foxes_rule1978 Posted 7 April 2014 Posted 7 April 2014 His quotes don't suggest he called anyone rubbish, he just said he has got rid of those without value which is difficult to do and takes time.
indierich06 Posted 7 April 2014 Author Posted 7 April 2014 His quotes don't suggest he called anyone rubbish, he just said he has got rid of those without value which is difficult to do and takes time. His quotes don't just suggest it, they say it explicitly. Unless he's been misquoted. the Leicester manager said. “But I keep telling them actually it is not about that. It is about what has been done over the last two and a half years. One of the biggest jobs when you take over a club is to get rid of the rubbish that is here - the players who don’t have any value whether that is financially or value to the team. That is the hardest job of any manager these days to offload the players you don’t want.â€
Babylon Posted 7 April 2014 Posted 7 April 2014 His quotes don't just suggest it, they say it explicitly. Unless he's been misquoted. Yeah but other than that he never mentioned rubbish
Basingstoke Fox Posted 7 April 2014 Posted 7 April 2014 +1 for "how high and which elbow shall I lead with" Inspired, although saying that Was will probably get 10 times as many red cards in the prem as he did this season, such a brute.... So he'll get 0 red cards then.
Alf Bentley Posted 7 April 2014 Posted 7 April 2014 In an exclusive interview with FoxesTalk, Pearson has revealed the full inventory of Sven's rubbish, which he has cleared out: - 1 notebook entitled "Scouting Reports" (empty) - 1 notebook entitled "Players I've managed in the distant past" (full) - 12 photos of Faria Alam looking sultry in a low-cut dress - 1 geriatric ex-Ghanaian international on a zimmer frame - 1 chubby Mancunian prodigy wearing a kebab-stained replica shirt, holding a pack of Prozac - 1 arthritic ex-England striker holding a Ryanair Istanbul-East Midlands 1-way ticket - 2 subscription forms to "Esquire" and "Lady" magazines - 1 book entitled "Decorum & etiquette; how to be the perfect gentleman" - 1 leaflet about yoga classes, annotated "for Nancy to chill when I shag around" - 1 portfolio of "Luxury Estates" properties - 1 bundle of Fortnum & Mason receipts - 7 bottles of Bollinger champagne (empty) - 1 Porsche dealership catalogue - 6 tins of Beluga caviar (empty) - 12 "Elite" condoms (used) - 1 receipt from London Hilton inscribed "Ms. U. Jonsson; bridal double with waterbed" - 1 triple CD of Elgar's Enigma Variations (as brand new) - 1 pro-forma footballer's contract (4 years; 100% increase + bonuses as standard) - 2 bundles of savings account statements showing large credit balances - 1 petulant striker standing with his hands on his hips - 1 lanky, self-indulgent centre back with a sour expression - 1 bubbly, dreadlocked minstrel with a song in his heart and his face all over YouTube All these items have been placed in a skip outside the King Power Stadium, with the exception of the last 3, which have been fast-tracked to a landfill site in Bolton A fragile-looking Scottish stickman and a broken half-drunk Anglo-Irishman remain propped behind the door of a store cupboard, but are expected to be removed shortly.
EnglishOxide Posted 7 April 2014 Posted 7 April 2014 We are going to have to get used to bullshit stories with quotes taken out of context in the national media. We are premier league now.
Guest Col city fan Posted 7 April 2014 Posted 7 April 2014 Literally I'll never get over the amount of posters who rated Jermaine fookin Beckford and went on and on and on about him. For months. He was garbage in a Blue Shirt, except for one game against Forest. Sven didn't half sign some crud.
DANGEROUS TIGER Posted 7 April 2014 Posted 7 April 2014 Literally I'll never get over the amount of posters who rated Jermaine fookin Beckford and went on and on and on about him. For months. He was garbage in a Blue Shirt, except for one game against Forest. Sven didn't half sign some crud. Oh boy!
LAprice_ Posted 7 April 2014 Posted 7 April 2014 I made a list of Sven's acquisitions (cos I'm sad and clearly have no life), thought it would be relevant here. All the players that Sven brought in, both loans and permanents: Patrick Van Aanolt - on loan from Chelsea, not brilliant, scored a goal for us once.Bruma - on loan from Chelsea, went unnoticed for most games until scoring 2 screamers in one matchNaughton - on loan from Spurs. Very good player.Yak - on loan from Everton. He had Berbatov syndrome. Very good player. Very lazy. His goal scoring ratio was impressiveBamba - Fans favourite, unpredictable on the pitch thoughRicardo - Probably best to watch with your eyes closed.Mee - On loan from Man City, promising youngster. Just ask Burnley.Vassell - Past his bestKamara - Who?Davies - on loan from Villa. Looked solid, slightly over-rated, seems to be doing well for himself now at HullCunningham - Anyone was better than Joe MattockBednar - HopelessKirkland - InjuredSchmeichel - Sven's best signingPeltier - Had a strong season for us.Konchesky - Great proPaintsil - Pointless signingMills - He had the Andy Carroll problem. Cost too much.StLedger - He's been good for us, despite injury concerns.Ball - See Paintsil.Johnson - on loan from Man City. He was expected to be the next big thing. Fitness was an issueDanns - Hate to say this, but there once was a time - about 4 games 2 years ago - that he looked like a good signingFernandes - Only player to score a winning goal against Spain at a tournament in the last 6 years. On loan, very good playerBeckford - NOT SVEN'S first choice. Sven himself has claimed that this was a 'bad signing'Nugent - Great signing. Summary, Sven brought in a lot of very good players ON LOAN who were almost definitely on too much money. I don't think he can be blamed for players being disappointments: Johnson was seen as the next big thing, Mills was very good for Reading, Danns was a key player for Palace. Sven was reckless but on paper, at the time, the signings he made were positive ones.
