Official - Pearson NOT sacked

[Blaarev]

shamelessly stolen from twitter

Obviously not quite shamelessly, since you decided to conceal it in a funny little square.

 

[Volpone]

Made the mistake of listening to the Radio Leicester moan in. It was quite staggering the number of people who wanted Nigel gone and how nearly all accused him of arrogance.

He may be many things but having or displaying a sense of overbearing self-worth or self-importance and an exaggerated sense of his own abilities is not one of them.

Adamant, determined, dogged, headstrong, intractable, persistent, single-minded, steadfast, tenacious, tough, unshakable, firm, hard-headed, obdurate and strong-willed - maybe.

But arrogant? Never!

 

[David Gwilliam]

According to what I was told, Marc Albrightons wife will have egg on her face as well.

This is very interesting. How good is your source. Does anyone else have any evidence to back this up or refute it. Whether Pearson should stay or go the source clearly was mischief making.

 

[spionfox]

This is very interesting. How good is your source. Does anyone else have any evidence to back this up or refute it. Whether Pearson should stay or go the source clearly was mischief making.

Apparently, she posted a tweet expressing her delight that her hubby may get to start a game or two now. Not seen it myself so it could be wrong to believe it.

 

[Fox Fan]

Apparently, she posted a tweet expressing her delight that her hubby may get to start a game or two now. Not seen it myself so it could be wrong to believe it.

 

[Fox Fan]

A very, very interesting article in the morning's Telegraph. It seems NP has given the only proper interview of the week to Henry Winter (who profiled him at the start of the season). It's pretty clear the club have had some input into this too, with the mention of the time difference between the UK and Bangkok being the reason for the delay.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/leicester-city/11401011/Nigel-Pearson-understood-to-have-been-sacked-by-Leicester-City.html

 

[alex]

Superb piece. In my opinion, superb manager.


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[Miles Away]

Recent results and performances would suggest otherwise Alex-bum bum.

And I think he comes across quite mean-spirited but there you go.

 

[Brown Nose]

Whatever our respective views on him as a man and a manager, there is nothing positive that can come from this situation:

Only here until they find a replacement: http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/leicesters-nigel-pearson-sacked-foxes-5134584

 

[Blaarev]

Whatever our respective views on him as a man and a manager, there is nothing positive that can come from this situation:

Only here until they find a replacement: http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/leicesters-nigel-pearson-sacked-foxes-5134584

Nothing new there other than Mirror's speculation

 

[DesertFox]

Only here until they find a replacement

Aren't we all. Life, eh?

 

[Redditch Fox]

There have been so many threads and so much confusion on this topic it is easy to miss something. It would be a shame if people missed Homer's post on the topic in the Leicester Crystal Palace thread (post 136) it is one of the best I have ever read.

I had a good view of the Pearson-McArthur incident and thought it worth only a slight mention of it in my post on the game. It seemed light hearted to me and more importantly to Alan Pardew and the referee. If Nigel had seriously tried to strangle McArthur the Palace bench would have gone berserk and Pearson would have been sent to the stand.

Perhaps the real problem lay with Match Of The Day who finding themselves with a very inept interview made far more of it than it deserved.

Hear, hear old boy!

I was rather wondering if the jolly old BBC was still doing that 'Thought for the Day' prog..jolly fine stuff.

If so I think Homer should be nominated for a few spots.... in all fairness I think I would be entitled to a nominal 10% of the fee for my creative thinking.

 

[Hazzman]

It must be said no-one is looking great out of this.

The club and in particular the board look like total fools with no football nous (which we knew to an extent). It makes the managerial position look further uninviting for any potential replacements. If the likes of Lineker are aware, then a good percentage of the English football world will know of how batshit crazy our set-up at board level appears to be.

Pearson constantly conduct awkward interviews with no copy-out apology and further battle fire towards Lineker, Pat Murphy and the like is dragging the situation on further and further.

 

[Feriol]

I doubt our boardroom situation is uncommon, its just unfortunate that it was leaked, which has allowed the media to blow it up.

 

[PFKAKTF FOX]

For me this is a disaster that has divided the club, it is now clear that Pearson is not supported by all members of the board, the players know that the Manager is on borrowed time, every game is now focusing around is this the final match. Pearson himself, whom I have always supported is certainly showing crack in his normal calm personna.

This is a shambles, and has probably caused more damage than if the board had just stuck to the original decision, we have been made to look amatuerish and a laughing stock. Also now the fans who are against Pearson will smell blood, as soon as we go a goal down I can see those sections becoming more vocal. He is a dead man walking......

 

[lazzer]

Ironically his anti Sir Gary comments will contribute more to his demise than his Managerial performances

 

[Lako42]

Get ready for the increased infighting at home games, this is going to get worse.

Of course a win tonight would help, as long as he doesn't try to get Wenger in a headlock.

 

[homer]

Of course a win tonight would help, as long as he doesn't try to get Wenger in a headlock.

If he did that, we'd all be right behind him..

 

[Redditch Fox]

For me this is a disaster that has divided the club, it is now clear that Pearson is not supported by all members of the board, the players know that the Manager is on borrowed time, every game is now focusing around is this the final match. Pearson himself, whom I have always supported is certainly showing crack in his normal calm personna.

This is a shambles, and has probably caused more damage than if the board had just stuck to the original decision, we have been made to look amatuerish and a laughing stock. Also now the fans who are against Pearson will smell blood, as soon as we go a goal down I can see those sections becoming more vocal. He is a dead man walking......

Know what you mean - but two things: normally results are everything but I don't think many people think that anyone is likely to do better than Pearson at this stage and secondly I think most fans are sympathetic to Pearson and this has been aided by what looks like MOTD and 'the London media' etc having vamped up the alleged incident on Saturday out of any proportion. Also while the Board have made a bit of a prat of themselves, Pearson has come across with some dignity.

I still think that the crunch will come at the end of ther season when they have to decide if a fresh approach is best for the club.

 

[Lako42]

If they decide a fresh approach is required next season then we better hope the list of potential candidates has magically improved.

Can't think of one manager I would rather have in the Championship, not one.