Pearson Out

[DaveInSA]

After an unbeaten run in January. And a win up at Deepdale against the shitehousing Preston. This, together with an unremarkable transfer window means that I believe it’s time for Pearson to step down.  

We’re starting to look too good and are defending well as a unit, while at the same time scoring freely.

He’s taken us as far as he can and I think it’s time we got a hungry young manager in to take over.

Edited February 4, 2023 by DaveInSA
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[David Brent]

Big thanks to the protesting fans at the Birmingham game too.

[Pickle Rick]

Let’s not forget the increase of player value (assets), the successful use of the academy, lowering the wage bill and giving us competitive football (results or not) all with a smaller squad.

Name a better person for the job.

[petehinton]

Sleepwalking toward relegation ffs

[lenred]

Just now, petehinton said:

Sleepwalking toward relegation ffs

But but but…..

[Antman]

4 minutes ago, DaveInSA said:

And a win up at Deepdale against the shitehousing Preston.

they were the ugliest shithousery outfit i have seen this season. appalling.

 

[2015]

Preston were a horrible side and don't play their best player - Daniel Johnson. A really physical, long ball side and their attempts to rile our players in the 2nd half whilst going unpunished was pathetic.

[Red Army 75]

He’s a dinosaur and bully. Wa wa wa 

[DaveInSA]

3 minutes ago, Red Army 75 said:

He’s a dinosaur and bully. Wa wa wa 

If you’ve listened to him talk about psychology and mental health, you’ll know this is such a misrepresentation of the man.

[cidered abroad]

9 minutes ago, Pickle Rick said:

Let’s not forget the increase of player value (assets), the successful use of the academy, lowering the wage bill and giving us competitive football (results or not) all with a smaller squad.

Name a better person for the job.

LJ?

 

 

No.

[Robbored]

Nige is a proper manager. He’s rapidly catching up with Danny Wilson in my favourite list of City managers of the last 30 years.

[ExiledAjax]

2 minutes ago, Robbored said:

Nige is a proper manager. He’s rapidly catching up with Danny Wilson in my favourite list of City managers of the last 30 years.

His greatest achievement.

[lenred]

3 minutes ago, Robbored said:

Nige is a proper manager. He’s rapidly catching up with Danny Wilson in my favourite list of City managers of the last 30 years.

Heady heights! 

[GrahamC]

Should have gone after the Stoke game, don’t know why we were waiting until the New Year.

Pretty sure the oracle on City said so at the time.

[lenred]

Just now, GrahamC said:

Should have gone after the Stoke game, don’t know why we were waiting until the New Year.

Pretty sure the oracle on City said so at the time.

*Oracles

[E.J.Thribb]

I’ve always backed him until the Boxing Day shitshow v WBA, when I felt he’d lost the dressing room. Since then he’s made me eat my words, and for that he deserves the axe
 

 

 

[mozo]

I told you so threads and posts are the most annoying things on the forum. 

[Phileas Fogg]

I'm happy to say I've never wanted him out. (That's not to say I'm never wrong, I stuck with Johnson when in hindsight it was clear the rot had set in!)

I've met him whilst he's been manager and it was absolutely clear he had a great long term vision.

That included a scenario where we lost one or both of Scott and Semenyo. I jokingly told him not to let the pair of them leave, to which he replied "if they leave, we'll replace them and the level up the team". This was a last season, and that seems to have finally come to fruition now as Mehmeti looks a brilliant talent and adding Cornick will prove very shrewd I think. Assuming both have ultimately been funded by Semenyo - overall the squad does look stronger. I trust him to do the same with Scott if/when he leaves for big money in the summer.

He may have come to us at exactly the right time - he needed to have a degree of autonomy that he wouldn't have had under Ashton. I doubt he'd have joined if Ashton was still here. It's clear he has a strong working relationship with Gould and Tinnion.

I think actually, at this stage of his managerial career, he may enjoy the challenge of it. He's spent a fair amount of time at clubs with big resources for their relative level (namely Leicester in the Championship) and this represents a totally different kind of challenge. I bet he's relishing all the success he's enjoying with our academy.

 

[Porto Red]

13 minutes ago, lenred said:

*Oracles

Héracles? Sophocles? Hang on I may have misread that, where are my spectacles, oh there they are under my testicles 

[Robbored]

21 minutes ago, lenred said:

Heady heights! 

