Nigel Pearson would not want to return to Southampton (From Daily Echo)
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Nigel Pearson would not want to return to Southampton
11:19am Monday 22nd June 2009 in
NIGEL Pearson would not be interested in a return to Southampton Football Club, it has been claimed.
According to a spokesman for Leicester City, the former Saints boss would not have any interest in a return to St. Mary's.
It is understood that the Pinnacle consortium have placed Pearson near the top of their short list of potential managers.
However his current club have rubbished the possibility of him leaving the team he has just guided to the League One title and promotion back to the Championship.
It comes as Matt Le Tissier has revealed Kevin Keegan is not the only man he has talked to about the managerial vacancy.
Keegan has been heavily linked with a return to Southampton but Le Tissier said: "Kevin is not the only one I have sat down and talked to. I have sat down and talked to a lot of my contacts in the game."
He added: "We need to clarify the manager's position and we will look at that, I have spoken to a lot of people and taken a lot of advice and when the takeover is complete we will sit down and talk about it.
"For me this is a new job and I need to gather as much information as I can and there are several other people I have spoken to and no decision on a new manager has been made."
• The Daily Echo revealed at the weekend that a rival bid headed by Dorset businessman Marc Jackson has lined up a current international manager to lead the League One team.
Mr Jackson has refused to disclose the identity of the manager, but the Echo understands it is Thailand manager Peter Reid.
Reid, who made seven appearances for Saints in 1993/94, was last month also linked with a company planning a bid for Premier League Everton FC.
Comments(20)
buffalosoldier
says...
11:35am Mon 22 Jun 09
FFS
the two managers they have been KEEN to be seen/associated with!
Kevin Keegan - never gonna happen.
Nigel Pearson -
why the hell would he?
they have gone for headlines and smokescreens to deflect yours and the media's attention away from whgo is funding the bid.
how "staged Sun front page type exclusive" were those KK photos??? come on people wake up and smell millbrook
Solent Saint
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11:35am Mon 22 Jun 09
Tevez888 wrote:Fool. Still living in the wrong world.
I would love to see it just to shove two fingers up at Lowe and that everybody wanted the man he got rid of for his dutch nightmare! I think Lowe secretly wanted us to go down. COME BACK PEARSON, though I doubt you would. The Fans and everyone related to the Club adore you, it's just a shame that one man had the say over 32'000 fans, 30 squad players and 100's of staff involved with the club!
Crowds
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11:56am Mon 22 Jun 09
Assuming your southampton supporters at the echo this isnt positive specualation..
Can you not leave the negativity behind like we have the last regime.
Be realistic for once COYR!
Crowds.
AdrianSmith
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12:12pm Mon 22 Jun 09
Crowds wrote:Grow up.
I fail to see where its been wrote that we're after Pearson?? Another useless assumption??? Assuming your southampton supporters at the echo this isnt positive specualation.. Can you not leave the negativity behind like we have the last regime. Be realistic for once COYR! Crowds.
The world isn't all positivity and just because you don't deem it 'positive speculation' doesn't render it unimportant.
LeopardsSpots
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12:15pm Mon 22 Jun 09
saintjak
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12:28pm Mon 22 Jun 09
Peter Reid... I ask ya...
suttonsaint
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12:29pm Mon 22 Jun 09
~STOP TAKING THE ECHOE's BAIT. IGNORE THIS STORY
sdowd2
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12:31pm Mon 22 Jun 09
Tevez888 wrote:THE BOARD vote for every decision at the club NOT ONE MAN.
I would love to see it just to shove two fingers up at Lowe and that everybody wanted the man he got rid of for his dutch nightmare! I think Lowe secretly wanted us to go down. COME BACK PEARSON, though I doubt you would. The Fans and everyone related to the Club adore you, it's just a shame that one man had the say over 32'000 fans, 30 squad players and 100's of staff involved with the club!
managers coming and going,players beeing bought and sold,notspending money after our fa cup final appearance all decided by THE BOARD.
The Exiled Saint
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12:44pm Mon 22 Jun 09
Aren't we in enough trouble!
Burton Saint
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1:11pm Mon 22 Jun 09
Crowds
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1:20pm Mon 22 Jun 09
AdrianSmith wrote:Adrian, so when the story is based on complete **** i should grow up? I just dont like storys that have no foundations and are obviously space fillers.
Crowds wrote: I fail to see where its been wrote that we're after Pearson?? Another useless assumption??? Assuming your southampton supporters at the echo this isnt positive specualation.. Can you not leave the negativity behind like we have the last regime. Be realistic for once COYR! Crowds.Grow up. The world isn't all positivity and just because you don't deem it 'positive speculation' doesn't render it unimportant.
I completely agree everything shouldnt be sugar coated. As they say theres no new like bad news.
But the fact is for once we're in a period where we can be positive and theres more than enough to talk about than to try fill the paper with complete and utter fabrication and wild speculation!!
Shoong
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1:23pm Mon 22 Jun 09
For shame Echo.
Common as Saints
says...
2:05pm Mon 22 Jun 09
Its vague, unfounded speculation with no purpose.
I suspect there are many names in the hat and until the takeover is complete, this is all pointless speculation.
sw: lazy-wine (lazy journalism i say!)
Bitterne Park Tim
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2:05pm Mon 22 Jun 09
Shoong wrote:Why do people like you constantly have a go at what the Echo publishes... you start to look really silly as you clearly keep reading it!
A really poor effort at journalism. Vague & most likely just made up for debate. For shame Echo.
KK or Strachan... Please...
Northern Saint
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2:36pm Mon 22 Jun 09
Suspect the full quote from Pearson simply said 'ha ha ha' over and over
Please God no to Peter Reid!!
miltonarchers
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2:42pm Mon 22 Jun 09
weh8pompey
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2:48pm Mon 22 Jun 09
BertCatt
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2:55pm Mon 22 Jun 09
Also I can reveal exclusively that a whole host of Managers and Ex Managers, would not come to Saints. This list is far too long for here. Why the heck should they?
We are in League 1, (perhaps), 10 points deducted, no sign of a 'take over', nor ever likely to be as things stand.
Would you want the job? If so maybe get down to St Mary's and apply!
SomersetSaint
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3:19pm Mon 22 Jun 09
Arsene Wenger was also high on the wanted list, but has just said he's not interested either!!!
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Tevez888 says...
11:27am Mon 22 Jun 09
I think Lowe secretly wanted us to go down.
COME BACK PEARSON, though I doubt you would.
The Fans and everyone related to the Club adore you, it's just a shame that one man had the say over 32'000 fans, 30 squad players and 100's of staff involved with the club!