Nigel Pearson - Manager

Discussion in 'The Hornets' Nest - Watford Chat' started by wfcSinatra, Dec 6, 2019.

  1. SkylaRose

    SkylaRose Administrator Staff Member

    The main reason QSF was given the job was three-fold.

    a) He was available

    b) He was renowned for being a great defensive minded coach - and let's be fair we were conceding like the Titanic was sinking,

    c) He was liked by the club and knew the players (some of them) prior to his previous stint as manager.

    It didn't work out - and the choices made in such a limp display at Southampton second half more or less summed up his overall outlook,
     
  2. GoingDown

    GoingDown "The Stability"

    I'm quite shocked about quite how much they love him on there. As a result, I'm going to give him my full support - until the 7th minute at Anfield when Mane gets his hat trick, then I'll start booing and calling him names.

    On another note, I was enjoying that thread until 'super_horns' popped up talking ********. Who is he on here? I note that he puts spaces before full stops. There's a few on here that do that.
     
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  3. Decent. I'm ready to lump on us winning the Championship next season.
     
  4. FOXINPEACE

    FOXINPEACE Academy Graduate

    G'won Nige. Really wish him all the best. Would love him to prove the doubters wrong
     
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  5. hornetboy1

    hornetboy1 First Team Captain

    For those who are not too enamoured with the appointment of Pearson, just look at his track record when he was teamed up with Shakespeare.

    P 289 W 140 D 68 L 81 Pts 488 win ratio 48.44%. 1.68 points per game average.

    Consider we are bottom of the league, we were turned down by 4 or 5 coaches by the looks of it and we're in a desperate mess. We need someone who will connect with the players and kick a few backsides were it's needed.

    Remember how dignified he was after the play-off defeat to us and then managed to regroup his players to win promotion the following season. A great achievement

    I think we're extremely lucky to have got Pearson and Shakespeare, who were both out of work and available to team up again. He's one of those coaches that clubs have forgotten about and I think they've missed a bit of a trick. This is a stars aligning moment. We're going to good for him and vice versa.
     
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  6. FOXINPEACE

    FOXINPEACE Academy Graduate

    He's not everyone's cup of tea but I always felt the club was in good hands when he was here. Bonus that Shakey has joined him as well. First thing they will do is get rid of any bad apples and improve the fitness of the players
     
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  7. Markoa$

    Markoa$ Squad Player

    Now he just needs to sign Jake Cooper from Millwall in January. Make it happen.
     
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  8. Optimistichornet

    Optimistichornet Penguin Assassin

    Is it confirmed that Shakespeare has joined?
     
  9. GoingDown

    GoingDown "The Stability"

    That is the question.
     
  10. hornetboy1

    hornetboy1 First Team Captain

    My sources have said he is, so that's good enough for me.
     
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  11. Markoa$

    Markoa$ Squad Player

    Yes. The internet doesn’t lie.
     
  12. SkylaRose

    SkylaRose Administrator Staff Member

    THANK GOD!
     
  13. Markoa$

    Markoa$ Squad Player

  14. luke_golden

    luke_golden Space Cadet

    Must say, having read that Leicester thread on the big man, it’s a pleasant change to be hiring somebody who’s apparently universally adored by a former club. Haven’t checked the Belgian club forum though.
     
  15. hornetboy1

    hornetboy1 First Team Captain

  16. Who's he going to fight with first? Holebas?
     
  17. Robert Peel

    Robert Peel Squad Player

    At first I thought this:

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    But now I'm more upbeat, especially as "Shakin" Shakespeare is onboard.
     
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  18. Forzainglese

    Forzainglese Reservist

    He's just an ostrich with his head in the sand. Or something
     
  19. I Blame Pozzo

    I Blame Pozzo First Team

    Welcome Mr Pearson.It's probably best that I refer to you as 'Mr Pearson' as you have a formidable reputation.
    You have my full support.
    I believe we are going down but if you can shape this group of under performing,self entitled bunch of opiniated nit wits into a cohesive unit then we may come straight back up.
    If you can do the same thing for the players, then even better!
    Best of luck!
    COHY.
     
  20. simpleMASH

    simpleMASH Reservist

    He won’t keep us up - because nobody could.
    Good luck to him. I hope he gives youth a chance and creates an ethic and a belief that could see us promoted next season.
     
  21. Wfc4ever I believe
     
  22. hornetboy1

    hornetboy1 First Team Captain

  23. LondonOrn

    LondonOrn Squad Player

    The weird is, some of us also seemed to have forgotten about him in a way. OK, he was mentioned in passing by quite a few in that manager speculation thread as part of a list of uninspiring managers, most of which none of us wanted, but there were no feelings expressed towards him either way - it was Hughton and Clement that people were dead against, and Moyes and Hughes to a lesser extent, with only Sam deemed to be suitable (if reluctantly so) by many. At the time I looked him up on Wikipedia to remind me what he did, and the record looked impressive enough, the only qualms I had towards him being that he hasn't stuck around at any club or indeed managed for very long other than his two spells at Leicester (he started management in earnest relatively late, and was still primarily assistant/caretaker manager material when he joined Southampton), and he's not done much since Leicester sacked him (I didn't realize Shakespeare made such a difference).

    Now, like a bolt out of the blue, he's reported to be joining us but with nothing confirmed by a long shot, and a few hours later after quite polarizing opinions, he's now our manager. It's been a surreal few days in the life of Watford FC but that's par for the course for our club under the Pozzos, especially in the last two years since Slither joined.
     
  24. Hornpete

    Hornpete Squad Player

    To anyone saying its a bad appointment.

    1 - We need someone who has escaped from probable relegation.

    2 - who tf else?

    3 - How much worse could this get?
     
  25. LondonOrn

    LondonOrn Squad Player

    Nice bit of confounding expectations there IBB - I thought you were talking about the players!

    Oh wait...you probably still are (except for the opinionated bit, Deeney excepted).
     
  26. Forzainglese

    Forzainglese Reservist

    First time in EPL history: Player stretchered on to the pitch for his own safety.
     
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  27. Cthulhu

    Cthulhu Keyboard Warrior Staff Member

    Let’s give him a fair go
     
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  28. Cthulhu

    Cthulhu Keyboard Warrior Staff Member

    Mr Pearson,

    All of them need a ******* hard kick up the fundament.

    regards

    the fans
     
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  29. SkylaRose

    SkylaRose Administrator Staff Member

    Pearson unzips his skin on the touchline at Anfield and Mark Hughes leaps out.
     
  30. Arakel

    Arakel First Team

    Much preferable to the other WFC related unzipping we've heard about this week.
     
  31. Roger Irrelevant

    Roger Irrelevant Reservist



    They don't make them like this anymore
     
  32. Burnsy

    Burnsy First Team

    Heard about? Good attempt at pretending you didn’t watch it.
     
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  33. zztop

    zztop Eurovision Winner 2015

    I think you need to be more specific.

    First half?

    Until he makes his first sub, or the full match?
     
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  34. folkestone orn

    folkestone orn Squad Player

    We'll know by 2pm, when the team sheet comes out. Can't say fairer than that.
     
  35. Harrow Orn

    Harrow Orn Squad Player

    **** it. He will take no ****. We are going down but it will be nice to see him kick the **** (mentally) out of some of our pussies.
     
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