Crinklyfox Posted 9 March 2013 Posted 9 March 2013 One month ago we were winning everything, now we're on a bad run. All teams go through bad patches and I've seen City have many of them over the years. Only a couple of years ago we went through a number of managers and that didn't help us. I'm unhappy with the team's form of late but unless there's a manager out there who we think can turn this around in an instant there's no point in sacking Pearson. The manager can influence the purchasing and selection of players within his budget, and it's my view that Pearson has made some good buys; he can influence motivation, and Pearson appears to me to be a leader now as he was when he played. It's more difficult to instil confidence which diminishes with poor form. I wasn't at the match so can't comment on his tactics. I would like to see Pearson judged over a period of time, not just a month of poor results.
He's not bald Posted 9 March 2013 Posted 9 March 2013 A poll is required methinks No, a taxi is required, or he could jump on the Wednesday team bus back to Sheffield!
MooseBreath Posted 9 March 2013 Posted 9 March 2013 Blackburn game aside, we've been pretty woeful for the last 10 or 11 games. Piss easy run of games, really weak opposition, and we have completely imploded. Make no mistake, it has been absolutely shambolic. Pearson appears to be utterly clueless as to how to turn tings around. He has brought in a new player who has had no effect. Players who were previously doing well now seem very poor. We're now trying out new formations, bringing Paul Gallagher on, simply because Pearson has ran out of ideas and has become thoroughly desperate, giving just about anything a go. His press interviews have become truly bizarre. I get that he doesn't like interviews, but lately he comes across as a man on a verge of some kind of serious mental breakdown. The thing with Chris Wood where he was left out due to a mystery injury which Pearson wouldn't expand upon? What the hell was that? Jeff Schlupp's weird as hell visit to Man Utd? Makes no sense whatsoever. Rumours of a falling out with Knockaert - no-one would be surprised. I seriously wonder whether Nigel may in fact be somewhat mentally unstable. Right now I'd be more dissapointed to lose Craig Shakespeare and the element of continuity than I would to lose Pearson. If we could keep the backroom staff and bring in a new man at the top, i'd probably just about be in favour of sacking Pearson now.
Simmo86 Posted 9 March 2013 Posted 9 March 2013 How do you know that? Think of all the managers we've had since O'Neill. How many of them have had a good grasp of team selection and which players are good and which are bad? Very, very few - so what makes you say the next one will know? None of them managers have had the resources that we got now. Credit to Pearson for building us a decent side this year but he's not longer got an idea on how to get the best of them. We've gone so far backwards in this last 6 weeks it's laughable!
theessexfox Posted 9 March 2013 Posted 9 March 2013 Close this thread please... Why, out of interest? I don't think we should get rid but its not exactly a ridiculous proposal.
morris1234 Posted 9 March 2013 Posted 9 March 2013 Thats the kind of response I was looking for Just another quick point to add to that though. I think that the players here though ARE good enough. They got us to second, so the quality is there. It just seems that the guidance isn't. If it was a case of new manager and then that new manager overhauling the team then i'd agree, its dangerous and a potentially expensive gamble to make. But this team IS good enough. We've seen the same players this season absolutely destroy teams like we've never seen before so I believe, shy of a few backup players for weaker areas, our team is good enough. I dunno, I just cant see past the fact that Nigel is too set in his ways, too stubborn, and his playing players to fit in the starting 11 regardless of whether its a players preferred position, is contributing to the loss of form so many of our players are suffering from. Interesting points. I do think though from what we've heard from the players they do enjoy playing under Nigel et all. And I agree , despite some weak areas, we do have the quality but that in itself then either points to the players simply not performing or like you say, the guidance is wrong. This is something we don't particularly have access too, for all we know Pearson could be in their face with tactics and war paint getting them all fired up. Although silly, it is true , we don't know so we seek the easiest person to blame. He is responsible and should take that blame but I don't agree with 'chris wood was poor , so was so and so etc , pearsons fault' when it simply isn't. That's why I feel he awkward in press interviews, he does try and protect his players from silly blame games and media tricks and is quite boring and cold. That's why when we win his reaction isn't far from that of a loss.- because the performance is good still but those chances are wasted....LATELY the performances haven't been good so when he's tried to make those excuses it isn't working despite whether they may be true or not.
Guest shearfox Posted 9 March 2013 Posted 9 March 2013 Why, out of interest? I don't think we should get rid but its not exactly a ridiculous proposal. Well it is if you analyse our performances over the past decade , when did we finish in the playoffs with Pearson, and where are we now?