Indeed.

All Nige needs now is to start playing fast attacking football ala Danny Wilson.

[lenred]

Just now, Robbored said:

Indeed.

All Nige needs now is to start playing fast attacking football ala Danny Wilson.

All whilst being a whole division above!

[lenred]

2 minutes ago, Percy Pig said:

No, the bedwetting whinging sack the manager because we lost threads are the most annoying thing on the forum. 

Amen.   

[BasSavage88]

He changed something we all knew weeks ago needed to happen and it's worked 

Ill enjoy the run whilst it lasts but still don't think he's quick enough to adapt when teams find us out and adapt against us.

 

[Davefevs]

43 minutes ago, petehinton said:

Sleepwalking toward relegation ffs

Obviously has an upside down house and was sleepwalking up the stairs for a piss!!!

7 minutes ago, Porto Red said:

Héracles? Sophocles? Hang on I may have misread that, where are my spectacles, oh there they are under my testicles 

That’s bollox…it’s Testacles!

[Simon bristol]

Come on fellas, we are still in the bottom third and it took 2 years to switch to a back 4, wait til we are in the top 6 before proclaiming how great he is

[cidered abroad]

Pearson has worked wonders without throwing loads of money on highly paid from clubs like Chelsea. He's used the Academy lads who deserve to play on ability. He's brought in mostly from lower divisions, who are ambitious and working hard.

Very good man management.

[bexhill reds]

50 minutes ago, David Brent said:

Big thanks to the protesting fans at the Birmingham game too.

Maybe the bedsheets bought to create Pearson / Lansdown Out banners might best be repurposed for the aftermath of unnecessary bed wetting…..

[mozo]

11 minutes ago, Percy Pig said:

No, the bedwetting whinging sack the manager because we lost threads are the most annoying thing on the forum. 

I find the bedwetting whingers just as annoying as the holier than though won't accept criticism in any scenario Rose tinted brigade. 

It was the same with LJ. Pick a side and squabble.

Yawn.

[ChippenhamRed]

This is the benefit of recruiting a manager with a proven calibre and experience. It buys time a younger coach would never have had - both with the fans and the board.

The discontent was growing but never reached a point of no return. It would have done much sooner with a less respected name. Now we are starting to reap the benefits.

Intriguing to see what he will do in the summer and next season if Scott goes for mega money and Pearson gets to spend it…

[Porto Red]

14 minutes ago, Davefevs said:

Obviously has an upside down house and was sleepwalking up the stairs for a piss!!!

That’s bollox…it’s Testacles!

You say testicles, I say testicles 

[And Its Smith]

Where will the next win come from!

[beaverface]

25 minutes ago, Phileas Fogg said:

I'm happy to say I've never wanted him out. (That's not to say I'm never wrong, I stuck with Johnson when in hindsight it was clear the rot had set in!)

I've met him whilst he's been manager and it was absolutely clear he had a great long term vision.

That included a scenario where we lost one or both of Scott and Semenyo. I jokingly told him not to let the pair of them leave, to which he replied "if they leave, we'll replace them and the level up the team". This was a last season, and that seems to have finally come to fruition now as Mehmeti looks a brilliant talent and adding Cornick will prove very shrewd I think. Assuming both have ultimately been funded by Semenyo - overall the squad does look stronger. I trust him to do the same with Scott if/when he leaves for big money in the summer.

He may have come to us at exactly the right time - he needed to have a degree of autonomy that he wouldn't have had under Ashton. I doubt he'd have joined if Ashton was still here. It's clear he has a strong working relationship with Gould and Tinnion.

I think actually, at this stage of his managerial career, he may enjoy the challenge of it. He's spent a fair amount of time at clubs with big resources for their relative level (namely Leicester in the Championship) and this represents a totally different kind of challenge. I bet he's relishing all the success he's enjoying with our academy.

 

I think Ashton was here when NP joined.

[AppyDAZE]

1 minute ago, Porto Red said:

You say testicles, I say testicles 

Ice ice icicles pops pops pops popsicles test test testicles

[Mr Popodopolous]

14 minutes ago, Simon bristol said:

Come on fellas, we are still in the bottom third and it took 2 years to switch to a back 4, wait til we are in the top 6 before proclaiming how great he is

He's had a very tough job to do and is doing it well.

