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Pearson appointed new Saints boss
5:07pm Monday 18th February 2008
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Saints have appointed Nigel Pearson as their new manager.
The 44-year-old former Carlisle boss and Stoke, West Brom and Newcastle assistant manager was appointed by the Saints board as a speedy reaction to Saturday's 1-0 FA Cup fifth round defeat at League One Bristol Rovers.
Pearson has only recently left Newcastle of his own accord after a spell as Sam Allardyce's right hand man at St James' Park.
Pearson takes over with immediate effect and ends the hunt for George Burley's successor which was put on hold when Jason Dodd and John Gorman were named caretaker bosses for the foreseeable future.
With the way in which results have gone however - Dodd and Gorman have enjoyed just one win in seven games - the Saints board decided they had to act swiftly to stop a slide towards relegation and believe Pearson will be the man to do just that.
Your Say YourThis is Hampshire
Rich, London says...
5:20pm Mon 18 Feb 08
annoyed angry AND P1SSED 0FF fan wrote:Er, this guy broke Richard Hall's nose with a deliberate elbow when playing at the Dell for Sheff Weds. Ref missed it. Apart from that he is a failed assistant manager. Coleman FFS
WH0??????
Oh Sh!t, Oh Sh!t says...
5:25pm Mon 18 Feb 08
Paul Redknapp-French, P*rtsmouth says...
5:25pm Mon 18 Feb 08
buster, I.W says...
5:27pm Mon 18 Feb 08
GC, London says...
5:28pm Mon 18 Feb 08
Thorshammer, Valhalla says...
5:28pm Mon 18 Feb 08
Saints preserve or pickle us.
COYR.
EcoSaint, Southampton says...
5:31pm Mon 18 Feb 08
Yes indeed, we've let Hoddle go, Coleman go etc etc.
Very quick and very decisive, I must say.
To be fair the current Board have been so slow and indecisive, we can only clutch at the remaining straws.
Nevertheless, let's give Pearson a chance - don't decry or write him off - we have no evidence that he cannot cope.
I will certainly support him for the next 10 games at least, and than reassess.
Mark, Shirley says...
5:32pm Mon 18 Feb 08
Are we preparing for life in Division One ?
john smith, southampton says...
5:33pm Mon 18 Feb 08
david blake, n ireland says...
5:36pm Mon 18 Feb 08
Andy, Southampton says...
5:37pm Mon 18 Feb 08
jonanddebs, Shirley says...
5:37pm Mon 18 Feb 08
Make Andrew Davis club captain while ya at it Leon he is the only one who showed any passion on Saturday.
COYR
St'David, says...
5:39pm Mon 18 Feb 08
Pearson does come with a reputation of discipline and work effort - he had that at a player - and also why would the likes of Aladice and Pearce be quick to recruit him if he didn't. The FA have spent time and nobody has sacked him yet. Saints have to basics of a team which should be capable of mounting a top six challenge if you look on paper. So they need a rollocking, fitness improvements, some time in the gym to bulk up and a reality check! why can't Peason be the man to deliver it.
Part of the club malaise is with the fans we've got into the same awful habbits - I see it every week, groans for a misplaced pass rather then accepting the effort in delivering it. Keep supporting and have some faith, it will get better.
SAINTTOLLY, devon says...
5:40pm Mon 18 Feb 08
Sniper, says...
5:43pm Mon 18 Feb 08
However, he is going to need some luck. If he can get some life out of our bunch of insipid players, he'll be performing a minor miracle.
Someone should check the local bookies and see if they can spot Mr Crouch walking out with some winnings as the odds on Pearson must have been huge.
SFC4EVA, soton says...
5:44pm Mon 18 Feb 08
Only time will tell. Like someone else said. Lets reassess in 10 games. If he keeps us up he will be a hero!
To do list
1. Stay in the Championship
2. Get the players fit
3. Instill some grit and determination to the so-called professionals
4. So-on and so-forth!
Blandford Saint, Blandford says...
5:45pm Mon 18 Feb 08
Stan Perks, Weymouth says...
5:45pm Mon 18 Feb 08
The 11 players on the pitch need to show they have got some fight in them. Only Davies showed it on Saturday.
