Pearson out?

[seenitall]

What happened to keep him at all costs even if we go down? Fascinating how quickly folk can turn.

[leftbackinthechangingroom]

Before I get started on my point I'm saying pearson in as I do believe that he will turn it around and all it is at the moment is a blip.

That being said just to play devil's advocate, if he was to go soon what about Cambiasso to be the gaffer if he has his coaching badges of course. Get someone who knows English football as his assistant and go from there. Granted he will be unproven but he knows the squad will know where we need to strengthen and what Cambiasso doesn't know about football isn't worth knowing.

Thoughts?

[josh_baskin]

Before I get started on my point I'm saying pearson in as I do believe that he will turn it around and all it is at the moment is a blip.

That being said just to play devil's advocate, if he was to go soon what about Cambiasso to be the gaffer if he has his coaching badges of course. Get someone who knows English football as his assistant and go from there. Granted he will be unproven but he knows the squad will know where we need to strengthen and what Cambiasso doesn't know about football isn't worth knowing.

Thoughts?

My thoughts entirely

[st albans fox]

Was whelan here when we sacked Sven?

[MC Prussian]

Pearson is the problem !

 

We need our best team, plenty of quality loan players...and a new PREMIERSHIP manager !

I'm sorry, but that's too simplistic.

 

You can't just look at a football club and compare it to a cooking lesson, where you only have to replace or dose certain ingredients accordingly.

 

These are people we're talking about.

 

We already have a Premiership manager in Pearson. He's currently learning the trade at this level and I would give him at least until the Christmas period/New Year in order to get a more thorough view of him and the team. He still picks what he considers to be the "best team" week in, week out. And given the fact that he tried to nullify West Brom's attacking threat with four central midfielders suggests he takes his job serious. It almost paid off, an own goal was enough to send many fans home disgruntled. But that's football.

 

With a bit of luck and dedication, I'm sure we can rediscover our early form under Pearson.

 

I find it far-fetched and way too early to judge him yet.

[Happy Fox]

Maybe Cambiasso can convince his old friend Mancini to help us out....  

[Thracian]

Hahaha. This thread again.

 

Listen to yourselves. 4 months ago he was a God again. All those people who blasted him for being too rigid and predictable are now blasting erratic formations and changes in the team selection.

 

FICKLE

FICKLE

 

FICKLE

 

In a way I actually hope this thread stays alive so I can carry on laughing at you idiots who want a new manager. Yes, let's do a Cardiff, let's do a Fulham - press the panic button and sink without trace.

 

 

I've praised Pearson many times but he's never been a God to me. Tactically flawed and unconvincing under pressure.

[Monsell1976]

Before I get started on my point I'm saying pearson in as I do believe that he will turn it around and all it is at the moment is a blip.

That being said just to play devil's advocate, if he was to go soon what about Cambiasso to be the gaffer if he has his coaching badges of course. Get someone who knows English football as his assistant and go from there. Granted he will be unproven but he knows the squad will know where we need to strengthen and what Cambiasso doesn't know about football isn't worth knowing.

Thoughts?

Could work but don't think it would happen.

I did post a premier league manager be brought in as an advisor to Pearson, as the people defending Pearson have said he hasn't got experience at this level, and needs time to get to grips with the tactics required, again this ain't going to happen.

I'm not Pearson biggest fan, and like some of the players, I personally think it's a league to high for him, but to sack him now isn't the best thing to do.

He needs to address his tactics and blaming the players and everyone but himself, get to know the right system/ players to get the best out of what is a average squad for the premier league, and return the confidence that is seriously lacking at the minute.

I don't like it when managers are sacked mid season, but the way he has us playing is only going to cause us free fall back to the championship, which is frustrating as he has shown us how good he can get us playing, so hopefully he looks at himself this week, aswell as the players, and realise playing to stop the opposition also stops us creating, and our players are not good enough to convert 2 or 3 chances, and we are not good enough to defend for 90 minutes, which the current system/ formations are asking them to do.

[chris_lcfc_85]

Guy deserves longer so we should get off his back. I appreciate if things don't improve over the coming weeks then he could be in trouble but he defo deserves more time, he's worked wonders at this club

[Guest ttfn]

I've praised Pearson many times but he's never been a God to me. Tactically flawed and unconvincing under pressure.

Except that time when you called him a God on TV.

