It seemed like he was with us at least 10. Going by this logic, Big Nige's reign was somewhat inconsequential and we have Steve Bruce to thank for saving us from tumbling down the leagues. This "tumbling down the leagues" myth is complete bollocks.
Well he's managed 3 clubs. Southampton, he was appointed in late Feb and managed to keep them up (to our expense). His contract wasn't renewed and, guess what, Southampton went down the season after. At Leicester he managed to win promotion to League one with his first full season of management. He set a club record point tally and fewest defeats in a season (albeit at the lowest level we have ever played). He steadied the ship and had us pointing in the right direction from the word go. The season after he put us in our highest position for 8 seasons on an average budget and were close to a Wembley play-off final had it not been for Kermit. Milan Mandaric showed a total lack of respect to him and he resigned and left for Hull. At Hull he joined a group of players who had no confidence and looked to be heading for a successive relegation. He went there and, like he did at Leicester and Southampton, turned the clubs fortunes around. He might not have been able to play exciting football, but he had to do what was necessary to revamp the club. He brought in a lot of young talent which, if Hull wanted to, could be sold for a massive profit. Leicester, now with new owners came looking for a new manager to please disgruntled fans who were still seething from the Sousa/Sven era having had their expectation levels raisied following Pearson's previous tenure. They bid for Nigel at Hull and their bid was, reluctantly, accepted by Hulls owners. He came in and was given the task of promotion, while managing a group of no-hopers with massive wages. Since this he has put Leicester in the play-off positions and playing exciting football while massively reducing the wage bill and he's improved the future of the club with talented players (Marshall, Knockaert, Drinkwater, James, Wood....) all being brought in for next to nothing with huge sell on potential. True we're not playing well at the moment, but we're in an excellent position to go up because of him. Say what you want, he's a very good championship manager.
In my view, Pearson will start off okay where ever he is, as he builds a defence first and foremost. He struggles once he's done that though.
They still dropped down the leagues pretty quickly though. Also add Bradford, Wednesday and Leeds to that list. Like Golaccio said, he did a job that he needed to do when he came in and clear away the deadwood on high wages and try and steady the ship. Ultimately I'm happy we got Bruce in as a manager who without a doubt is a better manager than NP, but that doesn't mean I'll devalue his contribution which has lead to our current position.
We were in a bad state for sure, he did his job and now we have a better manager-the only way he let us down by was leaving like he did. I was one of the few who liked his attitude towards the media but can understand why people like the more jolly types like Bruce
I think that is a fair assessment, what I think sticks in most people throats here is the way he left, which was frankly a bit out of order. But as you say I think he is OK in the championship, but I don't think he can make the step up the EPL. Will just depend now whether your owners see it how you do, and that he has move the club forward enough or do they want Premier league this season or bust.
I might get shot down for sayin this, I'm not biggest fan of Pearson as a person but I think he put the foundations in to hull city and we may not be in the position were in now without him, still a aragant prick with zero media skills
I think people slating Pearson need to think back to the years, and thats a lot of years we spent in the lower leagues with actually crap managers like Dolan, I appreciate a lot of our fans can't do that being only with us for a few seasons or being younger of age. Pearson was solid and thats what we needed. The thing about slipping down the leagues is not 'bollocks' as Tony put it but has happened to loads of clubs that go into freefall, the classic example being Man City not so long ago. We were in a bad state, saved by Pearson and the Allams and thats a fact.
Pearson respected the fans- he treat them like adults by not feeding them platitudes or cliches, not talking in simpleton 'soccer chat' expressions. No way was he going to bandy words with David Burns - this was serious business, not footy banter. He did some magnificent interviews when he was here. One of the best moments of all was on the Football League show after Nicky Barmby's City had beaten Lesster, and NP was asked to endorse NB and give him some advice on whether to accept the job or not. Don't forget NP had insider experience of both the Allams and NB, and no way was he going to give that dumb **** Clem or whoever some banal quote. One of the best City related interviews I've seen
No it wasn't. We played some great football under Pearson, but just like under Barmby, we lacked sufficient ability to score regularly. Truth is he was a good manager and a Cnut of a man. He was disrespectful to the club that offered him a way out of hid nightmare at Lesster, and he regularly disrespected the fans through the media (even tho said media were prats!). I hope he gets sacked and never works again in football. Bruce is ten times the man he could ever be.
I agree with most of that, hugely over rated manager - achieving **** all with a budget that most lower prem teams would love. A talentless ****ing idiot - with as much charisma and charm as a bic biro pen. The talent is with his back room staff - and all they are 'Credited' with is bringing in the Man Utd kids - I think a lot was down to Warren Joyce.
Rubbish. Pearson respected nobody but himself and his little circle. I finally turned on Pearson, despite being constantly irritated by his complete lack of media skill, when in a post match interview Burns asked him if there had been any injuries. A perfectly legitimate question that is asked by local media journalists every Saturday all over the country. How did Pearson respond? "I don't know, are there?". Burns said "I don't know, I'm asking you", to which he replied, "you'll have to wait and see!" Now that's not playing hard to get with an irritating or intrusive question. It was raw arrogance and a complete lack of consideration for the fans. I remember think at the time, what a tosser, this is OUR CLUB, not his. Like I said, good manager, Cnut of a man.
What? Surely that means Pearson didn't know the full extent of any injuries so he couldn't give a decent enough diagnosis.
He was and is a consummate media professional - he never wastes a syllable or churns out 'rent-a manager' quotes. If only you could see that, instead of wanting to see some Ian Holloway lovable 'we were unlucky, the fans were great' type who spoonfeeds you ****e you've heard a thousand times before.
It seems Nigel Pearson is like Brian Clough and Phil Brown then. He was great, then he was crap, then he embarrassed the club and all his success was down to someone else helping him.
Wash your damn mouth out. Difference between Brown and Pearson is; Brown has had legitimate success. Pearson acts like he has despite achieving nothing of note.