Advice to Pearson - Drop Euell tomorrow and you'll get some brownie points on Day 1. More Hamill.
Heaven help us, Hell says...
5:45pm Mon 18 Feb 08
No Sh!t, i bet Lowe is **** himself with the way this place is being run, every person who is put in charge is more inept than than the last (and him)
Replacing 2 low rate assistance managers with 1 low rate assistance manager is going to lift all of our hopes and dreams. Great move Leon, you now move above Euell, Powell and Wright in my list of useless thing at Southampton FC.
I am just waiting for all the shinny happy saints fan to put a nice spin on this latest appointment as the silver lining people keep predicting is looking pretty sh!tty to me.
Laura, southampton says...
5:45pm Mon 18 Feb 08
Mark, Shirley says...
5:45pm Mon 18 Feb 08
greg v, soton says...
5:48pm Mon 18 Feb 08
same old thing - go for cheap option, a "yes" man who will not winge about transfer kitty.
Sniper, says...
5:48pm Mon 18 Feb 08
Mark wrote:No they wouldn't, but he's on a rolling contract and he'll be easily "sackable" if new investment (yeah right!) means they want their own man in charge.
Looks like the board are performing aswell as the players, Would a new Investor insist we have Pearson in charge, I don't think so....
phil, new milton says...
5:49pm Mon 18 Feb 08
R0GER, says...
5:50pm Mon 18 Feb 08
Sniper wrote:U THINK NEW INVEST0RS WILL SACK HIM?
Mark wrote: Looks like the board are performing aswell as the players, Would a new Investor insist we have Pearson in charge, I don't think so....No they wouldn't, but he's on a rolling contract and he'll be easily "sackable" if new investment (yeah right!) means they want their own man in charge.
stoned saint, says...
5:50pm Mon 18 Feb 08
jak, hants says...
5:52pm Mon 18 Feb 08
The players are a complete bunch of overpaid *@#*@. If it was me as chairman they would have all been docked a weeks pay and the travelling fans paid back in full for Saturday...
Call yourselves professional footballers? There was nothing professional about saturday. Good luck Nigel - unfortunately you are going to need it...
Come On You Red! (Andrew Davies)
Kev, Hants says...
5:53pm Mon 18 Feb 08
Bash on the way up - scuppered Saints on the way.... well you know the rest !!
Saint, says...
5:55pm Mon 18 Feb 08
Fed Up, says...
5:55pm Mon 18 Feb 08
Having said that, I'll get behind him and the team and he does look like a hard **** who will not take any crap.
John, Pinner says...
5:55pm Mon 18 Feb 08
"I'm not completely sure why I didn't like him, probably down to the fact that he always looked like he wanted to be somewhere else, he never looked professional to me always slouched & scowling in the dug out like a hoody on bail. Anyway glad he has gone thanks and bye."
Fantastic! Good luck to him and lets get three point tomorrow
Laura, Southampton says...
5:56pm Mon 18 Feb 08
Paddy B The Exiled Saint, Salop says...
5:58pm Mon 18 Feb 08
Its' the North East connection that worried me and i'm not refering to the Magpies!
I, for one, will greet the Saint's when they emerge on to the pitch tomorrow night with a stony silence!!!!
They will get my cheers when they start playing like footballers.
Dan, Watford says...
5:58pm Mon 18 Feb 08
BIGMAN, says...
5:58pm Mon 18 Feb 08
T0 ME HE S0UNDS LIKE A NUTTER
SaintJai, Hedge End says...
6:00pm Mon 18 Feb 08
jak, hants says...
6:02pm Mon 18 Feb 08
Laura wrote:laura no disrespect, but i can understand someone doing a crap job who's heart is not in it. But all 11 people are asked to do once a week is put 100% in for 90 minutes. Is it really that much to ask? They earn in a month probably what most earn in a year...
