PAUL Balsom has backed Nigel Pearson to stay on as Saints boss regardless of who takes over the club.
Saints' head of sports science is out of contract this month but hopes that Pearson is given the opportunity to build on the club's final day escape against Sheffield United.
And if Rupert Lowe and Michael Wilde decide that Pearson is the man to take the club forward, then Balsom believes that Saints' future is in safe hands.
Balsom said: "I've worked with a lot of good coaches and a lot of good managers but Nigel is a rarity - he's both.
I hope Pearson stays.
What happened to Lowe taking over yesterday? The Echo were certain it would happen on Wednesday, but it didn't. Surely the Echo wasn't wrong !?!?!
I hope Pearson stays.
What happened to Lowe taking over yesterday? The Echo were certain it would happen on Wednesday, but it didn't. Surely the Echo wasn't wrong !?!?!
Posted by: Barnacle Bill, somewhere on the high seas on 9:29am Thu 15 May 08
Everyone who knows anything about football is backing Nigel except Lowelife and his cronies/luvvies. What on earth has our club done to deserve the duck hunter. I suppose we have to thank Askham the man who brought us that other disaster Branfoot. Just watch the luvvies (PR People in disguise) crawl out from under their stones to support Lowe.
Everyone who knows anything about football is backing Nigel except Lowelife and his cronies/luvvies. What on earth has our club done to deserve the duck hunter. I suppose we have to thank Askham the man who brought us that other disaster Branfoot. Just watch the luvvies (PR People in disguise) crawl out from under their stones to support Lowe.
Ronald...a great manager to u is somebody that wins 3 of 14 games and nearly took our club down to div one..Mr Pearson is a good coach or assistant,but thats as far as it goes...GB left us in mid-table ,or are you forgetting that??? you just want somebody that looks mean or you want somebody that knows what they are doing...if we have no money for compensation for Ince we should get Micky Adams in asap...if we dont by christmas you will be agreeing with me
Ronald...a great manager to u is somebody that wins 3 of 14 games and nearly took our club down to div one..Mr Pearson is a good coach or assistant,but thats as far as it goes...GB left us in mid-table ,or are you forgetting that??? you just want somebody that looks mean or you want somebody that knows what they are doing...if we have no money for compensation for Ince we should get Micky Adams in asap...if we dont by christmas you will be agreeing with me
[quote][bold]muse[/bold] wrote:
Ronald...a great manager to u is somebody that wins 3 of 14 games and nearly took our club down to div one..Mr Pearson is a good coach or assistant,but thats as far as it goes...GB left us in mid-table ,or are you forgetting that??? you just want somebody that looks mean or you want somebody that knows what they are doing...if we have no money for compensation for Ince we should get Micky Adams in asap...if we dont by christmas you will be agreeing with me[/quote] Well we cant afford another manager, and no one wants to manage southampton fc
muse wrote:
Ronald...a great manager to u is somebody that wins 3 of 14 games and nearly took our club down to div one..Mr Pearson is a good coach or assistant,but thats as far as it goes...GB left us in mid-table ,or are you forgetting that??? you just want somebody that looks mean or you want somebody that knows what they are doing...if we have no money for compensation for Ince we should get Micky Adams in asap...if we dont by christmas you will be agreeing with me
Well we cant afford another manager, and no one wants to manage southampton fc
Posted by: John B, Bitterne on 10:10am Thu 15 May 08
[quote][bold]muse[/bold] wrote:
Ronald...a great manager to u is somebody that wins 3 of 14 games and nearly took our club down to div one..Mr Pearson is a good coach or assistant,but thats as far as it goes...GB left us in mid-table ,or are you forgetting that??? you just want somebody that looks mean or you want somebody that knows what they are doing...if we have no money for compensation for Ince we should get Micky Adams in asap...if we dont by christmas you will be agreeing with me[/quote] Mr Adams is now manager of Brighton
muse wrote:
Ronald...a great manager to u is somebody that wins 3 of 14 games and nearly took our club down to div one..Mr Pearson is a good coach or assistant,but thats as far as it goes...GB left us in mid-table ,or are you forgetting that??? you just want somebody that looks mean or you want somebody that knows what they are doing...if we have no money for compensation for Ince we should get Micky Adams in asap...if we dont by christmas you will be agreeing with me
Posted by: Matt, Southampton on 10:18am Thu 15 May 08
[quote][bold]muse[/bold] wrote:
Ronald...a great manager to u is somebody that wins 3 of 14 games and nearly took our club down to div one..Mr Pearson is a good coach or assistant,but thats as far as it goes...GB left us in mid-table ,or are you forgetting that??? you just want somebody that looks mean or you want somebody that knows what they are doing...if we have no money for compensation for Ince we should get Micky Adams in asap...if we dont by christmas you will be agreeing with me[/quote] Just remember that NP had to get the team fit and motivated after a poor period under Burley.
