Sack him now!

[whoareyaaa]

Norwich have won 1 in 15 at least we're not the only ones.

[Bob Weasel Fox]

Bottom line - is it acceptable to win 1 game in 14 whatever frikkin league were in? No it's not

We've given Pearson time

Never want to see a manager sacked but . .

[johnny the fox]

Wait what? He has? I didn't realise that. I've been backing the manager for all this time and I didn't realise that THAT was the reason why. I've failed to see past that and realise that we should sack him and go through yet more upheaval.

Thanks for putting it all into clear context for me. PEARSON OUT!

You didn't realise BIG nigel was hammering you into the headboard? your sphincter must be caverness,can I shout up it and listen to the echo?

[Guy]

We have fewer points now than at the same stage last season. He has spent more than £10m and had eighteen months in charge. He just isn't good enough, I'm afraid.

Yep, I thought last season was bad but circumstances were different a year ago when Pearson had half of Sven's squad to deal with too so had some vague excuse back then I guess. However this would go down as an even greater failure if we don't even gain a play offs finish this time around, considering where we've been for most of the season and with more money spent in the close season on top of what Sven had already spent during the previous one of course! I know we're likely to finish ahead of the teams who've not hit the ground running at all from the Prem last season, with Bolton being the possible exception (plus they've all had the sizeable advantage of parachute payments too no less!) but all the same it's turning out to be a very disappointing season - once again!

I think the Thais know there's no point in sacking Pearson right now with only four games left to play and especially as we are still clinging to an outside hope of making the play offs with the four big games that now remain - with each and everyone of those games being against opponents who's promotion chances will also be determined to a highly significant degree too, depending on how they fare against us.

[Karljohn]

No point getting rid now, they had their chance after millwall but kept faith, now it's looking beyond us might aswell see it through, let him dig his grave.

[acooling08]

This 'best manager in ten years' business is really getting on my nerves now. He's been in charge for three and a half of them and, based on our current run, is our second worst manager at this level in over sixty years. If we don't get promoted and he leaves at the advent of FFP, having just blown a 10m budget, then believe me he will not go down as anything like our best manager in the eight and a half years since Micky Adams (our last manager to make the PL, and on a shoestring), let alone anything before that point. This 'best manager' in ten years line is just strange. I mean, ten years ago we were half-way through Adams' reign, before that (eleven years ago) it was Bassett, before him (twelve years ago) Taylor. What actually happened ten years ago?

And 'our fans would call for Mourinho's head if he weren't top of the league after ten games'? Seriously? Pearson has had eighteen months and seventy plus games in charge and over the past five months we've been in the bottom half of the form league. The majority of our fans backed him despite his failure to mount a serious promotion challenge in over half a season in charge, with a squad full of big names, just like the majority of fans backed Sven under similar circumstances. I remember being surprised to see fans so tolerant of Levein, Kelly and Holloway when it was clear that we were heading for disaster with them. We aren't as impatient as you might think.

Look for a moment at the managers we have got rid of early on and decide for yourself, based on the overall picture of their careers, whether we should have held on:

Sousa - sacked by QPR, finished 7th in this league with Swansea, took over the Hungarian champions Videoton and failed to win anything in two seasons apart from a League Cup, and is currently out of work.

Allen - Has a relegation to League Two under his belt and a sacking for racially insulting a doorman, but has never managed again at this level. Currently doing a decent job in League Two.

Megson - Fired by Bolton when they looked to be heading for Premier League relegation, then fired by Sheffield Wednesday in League One when their promotion challenge appeared to be falling apart.

Kelly - Has never managed again. Or before for that matter.

Levein - Has never managed in England again. Did get fired as Scotland manager after failing to qualify.

Sven - Was a successful manager in the Swedish, Portuguese and Italian leagues in the 80s and 90s. No success in a decade before joining Leicester, hasn't returned to management since.