I am fed up with reading these comments about who did or did not show passion on Saturday. Do any of you actually know the players and whats going through their heads? I agree that some players didn't seem to care, but there were other players who may not of had the best game, but were absoulutely gutted to have let their club down. I understand everyones frustration, but please don't forget how frustrated and depressed some of the players actually are (one of them is a born Saints fan too!) and get behind them for Tuesday... and the new manager... we are all in this together after all!
and it's not always about having your best game, it is about running your **** off for 90 minutes!!! Even if you are having the worst game in history there is no excuse for not chasing everything down
Im afraid there is NO excuse for saturday. And i find it very hard to believe that other than Surman and A.Davies there was one player who really gave a sh...
C'ford saint, says...
6:04pm Mon 18 Feb 08
Thorspen15, Valhaha says...
6:06pm Mon 18 Feb 08
If I had a choice of a season ticket at St Marys or nailing my head to the floor I would get my hammer now.
All Saints fans should boycott the Saints and hopefully our inept money grabbing owners will get the message.
Mark, Netley says...
6:06pm Mon 18 Feb 08
Chris, Southsea says...
6:09pm Mon 18 Feb 08
Give the guy a chance, get behind the team and support them, help them stay up this season and see what the summer brings
red throo and throo, I.O.W. the southampton end says...
6:15pm Mon 18 Feb 08
batista, says...
6:18pm Mon 18 Feb 08
red throo and throo wrote:U DRUNK MATE?
Playoffs here we come !!
Andy Saint, Fareham says...
6:18pm Mon 18 Feb 08
Did anyone really think we were going to appoint Hoddle, Allardice or Coleman?
Time to stop whinging - get behind the team and Pearson
COYR
Michael, Totton says...
6:19pm Mon 18 Feb 08
Chav free zone, Swaythling says...
6:22pm Mon 18 Feb 08
Ken Jeans, says...
6:23pm Mon 18 Feb 08
optimist, shirley says...
6:23pm Mon 18 Feb 08
Not too much experience as manager, please don`t look at the Carlisle stats.
Tempted to put some cash on a defender tomorrow.
L, La La Land says...
6:23pm Mon 18 Feb 08
Up the Saints!!!!
Wazza, says...
6:24pm Mon 18 Feb 08
This hasn't happened.
I will get behind him but don't think this is what the club needed.
Interestingly it seems had the SISU (who most of the fans and the major shareholders discredited) takeover gone through, we probably would be looking at Coleman.
Watch Coventry march up the table.Nigel Pearson's red army....
Bryan Bridgwatetr, Courtice Ontario Canada says...
6:24pm Mon 18 Feb 08
M Clarke, Ringwood says...
6:26pm Mon 18 Feb 08
george burley, IOW says...
6:27pm Mon 18 Feb 08
batista wrote:He's with me.
red throo and throo wrote: Playoffs here we come !!U DRUNK MATE?
Does that mean I dont have to phone in the team sheet and the late late subs tomorrow night ?
Bitterne Park Tim, Bitterne Park says...
6:28pm Mon 18 Feb 08
No Big Name is going to sign for Saints untill the financial side of the club is resolved, I think he looks like a perfect choice to get us through to the summer.
Well done Mr Crouch, you made a good choice, now sort the Cash side out so we can have a great season 08/09!
john, shirley says...
6:29pm Mon 18 Feb 08
Jimmer, Sheen says...
6:30pm Mon 18 Feb 08
john reid, Bedford says...
6:34pm Mon 18 Feb 08
SFC4EVA wrote:spot on lets give the man a chance. hes got a hard enough job anyhow, itll be even harder if we cant give him the backing till the end of the season. However I must say that I think the best appointment in the last week will prove to be at Sheff united !!! jr
Looks like a mean mother trucker, I wouldn't mess with him. Hopefully he might scare the bejesus out of some of the no-hopers we have signed for us! Only time will tell. Like someone else said. Lets reassess in 10 games. If he keeps us up he will be a hero! To do list 1. Stay in the Championship 2. Get the players fit 3. Instill some grit and determination to the so-called professionals 4. So-on and so-forth!
Gary, says...
6:35pm Mon 18 Feb 08
COME ON YOU SAINTS!!!! PEARSON'S RED AND WHITE ARMY!!!!
bluhat, Soton says...
6:36pm Mon 18 Feb 08
just give him a chance peeps
andy, maybush says...
6:37pm Mon 18 Feb 08
kings Worthy Saint, Winchester says...