[Northern Red]

4 minutes ago, beaverface said:

I think Ashton was here when NP joined.

Officially yes, but he was effectively on gardening leave.

[shelts]

No one likes a smart arse 

[redsquirrel]

i think hes had a pay rise,last seen shopping in waitrose instead of tesco

[Red_Alligator]

Been saying it for months Dave. He's a dinosaur.

We were 2-0 up today and then Max made that howler. If Pearson was any good those sorts of errors would be ironed out by now. 

Now 's the time. 

 

[BetterRedthanBlue]

1 hour ago, E.J.Thribb said:

I’ve always backed him until the Boxing Day shitshow v WBA, when I felt he’d lost the dressing room. Since then he’s made me eat my words, and for that he deserves the axe
 

 

 

You weren't the only one I fully expected to see a statement saying he'd gone by the time I got home (an hour after the final whistle).

But I had a feeling he'd get it right and well look at us now. Eight unbeaten, defending relatively well. Attacking well even without Semenyo and is using the academy well.

[Davefevs]

[Sleepy1968]

24 minutes ago, Northern Red said:

Officially yes, but he was effectively on gardening leave.

Nigel Pearson joined 23 Feb 2021, and Ashton gave notice the weekend before it was announced officially on 13 April 2022. And it wasn't effective until 31 May 2021.

[Vidal]

Still don’t understand why Nige was so set on the 352 For so long. So much better as expected.

[Son of Fred]

1 hour ago, DaveInSA said:

After an unbeaten run in January. And a win up at Deepdale against the shitehousing Preston. This, together with an unremarkable transfer window means that I believe it’s time for Pearson to step down.  

We’re starting to look too good and are defending well as a unit, while at the same time scoring freely.

He’s taken us as far as he can and I think it’s time we got a hungry young manager in to take over.

Clickbait 

[Davefevs]

2 minutes ago, Sleepy1968 said:

Nigel Pearson joined 23 Feb 2021, and Ashton gave notice the weekend before it was announced officially on 13 April 2022. And it wasn't effective until 31 May 2021.

Ashton was allegedly put on gardening leave well before his official leaving announcement.

[David Brent]

3 minutes ago, Vidal said:

Still don’t understand why Nige was so set on the 352 For so long. So much better as expected.

I think it was right with the players available at the time. Atkinson’s return was a big factor in changing shape

[chinapig]

2 minutes ago, Davefevs said:

Ashton was allegedly put on gardening leave well before his official leaving announcement.

And to all intents and purposes was working for Ipswich.

[Mr Popodopolous]

The thing about the West Brom home game, yes it was poor and we were well beaten in the end. It felt to some like the final straw for a range of reasons...poor conversion rate at home especially (1 goal, 47 shots), 1 home win since the end of August, King in the back 3 despite his two errors etc v Stoke.

There is a bit of revisionism Hoever because first half we really were not that bad. We gave West Brom a good game in the first half- Palmer made two major interventions and Phillips hit his own bar at 1-0 not long after putting them ahead. If thst goes in perhaps the dynamic changes, crowd suddenly get a lift and it's a different game.

[mozo]

5 minutes ago, Mr Popodopolous said:

The thing about the West Brom home game, yes it was poor and we were well beaten in the end. It felt to some like the final straw for a range of reasons...poor conversion rate at home especially (1 goal, 47 shots), 1 home win since the end of August, King in the back 3 despite his two errors etc v Stoke.

There is a bit of revisionism Hoever because first half we really were not that bad. We gave West Brom a good game in the first half- Palmer made two major interventions and Phillips hit his own bar at 1-0 not long after putting them ahead. If thst goes in perhaps the dynamic changes, crowd suddenly get a lift and it's a different game.

What you've just explained is that it was perfectly rational to be worried, and perfectly rational to not be worried. Why people have to scoff, I don't know.

[Sleepy1968]

8 minutes ago, Davefevs said:

Ashton was allegedly put on gardening leave well before his official leaving announcement.

I stand corrected - sorry @Northern Red.

