Nigel Pearson should he stay or should he go?
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Matt_B
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I'd have done it after Sunderland.
Hazzman
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You sack a manager now, what does it say to other potential managers? That is a problem. The job becomes poisoned. Only your Ian Dowies and Phil Browns want it then.
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RHYDAL
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None better at the 400m relay.
The Old Fox
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Thank you: it is nice to have proof that I was correct! :icon_lol:
Fox From The Hudd
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There is a fourth option available not offered by the orginal poll - We get promoted and Pearson gets sacked...
Leicester in The Premiership with a "war chest" of money would surely make us far more desirable to the "better" candidates currently available e.g. MON or RDM...
Leicester in The Premiership with a "war chest" of money would surely make us far more desirable to the "better" candidates currently available e.g. MON or RDM...
Matt_B
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Sends a great message though. Achieve your goals and you're ****ed anyway. I think it's called the Benitez method.
Fox From The Hudd
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Indeed true...
But our great run until February raised very high expectations and going into The Premier League with a set up that has lost 16 games in The Championship might be questioned....
Mawsley
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MON couldn't give much of a shit when he was managing Villa and seemed to lose the will to live during his time at Sunderland - I can't work out what this so-called managerial genius has done of late to warrant being mentioned in connection with a non-existent vacancy.
Graz
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Exactly! Crazy to think that there is even any argument over it. It would be absolutely crazy.
No one else has had us even close.
londonfox
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Very well said. I don't think Pearson is the future but I certainly wouldn't replace him with O'Neill or Di Matteo for that matter. IF we get promoted, hiring a manager who failed at a similar sized club with similar expectations to us (Sunderland and West Brom) would not be a sensible move.
FryattFox
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Not sure how people think RDM failed at WBA. He took them up, and then had reasonable results with a mediocre team. Yes, he was sacked after a poor run of form, but at the time it was considered a little premature by most, and any promoted team that isn't in the relegation zone is a success imo.
Oh, and he's also won the Champions League. Which I'd probably take. Although all those Tuesday night fixtures would be a pain to watch.
Oh, and he's also won the Champions League. Which I'd probably take. Although all those Tuesday night fixtures would be a pain to watch.
Graz
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I was thinking the same. I think it just goes to show how unrealistic expectations are if people think we're too good for RDM. Now I can see where the craziness in thinking we should get rid of Pearson comes in!
And we're a similar sized club with similar expectations to West Brom and Sunderland?! Really? Not sure if you've noticed, but we've not been in the Premier League for 10 years!
It's a bloody madhouse.
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bocadillo
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bocadillo
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Profondo Rosso
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I'd certainly much rather trust Pearson than MON in the transfer market with a "war chest" right now, that's for sure. He was largely a disaster in the transfer market at Villa and Sunderland.
Hazzman
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Hence why I think he's totally out of our league. I reckon his next managerial job is likely to be abroad.
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