Nigel Pearson: Leicester City are still on course for the top spots

“nice one Alan and Merry Xmas I was only joking. It's going to be a real hectic game. You may be right with the score but if Cardiff score first I think that they will win as we are not exactly good at coming back. Discipline seems to disappear when we fall behind and we look ragged. Concentration at all times is the key at the back. Great to see a prediction. Well done. I woke up with 2-1 to Cardiff in my head so we shall see. COME ON CITY”

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I think we have as much desire as Cardiff to win this one, as our last couple of games haven't quite been a fiasco. But just as important we want to do better than Cardiff especially at home. Make no mistake Nigel will have the boys pumped up to win this one. I don't drink, or smoke, and had a nice steak for dinner last night. So no drugs in my system just the belief that our lads will win for themselves, Nigel, and our supporters, as they will sure to be making plenty of noise to drown the Cardiff mob out. 2-1 to Leicester!!”

“Alan beat Cardiff no problem. I admire this optimism I suppose its better than doom and gloom. Problem is you may well be in for a crushing disappointment. This Cardiff side are the real deal and will be out for blood after last weeks fiasco. If I had your mind set I'd definitely be wondering what I'd eaten, drank or smoked last night. Lets hope and pray you are right and things go well.”

“I am as a rule what you might call a lerker. But this bad mouthing of Nigel and his team shocks me to the core. To think that the people mouthing of are City supporters. I think not because every blue blooded city supporter follows his side through good and bad times. We are sitting in the play of possies so were not doing to bad are we? We will beat Cardiff at home no problems. Nigel have a look at Ince at Blackpool he could be the man you are looking for to partner David Nuge.”

“don't bank on it mate. Mr Pearson may be of a mind that his ego alone can propel this team to promotion. There is a lot that is right with the set up but there are certain key things wrong. We shall see in due course if these problems are addressed. Next two games shape this whole season. They will show whether this team can challenge for automatic or whether it is to be a dog fight for 6th.”

“There are two sides to every leader. The public , political face and the closer, intimate truth.

Pearson needs to make positive comments to fire up the team, reassure the owners and get the ticket sales going for Saturday.

Hopefully. in private he's more honest and direct and is saying stuff like .."man up Kingy, Vardy stay behind after training for extra shooting practice,
Whitbread, lead with your feet not your hands, Konch..you are on the transfer list and Dyer...I've got Lenny Glover in to teach you how to cross the ball."”

“I've given up on Pearson and also the team's annual inability to win their fair share of games against any of the big bad boy teams from London .....oooh! I cannot fathom why the most talented player likely to score from long range has recently been confined to the bench..... I refer to Ben Marshall. All in all I'm tired of Pearson's excuses and now that he is playing his team, he has to be held accountable. All in all, I believe it is all going down hill rather rapidly and the next two games may cement Pearson's exit, as if they lose them, there will no point continuing on with this charade.

If the goal is to develop a young team in the Championship for another year or so then so be it. But, Perason should then stop bleating on about his team being an aoutmatic candidate for promotion.”

“Like you, I'm often accused of being negative and not looking through the same blue tinted glasses that some people look through. We can see both the strengths and weaknesses of the team.

We can only surmise whether the owners are going to inject more cash. Let's hope so. Personally I don't think we'll see us spending big money and nailing a striker for £4 million.

Part of Pearson's brief was to cut the wage bill and looking at his signings he made in the summer it looks like the owners have tightened the purse strings.
Pearson will have to do what O'Neill did and make some shrewd signings and he needs to keep developing the younger players like Waggie, Moore, Futacs and Sclupp.

And the the owners have to show patience.”

“Acullingham your posts are among the best on here. I'd settle for that too but I doubt the owners will. I'd hate to see them go up thru a play off win and then get hammered pillar and post like Derby did. I think that the longer we are in this division the more likely it will be that the coin drops with NP and he sees where the team is weak and changes it.

I hope the ambition is there with the owners. I see Brighton are ready to offer 4 million for Charlie Austin and Hull 7 million for Fraizer Campbell. both Sunderland and Burnley are saying they will resist these offers but at least it shows ambition. Ian Holloway says he can't wait for January to strengthen his squad. this is ambition.

The problem is that if these ambitious teams get promotion then with the Premier money they may well be after Leicester players.”

“Personally, I would settle for another year in the Championship. It will give time for the younger players to mature and for NP to add some strength in the key areas.
I'd like us to go up as Champions playing strong confident football.”