IlsonDerby Posted January 2, 2020 Share Posted January 2, 2020 ‘We had him here at Derby. I liked him a lot as a manager, he was very good...’ ‘he didn’t last very long though’ ‘I believe he wasn’t sacked due to results but because he and Mel didn’t see eye to eye on the day to day. I think Mel wanted updates on tactical decisions and Nigel isn’t the sort of manager to talk about that sort of stuff, he just wants to be left alone to do his job’ apologies, I need to disclose that this is paraphrased because I was driving when he said it, just heard it now and I figured it was worth mentioning though so wrote down what he said to the best of my memory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RamNut Posted January 2, 2020 Share Posted January 2, 2020 Quote I liked him a lot as a manager, he was very good. Did he say that? If so I missed that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IlsonDerby Posted January 2, 2020 Author Share Posted January 2, 2020 1 minute ago, RamNut said: Did he say that? If so I missed that. I’m 90% sure, as I said I was driving, because that’s what led do donkey Durham mentioning that he didn’t last very long here... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RamNut Posted January 2, 2020 Share Posted January 2, 2020 He said that it was either his way or you were out. He (Pearson) was totally clear about that. I didn’t hear him say he was good or that he liked him. But I might be wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alph Posted January 2, 2020 Share Posted January 2, 2020 Pearson certainly did keep his tactics to himself. That was evident from as early as the Benfica friendly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Millenniumram Posted January 2, 2020 Share Posted January 2, 2020 Pearson had tactics? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dean (hick) Saunders Posted January 2, 2020 Share Posted January 2, 2020 8 minutes ago, Millenniumram said: Pearson had tactics? He had tic taks (an insider told me) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RadioactiveWaste Posted January 2, 2020 Share Posted January 2, 2020 7 minutes ago, Millenniumram said: Pearson had tactics? Butters, you run up the field very fast after an aimless hoof Brys you're the defensive midfiald, my Claud Makalele role Ince, just assume that whatever you want to do at any given moment is the thing i don't want you to do rest of you just panic around near our own box to lull the opposition into a false sense of total superiority Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jono Posted January 2, 2020 Share Posted January 2, 2020 I think he wanted to play 442 but that ended up as one striker and wingers who didn’t cross. I can’t remember a Pearson game that I enjoyed. I wonder how Will is getting on with him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chewbacca Posted January 2, 2020 Share Posted January 2, 2020 35 minutes ago, jono said: I think he wanted to play 442 but that ended up as one striker and wingers who didn’t cross. I can’t remember a Pearson game that I enjoyed. I wonder how Will is getting on with him Last 2 games = Subbed at Half Time, not in the matchday squad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chewbacca Posted January 2, 2020 Share Posted January 2, 2020 1 minute ago, chewbacca said: Last 2 games = Subbed at Half Time, not in the matchday squad Tbf just re-searched and he got injured at H/T Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
therealhantsram Posted January 2, 2020 Share Posted January 2, 2020 1 hour ago, IlsonDerby said: We had him here at Derby. I liked him a lot as a manager, he was very good...’ Interesting we've have both Bent and Bryson praise Pearson in the last few weeks. Wasn't expecting that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ariotofmyown Posted January 2, 2020 Share Posted January 2, 2020 5 minutes ago, chewbacca said: Tbf just re-searched and he got injured at H/T Yeah, but Pearson strangled him in the changing rooms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RadioactiveWaste Posted January 2, 2020 Share Posted January 2, 2020 23 minutes ago, ariotofmyown said: Yeah, but Pearson strangled him in the changing rooms. How do we know he didn't do it to himself to get invalided out of da nang? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ibby Posted January 2, 2020 Share Posted January 2, 2020 ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ram1964 Posted January 4, 2020 Share Posted January 4, 2020 Don't think Pearson is the idiot a lot of our fans portrayed him as. He came in and tried to make radical changes in a short space of time ,we a had a big squad too many under performer's and a mish mash of a squad concocted by numerous managers in a short space of time.Unfortunately trying to change so much so quickly didnt produce any results,poor football ,probably a disgruntled team and peeeed off fans, resulting in a quick dismissal. personally believe he would have sorted us out given the time,although the football was dier in the short time he was with us, I do believe he identified a lot of problems within the squad but probably didn't confront them in the right way Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RadioactiveWaste Posted January 4, 2020 Share Posted January 4, 2020 21 minutes ago, ram1964 said: Don't think Pearson is the idiot a lot of our fans portrayed him as. He came in and tried to make radical changes in a short space of time ,we a had a big squad too many under performer's and a mish mash of a squad concocted by numerous managers in a short space of time.Unfortunately trying to change so much so quickly didnt produce any results,poor football ,probably a disgruntled team and peeeed off fans, resulting in a quick dismissal. personally believe he would have sorted us out given the time,although the football was dier in the short time he was with us, I do believe he identified a lot of problems within the squad but probably didn't confront them in the right way I hated his time as our manager. There was a lot of "need to break the things that do work as well as the things the don't to build a team in my image of running very fast up the field after a hoof" - People seem to forget he took over a creative, exciting, entertaining team who were just a bit short.............. and decided it needed breaking. however, I do agree if he'd been given time he'd have made us good at being that kind of team, but in the same way a second season of rowett would've made us better at being a rowett team, it's hard to feel too "yey" about the prospect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cannable Posted January 4, 2020 Share Posted January 4, 2020 On 02/01/2020 at 19:25, therealhantsram said: Interesting we've have both Bent and Bryson praise Pearson in the last few weeks. Wasn't expecting that. The whole sergeant major thing is a cliche (that Johnathan Greening keeps trying to perpetuate on Five Live and then contradicts). He’s supposed to be likeable and pretty poor with one to ones with the players. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nookiebear1 Posted January 4, 2020 Share Posted January 4, 2020 The situation was a bit similar to now really. I do think he would've been successful tho. I wouldn't have liked the way they played as much but he did identify the squad rebuild needed much sooner than some other managers. I think he will do well at Watford Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparkle Posted January 4, 2020 Share Posted January 4, 2020 He left us with disarray and Anya Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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