Stephen Pearson

Thing is, McInnes in his short time at the club has turned a decent set of players performing as dead beats into a decent set of players performing above their weight.
Instead of staring doom in the face which we were a few weeks ago, we are now expecting a top half finish.
If he can do this with Fontaine, Woolford and Kilkenny, there is no reason why Pearson cannot begin to also punch above his weight. McInnes obviously believes he can, so its in Derby's interest to send him here, and in Pearson's to come (and hope its permanent).

The thing is though, Kilkenny, Woolford and Fontaine werre all good players before.

You can't polish dogturd...

I had alot of time for Pearson - he could inspire and infuriate.

He is a confidence player and unfortunately his confidence was often dented by certain segments of the Derby fraternity.

Yes, he scored at Wembley and that made me happy, I'm sorry to see him go as he I felt he still had something to give (Cover at left back?).

Good luck Stephen -sorry it didn't work - I for one appreciated you.

It's often worth a gamble to give a player a chance to resurrect his career. The cost is minimal and Stephen will put his all into playing some good games.
For Derby, Jamie Ward was in this category. He was injured at Sheffield and then was in the manager's bad books. He had obvious talent at Chesterfield and it was almost certain he would grab his chance at Derby. I think Pearson will do the same for Bristol.
In a slightly different category Derby are also taking a chance with Riggot which I hope can come off.

Good luck to you Steven. I saw you play some good games for us.

The thing is though, Kilkenny, Woolford and Fontaine werre all good players before.

You can't polish dogturd..

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This is a very true comment...I consider myself a mostly balanced poster, so here is my view of pearson as I honestly see him.

He is a player whom you want to like, because he always runs and runs and runs like a bull in breeding season, but sadly, also like a bull in breeding season, he lacks any grace and scores a he11 of a lot less to boot.

Strengths:-
1=runs a lot
2=tries to go forward and pushes team mates on
3=useless in those long, dreg matches where simply need to outlast the other time or run down the clock
4=not slow

Weaknesses:

1=cannot shoot (so not an attacker)
2=cannot pass (so not a creator)
3=cannot cross (so not a winger)
4=cannot tackle (so not a defensive midfielder)

And there is the fundamental mental problem with Pearson, he has no real position in the team, but whilst he is not woeful at anything, he has no actual attributes which give him a place in the team, he is often just sort of there.

Bang on Al-ram.

You put perfectly what I was trying to get across earlier. He has pro's and con's like any player.

Particularly agree with your con's as they illustrate his main weakness - that he doesn't really have a natural position.

Some people here are quick to jump down your throat for pointing out something that needs to be said, even if it isn't in line with your general feelings. Being a balanced poster is the only way to be

Also agree with those saying that he 'infutiates and insires'.

I was there that day Moj, as many of us were, and it was truly one of the best days of my life. I am only in my twenties but I will undoubtedly remember that day for the rest of my life. With that, I will always remember Stephen Pearson. Coupled with the fact he always gave 100% I will remember him as a loyal and respected DCFC player.

I would shake his hand and be proud I did so.

Stephen Pearson can run all day, but there is little point in doing that if you dont achieve anything from it.
Good luck to him for the future.

Serial,

Thought your assessment summed Pearson up perfectly.Neither effective enough out wide or in the engine room.

Pearo has just scored for Bristol.

You couldn't make it up.

Well, his debut was pretty good tbh.

Perhaps it was a one-off? We'll see. Watch this space!