Gary Lineker

[RSLCFC23]

This situation has only made Pearson a laughing stock.

 

This is something that won't go away soon and you feel it's only a matter of time before Pearson loses the dressing room.

 

strange man strange comments and strange actions will ultimately lead to him being let go by the club

 

The only reason he's still there is because there's no one else available who is decent enough to keep us up

[ARTY_FOX]

Why does Lineker have immunity for his past achievements, yet pearson doesn't? Or is it because otherwise it wouldn't suit the anti-pearson argument

[shailen]

He presents a programme where he has to identify and talk about such issues. If it was any other manager at any other club he would have had the same debate. I am a fan of Pearson, but he doesn't help himself with such incidents. And if it was indeed banter, why not come out in the press conference and say it was so instead of 'I can look after myself'. I don't believe there is anything in it, but why create such situations for people to talk about. 

[5waller5]

Why does Lineker have immunity for his past achievements, yet pearson doesn't? Or is it because otherwise it wouldn't suit the anti-pearson argument

 

 

Because he's achieved infinitely more???

[lestajigs]

Why does Lineker have immunity for his past achievements, yet pearson doesn't? Or is it because otherwise it wouldn't suit the anti-pearson argument

Because he is a local lad, who helped the club when in the crisis, when he didn't have to do **** all!! Anyone who says well PEARSON did because he took us up, totally different, he was paid good money for it!!

PEARSON OUT

[shade]

Because he's achieved infinitely more???

 

for leicester?

 

Because he is a local lad, who helped the club when in the crisis, when he didn't have to do **** all!! Anyone who says well PEARSON did because he took us up, totally different, he was paid good money for it!!

PEARSON OUT

 

if you were worth millions, wouldn't you help the club out?

[lestajigs]

for leicester?

if you were worth millions, wouldn't you help the club out?

No doubt

[Stevosevic]

Given how much onus the Thais seem to put on loyalty, respect and ethics I can't see them having covert words with agents whilst he's employed.

I agree though he toughest task now is the upcoming fixtures. Can't see a point until March.

 

Wasn't Sven pretty much confirmed a day or two after Sousa left?

 

I imagine they were talking to him when Sousa was still in charge.

[5waller5]

for leicester?

 

 

if you were worth millions, wouldn't you help the club out?

 

Yes for Leicester.

 

There are plenty of Leicester fans (David Wilson for instance worth £258 million when we were in administration) who didn't dig into their own pockets. It's always easy to say if I had I would - talk the talk ... But Gary walked the walk.

[AdamN]

Legend/hero/messiah or otherwise, both would be wise to refrain from being dragged into it. It doesn't reflect well on either party and only serves to stir up even more shit about our club.

[Happy Fox]

I think NP doesn't realise/or doesn't give a f**k that he is under more spotlight in the prem than the championship.

 

 

That's his prerogative but having a pop at people isn't the right way to go.

 

Having said that Gary should of been the better man and not responded.

[Corky]

can't work out who's lying and who's crying round here no more, like an episode of corrie this 

 

At 5.45pm no-one cried

 

At 6pm no-one cried

 

At 7pm no-one cried

 

At 8.30pm someone cried

[ARTY_FOX]

Because he is a local lad, who helped the club when in the crisis, when he didn't have to do **** all!! Anyone who says well PEARSON did because he took us up, totally different, he was paid good money for it!!

PEARSON OUT

I still don't understand why what pearson has acheived here doesn't matter because this season isn't matching some people's expectations. Yet Gary Lineker is untouchable for what he's done in his past.

Lineker is obviously a legend and rightly so. I don't think anyone is disputing that but what he did was wrong. People are often quick to accuse people of blindly supporting pearson, yet people are blindly supporting Lineker in this situation.

He could have stopped at the first tweet but he didn't he stupidly sent another one out. He was wrong to do that, simple.

