Swiss_tony Posted 29 April 2014 Share Posted 29 April 2014 Before the season started i couldn't see us getting near the top six. I thought we'd suffer a hangover from the Watford defeat and be mid table, considering the lack of new faces. I didn't think NP was the man for the job. Mea culpa, boy was i wrong. The stats speak for themselves, i don't need to add anything, records falling left right and center. I'm quite happy to come back on here and take some deserved stick for being an outspoken critic of him. The thing that turned me around was the henry winter interview he did earlier this year. he came across unlike any of his interviews with RL Warm and funny. i hope he stays on and brings in some new faces for next season (but not too many). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chapero82 Posted 29 April 2014 Share Posted 29 April 2014 The weirdest thing is, this season was the year I least expected promotion and we did it in style Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxes_rule1978 Posted 29 April 2014 Share Posted 29 April 2014 Any doubters were completely turned after this season, it's hard to find a better season in the clubs history .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hungry Hungry Fox Posted 29 April 2014 Share Posted 29 April 2014 It's typical of us to do it when least expected Personally I would've been chuffed to bits with a playoff spot before the start of the season Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col city fan Posted 29 April 2014 Share Posted 29 April 2014 Dont worry.. in the excellent () 'Where will we finish'? poll, I put up before Christmas, relatively few said top two. Most either said play-offs, or just outside if I recollect? The run since Christmas has been nothing short of extraordinary and, if people are being honest, has surprised most I would suspect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Doctor Posted 29 April 2014 Share Posted 29 April 2014 Any doubters were completely turned after this season, it's hard to find a better season in the clubs history .. You've not read much of Foxestalk then. There are still some I've seen thinking he should be booted if we aren't doing well (read top half at least) come Christmas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fox92 Posted 29 April 2014 Share Posted 29 April 2014 Posting you were wrong, fair play for that. All the doubters should be positive now, though I doubt not everyone will. Nige; hero! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SystonFox Posted 29 April 2014 Share Posted 29 April 2014 RIYAD RIYAD RIYAD RIYAD RIYAD MAHREZ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LanguedocFox Posted 29 April 2014 Share Posted 29 April 2014 Good on you for your mea culpa, but it does show that we need patience and not fly off the handle at the first opportunity. For instance, some twat with the username seenfvckall (something like that, anyway) was proposing recently that the brave decision would be to get rid of Pearson now, and get in a manager with Premier League experience. We have quite a lot of dickhead fans, and they will all come out of the fvckin woodwork when we lose our first game next season. Unfortunately online slapping is only a theoretical possibility. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan LCFC Posted 29 April 2014 Share Posted 29 April 2014 I'm convinced there's no club in the country in the past few years where the expectations have not been met every year without fail - for good or for bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trav Le Bleu Posted 29 April 2014 Share Posted 29 April 2014 Dont worry.. in the excellent ( ) 'Where will we finish'? poll, I put up before Christmas, relatively few said top two. Most either said play-offs, or just outside if I recollect? The run since Christmas has been nothing short of extraordinary and, if people are being honest, has surprised most I would suspect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agent Fox Posted 29 April 2014 Share Posted 29 April 2014 It's almost better than we didn't expect it this season as we have been able to enjoy every win instead of thinking that's one more to our target that we need to achieve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wink Posted 29 April 2014 Share Posted 29 April 2014 I have to admit I thought Nigel should have gone when we went through that awful run last season when we couldn't buy a win, and I'm sure there was many of us that felt the same way. Again I would have took a play off place at the beginning of this season so to have had the season we've had is amazing and credit goes to everyone involved at the club. The owners for their patience, and confidence in Nigel. Nigel and his team for the improvement they've got from the team and obviously the players that go out their and have performed all season at a consistently high level. Next season is going to be tough, but if we've all learnt something these last few seasons it's that we need to have patience and confidence in the team and Nigel that they will get it right. It's going to be a learning curve and it will test some peoples patience but I have faith in Nigel and believe he has become a better manager due to what happened last season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattGamble92 Posted 29 April 2014 Share Posted 29 April 2014 I said we'd win the league on radio Leicester and everyone in the studio predicted mid table. Think the highest prediction was Alan Young who said play offs. Remember them all saying Forest would be autos with QPR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monsell1976 Posted 29 April 2014 Share Posted 29 April 2014 I have to admit I thought Nigel should have gone when we went through that awful run last season when we couldn't buy a win, and I'm sure there was many of us that felt the same way. Again I would have took a play off place at the beginning of this season so to have had the season we've had is amazing and credit goes to everyone involved at the club. The owners for their patience, and confidence in Nigel. Nigel and his team for the improvement they've got from the team and obviously the players that go out their and have performed all season at a consistently high level. Next season is going to be tough, but if we've all learnt something these last few seasons it's that we need to have patience and confidence in the team and Nigel that they will get it right. It's going to be a learning curve and it will test some peoples patience but I have faith in Nigel and believe he has become a better manager due to what happened last season. Totally agree with your post, I have slowly taken to Pearson and he has progressed so much this season, aswell as the players.Mistakes made last season have been learnt from, and the more open relaxed Pearson has made it easier to take to him, so I hope during the hard times next season Pearson doesn't go back to his old persona, and the owners show the same patients. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hungry Hungry Fox Posted 29 April 2014 Share Posted 29 April 2014 Totally agree with your post, I have slowly taken to Pearson and he has progressed so much this season, aswell as the players. Mistakes made last season have been learnt from, and the more open relaxed Pearson has made it easier to take to him, so I hope during the hard times next season Pearson doesn't go back to his old persona, and the owners show the same patients. The "old Pearson persona" was the one portrayed by stringer and RL. I think we've all learnt a bit more about how he truly is this season Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Weasel Fox Posted 29 April 2014 Share Posted 29 April 2014 This brilliant season has really been a surprise for 90/95 per cent of City fans if they are honest. Like Col says most were predicting play offs or just below earlier in the season Amazing season Hats off to all at the club Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Weasel Fox Posted 29 April 2014 Share Posted 29 April 2014 I have to admit I thought Nigel should have gone when we went through that awful run last season when we couldn't buy a win, and I'm sure there was many of us that felt the same way. Again I would have took a play off place at the beginning of this season so to have had the season we've had is amazing and credit goes to everyone involved at the club. The owners for their patience, and confidence in Nigel. Nigel and his team for the improvement they've got from the team and obviously the players that go out their and have performed all season at a consistently high level. Next season is going to be tough, but if we've all learnt something these last few seasons it's that we need to have patience and confidence in the team and Nigel that they will get it right. It's going to be a learning curve and it will test some peoples patience but I have faith in Nigel and believe he has become a better manager due to what happened last season. Great post buddy spot on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
linemakers Posted 29 April 2014 Share Posted 29 April 2014 I think with a couple or four players joining we are going todo ok in the prem. But if it goes tits up, I hope we keep faith with Pearson so he can bring us straight back up. Whatever happens it would be good for us to buck the trend and keep the same manager for a few years Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monsell1976 Posted 29 April 2014 Share Posted 29 April 2014 The "old Pearson persona" was the one portrayed by stringer and RL. I think we've all learnt a bit more about how he truly is this seasonPearson is his own man, he wouldn't let the likes of stringer or radio leicester put words in his mouth.What Pearson said and the way he came across was because he wanted it that way, and in hindsight he may have regretted some of his comments. Like I say his persona this season makes it easier to take to him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bayfox Posted 29 April 2014 Share Posted 29 April 2014 Shouldn't that title be. Swiss tony- I got it wrong. Pearson got it bob on mate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spudulike Posted 29 April 2014 Share Posted 29 April 2014 What really made me laugh were the suggestions of who should replace Nige. Lee Clark was popular As was Owen Coyle, Billy Davies Warnock (spit!) and others. Totally bonkers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dickov22 Posted 30 April 2014 Share Posted 30 April 2014 There's still quite a few fans who are literally vying for Pearson to fail so they can begin their crusade to get him sacked. Some people will never like him, or admit how wrong they were. It was clear right from his return on what he was trying to do- clear the overpaid average players who had poor attitudes or weren't good enough, balance the books, create a more balanced squad (we had NO width under Sven), play attractive football, have a good team spirit. Just shows you need to give the right man time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DB11 Posted 30 April 2014 Share Posted 30 April 2014 Always been a big fan of NP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col city fan Posted 30 April 2014 Share Posted 30 April 2014 There's still quite a few fans who are literally vying for Pearson to fail so they can begin their crusade to get him sacked. Some people will never like him, or admit how wrong they were. It was clear right from his return on what he was trying to do- clear the overpaid average players who had poor attitudes or weren't good enough, balance the books, create a more balanced squad (we had NO width under Sven), play attractive football, have a good team spirit. Just shows you need to give the right man time. As usual, I agree with you. The forum will be different next season if we begin to struggle. I've said before and maintain it... give him 2 seasons.. if we avoid relegation next season, then I expect us to kick-on the following season. If we get relegated next season, I STILL would retain Pearson to get us back up again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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