[Raj]

will support him.through these bad times -what hes achieved he deserves time but lets not be blinded by loyalty either.If we are stil in the shit come jan THEN its worthy of a thread!

[Thracian]

Except that time when you called him a God on TV.

 

 

Haha - it was a bit tongue in cheek!

[surrifox]

most posters apart from the totally deluded ones accepted that in the first season back even 17th place would be acceptable and a platform to bring in better players next year and build from there- that of course by definition would mean losing a lot more games than we win as we would only secure 38-40 points from a possible 114. I would rather not lose any games of course but at this stage of the season we have a chance to see who is likely to be short of what is required for a prem campaign and look to strengthen in January- If we hit the skids like we did in 2013 around March then it is a lot harder to stem the tide

[Guest MattP]

Staggering stuff, some people never learn.

The absolute last thing we need now is change.

[Stadt]

Staggering stuff, some people never learn.

The absolute last thing we need now is change.

The reason we're losing every week is because of change so the logical thing to is want MORE change, right?

[Fox92]

If some of you are actually serious and you want to get rid of the man that has turned this football club around, then you're deluded. It's not often I criticize opinions of others (because we're all free to have them) but these "Pearson out" opinions are stupid.

[foxinsocks]

For me its not in or out... but he is clearly floundering - I don't expect him to say so in an interview - but I think he needs to get help in ... and pick a team that can at least score goals... to this end, while nugent works hard he cannot score in open play as he needs too many touches... how does he get a start while Ulloa is on the bench???.. he is a luxury we cant afford

If Nigel's only way of sending a message to marhrez is to drop him (and cut off his own nose to spite his face) then that is crazy !. Mahrez would have made mincemeat of WBA.

WE need to have a settled starting 11 and then shake it up from the bench - like all the other astute premier league managers can do. This is a step up for nigel and he is struggling - he needs help!

[theessexfox]

Shouldn't consider sacking him unless we're about 10 points adrift at the bottom, and that's not going to happen. Would be a travesty if he was sacked. 

[suffolk fox]

As Lee Clarke recalled on the football league show last night, MIck Mccarthy once told him, "you can now call yourself a football manager cos only proper managers have ever been sacked." MIck is a legend.

We are now premier league you always pick your best eleven dropping Mahrez because of somthing he may or not have done in training and not playing at home with any wingers is truly bizarre and baffling?

Then saying on a National radio station, "he doesn't care what people thinks" is again not only extremely arrogant but shows what kind of man he is. A little humility doesn't cost anything.

I like most pay a lot of money for a season ticket and a lot to travel away. To see us play so negatively, players out of position and others just dropped for the sake of it and not even given a chance Mr knockeart, Albrighton Simpson etc is at the very most bewildering.

He is on borrowed time if people can't see that they themselves are deluded.

Those saying he needs more time are kidding themselves a quarter of the premier league season has already gone and that is ten games.

Wait until January it is already too late.

He needs to change and stop changing the bloody team cos tactically he is out of his depth.

[MC Prussian]

As Lee Clarke recalled on the football league show last night, MIck Mccarthy once told him, "you can now call yourself a football manager cos only proper managers have ever been sacked." MIck is a legend.

We are now premier league you always pick your best eleven dropping Mahrez because of somthing he may or not have done in training and not playing at home with any wingers is truly bizarre and baffling?

Then saying on a National radio station, "he doesn't care what people thinks" is again not only extremely arrogant but shows what kind of man he is. A little humility doesn't cost anything.

I like most pay a lot of money for a season ticket and a lot to travel away. To see us play so negatively, players out of position and others just dropped for the sake of it and not even given a chance Mr knockeart, Albrighton Simpson etc is at the very most bewildering.

He is on borrowed time if people can't see that they themselves are deluded.

Those saying he needs more time are kidding themselves a quarter of the premier league season has already gone and that is ten games.

Wait until January it is already too late.

He needs to change and stop changing the bloody team cos tactically he is out of his depth.

Pearson has already been "sacked" at least once in his career - when he was replaced by Poortvliet at Southampton.

 

The reason why he deployed four central midfielders against West Brom has already been discussed in depth. It almost worked and we only succumbed thanks to a freak own goal.

The gaffer has been with this club for years, so don't act surprised at his post-match comments on TV or on the radio or how you think he comes across. That's his professional side - his true personality has also been the subject of discussion many, many times on here.

