After the Sven / Owners mega bucks cash splash in 2011/2012 season where we have lost 10 million plus I understand from reading between the lines NP's remit is..
#1 Significantly reduce the wage bill because of the financial fair play rules.
#2 Ship out the overpaid & under performing players from the club.
#3 Build a team of young / hungry players who can play attractive football but install a bit of steel st the back. A balanced squad with depth.
5# Top 6 finish minimum this season.
After 3 games, we are playing some good football but we are not playing our strongest team from the start, we have no defensive cover on the bench.
I don't believe NP will get the chop this season, he will be given a full season for his strategy to bed in. I fully expect our side to put together a good run of results when we have our first choice defense is in situ.
Get behind the lads, its a long season and the Championship is a very competitive league ( as we all know).
Pearson sounds upbeat and is very aware of the pressure he is under but the doubters will light up the boards with NP out if the next 3 games go the wrong way.
NP all the way for me... Do you really want another managerial merry go round ? Not for me.
Do you agree ?
Pearson's remit
posted on 26/8/12
#4 Pearson was taking notes during the Thai boxing night a few weeks back. Its only a matter of time before a Thai flying knee will be demonstrated in Stringers general direction before the season ends.
There goes the "sensible post" tag.
Up the Mighty foxes.
posted on 26/8/12
"sensible" went once Sven's name was mentioned, your post was excellent although we're all guessing at the true element of expectations of the owners!
posted on 26/8/12
Nothing to guess about they are not here to play in the Championship that why they got a world class manager in and now they have Nigel.
posted on 26/8/12
These owners are ruthless people. If things are not going well oct/nov time they will not think twice about giving Nigel the elbow!
posted on 26/8/12
I remember Reading giving Brenson Rodgers the elbow in November - perhaps they don't regret that decision as they made the Premiership 18 months later. The difference is they kept the appointment in house - if the Thai's sack Pearson in November, it's start all over again time. Surely they must understand stability is essential. The time for change is at the end of the season when a new manger can implement his own will before the season starts.
posted on 26/8/12
I don't understand all this talk of the owners getting rid of Pearson, they got rid of Sven because he was a massive mistake in the first place and the result of foreign naivety in foottball.
Great to know they either woke up or got some great advice and got rid of the useless incumbent dragging the club down the path to disaster that was Sven.
Pearson I'm sure gave them another a dose of reality about how you can't buy thjs league, I have every faith that barring a major disaster he'll be here come the end of the season!
posted on 26/8/12
Sincerely hope so, True Blue
posted on 26/8/12
Under Sven we outplayed the opposition week in week out but lacked a killer instinct. As a result, we failed to win enough games to secure promotion. If the same thing happens under Pearson, then he will meet with the same end. "Foreign naivety" doesn't come into the equation. Only the results matter.
posted on 26/8/12
Really?
I remember the odd game but not "week in week" out, it was the inconsistancy that was the major issue?
posted on 27/8/12
We outpassed teams who wanted to play football under Sven, but those who parked the bus we had no idea how to break them down. I think Pearsons team has the quality to do this with Knockaert, Drinkwater, King and Marshall.