We all know Ranieri is a much nicer bloke but Ranieri won it with most of Pearson's squad. Take the personalities out of it and I am sure the Leicester players and fans would give great credit to Pearson as well as Ranieri.
Pearson is still looking for his next managerial challenge - a bit surprised that no-one has come in for him. You have to wonder what he might have accomplished with our lot given a complete season in charge? In hindsight, we should never have bet the farm on the inexperienced Ramsey and JFH is obviously still learning the ropes. His record during his two spells with Leicester were indeed very good and he saved them when relegation appeared a certainly, stranded at the bottom, with a remarkable second half of the season. Managerial statistics As of match played 24 May 2015. Team------------------------- From.......... To.Record--G W D L Win % Carlisle United 17 December 1998 17 May 1999 30 5 13 12 16.66 West Bromwich Albion(caretaker) 18 September 2006 16 October 2006 4 3 1 0 75.00 England U21 (caretaker) 24 March 2007 25 March 2007 1 0 1 0 00.00 Newcastle United (caretaker) 6 May 2007 15 May 2007 1 0 1 0 00.00 Newcastle United (caretaker) 9 January 2008 16 January 2008 2 1 0 1 50.00 Southampton 18 February 2008 30 May 2008 14 3 7 4 21.43 Leicester City 20 June 2008 29 June 2010 107 55 30 22 51.40% Hull City 29 June 2010 15 November 2011 64 23 20 21 35.94 Leicester City 15 November 2011 30 June 2015 182 85 38 59 46.70% Total----------------------------------------------------------- 405 175 112 118 43.21% https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigel_Pearson
Fair point Kilburn, It may have something to do with him being a complete nutter when under pressure, remember he gripped up a player and calls people an ostrich. The sort of nutter we often get
Unfortunately football is no longer a sport it's big business, and the Premier league is a highly marketable product. It's all about the money until the TV money bubble bursts
Leicester City: The science behind their Premier League title By Alistair Magowan BBC Sport 1 hour ago From the sectionFootball http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36189778
I'm told that when QPR players need the cryotherapy chamber they are told to lean up against the freezer cabinets in Lidl.
ITS SO VERY WONDEFULL SEEING A MINNOW TAKE THE TITLE IT GIVES ALL OF US MINNOWS THE CHANCE TO FEEL THAT YES WE COULD ALSO HIT THAT SACRED SPOT WELL DONE LEICESTER CITY AND WELL DONE KILBURN FOR A SENSATIONAL POST MAYBE YOU HAVE SOMETHING THERE
Cheers lads ... thread is a terrific read for a Leicester supporter... Good luck for next season ... Oh nearly forgot ... hope Oslo's vagina heals back up ....
So Fosse, how do Leicester fans feel about Pearson? Do you guys give him any credit for your title or is it all down to Ranieri? Just wondering, thanks.
Mural artist Richard Wilson plans to keep adding to Leicester City artwork • Wilson, from Harrow, revisits city to add ‘champions’ after title win • Artist hopes to return to add Claudio Ranieri’s entire squad to 50m work please log in to view this image Richard Wilson, who created the mural on a wall in Leicester, works as a van driver but hopes to become a full-time artist. Photograph: David Sillitoe for the Guardian. @SachinNakrani Wednesday 4 May 2016 It has become one of the standout images of Leicester City’s stunning achievement; the giant mural located in the home of the Premier League champions that depicts Claudio Ranieri in charcoal grey, looking purposefully into the distance while a Leicester flag flutters behind him. It is a magnificent piece of work made more remarkable by the fact its creator does not support the club. Or even like football that much. Richard Wilson has spent the past year painting murals of his favourite musicians in this country and abroad and, at a push, would describe himself as a Queens Park Rangers fan. Observing Leicester’s progress from afar, the 42-year-old from Harrow felt increasingly captivated by what he was seeing and, following the leaders’ 4-0 victory over Swansea at the King Power Stadium on 24 April, he decided to pay tribute to this unfolding sporting miracle in his own particular way. Wilson said: “For me what Leicester have done is something that transcends football and sport as a whole. It’s a lesson for life; that anything is possible if you really work for it. They have made the impossible possible and it only adds to it all that Claudio Ranieri comes across as such a lovely man, a real character. “I don’t know anyone in Leicester and had only been there once before, and that was about 15 years ago, but I took a couple of days off work and drove up there with a ladder and some spray paint. I was confident I’d eventually find a wall to paint on; Leicester was surely buzzing off the back of their team’s achievements and someone there would be keen on that being reflected in a mural.” Wilson’s confidence was not misplaced. He spotted a wall suitable for his design, asked the owners for permission to paint on it and was promptly given the go-ahead. “The wall belongs to an electronics shop, Marks Electrical, and it probably helped my cause that the owner, Mark, is a big Leicester fan. Ranieri has even bought a television from his shop.” please log in to view this image The mural covers a space approximately 4m high and 50m wide, which is smaller than the wall in Windsor on to which Wilson painted an image of the American DJ/producer Louie Vega. However, the job took Wilson longer than expected because of constant interruptions from passers-by. He said: “People kept asking me what I was doing and if I’d do the same for them, mainly in their bedrooms. I even had a request from a fish and chip shop. Everyone I’ve come across in Leicester has been lovely, giving me encouragement, making me cups of tea. I’ve fallen in love with the place.” Wilson returned to Leicester on Tuesday to add the word “champions” to the mural and plans to return in the summer to paint the entire first-team squad on the 40m or so of space that remains on the wall. “I’d love as many people as possible from the club, especially Ranieri, to come down to the wall so they can see the mural for themselves,” said Wilson, who works as a van driver but is hoping to make commissioned artwork his full-time job. “And maybe in the future I can do something QPR-related but they’ve to inspire me in the way Leicester have.” http://www.theguardian.com/football/2016/may/04/mural-richard-wilson-leicester-city-claudio-ranieri
..... lot of credit down to Pearson for assembling the group ... but he had Vardy playing out wide, Mahrez on the periphery at times, Drinkwater not starting and 5 across the back ... but the real difference has been in-game management... Pearson didn't seem to have a Plan B ...Ranieri sees the flow of games and can affect them ... Pearson laid some great foundations... but Ranieri is the architect ..
I bet you have a sh!t hot director of football also Sorry just ignore that, I'm still not sure what they get paid for. Our director of football has not really directed us towards regular exciting wins. Right just going to hang myself now but before doing so congrats for your well deserved title win, I would love to see you guys giving Barca a good game in the Champs next season
Looking forward to the Leicester City season 15-16 DVD. Opening credits, then.... "Our story begins back in June last year in a hotel room in Thailand...."