 

Strange to hear you say he is "tactically out of his depth" when he was the one guiding this club to automatic promotion to the Premier League.

 

Some people like you just never learn.

[Guest ttfn]

Pearson has already been "sacked" at least once in his career - when he was replaced by Poortvliet at Southampton.

The reason why he deployed four central midfielders against West Brom has already been discussed in depth. It almost worked and we only succumbed thanks to a freak own goal.

The gaffer has been with this club for years, so don't act surprised at his post-match comments on TV or on the radio or how you think he comes across. That's his professional side - his true personality has also been the subject of discussion many, many times on here.

Strange to hear you say he is "tactically out of his depth" when he was the one guiding this club to automatic promotion to the Premier League.

Some people like you just never learn.

It didn't "almost work" at all. We needed a 2 goal swing from what actually happened for it to have worked. Bearing in mind that we've kept 1 clean sheet all season and haven't scored in 4 of the last 5 it's apparent that that 2 goal swing is pretty significant.

They were lucky to win but we're allowing games like this to be decided by lucky goals or 1 moment of good play by turning it into a scrap.

People who didn't see us last year must think we were taking the piss when we told them we passed it quickly and attacked at pace.

[Lineker's Left Foot]

It didn't "almost work" at all. We needed a 2 goal swing from what actually happened for it to have worked. Bearing in mind that we've kept 1 clean sheet all season and haven't scored in 4 of the last 5 it's apparent that that 2 goal swing is pretty significant.

They were lucky to win but we're allowing games like this to be decided by lucky goals or 1 moment of good play by turning it into a scrap.

People who didn't see us last year must think we were taking the piss when we told them we passed it quickly and attacked at pace.

I agree. Seriously think we should go back to what we know 4-4-2 at pace and really utilising two wingers. We may win one in three and lose the other two but on average this should get us to 40 odd points.

[Bayfox]

yeah baby. let's sack nige. get in a big name let them spunk the future of the club up the wall.

oh wait....

[teblin]

I have always been a big Pearson supporter and still think he is the man for the job.

There are some worrying things at the minute, we seem to be making too many changes think we need to pick a shape and line up and stick with for a few games, the players look a little lost.

I don't think he knows what his best team is and we look a little unbalanced. We are not doing the things that made us successfully last year and the start of this. Play with pace and defending from the front.

Hopefully he will get it right soon, else it looks bleak for us and hin

[iancognito]

Cardiff and Fulham both recently changed managers and are now doing particularly well.

We cant be blindly loyal to Pearson whilst he masterminds our slide back to the Championship. Sack him now, get Pulis in so by the time January comes, he's got the measure of the current squad and knows the changes to make in January. Otherwise we'll end up offering £12m for Deeney and £8m for McGoldrick again. When that was happening we should have known he's lost the plot.

Boo Nigel Pearson.

Boooooooo!

 

Yes and both of them were run by sack-happy buffoons last year and went from one crisis to another. 5 managers between them and a complete dismantling of any team spirit with Mulensteen, Magath and Solskjaer.

 

I'm totally agreeing that at the minute the plan isn't working and I'm mystified why we have 4 wingers in the squad and 3 of them don't even make the bench but people haven't learnt a thing from the last two seasons. We went on a miserable run two years ago that cost us promotion. We stuck by our manager - despite what the majority of fans thought - and that gave us the foundation for last year's amazing success. The spirit we've got at this club has been lacking for years and comes along once in a blue moon. Get rid of Pearson and this team will be dismantled and we'll be back to being a rag-tag bunch of couldn't care less mercenaries.

 

If being a fan of this club for 26 years has taught me anything it's that the majority of the fans are short-memoried, fickle idiots with no understanding of the bigger picture. We've got people in the stands who

 

1.) rewarded Brian Little's 3 successive play off years by spitting at him (when he was still OUR manager)

2.) who demanded O'Neill be sacked after a dozen games

3.) and who welcomed Sven with open arms when it was clear to anyone with a brain his style would never succeed in Division Two.

 

And now after a four game streak in the Premier League without a win are calling for our most successful manager of recent seasons to be sacked. Go on sack him. I'll PMSL at you lot calling for his head when we go down under Moyes/Sven/Pulis/whoever.

 

Ridiculous.