I had heard that players couldn't be arsed and a bad feeling was at the club. By the end of the season, what I saw was a motivated, fit team playing good football. That doesn't happen overnight but it had by the end of the season, which suggests Pearson had done a very good job.
Check the bigger picture sir - it is more indicative of 'success'. He more than deserves his chance and to get rid would be a big mistake.
muse wrote:
Ronald...a great manager to u is somebody that wins 3 of 14 games and nearly took our club down to div one..Mr Pearson is a good coach or assistant,but thats as far as it goes...GB left us in mid-table ,or are you forgetting that??? you just want somebody that looks mean or you want somebody that knows what they are doing...if we have no money for compensation for Ince we should get Micky Adams in asap...if we dont by christmas you will be agreeing with me
Just remember that NP had to get the team fit and motivated after a poor period under Burley.
I had heard that players couldn't be arsed and a bad feeling was at the club. By the end of the season, what I saw was a motivated, fit team playing good football. That doesn't happen overnight but it had by the end of the season, which suggests Pearson had done a very good job.
Check the bigger picture sir - it is more indicative of 'success'. He more than deserves his chance and to get rid would be a big mistake.
Posted by: Graham, Sholing on 10:24am Thu 15 May 08
[quote][bold]muse[/bold] wrote:
Ronald...a great manager to u is somebody that wins 3 of 14 games and nearly took our club down to div one..Mr Pearson is a good coach or assistant,but thats as far as it goes...GB left us in mid-table ,or are you forgetting that??? you just want somebody that looks mean or you want somebody that knows what they are doing...if we have no money for compensation for Ince we should get Micky Adams in asap...if we dont by christmas you will be agreeing with me[/quote] Ok, so maybe we were mid table when George Burley left but he had totally lost the plot at the end. I honestly think that moral & discipline had sunk so low that we would have ended up relegated had he stayed.
Nigel Pearson has done enough in my book to be given a chance to show what he can do.
Incidently, what makes you think any other quality manager would want to take over with that idiot Lowe coming back?
muse wrote:
Ronald...a great manager to u is somebody that wins 3 of 14 games and nearly took our club down to div one..Mr Pearson is a good coach or assistant,but thats as far as it goes...GB left us in mid-table ,or are you forgetting that??? you just want somebody that looks mean or you want somebody that knows what they are doing...if we have no money for compensation for Ince we should get Micky Adams in asap...if we dont by christmas you will be agreeing with me
Ok, so maybe we were mid table when George Burley left but he had totally lost the plot at the end. I honestly think that moral & discipline had sunk so low that we would have ended up relegated had he stayed.
Nigel Pearson has done enough in my book to be given a chance to show what he can do.
Incidently, what makes you think any other quality manager would want to take over with that idiot Lowe coming back?
Posted by: Derry, west hampshire on 1:11pm Thu 15 May 08
Interestingly, Burley's record wasn't at all bad until the statement from the directors on Nov 2nd. From that moment Burley seemed to give up and the teams performance dropped alarmingly.
I feel we would have been relegated if Burley had stayed. additionally Dodd and Gorman and the team took one point in five games and were dumped out of the cup in probably one of the most inept displays I have ever seen from a Saints team.
That is the background Pearson came into. He had a pretty tough run including the last two matches against the in form teams in the league. IMO he did a pretty decent job including bringing in Perry, Lucketti and especially Wright a real goalkeeper, to take the place of Teflon Kelvin Davis our uncommunicative, none catching, linebound custodian who never passes or throws out to his own players just bombs the ball downfield.
Interestingly, Burley's record wasn't at all bad until the statement from the directors on Nov 2nd. From that moment Burley seemed to give up and the teams performance dropped alarmingly.
I feel we would have been relegated if Burley had stayed. additionally Dodd and Gorman and the team took one point in five games and were dumped out of the cup in probably one of the most inept displays I have ever seen from a Saints team.
That is the background Pearson came into. He had a pretty tough run including the last two matches against the in form teams in the league. IMO he did a pretty decent job including bringing in Perry, Lucketti and especially Wright a real goalkeeper, to take the place of Teflon Kelvin Davis our uncommunicative, none catching, linebound custodian who never passes or throws out to his own players just bombs the ball downfield.
Posted by: DAINOWEL, Bristol on 1:23pm Thu 15 May 08
[quote][bold]muse[/bold] wrote:
Ronald...a great manager to u is somebody that wins 3 of 14 games and nearly took our club down to div one..Mr Pearson is a good coach or assistant,but thats as far as it goes...GB left us in mid-table ,or are you forgetting that??? you just want somebody that looks mean or you want somebody that knows what they are doing...if we have no money for compensation for Ince we should get Micky Adams in asap...if we dont by christmas you will be agreeing with me[/quote] crawl back under your stone ,numpty.