Kitchandro Posted 9 March 2013 Posted 9 March 2013 None of them managers have had the resources that we got now. Credit to Pearson for building us a decent side this year but he's not longer got an idea on how to get the best of them. We've gone so far backwards in this last 6 weeks it's laughable! But were they good managers? Did they even pick the best players out of the ones we had? I don't dispute we've gone backwards. But you're assuming the next man will know what he's doing. Most managers weve had since I've started supporting us didn't.
cc_star Posted 9 March 2013 Posted 9 March 2013 We needed a win today, either a crappy but confidence boosting in off somebody's arse kinda win Failing that a huge attacking display giving us a sign we are capable of turning it around. The 'pros' for NP are there in the team, they're young and will grows as individuals to become better players and with the team will improve, also that change rarely brings anything but transition and we can't afford transition either this season with the debt or next with FFP limits & that we've always changed every time it's not gone right, short-termism has got us nowhere! The 'cons' for NP are little more than the run... but runs change & form is temporary... we've shown over the majority of games we have class. We need to see it though
Guest Col city fan Posted 9 March 2013 Posted 9 March 2013 The only reason to get rid of Pearson would be twofold: 1. Do people believe Pearson won't get us in the play/offs? 2. If not, will another manager come in NOW and do so? Personally, I'm not sure about 1. and am starting to think he won't. But 2. I don't think so.
sbfox Posted 9 March 2013 Posted 9 March 2013 You know what this board really needs? A scythe taking to the dross that some people post, week after week. Its fvcking embarrassing.
Sir Shep Posted 9 March 2013 Posted 9 March 2013 We've won the play offs twice and if memory serves me correctly both those times we were struggling around this stage of the season. Anyway, if you want a good omen I'm working may bank holiday so I can't go, the bastards have done it deliberately I'm convinced!
Bilbo Posted 9 March 2013 Posted 9 March 2013 Seriously people just like moaning, it's such a shame what money does to people turns them into whining pussies that think we have some god given right to win every game. It doesn't work like that. Support the team and the manager.
Oxfordfox83 Posted 9 March 2013 Posted 9 March 2013 Because I know football better then most of you. Holloway taking us down. I told everyone months before. That he needed to be sack. We can make the PO if pearson goes. Do you go to pubs on your own? Do you sit there loudly sharing your opinions that noone ever wants to hear? Do the staff hate you and try to stand at the opposite end of the bar? There's a bloke like you at my local. He actually pissed himself last Sunday, but has no self awareness so was back in Monday night.
dynamark Posted 9 March 2013 Posted 9 March 2013 Np biting again . tried to keep his cool but struggling
Fox in exile Posted 9 March 2013 Posted 9 March 2013 We have to support the team and the manager, we choose to support Leicester and the whole point of being a loyal fan is that we support that team irrespective.....love is unconditional x
Guest kristianity77 Posted 9 March 2013 Posted 9 March 2013 The only reason to get rid of Pearson would be twofold: 1. Do people believe Pearson won't get us in the play/offs? 2. If not, will another manager come in NOW and do so? Personally, I'm not sure about 1. and am starting to think he won't. But 2. I don't think so. Why could a manager not come in though and keep us where we are in the table. Its not like they would have to come in and even go on an amazing run. They would just have to somehow figure out how to grind out perhaps 4 or 5 more wins. Something that our current management doesn't appear capable of evoking.
21st Century Fox Posted 9 March 2013 Posted 9 March 2013 I propose we bring in any of the following: Nigel Atkins Ron Adkinson Nick Balmby Phil Blown Mark Huges Paul Jewels Roy Keen I think I know football the best.
Happy Fox Posted 9 March 2013 Posted 9 March 2013 If the Thais are going to sack him do it now their is no point waiting. Something seriously has gone wrong ever since Wood was mysteriously injured.
Kitchandro Posted 9 March 2013 Posted 9 March 2013 I propose we bring in any of the following: Nigel Atkins Ron Adkinson Nick Balmby Phil Blown Mark Huges Paul Jewels Roy Keen I think I know football the best. How about: Big 'Sheepskin Coat' Dave McManager Arthur 'duck n dive' Journeyman Tel 'bunga bunga' Expatson Ray 'Route one' Oldboy Tony 'safe pair of hands but dull as dirthwater' Freemason Gianni 'Italian Flair' Nefariousinnimo Juan 'tiki-taka' Los Lowerleague Sanchez
roachmachine Posted 9 March 2013 Posted 9 March 2013 Couldn't care less if we sack him or not,all that matters is that were very poor at the min, and todays performance is the worst ive seen for a very long time, yes were still 5th but god knows how, we don't deserve to be, and carry on in this vein, and were gonna be lucky to make the play offs at all, and to be honest it looks a long shot at the min.........
iancognito Posted 9 March 2013 Posted 9 March 2013 None of them managers have had the resources that we got now Errr, Sven? Spent millions more and barely touched the top 6. It's not about resources otherwise Watford, Palace and Brighton would be mid-table. As usual our short-sighted idiot minority want us to get rid after a bad run of form. Probably should point out that it's such a bad run, he was the last manager of the month. You weren't calling for him to be sacked back then were you? We'll end up a laughing stock like Forest or Blackburn on that basis.
Babylon Posted 9 March 2013 Posted 9 March 2013 Nigel had done a good job so far, but the inability to combat 5 in midfield will be his downfall. It can't keep happening!! Secondly, if you need a winger buy a winger. Do not buy a striker to play on the wing. It's not rocket science!
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