nottingram Posted October 18, 2016 Share Posted October 18, 2016 Pearce is really growing into the team nicely. Solid enough player, seems a decent guy with a great attitude, and you can often hear him barking out orders. What's not to like? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
needles Posted October 18, 2016 Share Posted October 18, 2016 MoM tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abu Derby Posted October 18, 2016 Share Posted October 18, 2016 I really rate Pearce. He's waited a long time for his chance and he's grasped it with both hands. Very pleased for him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jono Posted October 18, 2016 Share Posted October 18, 2016 I was always comfortable with Shacks because his positioning is so good. I'd happily put up with his lack of adventure because he is a kind of Mr Reliable. But Pearce is a revalation, has everything shacks has got but plays forward passes when he can and displays much more vision in detecting possible outlets. Add in the fact that he is a leader who commands respect and it's clear we have a cracking player. Best thing to come out of Pearson is that Alex got to break into the side. I am delighted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ninos Posted October 18, 2016 Share Posted October 18, 2016 1 minute ago, jono said: I was always comfortable with Shacks because his positioning is so good. I'd happily put up with his lack of adventure because he is a kind of Mr Reliable. But Pearce is a revalation, has everything shacks has got but plays forward passes when he can and displays much more vision in detecting possible outlets. Add in the fact that he is a leader who commands respect and it's clear we have a cracking player. Best thing to come out of Pearson is that Alex got to break into the side. I am delighted. Yes. If that's his normal game, then its pretty amazing that he's been overlooked for so long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jono Posted October 18, 2016 Share Posted October 18, 2016 Just now, Ninos said: Yes. If that's his normal game, then its pretty amazing that he's been overlooked for so long. I reckon he has had 3 games on the trot at MOTM or there abouts. He was a clement signing wasn't he ? Yet PC hardly ever played him. Strange Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ninos Posted October 18, 2016 Share Posted October 18, 2016 3 minutes ago, jono said: I reckon he has had 3 games on the trot at MOTM or there abouts. He was a clement signing wasn't he ? Yet PC hardly ever played him. Strange Without checking I think he came in either right before pc arrived or right after but then we got shackell and he was left out pretty much permanently. It's tempting to make him Captain and he may as well be with how he leads. You can hear him barking orders from the stands. All of these managers we have had seem to neglect players, take them out of good form and into bad form, chop and change, never know who their best 11 are, and not create any settled side. It's staggering. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RamsPolls Posted October 19, 2016 Author Share Posted October 19, 2016 Pearce MOTM for me last night. Unreal, hope that knock to the knee doesn't lead to anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaspode Posted October 19, 2016 Share Posted October 19, 2016 9 hours ago, Ninos said: Without checking I think he came in either right before pc arrived or right after but then we got shackell and he was left out pretty much permanently. It's tempting to make him Captain and he may as well be with how he leads. You can hear him barking orders from the stands. All of these managers we have had seem to neglect players, take them out of good form and into bad form, chop and change, never know who their best 11 are, and not create any settled side. It's staggering. I suspect we signed Pearce after asking about Shackell and being pushed back. Something changed and we ended up with Shackell which meant Pearce ended up purely as cover. If Pearce continues in this vein of form, it's hard to see Shackell getting much game time at all once he's fit..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tombo Posted October 19, 2016 Share Posted October 19, 2016 40 minutes ago, Gaspode said: I suspect we signed Pearce after asking about Shackell and being pushed back. Something changed and we ended up with Shackell which meant Pearce ended up purely as cover. If Pearce continues in this vein of form, it's hard to see Shackell getting much game time at all once he's fit..... Interestingly, in the pre-match interview on rams player he and Colin Gibson both say he was a McClaren signing, but he signed shortly before Mac left and so he hadn't ever played under the manager that signed him before now. Now from our perspective, that's not strictly true. Considering McClaren left in May and Pearce officially signed on 8 June when his Reading contract expired. So he was apparently a McClaren target and the deal to bring him in had been in place for a while, before signing Shackell was even an idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RamsPolls Posted October 19, 2016 Author Share Posted October 19, 2016 2 minutes ago, Tombo said: Interestingly, in the pre-match interview on rams player he and Colin Gibson both say he was a McClaren signing, but he signed shortly before Mac left and so he hadn't ever played under the manager that signed him before now. Now from our perspective, that's not strictly true. Considering McClaren left in May and Pearce officially signed on 8 June when his Reading contract expired. So he was apparently a McClaren target and the deal to bring him in had been in place for a while, before signing Shackell was even an idea. He could have signed a pre-contract agreement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tombo Posted October 19, 2016 Share Posted October 19, 2016 8 minutes ago, RamsPolls said: He could have signed a pre-contract agreement. Yeah that's what I'm getting at, sorry if I wasn't clear. Explains why he was the forgotten man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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