Nigel seen by medics?

[fuchsntf]

Just read, that Blackburn staff also helped and assisted, When NP was in need.

So a big thankyou to the Rovers.

[Bryn]

alright doc, is 140 over 80 really that high?

 

It's borderline. It's the bottom end of treatable, unless you're diabetic in which case it's a little lower.

[shade]

It's borderline. It's the bottom end of treatable, unless you're diabetic in which case it's a little lower.

good stuff, I'll mainline bananas and garlic.

[Bryn]

It's borderline. It's the bottom end of treatable, unless you're diabetic in which case it's a little lower.

 

Actually I'm slightly wrong on this, the second number would need to be a little higher to treat. You'd consider it depending on the context.

[shade]

Actually I'm slightly wrong on this, the second number would need to be a little higher to treat. You'd consider it depending on the context.

okay, I blame the plasticy piece of junk from Lloyd's chemist, false high readings!

[MPH]

So he's out of hospital. I heard they kicked him out because he head butted the person who served him cold mashed potatoes.

[ozleicester]

okay, I blame the plasticy piece of junk from Lloyd's chemist, false high readings!

 

to be fair... trusting Lloyds to provide your health diagnoses.. is like Ferrari stopping in at a motorway services for a grease and oil change

[MrSpaM]

Turns out it was just De Laet's back pass that made him physically ill

[Matt]

 

The culture of impatience that dominates football now means that it would not have been a surprise if Leicester City's owner, Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, had sacked Nigel Pearson last summer. No one could have blamed the Thai if he had opted for a fresh start after the way Leicester missed out on promotion to the Premier League, first allowing their league form to tail off badly in the run-in, then losing their play-off semi-final against Watford in agonising circumstances.

 

However Srivaddhanaprabha stuck by Pearson – there is a valuable lesson here for trigger-happy owners – and now Leicester are top of the Championship. Given that they are 13 points ahead of Queens Park Rangers – in third place – with nine matches left, it will take a spectacular collapse for them not to go up and victory on Saturday afternoon at Burnley, who are three points behind them in second place having played a game more, would more or less guarantee their promotion.

 

Yet while the finishing line is in sight, the focus over the past week has been on Pearson's health. He was admitted to hospital after feeling sick during the 1-1 draw at Blackburn Rovers last Saturday but was back at work on Tuesday to see Chris Wood snatch a draw against Yeovil Town at the King Power Stadium.

 

It was an understandably nervy performance against Yeovil. However Pearson says he is feeling better. "We will see," he said. "I hope so. I am feeling better, no doubt about that. I take care of myself anyway. I was in the process of having a few checks anyway. It is important to look after yourself."

 

Pearson is an understated character, not dour, but not exactly full of the joys of life. A question about whether his illness was related to the stress of management was batted away – "you are trying to build a story here, aren't you?" – and he said that neither he nor Burnley's manager, Sean Dyche, could guarantee an entertaining match at Turf Moor. Burnley will go top if they win by two goals. "The top two sides will always create interest elsewhere," Pearson said.

 

It seems that Leicester's players have benefited from Pearson's calmness, speaking positively about his man-management skills, and it certainly required a strong personality to withstand the blows that were delivered at the end of last season. Automatic promotion was frittered away after Leicester won two of their final 13 matches and then came the disaster against Watford. A place in the final was within their grasp when Anthony Knockaert stepped up to take a last-minute penalty, but his effort was saved and, 20 seconds later, Troy Deeney was winning the tie for Watford.

 

Pearson refused to panic. Only two players were signed last summer, with two more following in January, and that continuity has allowed the squad to develop and grow together. Leicester have not lost in the league since 7 December.

 

A cursory glance at the numbers reveals everything and nothing. While Leicester are the division's top scorers with 70 goals, it could be argued that they are not free-scoring, having scored more than three goals on only two occasions. Yet Pearson favours an attacking style, playing with two strikers, Jamie Vardy and David

 

Nugent, and two exciting wingers, Lloyd Dyer and Knockaert.

 

Perhaps it is Leicester's efficiency that stands out. While Vardy and Nugent have 16 and 17 goals respectively, no one else in the squad is in double figures – yet they have had 16 different scorers. The former Manchester United youngsters, Danny Drinkwater and Matty James, have formed an effective partnership in central midfield, the defence is solid and Kasper Schmeichel has been excellent in goal.

Above all, this seems like a triumph for good coaching, careful planning and boardoom patience. Ten seasons after Leicester were relegated from the Premier League it is almost time to start preparing for their return.

http://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/mar/28/leicester-nigel-pearson-health-scare-promotion

 

 

 

Pearson is an understated character, not dour, but not exactly full of the joys of life. A question about whether his illness was related to the stress of management was batted away – "you are trying to build a story here, aren't you?" – and he said that neither he nor Burnley's manager, Sean Dyche, could guarantee an entertaining match at Turf Moor. Burnley will go top if they win by two goals. "The top two sides will always create interest elsewhere," Pearson said.

 

If Pearson is doing interviews tomorrow god help Stringer

[lcfc1994]

If he's out tomorrow, I hope someone rolls him in on a hospital bed after the game so he can slap everyone in the tunnel.