I've just had a little look round Foxestalk in reaction to Pearson telling the moaning Leicester fans to "stay at home" and they're all calling for his head which I find remarkable.
Getting out of the championship is hard enough, but absolutely walking the league is an astonishing achievement. Leicester did not even spend that much money last year, contrary to popular belief. I therefore think it is beyond unreasonable to want Pearson out 14 games later! He's getting all the usual "he's out of his depth" comments (because the fans are experts) and "he's picking the wrong team" nonsense (because the fans see the players in training everyday).
Do the fans actually expect Leicester to continue winning in the same vein as last year?
In some ways, I find the Burnley fans' reaction to being in the premier league quite refreshing. They love Dyche, and even though they're clearly struggling and have little prospect of staying up, they recognise his fantastic achievements and will stick by him.
Anyway rant over. I hope that if we ever went up, we'd respect the job the manager did in getting us there in the first place.
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It's understandable, and the sign of modern fans
Fickle football fans strike again. As said above, its a sign of the times......in what is becoming a sport that I certainly don't enjoy as much as I used to.
Same as the fox debate, immediately after a game feelings are high and angry and emotional, but isn't that what makes football great
Had Curbishley gone after 14-games in 1998, we would have gone down to League One a lot sooner I reckon
Fans need to learn patience, there are too many stories where these knee jerk reactions are harming clubs (Charlton.. Wolves.. Norwich.. Fulham) where messing round with the Manager can seriously make the situation a lot worse whilst Newcastle have proven with Pardew that fortunes can be turned around so easily.
Leicester have just lost to Liverpool one of England's strongest teams... the spending difference is just crazy so what do they expect is going to happen
Sadly I fear not, football is all about short term ism, you're lucky to be in a job for 2 years anymore.
Would someone like Pulis do a better job? I think they have a big decision to make because I was under the impression in that they're similar to QPR with FFP, if they get relegated they are outside the Championship regulations (I think - although I don't know what the crack is after the latest vote)
They then went up, spent even more and find themselves below Burnley.
Personally I don't rate Pearson and never really have. Day he by far the better manager.
Losing doesn't bother me that much as everybody loses. Its the way you lose that gets my goat. If you give it your all and lose then you can't knock people for trying. If you can see they aren't trying thats different. If they are picking players that aren;t trying and not giving others a go, that is also different. I think this is where our fans differed with Curbs. You could see the effort being put in, especially during the early Premier seasons.
I am surprised that the fans are turning on Pearson and think managers who get them up should be given time to keep them there or at least give it a go. They earned that right, same as the players who go up with you. If however he loses confidence in the dressing room and has no way of motivating the players and fans can see that then its a bit different. We don't see what their fans see week in week out, so maybe we are quick to judge them as well.
Okay, they are 2 points behind safety with only 24 games to play...........
4 games ago, Burnley seemed a lost cause and now they're out of the relegation zone.
Leicester as a club, manager, players and supporters need to remember they need to be together if they wish to be successful. That's what made them runaway champions last season.
And if they should be relegated, the foundations (and money) will be in place for another promotion push next season.
Its a bit like a Cardiff fan asking why you moan at Simon Church.....a player than plays game in & game out for Wales - and you have the temerity to say that an International payer is not good enough for lowly Charlton !!