6:40pm Mon 18 Feb 08
the totton scrutineer, TOTTON says...
6:43pm Mon 18 Feb 08
ey this appointment smacks of panic. Most supporters shout WHO? when the oppostion sub is announced they seem to be saying the same about Pearson.So he's a strong disciplinarian that's certainly what we need.But is he a good tactician we need that too!Any way I wish him well and who knows we may even reach the top six yet(not).Chris Coleman has made a boo boo SFC are a far better club than Coventry. But at least he's done it and has premiership experience as a no 1.I plan to get behind the new manager and give him a chance so should we all
Ed case, says...
6:43pm Mon 18 Feb 08
but again take a step back, look at the appointment dispassionately.....
.
Nigel Who??? springs to mind as a first thought.. its not been thought out, other than financially... he was unemployed, lacks experience and costs little.....
and it makes the board look like they are reacting positively to the cup exit i predicted last week.... but its desperation to try and keep possible investors interested, because it will be a harder club to sell in League One.....
i feel really sorry for loyal SFC fans, your board have no interest in your wishes, or respect for your continued support... again they are hoping to get the cash in and get out...at what now seems ANY price!!!
i cant see what Pearson is going to be able to do differently? he certainly wont get any money for players, and probably realises more will be sold when relegation/administr
ation happens....
it will be relegation/administr
ation or probably both.... just look at what happened to Leeds last season, its like it is all being replayed with SFC....
'so sorry for the fans
n clinton, worcestershire says...
6:44pm Mon 18 Feb 08
boing boing.
Strangely Optimistic, says...
6:46pm Mon 18 Feb 08
Hoddle, Coleman, Cotterill and Shearer all said they didn't want the job. I'm sure Allardyce and the rest were gagging to come !!
Look at the facts. I love this club but we are bottom of the CCC, no cash, apparently poor players. What did you all expect?
Pearson is well respected in the game - by people who are involved and really know what's what. Who else on the supposed list were we going to get.
Even those listed above, all have been sacked recently, clearly for not delivering (apart from Shearer who was a great player and an average pundit).
Comparisons with Sturrock are silly. We were a relatively big fish at the time with quality international players. Sturrock came from nowhere and tried to wake everyone up and the Saints 'superstars' didn't like it. Sturrock was ousted to keep them sweet.
Right now, I wouldn't care if most of them were upset - it's what they need!
Also, comparing this the the Gray/Wigley appointments doesn't sit right. Both were at the club and struggled taking the step up to manager. The chummy coach had to be put behind them and that's not an easy thing to do. Again, we were a fairly big deal at the time, unlike now.
I want to be optimistic and want everyone to give him a chance.
Of all the poor decisions made at the club, at least it seems the 'rolling contract' gives us a get out if it goes wrong or poss new investment wants their own man (well I said I was optimistic).
ALEX, HARFIELD says...
6:47pm Mon 18 Feb 08
jonanddebs wrote:i AGREE
Come on lets get behind the new boss, I can remember there was the same reaction to Strachen when we was appointed and he didn't turn out to bad! Hopefully he'll give these lazy F***ers otherwise known as the first team squad the kick up the arse they need. Make Andrew Davis club captain while ya at it Leon he is the only one who showed any passion on Saturday. COYR
brian dear, southampton says...
6:56pm Mon 18 Feb 08
Kevin, Townhill Park says...
6:57pm Mon 18 Feb 08
Let`s get behind this appointment and hopefully
this time next year we shall be talking about the promotion and not relegation as we are now.
realist, says...
6:58pm Mon 18 Feb 08
Dan wrote:Absolutely.
Apparently West Brom fans really wanted him to stay on prior to Mowbray. I personally think this is a great appointment, who did we think we were going to get, we are not a very attractive appointment.
This is a positive, imagintive move to get somone on the way up with an already halfway decent track record as an assistant and coach, not tainted by failure like Adams, Coleman, Cotterill, Davies, Dowie etc....
Let's get behind him, he might be the answer we've been looking for. At least give the poor f####r a chance, he can't be worse than any other option we might have gone for.
COYS,
ricko, sholing says...
7:02pm Mon 18 Feb 08
Sam, The Itchen over 'ere says...
