I don't think anyone is blaming him for taking a job with a huge wage increase. The thing that's so distasteful is the way he has always presented himself as a loyal, honourable and straight bloke and this proves otherwise. And yes you can throw the 'greed is good' argument at me, but Lee Clark at Huddersfield was offered the job first and he showed admirable loyalty to the employers who have supported him.
Whether he was or not is irrelevant. He was their second choice after MON so he could have taken the NP route if he chose but he didn't.
I don't know if Lee Clark was even offered the position. In my opnion i'd have said the Leicester board would have exhausted avenues like Martain O'Neill and Mark Hughes before looking at Clark and Pearson. With the Pearson being ahead of Clark in a shortlist. Hmm I'm not sure when he's ever been in a situation where he showed he was loyal and honourable?
If Nigel Pearson wants to move on to another club for a better pay, no one in all sincerity would begrudge him the right to earn an income. Fans may feel dissapointed, some may feel as though they have been betrayed by the fellow. He hasn't done anything wrong when you consider his situation.He asked for permission to speak to Leicester after he was made aware that he, and therefore his family could be financially secure in life. He did what was asked of him for Hull City when he joined the club, and he was he was paid for doing his job. Nobody signs on for life to any place. What he sells, what we all sell when we go to work, is our labour. If he didn't fulfill his part of the bargain he would have been turfed out on his ear. City will receive financial compensation and then some one else will fill the role at the club, hopefully someone who communicate can coach and create results. The ship is not sinking, it just needs another navigator. The captain has his hand on the wheel but the deckhands are frightened at the moment.
I don't think the money is such an issue, I think any Tom, Dick or Harry in the same situation would jump at the chance to earn more money for doing the job they enjoy. I think the manner in which he has left and appearing like a hypocrite in doing so has being a bit of a kick in the balls for the supporters (or a sense of enjoyment for the minority) .
You can't really hold it against NP for leaving, it's only a job the same as (most of) the rest of us have and if we were in the same position of course we'd leave. The thing with football is with such ludicrous salaries it always looks like greed when someone leaves for a bigger pay packet but it's really how it should be and that's the way it is in every other industry.
What's the point? He won't leave Huddersfield for us. All this is speculation dull and pointless, as we, the fans, have no say in the final outcome what so ever.
What is the point of anybody in football having a contract they seem irrelevant and not worth the paper they are written on
Why does it? His loyalties lie with his family and getting the best possible deal for them. He's not done anything dishonorable either, it's been above board. It was quite clear from his interviews that he was refusing to rule himself out. He never wanted to leave Leicester in the first place. Regarding Clark, he was never approached, all media hype. He didn't apply, but that's because he wouldn't stand a chance; too inexperienced.
Unless you ignore the media completely you must accept that Clark was the favourite for the job before Pearson. At the very least he knew that he had a very good chance of getting the job if he went for it. He didn't and that is 'a situation where he showed he was loyal and honourable.'
Speaking to a Huddersfield fan Clark said in interviews he was not interested. Pearson didnt - hence the non-approach for Clark