[Bayfox]

The fact that Pearson is now picking his fights with Gary Lineker really tells you a lot about just how provocative and quite intentionally divisive the man is. If you must pick fights to deflect from your own shortcomings then do, but to pick one with one of the greatest of club legends, whose face and name is plastered all over our stadium, is the second clear sign in the last three days alone that his conduct is nowhere near what you'd expect of a manager trying, and currently failing, to establish himself at the highest level.

As for rumours of Lineker, I've heard them all and they're rumours, that's all. Two in particular sounded pretty naughty, but then again if you follow anyone's life with a microscope you'll find something awful somewhere, unless the person in question is - I don't know - dull. And that's assuming there's any truth in them!

For Lineker to reveal sensitive information, if he'd heard it through his club connections, was perhaps unwise - but the error would still be that one member of the family told Pearson that he was fired, not that someone else told us about it!

when did you last go to a home game.

the thais have done a pretty good job of removing all traces of the legend (lineker and others) from the stadium.

a few photos on the wall in the prawn stand, a lounge and a bar maybe.

[Haydos]

That's just it all the Pearson lovers are teen spotty chavs who this is the best they've seen.peter Taylor was better than this kids.dont believe the tripe.

 

Yet we can string coherent sentences together.

[Guest bss9401]

Pearson is demonstrating time and again that he doesn't give a single squat about Leicester City, its history, the supporters or anything related. He has no respect for any. If he does a job for the club then so be it but let's not kid ourselves about his motives. People may blindly support him but they can follow him wherever he eventually goes if they believe that he has any care for Leicester City.

[Ian S]

Pearson is demonstrating time and again that he doesn't give a single squat about Leicester City, its history, the supporters or anything related. He has no respect for any. If he does a job for the club then so be it but let's not kid ourselves about his motives. People may blindly support him but they can follow him wherever he eventually goes if they believe that he has any care for Leicester City.

Based on what,bet you are another with a short memory who watched the promotion party through the city in May, how quickly we forget. 

So his motives are any different from the players or owners?

[foxfanazer]

Pearson is demonstrating time and again that he doesn't give a single squat about Leicester City, its history, the supporters or anything related. He has no respect for any. If he does a job for the club then so be it but let's not kid ourselves about his motives. People may blindly support him but they can follow him wherever he eventually goes if they believe that he has any care for Leicester City.

Ok interesting. Give us a few examples

[shailen]

Pearson is demonstrating time and again that he doesn't give a single squat about Leicester City, its history, the supporters or anything related. He has no respect for any. If he does a job for the club then so be it but let's not kid ourselves about his motives. People may blindly support him but they can follow him wherever he eventually goes if they believe that he has any care for Leicester City.

 

You could say that about anyone at the club who don't have an affinity about our club. Nearly all players will favour a move to a top PL club over us and thats something that we have to accept. 

 

As for Pearson, why would he have come back to us if he doesnt care. He was building a good team with Hull but chose to come back to us in a bit of a difficult situation. Sound like a man who doesnt care? If you're going on what he says, he has always been blunt and direct when questioned, but it's come more to the limelight when we are losing games. 

[Corky]

Pearson is demonstrating time and again that he doesn't give a single squat about Leicester City, its history, the supporters or anything related. He has no respect for any. If he does a job for the club then so be it but let's not kid ourselves about his motives. People may blindly support him but they can follow him wherever he eventually goes if they believe that he has any care for Leicester City.

 

Which is the same for every manager that we'll have unless they are a boyhood fan.

 

There seems to be a belief that Pearson doesn't care, is arrogant, confronts the media, struggles under pressure, is confident in his own ability, backs his players as though no other manager ever does the same. Pulis would be the same, he wouldn't give a fvck what you or I think. He wouldn't care long term about the club, he'd be difficult in interviews, he'd probably patronise the supporters as well.

 

If you expect someone (bar the incidents with the fan and on Saturday) totally different you'll be disappointed. 

[Ian S]

Well, you see, it's the 'club hero' bit I'm interested. The bit where he helped get us promoted, kept us there by scoring plenty of goals, then came back and played a major role in rescuing our club. Whether someone you know likes him or not is not important.