Pearson's record stands for itself.GB left us in free-fall and had he stayed we would have been relegated. As it is Pearson came in did what Burley was incapable of doing which was to shore up the defence and get Richard Wright in, who incidentally should be signed permanently along with Chris Perry and Lucketti.
As for Mickey Adams he has just joined Brighton which shows how much you know about football.
Your master Rupert Lowe will get a very rough ride at Saints I have no doubt about that.The battle starts now.
muse wrote:
Ronald...a great manager to u is somebody that wins 3 of 14 games and nearly took our club down to div one..Mr Pearson is a good coach or assistant,but thats as far as it goes...GB left us in mid-table ,or are you forgetting that??? you just want somebody that looks mean or you want somebody that knows what they are doing...if we have no money for compensation for Ince we should get Micky Adams in asap...if we dont by christmas you will be agreeing with me
crawl back under your stone ,numpty.
Pearson's record stands for itself.GB left us in free-fall and had he stayed we would have been relegated. As it is Pearson came in did what Burley was incapable of doing which was to shore up the defence and get Richard Wright in, who incidentally should be signed permanently along with Chris Perry and Lucketti.
As for Mickey Adams he has just joined Brighton which shows how much you know about football.
Your master Rupert Lowe will get a very rough ride at Saints I have no doubt about that.The battle starts now.
Posted by: John B, Bitterne on 2:48pm Thu 15 May 08
[quote][bold]Derry[/bold] wrote:
Interestingly, Burley's record wasn't at all bad until the statement from the directors on Nov 2nd. From that moment Burley seemed to give up and the teams performance dropped alarmingly. I feel we would have been relegated if Burley had stayed. additionally Dodd and Gorman and the team took one point in five games and were dumped out of the cup in probably one of the most inept displays I have ever seen from a Saints team. That is the background Pearson came into. He had a pretty tough run including the last two matches against the in form teams in the league. IMO he did a pretty decent job including bringing in Perry, Lucketti and especially Wright a real goalkeeper, to take the place of Teflon Kelvin Davis our uncommunicative, none catching, linebound custodian who never passes or throws out to his own players just bombs the ball downfield.[/quote] Yes an interesting post.
I think Hoos and Burley handled the Burley departure badly although I do not know what was happening in the background with Lowe and Wilde.
When Burley went not appointing a manager loaning Rasiak and Skacel and not bringing in any new faces must have given the impression after all the hype of we are going for the play offs that there was nothing to play for and the rot set in.
The team was of course to good to go down but it was very close..
Derry wrote:
Interestingly, Burley's record wasn't at all bad until the statement from the directors on Nov 2nd. From that moment Burley seemed to give up and the teams performance dropped alarmingly. I feel we would have been relegated if Burley had stayed. additionally Dodd and Gorman and the team took one point in five games and were dumped out of the cup in probably one of the most inept displays I have ever seen from a Saints team. That is the background Pearson came into. He had a pretty tough run including the last two matches against the in form teams in the league. IMO he did a pretty decent job including bringing in Perry, Lucketti and especially Wright a real goalkeeper, to take the place of Teflon Kelvin Davis our uncommunicative, none catching, linebound custodian who never passes or throws out to his own players just bombs the ball downfield.
Yes an interesting post.
I think Hoos and Burley handled the Burley departure badly although I do not know what was happening in the background with Lowe and Wilde.
When Burley went not appointing a manager loaning Rasiak and Skacel and not bringing in any new faces must have given the impression after all the hype of we are going for the play offs that there was nothing to play for and the rot set in.
The team was of course to good to go down but it was very close..
[quote][bold]muse[/bold] wrote:
Ronald...a great manager to u is somebody that wins 3 of 14 games and nearly took our club down to div one..Mr Pearson is a good coach or assistant,but thats as far as it goes...GB left us in mid-table ,or are you forgetting that??? you just want somebody that looks mean or you want somebody that knows what they are doing...if we have no money for compensation for Ince we should get Micky Adams in asap...if we dont by christmas you will be agreeing with me[/quote] You must be joking my friend. We were on a a hiding to nothing under Burley. No way we would have avoided the relegation struggles if GB had stayed. Nigel Pearson did something that Burley couldn't, he took those useless players Burley brought in and actually got them playing with passion, which was sorely lacking prior to his appointment. Players are now required to give their all. Burley ignored Llana all season, yet Pearson had the vision to include him and was repaid with a critical goal at WBA. I suppose if Hoddle had come in you would have said "well he did well considering these weren't his players". Come on, don't be so short sighted.
