Is he or isn't he? Pearson sacked by Leicester

Not for footballing reasons; it is felt that his son's recent sacking for racially abusing a Thai woman was the last straw-

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/33338638

Chemical Ali wrote:

Not for footballing reasons; it is felt that his son's recent sacking for racially abusing a Thai woman was the last straw-

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/33338638

Firing him for being a total bellend would have been enough but i dont see how you can fire someone for someone elses wrong doing. Dont seem legal to me.

He comes across as an arrogant cock with a touch of psycho about him.

I kinda like him.................

Tringreen wrote:

I kinda like him.................

Figures.

Czarcasm wrote:

He comes across as an arrogant cock with a touch of psycho about him.  

http://www.thesecretfootballer.com/articles/the-secret-footballer/25262/tough-guy-nigel-pearson-just-sticking-his-head-in-the-sand/

Secret footballer reckons him to be a bit of a bully.

Give me his former Sheffield Wednesday central midfield partner in crime any day.

Tringreen wrote:

I kinda like him.................

Has do most Leicester Fans, top man IMO.

I suspect his no nonsense approach to managing kept that club up - they looked doomed half dozen games from the end!!

Big Sam to take over i bet which would be a good move for them and should help establish themselves int eh premiership over time.

Angry wrote:

Big Sam to take over i bet which would be a good move for them and should help establish themselves int eh premiership over time.

Not a chance Angry, foreign manager on the radar

Angry wrote:

Chemical Ali wrote:

Not for footballing reasons; it is felt that his son's recent sacking for racially abusing a Thai woman was the last straw-

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/33338638

Firing him for being a total bellend would have been enough but i dont see how you can fire someone for someone elses wrong doing. Dont seem legal to me.

Pearson has clearly had something to say to the owners behind closed doors regarding the sacking of his son.

He probably thought the club needed him after the Great Escape, and his reputation as a manager could save his gobshite son - turns out they were both dispensable.

My experience of Thais are that they are deferential and humble, but a proud people at the same time. The owners paying for good will trips for the players to engage with their culture, only to see the players doing and saying that, must have been a sad and disappointing experience.

As you say Pearson had nothing to do with that incident, but the likelihood is he didn't feel it was as sensitive an issue as it was to the Thai owners, and intervened to try and stop the disciplinary measures escalating. You wouldn't bet against Nigel Pearson becoming confrontational with his son's career at stake, so you can see how it has ended this way - Dad trying to protect son, Manager trying to protect players, employee being given the marching orders because his attitude doesn't sit well with his employers any longer.

Hope Nigel Pearson has a complete meltdown and bottles his son.

Imagine that - your own son makes you lose your job. What do you say to him now? He's hardly a chilled, easy going bloke.. Wouldn't like to be James Pearson right now (especially since he's a racist).

Paven wrote:

Hope Nigel Pearson has a complete meltdown and bottles his son.

Imagine that - your own son makes you lose your job. What do you say to him now? He's hardly a chilled, easy going bloke.. Wouldn't like to be James Pearson right now (especially since he's a racist).

Whether he's a day-to-day practicing racist is debatable. Whether he's an idiot is not. More than anything it reminds me of the incident when Frank Lampard, John Terry and Eidur Gudjohnsen decided to get pissed on 9/11 at Heathrow Airport in front of a bunch of Americans.

Can't imagine that he's got much of a future in the game though. He's 22 now and he's only ever played three games in the Football League.

The whole thing smells funny to me. They wanted rid of him only for Leicester to go on an amazing run of form. Then they wait until now to sack him in the hope that nobody notices.

I'm with EJH here. In my experience understanding Thai culture as a westerner is very difficult and Pearson's normal approach would simply not happen in Thailand. They're no better than any other race in terms of violence and indeed they are known to practice state sponsored murder in southern Thailand however relationships, particularly in public, are based on respect and the Thai owners would have been deeply embarrassed by the revelations.

Thai culture also places great stock in not shaming your family and respecting your elders within the family. Pearson's sons actions would have been seen as an extension of Pearson himself.

Dick Trickle wrote:

I'm with EJH here. In my experience understanding Thai culture as a westerner is very difficult and Pearson's normal approach would simply not happen in Thailand. They're no better than any other race in terms of violence and indeed they are known to practice state sponsored murder in southern Thailand however relationships, particularly in public, are based on respect and the Thai owners would have been deeply embarrassed by the revelations.

Thai culture also places great stock in not shaming your family and respecting your elders within the family. Pearson's sons actions would have been seen as an extension of Pearson himself.  

yet you still cant legally sack someone for someone elses actions. If that is the main reason behind it Nigel Pearson has a good claim to sue if he wanted too.

True, 1) but we don't know what was said behind the scenes. If he kicked off at the owner for sacking his son, wouldn't he be within his rights to dispense with his services?

And 2) I suspect what actually happened is that he had his contract paid up.

I suspect it was Nigel Pearson who sacked his son, not the owners. With him endorsing 'Kick It Out' I can't see him standing for it - let alone the fact he's a psycho.

If he's sacked for his son's actions then he has the right to sue, surely? They can do whatever they want on Thailand but if that IS the case then they can't do it in a different country.

Tricky to say without knowing the full details.

Agreed but this is football management where you can be sacked for virtually anything as long as compensation is agreed.

Dick Trickle wrote:

Agreed but this is football management where you can be sacked for virtually anything as long as compensation is agreed.

Yup, that's the point I was trying to make. Stop being more concise and articulate than me, dammit.

To be honest, if the owners were expecting a group of wealthy young footballers to go to Thailand and not immerse themselves into the kind of culture lots of fellas go over there for, then they were naive in the extreme. But yeah, whichever fuckwit decided it was a good idea to film themselves indulging in that culture, needs stringing up.

Hugh Watt wrote:

The whole thing smells funny to me. They wanted rid of him only for Leicester to go on an amazing run of form. Then they wait until now to sack him in the hope that nobody notices.

That's spot on HW.

As dodgy videos go, that one was off the scale.

They've appointed the Tinkerman (Ranieri)...can't see that working.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/33513290