Holloway - The pick of the bunch. Currently doing very well with Freedman's side at Palace. Won a promotion, then got relegated and failed to bounce back with Blackpool. In addition to that relegation he was fired before Bristol Rovers' relegation to League Two and got QPR relegated to League One for the first time in their history. And, of course, he got us relegated to the third tier for the first time in our history too.

On top of that look where the most successful periods in our recent history have come - after McGhee's twelve month stint, Bassett's eight month stint and Holloway's six month stint. In other words, losing managers early on in their reigns hasn't prohibited their successors from doing well at Leicester.

So I don't really understand any aspect of your argument whatsoever!

Right, lets forget I ever said that Pearson is the best manager we've had in 10 years, because your whole post seemed to respond to that bit only.

Answer the points I made about:

a) Why would a new manager have a better chance of promotion after 1 season, than Pearson if he was given another? Some of the men fans want (Like McDermott) took multiple seasons to get their team promoted.

b) We have tried sacking managers quickly (demonstrated by that long list you posted) and it hasn't worked, so what have we got to lose by keeping one for longer?

[Guest Col city fan]

Even Beckford has scored this afto.

willy puller...

[Guest shearfox]

No point getting rid now, they had their chance after millwall but kept faith, now it's looking beyond us might aswell see it through, let him dig his grave.

With the way things are going, we will only be two points from the play-offs, still could actually do it.

[cjslcfc]

We may just be the luckiest unlucky team alive. Does any team want to be in the play offs?

[Bob Weasel Fox]

We may just be the luckiest unlucky team alive. Does any team want to be in the play offs?

Brighton are winning, Bolton are winning. We aren't getting in them there play offs

[TheUltimateWinner]

I don't like saying IF's but...

If we beat Bolton and Florist lose again, we're 6th

[HankMarvin]

Played off the park by Barnsley & they couldve had 5, yet they are tonked 6-0 at home a few weeks later ...Bored of Pearson and the same old excuses...He looks a broken man

[cjslcfc]

Brighton are winning, Bolton are winning. We aren't getting in them there play offs

Not being a happy clapper but we still don't have to rely on other results but our own. Currently, win all four and we are in the play offs aren't we?

[DANGEROUS TIGER]

I don't hate him. I'm just a Leicester city fan who wants the best for my team. Blackburn fans wanted Kean out when they were 2nd!!! If we were second I would happily take your criticism. But it's the blind faith that people like you put in a manager who has clearly Lost the plot that totally amazes me!!

In a nutshell.

[Neil_LCFC]

Norwich have won 1 in 15 at least we're not the only ones.

Norwich are in the Premier league where just staying up is the target so it is comparing apples to oranges.

[HankMarvin]

Not being a happy clapper but we still don't have to rely on other results but our own. Currently, win all four and we are in the play offs aren't we?

Your suggestion would be a tad more feasible, if we were on a run like Bolton 8 wins from 10, But to suggest we have a chance on winning the next 4 games on the run we are currently on is a little sceptical, don't you think?

[cjslcfc]

Your suggestion would be a tad more feasible, if we were on a run like Bolton 8 wins from 10, But to suggest we have a chance on winning the next 4 games on the run we are currently on is a little sceptical, don't you think?

Yes. i'm not saying we will do it. I don't think we've nearly been good enough to win 4 on the trot, especially vs 3rd, 4th, 6th and 7th. What is we don't have to rely on other results yet and should we win all 4 then we make the play offs...

[inckley fox]

Right, lets forget I ever said that Pearson is the best manager we've had in 10 years, because your whole post seemed to respond to that bit only.

Answer the points I made about:

a) Why would a new manager have a better chance of promotion after 1 season, than Pearson if he was given another? Some of the men fans want (Like McDermott) took multiple seasons to get their team promoted.

b) We have tried sacking managers quickly (demonstrated by that long list you posted) and it hasn't worked, so what have we got to lose by keeping one for longer?

