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Sam_Clarke1Sam_Clarke1 Posts: 3,199
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Just breaking now

Leicester have sacked boss Nigel Pearson because of what they describe as "fundamental differences" between the manager and the club's owners.


http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/33338638
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    DandemDandem Posts: 13,363
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    Can't be for footballing reasons. He's a massive dick, but that phenomenal recovery to keep Leicester in the PL warranted another year in charge.
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    davethecuedavethecue Posts: 23,179
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    Pat Murphy on R5 now speculating it may be connected with his son's behaviour
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    codebluecodeblue Posts: 14,072
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    Hardly surprising.

    He should have gone after he throttled that player on the pitch!
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    leicslad46leicslad46 Posts: 3,370
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    Leicester City relegated next season. Thank you james tom and alan. Your antics in thailand have cost leicester millions
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    frostfrost Posts: 4,578
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    Dandem wrote: »
    Can't be for footballing reasons. He's a massive dick, but that phenomenal recovery to keep Leicester in the PL warranted another year in charge.

    Meh it was mainly his fault they were in the position to as need a massive recovery to survive in the first place.

    The only surprise is it took this long and he didnt go during the season.
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    Mark FMark F Posts: 54,024
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    Well they did try to sack him before...

    Have the board and Pearson never seen eye to eye?

    Really strange timing as Pre season starts...
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    Darren LethemDarren Lethem Posts: 61,687
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    leicslad46 wrote: »
    Leicester City relegated next season. Thank you james tom and alan. Your antics in thailand have cost leicester millions

    And the award for "Over reaction post of the year goes to......"

    If Leicester go down it will be because they gained less points than 17 other clubs in the Premier League not because of what they did in Thailand.
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    GroutyGrouty Posts: 34,031
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    After all he done keeping the club up as well, worked a bloody miracle, and theres Brendan Rodgers still going strong, theres just no justice is there!
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    leicslad46leicslad46 Posts: 3,370
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    Keeping it brief.

    WAY TO GO LEICESTER CITY.
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    TheSlothTheSloth Posts: 18,874
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    davethecue wrote: »
    Pat Murphy on R5 now speculating it may be connected with his son's behaviour

    That's almost certain - biased dad with anger management issues vs board who were already divided on whether he should still be there.
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    DandemDandem Posts: 13,363
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    frost wrote: »
    Meh it was mainly his fault they were in the position to as need a massive recovery to survive in the first place.

    That's irrelevant. Managers should be allowed the opportunity to rectify any errors they make over the cause of a season. Pearson was given that chance, and took it with both hands.

    The goal for any promoted team is to stay up, by any means necessary. Leicester did that. That means that their season, and Pearson's too, was a huge success.
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    sodavlacsodavlac Posts: 10,607
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    frost wrote: »
    Meh it was mainly his fault they were in the position to as need a massive recovery to survive in the first place.

    The only surprise is it took this long and he didnt go during the season.

    Yes, it's exceptionally easy to keep newly promoted teams out of the bottom 3 for the duration of the season and any manager who can't do it is rubbish.
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    Grim FandangoGrim Fandango Posts: 4,038
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    Wonder who will be next in the Foxes hotseat - Big Sam? 'Arry?
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    Grim FandangoGrim Fandango Posts: 4,038
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    SkyBet have Jurgen Klopp fairly high up the list at 12/1. Imagine that :D
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    NiteOwl12NiteOwl12 Posts: 6,127
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    Grim Fandango wrote: »
    Wonder who will be next in the Foxes hotseat - Big Sam? 'Arry?

    Surely it will be "the best coach in the Premier League", John Carver.
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    The_don1The_don1 Posts: 17,458
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    As with any job you have to get on with your bosses. They pay your wages and if they expect you to act in a certain way or to go along with their ideas then you have to do what they say to certain extents. Doing your job is quite often not enough.

    Just because he kept them up cannot mean he keeps his job if he acts in ways that are not in keeping with the thoughts of the people who pay the wages
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    sodavlacsodavlac Posts: 10,607
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    Grim Fandango wrote: »
    Wonder who will be next in the Foxes hotseat - Big Sam? 'Arry?

    'Arry seems to have lost his energy and spark the past 2-3 years and that always seemed an important ingredient in his successes for me. No idea who they'll go for, but I don't think it should be him.