muse wrote:
Ronald...a great manager to u is somebody that wins 3 of 14 games and nearly took our club down to div one..Mr Pearson is a good coach or assistant,but thats as far as it goes...GB left us in mid-table ,or are you forgetting that??? you just want somebody that looks mean or you want somebody that knows what they are doing...if we have no money for compensation for Ince we should get Micky Adams in asap...if we dont by christmas you will be agreeing with me
You must be joking my friend. We were on a a hiding to nothing under Burley. No way we would have avoided the relegation struggles if GB had stayed. Nigel Pearson did something that Burley couldn't, he took those useless players Burley brought in and actually got them playing with passion, which was sorely lacking prior to his appointment. Players are now required to give their all. Burley ignored Llana all season, yet Pearson had the vision to include him and was repaid with a critical goal at WBA. I suppose if Hoddle had come in you would have said "well he did well considering these weren't his players". Come on, don't be so short sighted.
Posted by: Osama Bin Laden, A Cave far far away on 4:38pm Thu 15 May 08
[quote][bold]Andy T[/bold] wrote:
[quote][bold]muse[/bold] wrote:
Ronald...a great manager to u is somebody that wins 3 of 14 games and nearly took our club down to div one..Mr Pearson is a good coach or assistant,but thats as far as it goes...GB left us in mid-table ,or are you forgetting that??? you just want somebody that looks mean or you want somebody that knows what they are doing...if we have no money for compensation for Ince we should get Micky Adams in asap...if we dont by christmas you will be agreeing with me[/quote] You must be joking my friend. We were on a a hiding to nothing under Burley. No way we would have avoided the relegation struggles if GB had stayed. Nigel Pearson did something that Burley couldn't, he took those useless players Burley brought in and actually got them playing with passion, which was sorely lacking prior to his appointment. Players are now required to give their all. Burley ignored Llana all season, yet Pearson had the vision to include him and was repaid with a critical goal at WBA. I suppose if Hoddle had come in you would have said "well he did well considering these weren't his players". Come on, don't be so short sighted.[/quote] Well Pearson did not play Llana at first only when his hand was tied because of injuries and lack of form. The fact is it was only at the end when we picked up points we looked ok. A couple of games before the end we were beaten at Burnley at home. All of NP teams ahve been involved with relegation. Not a surprise. Hes a decent bloke no doubt, but lets go give Paul Ince a call and let him manage a real team in a real city.
Andy T wrote:
muse wrote:
Ronald...a great manager to u is somebody that wins 3 of 14 games and nearly took our club down to div one..Mr Pearson is a good coach or assistant,but thats as far as it goes...GB left us in mid-table ,or are you forgetting that??? you just want somebody that looks mean or you want somebody that knows what they are doing...if we have no money for compensation for Ince we should get Micky Adams in asap...if we dont by christmas you will be agreeing with me
You must be joking my friend. We were on a a hiding to nothing under Burley. No way we would have avoided the relegation struggles if GB had stayed. Nigel Pearson did something that Burley couldn't, he took those useless players Burley brought in and actually got them playing with passion, which was sorely lacking prior to his appointment. Players are now required to give their all. Burley ignored Llana all season, yet Pearson had the vision to include him and was repaid with a critical goal at WBA. I suppose if Hoddle had come in you would have said "well he did well considering these weren't his players". Come on, don't be so short sighted.
Well Pearson did not play Llana at first only when his hand was tied because of injuries and lack of form. The fact is it was only at the end when we picked up points we looked ok. A couple of games before the end we were beaten at Burnley at home. All of NP teams ahve been involved with relegation. Not a surprise. Hes a decent bloke no doubt, but lets go give Paul Ince a call and let him manage a real team in a real city.
[quote][bold]Barnacle Bill[/bold] wrote:
Everyone who knows anything about football is backing Nigel except Lowelife and his cronies/luvvies. What on earth has our club done to deserve the duck hunter. I suppose we have to thank Askham the man who brought us that other disaster Branfoot. Just watch the luvvies (PR People in disguise) crawl out from under their stones to support Lowe.[/quote] When has Lowe ever said he is not backing Pearson? Were you also anti-Lowe/Askham when you were cheering in Cardiff a few years back?
Barnacle Bill wrote:
Everyone who knows anything about football is backing Nigel except Lowelife and his cronies/luvvies. What on earth has our club done to deserve the duck hunter. I suppose we have to thank Askham the man who brought us that other disaster Branfoot. Just watch the luvvies (PR People in disguise) crawl out from under their stones to support Lowe.
When has Lowe ever said he is not backing Pearson? Were you also anti-Lowe/Askham when you were cheering in Cardiff a few years back?
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