Guest Col city fan Posted 7 April 2014 Posted 7 April 2014 Oh boy! Careful DT.. You'll be demonstrating your undying adoration of Sven again.. Move on.. Move on...
steveherbe Posted 7 April 2014 Posted 7 April 2014 +1 for "how high and which elbow shall I lead with" Inspired, although saying that Was will probably get 10 times as many red cards in the prem as he did this season, such a brute.... You could well be right, cos 10 times 0 is still 0. Donchya love maths.
Mark_w Posted 7 April 2014 Posted 7 April 2014 Literally I'll never get over the amount of posters who rated Jermaine fookin Beckford and went on and on and on about him. For months. He was garbage in a Blue Shirt, except for one game against Forest. Sven didn't half sign some crud. You were one of those poster were you not,,,?
Fox92 Posted 7 April 2014 Posted 7 April 2014 He won't have exactly said it, but regardless of that, he's right.
My Nads Posted 7 April 2014 Posted 7 April 2014 Literally I'll never get over the amount of posters who rated Jermaine fookin Beckford and went on and on and on about him. For months. He was garbage in a Blue Shirt, except for one game against Forest. Sven didn't half sign some crud. ...but he played well once!!! Its the amount of people that STILL think Sven did a good job, that gets me!!
Guest Col city fan Posted 7 April 2014 Posted 7 April 2014 ...but he played well once!!! Its the amount of people that STILL think Sven did a good job, that gets me!! I know, I know.. I've got a couple of fellas I work with who still suggest he was a great manager for City.
Corky Posted 7 April 2014 Posted 7 April 2014 He was great in his first four months, took us from 22nd to 7th and won 7 in 8, played thrilling football too. Couldn't sustain it and started the next season inconsistently.
Guest Col city fan Posted 7 April 2014 Posted 7 April 2014 He was great in his first four months, took us from 22nd to 7th and won 7 in 8, played thrilling football too. Couldn't sustain it and started the next season inconsistently. Sven's usual pattern I think? Usually starts well at a club then drops off. England, Man City two further examples?
bluesbrothers Posted 7 April 2014 Posted 7 April 2014 This so-called "interview" is the biggest load of bollocks I've read from any newspaper covering us in a long, long time. As someone who reads plenty of column inches and considers myself a bit of a Pearson interview anorak, he has never conducted any interview in such a brash manner. Simply put, this is completely made-up, and amounts to sh*t stirring from the Telegraph (a paper which, in the past, I thought had a decent sports section.) In reality, Nigel did in fairness inherit a few good players from Sven - we'd certainly not be in our current position without the likes of Nugent, Schmeichel or (on his day) Konchesky, and even St. Ledger is still around the squad and was doing well before his nasty lay-off with injury. Sure, he did have to lay off some players not up to the mark - as every manager coming in to such a set-up has to - but he's the last person on earth who would be so brash as to write off ex-players as "rubbish" in an interview he'd be fully aware was going to be made public. A manager with a shorter fuse might call the paper out for embellishment - but Nigel's not one for bullish behaviour in the media. And that's exactly why this article is bollocks.
Master Fox Posted 7 April 2014 Posted 7 April 2014 I still maintain the opinion that Fernandes was a quality player. Yakubu was good too. It was the back four that was the problem under Sven. And Beckford was a cvnt.
My Nads Posted 7 April 2014 Posted 7 April 2014 I know, I know.. I've got a couple of fellas I work with who still suggest he was a great manager for City. I first had doubts about Sven when he brought in tons of midfield players, but no wingers!! I'm sure Sven's a nice bloke and the lazy players took advantage of that. When Nige came back he wasn't going to put up with that kind of piss poor attitude, so after Nige had headbutted them in to shape, they got pissed off because their easy ride had come to an end!
fleckneymike Posted 7 April 2014 Posted 7 April 2014 I once served Martin Johnson a rotisserie chicken.
Alexikokopops Posted 7 April 2014 Posted 7 April 2014 I doubt he said that at all. I can believe he said he got rid of all the players he inherited who added no value to the club because he has. Agree, I can't believe he would call any player rubbish it's just so unprofessional and so not like him, well in public anyway. His quotes don't just suggest it, they say it explicitly. Unless he's been misquoted. The Press Association have it as: "One of the biggest jobs, and the hardest jobs, when you take over a club is to get rid of what you don't want, or what you don't need." http://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/apr/07/leicester-premier-league-promotion-credit-nigel-pearson
Captain... Posted 8 April 2014 Posted 8 April 2014 You could well be right, cos 10 times 0 is still 0. Donchya love maths.
DANGEROUS TIGER Posted 8 April 2014 Posted 8 April 2014 Careful DT.. You'll be demonstrating your undying adoration of Sven again.. Move on.. Move on... Oh boy,oh boy!
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