How come all I remember is Steve Lansdown claiming to have pleaded with MA to stay. I guess I got the wool pulled over my eyes.

[Mr Popodopolous]

1 minute ago, mozo said:

What you've just explained is that it was perfectly rational to be worried, and perfectly rational to not be worried. Why people have to scoff, I don't know.

That's fair. Yeah would be lying if I said I had no concerns but always deep down felt that if we continued putting in okay performances at home, that an improvement of some kind would come. Arguments with this  subject can be polarised though for sure in both sides.

[AppyDAZE]

13 minutes ago, Ghost Rider said:

Ian Gay right now…

I can still hear his voice in my head now, and always starts a sentence with I'm sorry but Mr. Pearson has to go.

[Merrick's Marvels]

23 minutes ago, Vidal said:

Still don’t understand why Nige was so set on the 352 For so long. So much better as expected.

Because until recently we haven't had the players to play a back4 and 352 better suited those available. 

Tanner has taken time to find his feet at Champ level and also been injured. Ditto Pring. Ditto Atkinson. Wilson has been injured. Kalas injured. Dasilva's height a is liability in a back4. And anyone who says they were confident enough - at the start of the season - to play Vyner in a back4 is having us on. 

So the pieces haven't fallen into place until recently - Tanner now fit and up to speed, Vyner a revelation, Atkinson bang at it, Pring fit and in form. No-one would have picked that as a defence at the start of the season. 

Edited February 4, 2023 by Merrick's Marvels

[steviestevieneville]

29 minutes ago, Red_Alligator said:

Been saying it for months Dave. He's a dinosaur.

We were 2-0 up today and then Max made that howler. If Pearson was any good those sorts of errors would be ironed out by now. 

Now 's the time. 

 

This is so true. Winds me up no end when you get certain posters think a manager , any manager can eradicate individual errors . Absolute clowns .

[GrahamC]

2 minutes ago, Merrick's Marvels said:

Because until recently we haven't had players to play a back4..

Tanner has taken time to find his feet at Champ level and also been injured. Ditto Pring. Ditto Atkinson. Wilson has been injured. Kalas injured. Dasilva's height a liability in a back4. And anyone who says they were confident enough - at the start of the season - to play Vyner in a back4 is having us on. 

So the pieces haven't fallen into place until recently. 

Thanks for saving me typing this.

Some will still want to say “if he’d done this all along”… when we didn’t have the personnel to do so.

[Redtucks]

1 hour ago, Robbored said:

Indeed.

All Nige needs now is to start playing fast attacking football ala Danny Wilson.

.....or securing a promotion ala Gary Johnson!

[GrahamC]

Just now, Redtucks said:

.....or securing a promotion ala Gary Johnson!

Ignore him, he’s either deluded or trying to wind us up (or both).

Wilson had an amazing win ratio, which he maintained by bottling promotion 4 times & so kept on beating the likes of Stockport & Wycombe, achieving absolutely nothing in the process.

Woop de ******* do.

[Vidal]

8 minutes ago, Merrick's Marvels said:

Because until recently we haven't had the players to play a back4 and 352 better suited those available. 

Tanner has taken time to find his feet at Champ level and also been injured. Ditto Pring. Ditto Atkinson. Wilson has been injured. Kalas injured. Dasilva's height a is liability in a back4. And anyone who says they were confident enough - at the start of the season - to play Vyner in a back4 is having us on. 

So the pieces haven't fallen into place until recently - Tanner now fit and up to speed, Vyner a revelation, Atkinson bang at it, Pring fit and in form. No-one would have picked that as a defence at the start of the season. 

We didn’t have the players to play 352 either.

[DaveInSA]

34 minutes ago, Sleepy1968 said:

Nigel Pearson joined 23 Feb 2021, and Ashton gave notice the weekend before it was announced officially on 13 April 2022. And it wasn't effective until 31 May 2021.

Do you have a DeLorean by any chance?

[Beni71]

Ian Gay is currently considering which side of the fence he should sit on

Ian has spoken to his contacts at Ashton Gate and confirmed Pearson will not lose his job this weekend #intheknow

[The Bard]

19 minutes ago, Merrick's Marvels said:

Because until recently we haven't had the players to play a back4 and 352 better suited those available. 

