Leicester City manager Nigel Pearson says he would still love to be in the FA Cup

“hindsight nonsence talk . my mum would call him a "fibber" .story that doesnt wash with me .”

“Well,if we don`t want cup ties why enter the competitions then.........every January lets turn out 11 youngsters in the FA Cup to make sure we don`t progress.......i for one lament the passing of the FA Cup as a great competition.........it`s just a joke now with nearly all managers showing utter disrespect[Wenger is the latest]........i think a word of praise is due to David Moyes at Everton........he tuned out his strongest side at Oldham and so did Mancini against Leeds........i hope one of those two wins the Cup now........and as for the argument that players need a rest.....it`s rubbish.......as Gary Lineker said,when do Messi and Ronaldo take a rest.........answer,never......and it doesn`t seem to affect their performances!”

“And after all these posts, look at where we sit in the table this morning! On the one hand, squads win matches (and promotion), not teams and with about six internationals playing for us we should have been able to beat Huddersfield, so no blame on Nigel. His squad let him down. Second point, look at the table. FIFTH. Games in hand are not points. Imagine if we were still in the cup, unlike our rivals. Watford and Hull are exploiting a 'foreign loans aren't loans' legal scam, about to be closed, but too late for us. We have to beat Watford and Udinese, Hull and Egypt, to win promotion. We DO need loyal fans, we don't need cupties right now. Look where Leeds and Blackburn are. Pressure's on us now, we HAVE to beat Charlton.”

“Not only that onceablue just think lots of football fans or even sports fans watched that rubbish dished out on TV. I've had mates ringing saying it wasn't worth the electricity watching it or they turned over after so many minutes and others saying the division they are in must be c... If they are an example of the top end of it. It really was embarrassing. If that had been boxing the fighters would have had purses withheld. fans attending got in for a tender I believe but in actual fact it wasn't worth the price of travelling. The manager and most of the players should hang their heads in shame for disgracing the shirt. They including Pearson for his selection and tactics were truly pathetic.”

“I have to laugh, all or most managers will bleat on about how they would like to pick the same side each week as this gives continuity and a greater understanding between the group. I know there have been injuries but to make the number of changes that NP has surely defies that logic. You either want to be in a competition or you don't. The disrespect not only to the competition but also the opposition is a tad arrogant. I and many other supporters will feel that the club has devalued not only the FA Cup but also the Championship.”

“Peak I guess that's so.

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“Before I start this rant I want to make it clear that I am a Pearson supporter and know that he is doing a great job, but..............

If this article is true, why oh why did the players not act on these words?

I know and accept that to get promotion is what we all want, but....

As a supporter of LCFC I always want us to get to Wembley and still get excited when the draw is made. The simple fact is that we should be playing Wigan on Sunday but a mixture of the team picked, the seemingly lack of energy and desire and the lack of motivation from the bench put paid to another Cup run.

It will be interesting to see the draw on Sunday. I just hope that the winner of Huddersfied/Wigan don't get a winnable home tie in the 6th round with a trip to Wembley a reality. That will really P me off. This could have been the best opportunity since Wycombe!

Now we have only league games to play and the players (whoever are picked) must show far greater desire next Tuesday to get us back on track... The pressure is on, especially as Nigel has got his manager of the month award..

Enjoy the ride Blue Boys...”

“Totally agree dobranich...........but i`m afraid all the top managers treat the FA Cup with contempt these days........it`s a joke competition like the League Cup........not like that in the 60`s and 70`s.........blame shared between weak FA,who allowed Man Utd to miss the FA Cup to go to some meaningless competition in S.America,Sky and other TV companies who were allowed to mess with the schedules.......bring back the days of all ties played 3pm Saturday with replays the following week.........and the draws on Monday lunchtimes on the radio!!!!”

“I agree with Wood and Nugent up front and a decent line up behind them who knows we may have beaten Wigan. With the team he put out we had no chance it was a joke. The only honest thing in this article is that success breeds success and failure the opposite. he has on.y said that though to cloud the real reason why we lost. He picked a pathetic line up. A winning mentality is a priceless thing and these last games he has thrown that to the winds.

Im still seething that we had to replay in the first place. It's all down to Pearsons lack of respect towards the Cup Competition and the fans.”

“If he was serious about wanting to stay in the Cup,why didn`t he play his strongest available team.......like people have said an opportunity for a televised money spinning tie wasted.....team he put out on Tuesday lacked skill,ideas,commitment and motivation and that was down to Pearson.......it just seems to me that he preferred this weekend free.......a shame as i reckon our full strength side could have beaten Wigan and we`d have been in the Quarter Final......i know Wood and Marshall were injured but Drinkwater would have made a big difference.”