Well, no, I didn't purely respond to the 'ten years' bit. Only the first paragraph referred to that, so you clearly need to re-read it because the rest of it explained how all of the managers we have sacked within eighteen months have had questionable records at other clubs before and after they came to City. In other words, we didn't miss out on much by firing them. If you still think Taylor / Bassett / Levein / Allen / Megson / Sousa would have gone on to achieve great things, then maybe we should stop there.

I also pointed out that when we have parted company with managers early on in their reigns - either through us sacking them or them resigning - we have, on occasions, enjoyed the most successful spells in our recent history. See O'Neill after McGhee, Adams after Bassett, Pearson mk.1 after Holloway. So that facet of your argument (ie that parting company with managers early on always has negative consequences) is totally, factually, undeniably wrong.

And, just in case there was any shred of reason left in your argument, I pointed out that the eighteen plus months Pearson has spent in the job is not a brief period in charge. You compared his record now with that of O'Neill after twelve games, I pointed out that after eighteen months O'Neill was already one of the best managers in our history.

Sometimes I enter into conversations on here and find out I am simply incorrect. It happens. Time to do the same.

[DANGEROUS TIGER]

There really is no point in sacking the man until the season is over. It should have been done long ago.

Some posters though, still insist he is the best manager the club could have, even after this farcical run we have had. Either there are no decent managers out there, or they are as inept as Pearson. Something tells me it is the latter, but their real problem is that they don't like to admit they are wrong. That is just misplaced pride, combined with stubborn inability to accept the facts.

We have had a run that is inexcusable, and Pearson quite frankly is nothing more than a headless chicken, trying to stick that head up his own backside.

Come next season, we will hopefully have a manager who has foresight, ability, and knows the right kind of players to bring in. More importantly, one who will not lose the dressing room.

At the end of the day we all support Leicester City, and want us back in the top tier of domestic football.,whatever our differences over the current manager.

This is what it is all about. :scarf: ----Our club, which is bigger than any individual.

[Mark_w]

Some posters though, still insist he is the best manager the club could have, even after this farcical run we have had. Either there are no decent managers out there, or they are as inept as Pearson. Something tells me it is the latter, but their real problem is that they don't like to admit they are wrong. That is just misplaced pride, combined with stubborn inability to accept the facts.

I don't like to admit I'm wrong because I don't think I'm wrong about Pearson. You know it's similar to how you were avoiding posting on here when we were flying at the top of the table and winning games week in week out.

[seenitall]

I don't like to admit I'm wrong because I don't think I'm wrong about Pearson. You know it's similar to how you were avoiding posting on here when we were flying at the top of the table and winning games week in week out.

Top of the table for about half an hour and week in and out for about 3weeks

[DANGEROUS TIGER]

I don't like to admit I'm wrong because I don't think I'm wrong about Pearson. You know it's similar to how you were avoiding posting on here when we were flying at the top of the table and winning games week in week out.

I was in Scotland, when that happened, without my computer if you care to look back..

In actual fact, Mark, it was when we had the bad run, I never posted, until a couple of weeks ago, when I felt the need to say that enough was enough.

Please do get your facts right before posting such nonsense.

On a different note, I admire your defence of NP, as we are all entitled to our opinions.

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[Bob Weasel Fox]

At the end of the day we all support Leicester City, and want us back in the top tier of domestic football.,whatever our differences over the current manager.

This is what it is all about. :scarf: ----Our club, which is bigger than any individual.

This

[Deucalion]

I did the BBC Predictor today.

I'd like to say these are a good prediction of how things will turn out, but I can't, because they're not. No matter how unbiased I try to be, Leicester always, always get what they want.

Except today. We finished 9th.

I'm not sure whether Pearson should go if we finish 9th but for many other people, it will be a much easier decision.

[Bob Weasel Fox]

I did the BBC Predictor today.

I'd like to say these are a good prediction of how things will turn out, but I can't, because they're not. No matter how unbiased I try to be, Leicester always, always get what they want.

Except today. We finished 9th.

I'm not sure whether Pearson should go if we finish 9th but for many other people, it will be a much easier decision.

I did it too and we finished 8th either way it isn't good enough