Tanner has taken time to find his feet at Champ level and also been injured. Ditto Pring. Ditto Atkinson. Wilson has been injured. Kalas injured. Dasilva's height a is liability in a back4. And anyone who says they were confident enough - at the start of the season - to play Vyner in a back4 is having us on. 

So the pieces haven't fallen into place until recently - Tanner now fit and up to speed, Vyner a revelation, Atkinson bang at it, Pring fit and in form. No-one would have picked that as a defence at the start of the season. 

No. Individually though I've always thought they could all be good players but the chances of them all being up to it and this happening almost simultaneously were negligible.

[Andy082005]

1 hour ago, ChippenhamRed said:

This is the benefit of recruiting a manager with a proven calibre and experience. It buys time a younger coach would never have had - both with the fans and the board.

The discontent was growing but never reached a point of no return. It would have done much sooner with a less respected name. Now we are starting to reap the benefits.

Intriguing to see what he will do in the summer and next season if Scott goes for mega money and Pearson gets to spend it…

I honestly think a big part of Pearson still being here is quite literally the fact they had no clue who they would have bought in to replace him 

Where as things have moved slowly on the pitch , one thing is evident is that Pearson has took charge of a lot more then just the first team. He seems to be trying to shape the whole club 

I can remember an interview with him in the radio years ago. And he spoke about he would only take jobs of owners trusted him fully and gave him full autonomy 

I really hope we have started to turn the corner. I’ve said before - I don’t expect to 6, I just want to see something on the pitch that resembles progression. 
 

It’s only 8 games but without a doubt this is the best spell Pearson has had at the club. Long may it continue 

[Swede]

Where's all the job for Colin admirers now?

[ontariored]

1 hour ago, Porto Red said:

Héracles? Sophocles? Hang on I may have misread that, where are my spectacles, oh there they are under my testicles 

At least they are big enough to find...

 

[ontariored]

2 minutes ago, Andy082005 said:

I honestly think a big part of Pearson still being here is quite literally the fact they had no clue who they would have bought in to replace him 

Where as things have moved slowly on the pitch , one thing is evident is that Pearson has took charge of a lot more then just the first team. He seems to be trying to shape the whole club 

I can remember an interview with him in the radio years ago. And he spoke about he would only take jobs of owners trusted him fully and gave him full autonomy 

I really hope we have started to turn the corner. I’ve said before - I don’t expect to 6, I just want to see something on the pitch that resembles progression. 
 

It’s only 8 games but without a doubt this is the best spell Pearson has had at the club. Long may it continue 

Its the senior management who looks after the purse strings. We have been unable to splash out in the transfer market so have to rely on home grown with a few tweaks here and there. Its also the Directors role to find available talent and negotiate. Its NP who should work with the director in the final choice. So its not only down to NP. For NP to work within that negative (in the millions) budget I think he has done well that can only help to grow the club. Lets face it, GJ and LJ were spenders.

 

[LondonBristolian]

2 hours ago, Robbored said:

Nige is a proper manager. He’s rapidly catching up with Danny Wilson in my favourite list of City managers of the last 30 years.

Pearson won’t be fit to lace Wilson’s boots until he spanks all our money up the wall, lets all the players get trollied and ultimately fails on the pitch. 

[ThreeWordCityNerd]

3 minutes ago, LondonBristolian said:

Pearson won’t be fit to lace Wilson’s boots until he spanks all our money up the wall, lets all the players get trollied and ultimately fails on the pitch. 

And benches Lita

[Lew-T]

2 hours ago, Robbored said:

Nige is a proper manager. He’s rapidly catching up with Danny Wilson in my favourite list of City managers of the last 30 years.

Mate I reckon I’ve seen this post about 84 times.

[cidered abroad]

2 hours ago, Robbored said:

Nige is a proper manager. He’s rapidly catching up with Danny Wilson in my favourite list of City managers of the last 30 years.

You spoil the first sentence with the second.

I'll bet that while Pearson likes a drink, he doesn't allow his squad to go boozing as Wilson's squad did. Wilson was one of our worst because for a bit of discipline, he could have achieved so much.

[W-S-M Seagull]

We want our club back!

[pongo88]

I can usually make sense of threads but this one has me beaten. Are all these comments serious or failed attempts at humour?