 January 2013 Share Posted 13 January 2013 I don't think any other manager that could realistically have come to us after Sven got the boot (And this includes Martin O'Neill) would have done as good a job as Nige has. He has put us right in the promotion picture, weeded out the mercenary players milking City as a cash cow, and laid the foundations for the rest of this decade with the players he's bought. Full marks for the Top and the Thai's for swallowing some humble pie, admitting their error and getting Nige back on board. And obviously to Pearson, Im in my early 20s and other than the back end of O'neill years have only experienced mediocrity from LCFC until you took over the reins - you are already a LCFC legend in my eyes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smelly-pooface1 Posted 13 January 2013 Share Posted 13 January 2013 I think James Vaughan and jay spearing came in about March time. I could be wrong though. i think i agree with you on that one, either way pearson spends wisely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mack Posted 13 January 2013 Share Posted 13 January 2013 Wayne Brown had a "significantly positive impact" I must have missed that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McFoxy Posted 13 January 2013 Share Posted 13 January 2013 I don't think any other manager that could realistically have come to us after Sven got the boot (And this includes Martin O'Neill) would have done as good a job as Nige has. He has put us right in the promotion picture, weeded out the mercenary players milking City as a cash cow, and laid the foundations for the rest of this decade with the players he's bought. Full marks for the Top and the Thai's for swallowing some humble pie, admitting their error and getting Nige back on board. And obviously to Pearson, Im in my early 20s and other than the back end of O'neill years have only experienced mediocrity from LCFC until you took over the reins - you are already a LCFC legend in my eyes. Now I could be wrong, but I thought it was Mandaric that got rid of Pearson to make the club more 'sell-able' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shearfox Posted 13 January 2013 Share Posted 13 January 2013 Now I could be wrong, but I thought it was Mandaric that got rid of Pearson to make the club more 'sell-able' I think if it was the Thai's he wouldn't have come back, certain people who were responsible must have left the club... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fez of Mahrez Posted 13 January 2013 Author Share Posted 13 January 2013 Wayne Brown had a "significantly positive impact" I must have missed that. You missed him starting nearly every league game when we made the play-offs in 09/10, largely thanks to our defensive organisation? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miquel The Work Geordie Posted 13 January 2013 Share Posted 13 January 2013 Wayne Brown was a cretin with no discernible pace but Hobbs and him were solid as a bloody rock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fox92 Posted 13 January 2013 Share Posted 13 January 2013 Overall (and I'm not just talking about January), I have been pleased with the quality of players that Nigel and his backroom staff have brought/bring to the club. Ok, we have a few poor signings (not many), but so does any manager. The quality of transfers, and loan players, is fantastic. Plus, I've always thought the loan players really add that quality when we need it, like in January. So pleased when Nigel came back. Always had respect for him, since he first ever joined the club. I knew that he wouldn't mess around, and get us good players at a good value. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arriba Los Zorros Posted 13 January 2013 Share Posted 13 January 2013 Now I could be wrong, but I thought it was Mandaric that got rid of Pearson to make the club more 'sell-able' Ah OK, thanks for pointing that out. Shows what a selfish cretin Mandy was, and how lucky we are to have decent owners putting money into the club now... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cotswold fox Posted 13 January 2013 Share Posted 13 January 2013 Not a fella to panic,always knew what he wanted from his team.At Ashton Gate on Saturday the team display was awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SOCCERROO FOX Posted 13 January 2013 Share Posted 13 January 2013 I was actually gutted when he left and went to Hull, came out of the blue. I don't think I had a wank for a whole week after I felt so empty I thought after a week it would be the opposite and you would be ready to explode. I think if we look at it on the whole Pearsons signings have been pretty good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fleckneymike Posted 13 January 2013 Share Posted 13 January 2013 Sounds like the title to the shittest kids story ever. A carboot DVD rip off of Harry Potter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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