    I suppose Neil Lennon will be linked.
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    djfunnymandjfunnyman Posts: 12,585
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    sodavlac wrote: »
    'Arry seems to have lost his energy and spark the past 2-3 years and that always seemed an important ingredient in his successes for me. No idea who they'll go for, but I don't think it should be him.

    I suppose Neil Lennon will be linked.

    And Martin O'Neill
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    Jamesp84Jamesp84 Posts: 31,229
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    Looks tailor-made for Big Sam. He'll keep them in the PL, if nothing else.

    Pearson will have done a Raoul Moat by the end of the week.
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    Eddie hunterEddie hunter Posts: 4,231
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    Darren Lethem wrote: »
    And the award for "Over reaction post of the year goes to......"

    If Leicester go down it will be because they gained less points than 17 other clubs in the Premier League not because of what they did in Thailand.

    I think the poster is suggesting that Leicester had the best chance of doing that with Pearson in charge therefore if it was the antics in Thailand that led to his sacking then the guys responsible for that will have to take some blame.
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    19Nick6819Nick68 Posts: 1,792
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    The thing is because of our great escape it's easy to gloss over the two thirds of last season where we were downright awful.

    He placed his faith in the team that got us promoted, even though it was generally recognised we needed to strengthen in certain areas. There was minimal investment last summer when the owners publicly stated sizeable funds were available.

    The one player who did sign with an amount of premier league experience, Marc Albrighton, spent most of the season on the bench or in the stands to finally nail down a first team place and perform exceptionally well during our run in.

    He changed tactics week after week or persisted with a diamond formation which just wasn't working.

    Yes we didn't lose a game by more than two goals but when you set up to keep a clean sheet by playing 5-4-1 that happens. It was only when we had nothing to lose and went with three at the back and get on the front foot that we came good. An act of desperation not a managerial masterstroke.

    Throw in rows with journalists, fans, opposition players and his son's behaviour in Thailand and he was a walking PR disaster.
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    Grim FandangoGrim Fandango Posts: 4,038
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    19Nick68 wrote: »
    The thing is because of our great escape it's easy to gloss over the two thirds of last season where we were downright awful.

    He placed his faith in the team that got us promoted, even though it was generally recognised we needed to strengthen in certain areas. There was minimal investment last summer when the owners publicly stated sizeable funds were available.

    The one player who did sign with an amount of premier league experience, Marc Albrighton, spent most of the season on the bench or in the stands to finally nail down a first team place and perform exceptionally well during our run in.

    He changed tactics week after week or persisted with a diamond formation which just wasn't working.

    Yes we didn't lose a game by more than two goals but when you set up to keep a clean sheet by playing 5-4-1 that happens. It was only when we had nothing to lose and went with three at the back and get on the front foot that we came good. An act of desperation not a managerial masterstroke.

    Throw in rows with journalists, fans, opposition players and his son's behaviour in Thailand and he was a walking PR disaster.

    Yeah, good points. There was a strong argument for moving him on, especially when there are managers available who you can bank on to keep the side in the PL next season.
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    Grim FandangoGrim Fandango Posts: 4,038
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    Nice to see Leicslad46 has already relegated them! Even sooner than he did last year:D
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    Eddie hunterEddie hunter Posts: 4,231
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    Grim Fandango wrote: »
    Yeah, good points. There was a strong argument for moving him on, especially when there are managers available who you can bank on to keep the side in the PL next season.

    I suppose its a bit like Martinez when he was at Wigan. Was here a good manager for the way he did the "Great Escape" every year or was he really quite rubbish cos they didn't start playing until Easter every season?
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    Grim FandangoGrim Fandango Posts: 4,038
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    Eddie hunter wrote: »
    I suppose its a bit like Martinez when he was at Wigan. Was here a good manager for the way he did the "Great Escape" every year or was he really quite rubbish cos they didn't start playing until Easter every season?

    RM is a confusing one, I still think we're nowhere nearer to knowing whether he's decent or not.

    His team have a superb run in, but have played rubbish the first 2/3 of the season
    He wins the cup, but then also gets relegated
    He has a very good first season at Everton, and then a rank average second season
    Nice friendly guy, terrible hairline

    Everything seems to balance out.
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