Mr Popodopolous Posted February 27, 2023 Report Share Posted February 27, 2023 https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2023/02/27/nigel-pearson-course-mellowed-used-award-winning-ballroom/ https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-11799207/Nigel-Pearson-admits-time-charge-Bristol-City-really-tough.html 3 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Bristol Rob Posted February 27, 2023 Popular Post Report Share Posted February 27, 2023 Sorry if this has already been posted. Nigel Pearson: ‘I’m a lot more thoughtful, less confrontational than in the past’ | Nigel Pearson | The Guardian 8 20 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bristol Rob Posted February 27, 2023 Report Share Posted February 27, 2023 For reference, it's almost the perfect interview as it includes a HMHB reference and indeed a Thatchers one! 8 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Red Posted February 27, 2023 Report Share Posted February 27, 2023 Great read that. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazred Posted February 27, 2023 Report Share Posted February 27, 2023 Really interesting read. Certainly more to our Nige than meets the eye. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
extonsred Posted February 27, 2023 Report Share Posted February 27, 2023 What a well grounded guy...great interests outside football!! Be great as one of your favoured guests round the dinner table... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
semblar Posted February 27, 2023 Report Share Posted February 27, 2023 Brilliant quote at the end of the Mail one - Pep's on the Thatchers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOTBLUE Posted February 27, 2023 Report Share Posted February 27, 2023 Forget the Haze Nige,get him on the Cheddar Valley,could get messy. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chinapig Posted February 27, 2023 Report Share Posted February 27, 2023 27 minutes ago, Bristol Rob said: For reference, it's almost the perfect interview as it includes a HMHB reference and indeed a Thatchers one! After referencing HMHB Nigel has gone up even more in my estimation! 3 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davefevs Posted February 27, 2023 Report Share Posted February 27, 2023 (edited) 2 minutes ago, chinapig said: After referencing HMHB Nigel has gone up even more in my estimation! Although he does say the Dukla Prague Away Kit reference is not HMHB related….but the fact he’s au fait with them is good enough for me. Edited February 27, 2023 by Davefevs 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chinapig Posted February 27, 2023 Report Share Posted February 27, 2023 3 minutes ago, Davefevs said: Although he does say the Dukla Prague Away Kit reference is not HMHB related….but the fact he’s au fait with them is good enough for me. Yep, all we need now is a Nigel Pearson Oven Glove. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Port Said Red Posted February 27, 2023 Report Share Posted February 27, 2023 10 minutes ago, chinapig said: Yep, all we need now is a Nigel Pearson Oven Glove. I am selling my Grandfather's Clock as I write this. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bristol Rob Posted February 27, 2023 Report Share Posted February 27, 2023 15 minutes ago, chinapig said: Yep, all we need now is a Nigel Pearson Oven Glove. The team is too hot. Yeah, but guess what.... 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tin Posted February 27, 2023 Report Share Posted February 27, 2023 Wonder where the woodland is that he bought last year 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Red Posted February 27, 2023 Report Share Posted February 27, 2023 One in the Telegraph too: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2023/02/27/nigel-pearson-course-mellowed-used-award-winning-ballroom/ Non-paywalled version: https://archive.ph/TqmBY 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YGBjammy Posted February 27, 2023 Report Share Posted February 27, 2023 I love Nige. So glad he's really invested in us as a club and region. Lovely stuff. Interesting that one of the highest-profile managers we've had is getting totally invested in things, not just here "for a job" as some other lower profile managers have been. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pezo Posted February 27, 2023 Report Share Posted February 27, 2023 Interesting that he said that it's been harder to turn around than he thought it would be. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonBristolian Posted February 27, 2023 Report Share Posted February 27, 2023 10 minutes ago, Pezo said: Interesting that he said that it's been harder to turn around than he thought it would be. Although it would terrify me if he had said it had been easier than he'd expected! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonBristolian Posted February 27, 2023 Report Share Posted February 27, 2023 13 minutes ago, YGBjammy said: I love Nige. So glad he's really invested in us as a club and region. Lovely stuff. Interesting that one of the highest-profile managers we've had is getting totally invested in things, not just here "for a job" as some other lower profile managers have been. I think he's genuinely at a point where he knows he has nothing to prove to do anyone but himself. And I think we present an interesting challenge in the sense of an opportunity to turn an underachieving club around from top to bottom. That's obviously not an easy task but I can see where he sees the reward in it. The really exciting sentence for me in the interview is: "But it still has a hook, and the hook is that when it really takes off, it will massively take off. Massively." I think he really sees what the club could be. 16 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bpexile Posted February 27, 2023 Report Share Posted February 27, 2023 Thankyou for that very interesting read, what a down to earth guy our Nige is & it was interesting for me that he also has a grand-daughter called Isabella. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bearded_red Posted February 27, 2023 Report Share Posted February 27, 2023 What a bloke. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Popodopolous Posted February 27, 2023 Author Report Share Posted February 27, 2023 40 minutes ago, Pezo said: Interesting that he said that it's been harder to turn around than he thought it would be. I suppose to an outsider they might have thought. "Okay, tricky time on the pitch with a shedload of injuries and home advantage removed (as fot everyone) no fans. "Nezt season, injuries reasonably resolved, fans back. "Good infrastructure- academy, ground, HPC nearing completion. Lots of experienced players including a number of internationals. Give them some structure, injures reduce massively and off we go. 3 year plan with some changes!" Rot was of course much deeper, the legacy of the injures much worse- wonder how up front we were about just what a financial hole we were in! Otoh if too rosey a picture painted maybe he'd have walked. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weepywall Posted February 27, 2023 Report Share Posted February 27, 2023 (edited) I often see signs up with woodland for sale and always think who the hell would buy a woodland ?.......now I know ! Edited February 27, 2023 by weepywall Mistake 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrahamC Posted February 27, 2023 Report Share Posted February 27, 2023 30 minutes ago, bearded_red said: What a bloke. Totally. The combination of obvious intelligence, his wide variety of (non football) interests, his standing within the game & how he’s obviously bought into this part of the world is unprecedented in our managerial appointments. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henry Posted February 27, 2023 Report Share Posted February 27, 2023 Compare that to the rim jobs Johnson was handing out to Pep and Jose pre match. What a man. I’d like to be his mate. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pezo Posted February 27, 2023 Report Share Posted February 27, 2023 10 minutes ago, Mr Popodopolous said: I suppose to an outsider they might have thought. "Okay, tricky time on the pitch with a shedload of injuries and home advantage removed (as fot everyone) no fans. "Nezt season, injuries reasonably resolved, fans back. "Good infrastructure- academy, ground, HPC nearing completion. Lots of experienced players including a number of internationals. Give them some structure, injures reduce massively and off we go. 3 year plan with some changes!" Rot was of course much deeper, the legacy of the injures much worse- wonder how up front we were about just what a financial hole we were in! Otoh if too rosey a picture painted maybe he'd have walked. I would imagine he would have understood the financial mess, I think maybe he underestimated the fitness issues some of the players had, maybe the toxic nature of some of the players that were here and how difficult it was to get them off the books. I was also thinking maybe it was more difficult to get the executive buy in to begin with. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loderingo Posted February 27, 2023 Report Share Posted February 27, 2023 Are they trolling us? "Pearson’s in good spirits as we sit at a quiet table in the Avon Gorge hotel near the Clifton Suspension Bridge on the day Pearson celebrated his two-year anniversary in charge of Bristol City." Why did our source not report his back earlier! 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myol'man Posted February 27, 2023 Report Share Posted February 27, 2023 4 minutes ago, Loderingo said: Are they trolling us? "Pearson’s in good spirits as we sit at a quiet table in the Avon Gorge hotel near the Clifton Suspension Bridge on the day Pearson celebrated his two-year anniversary in charge of Bristol City." Why did our source not report his back earlier! Was there any sign of Curbishly? 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steveybadger Posted February 27, 2023 Report Share Posted February 27, 2023 And in the interests of political balance https://www.theguardian.com/football/2023/feb/27/nigel-pearson-interview-bristol-city-manchester-city-woodland-mongol-rally?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
W-S-M Seagull Posted February 27, 2023 Report Share Posted February 27, 2023 Without the paywall. https://12ft.io/proxy?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.telegraph.co.uk%2Ffootball%2F2023%2F02%2F27%2Fnigel-pearson-course-mellowed-used-award-winning-ballroom%2F 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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