 Does not make him exempt from criticism though,if the club is as important to him as he makes out he should have kept quiet. No one can honestly say he helped the situation,he is one of my favourites as was at Filbert Street when he was playing but he has come across as very childish and if we can criticise Pearsons behaviour then lets be honest about Lineker. 

Hopefully they will both shut up,we pull off a miracle tonight and people start talking about Leicester City the football team again. I remain totally bemused as to how we have melted down in recent days and our CE and owners have seemingly played a major part which is a little surprising.

[Buzzell]

Pearson is demonstrating time and again that he doesn't give a single squat about Leicester City, its history, the supporters or anything related. He has no respect for any. If he does a job for the club then so be it but let's not kid ourselves about his motives. People may blindly support him but they can follow him wherever he eventually goes if they believe that he has any care for Leicester City.

Have you got anything to back that interesting paragraph of pure speculated nonsense?

[RonnieTodger]

Legend of the Club. Ambassador. One of spearheads in saving the club from extinction.

 

Or

 

Arrogant bully from Nottingham who abuses his own supporters and attacks opposition players.

 

TOUGH ONE.

 

#PearsonOUT

 

What a crock of shit.

[inckley fox]

when did you last go to a home game.

the thais have done a pretty good job of removing all traces of the legend (lineker and others) from the stadium.

a few photos on the wall in the prawn stand, a lounge and a bar maybe.

 

There's still the Lineker suite, no? And he's a Life President, and yes, all those photos. It's enough to remind the manager he's not the wisest of fights to pick, Yes, I remember the stuff at the top of the stands too (I didn't notice it had been taken down until long after it had, I admit, so maybe Pearson didn't notice it was there in the first place, but there are plenty of other reminders around the place). Who's next, I wonder? I mean, if you ask a lot of people who they'd associate with the club Lineker would have been right up there with O'Neill, Walsh, Worthington. It's a big, big fight to pick if you're trying to keep your head down and focus on what's going on on the pitch.

 

And, regardless of your view of Pearson, or what he has to say about Lineker, that should still be all we're worried about. Pearson's ability to deflect attention from his squad has been superhuman this season, but I can't help but feel he should be looking a little more critically at them himself.

[inckley fox]

 Does not make him exempt from criticism though,if the club is as important to him as he makes out he should have kept quiet. No one can honestly say he helped the situation,he is one of my favourites as was at Filbert Street when he was playing but he has come across as very childish and if we can criticise Pearsons behaviour then lets be honest about Lineker. 

Hopefully they will both shut up,we pull off a miracle tonight and people start talking about Leicester City the football team again. I remain totally bemused as to how we have melted down in recent days and our CE and owners have seemingly played a major part which is a little surprising.

 

Of course you can criticise anyone, Lineker included, but it's strange to see some people keen to take Pearson's side over his, considering Lineker's exceptional contributions to this club in the past. Especially when the Match of the Day coverage, and the tweet, were both simply responses from one particular person in the media (much of which was covering both stories before Lineker) to very strange and provocative behaviour from our manager.

 

Lineker's response was understandable but arguably not very helpful to the club. Pearson's actions on Saturday, his response, the board's response on Sunday, and Pearson's incendiary comments on Monday were far, far more destructive than anything anybody in the media has said, and all entirely unnecessary. Not only that, but some of those events have mirrored previous events (Pearson can't behave himself on the touchline, Leicester continue to lose, the board apparently considers firing him and is slow in getting their denial out, Pearson makes a series of provocative post-match comments aimed at fans of the club).

 

There is no way on earth anybody can sensibly compare anything Lineker's done to the actions and statements they were responding to. If our club, board and manager are looking like a shambles at the moment, he can't take the blame for that. The only way out of this is for the current manager to do what he's employed to do, which is picking up results rather than going to increasingly crazy lengths to distract from his ability to do that. The aim of a siege mentality is to get a response on the pitch, not to galvanise a club in their hatred of the media. Let's hope he starts to get a bit more success in this regard from now on.