7:06pm Mon 18 Feb 08
Does anyone know when he'll be officially unveiled? Just been down to St Marys, nothing going on there.
Paul, Andover says...
7:08pm Mon 18 Feb 08
Pearson - Gave 100% commitment for Sheff Wed in his playing days - Can he fire up the players? Answer: lets wait and see!
I will back Pearson all the way and he's got alot to prove to everyone. Most managers who join us, leave to go to a better club so lets hope we do well but he stays.
My prediction: Saints finish in mid-table this year and improve on our performances big time, can't get much worse can it for god sake!
You lot who just come on here and slag off the players, manager and fans, get a life or support another club. I go down to 'pay' and watch football and 'support' my club vocally and financially which is what we need at the moment!
Arthur Name, The Toon says...
7:12pm Mon 18 Feb 08
realist wrote:he can't be worse than any other option we might have gone for.
Dan wrote: Apparently West Brom fans really wanted him to stay on prior to Mowbray. I personally think this is a great appointment, who did we think we were going to get, we are not a very attractive appointment.Absolutely. This is a positive, imagintive move to get somone on the way up with an already halfway decent track record as an assistant and coach, not tainted by failure like Adams, Coleman, Cotterill, Davies, Dowie etc.... Let's get behind him, he might be the answer we've been looking for. At least give the poor f####r a chance, he can't be worse than any other option we might have gone for. COYS,
............
So you wouldnt call 5 wins out of 30 at Carlisle tainted by failure? Saved from relegation by a fluke last minute goal from the goalkeeper.
This appointment is a massive risk in the hope of the cheap option paying off... Have this club learnt nothing ?
All the Best to him - I hope to God Im wrong.
mangobean, Eastleigh says...
7:13pm Mon 18 Feb 08
Sniper wrote:My thoughts exactly too Sniper.
Mark wrote: Looks like the board are performing aswell as the players, Would a new Investor insist we have Pearson in charge, I don't think so....No they wouldn't, but he's on a rolling contract and he'll be easily "sackable" if new investment (yeah right!) means they want their own man in charge.
David Crook, Yorkshire says...
7:17pm Mon 18 Feb 08
Wazza wrote:Good point Wazza,
A while ago I was on here saying that Crouch had a wonderful opportunity to get a truly inspirational manager in to sort our lads out. This hasn't happened. I will get behind him but don't think this is what the club needed. Interestingly it seems had the SISU (who most of the fans and the major shareholders discredited) takeover gone through, we probably would be looking at Coleman. Watch Coventry march up the table.Nigel Pearson's red army....
I have watched C.Palace get a top quality manager and they have climed the table,I have watched Norwich City do the same and they have
climed the table,I shall now watch how Coleman takes Coventry,compared to what direction Nigel
Pearson takes the Saints.
Mikey, Itchen says...
7:18pm Mon 18 Feb 08
And I would say to him give the captains armband to Andrew Davies. He'll lead by example.
Ed, Taunton says...
7:19pm Mon 18 Feb 08
We have a new manager! Yes he is inexperienced but we must get behind him 100%. Rest assured, he will rule with an iron fist and get our bunch of slackers into line.
Now for God's sake can we please remove Euell and Wright from the team.
Phil, Downton says...
7:20pm Mon 18 Feb 08
When Burley was in charge the screams for his head grew daily, the relief when he left was evident. Gorman and Dodd were given the chance only after the better candidates ruled themselves out for reasons I have explained. This left a long list of journeymen and I for one felt that Gorman and Dodd could do as well as any on the list of has beens.
It has not worked out, the squad is seriously under acheiving, the FA Cup defeat an absolute disgrace in terms of performance. Leon Crouch has acted swiftly and appointed a highly qualified man who has been highly valued and regarded as a number 2. He has put his career on the line by coming to Saints, he has no money to spend, a club in freefall, a fan base split between those hanging on to hope and those who are beyond all reason. Nigel Pearson believes he can turn Saints season around!!! His entire reputation rests on him succeeding. He has made a serious gamble coming to the Saints and I think that deserves some recognition.
I for one say WELCOME Nigel, we need someone to get us out of this hole, we need someone to get the best out of our under performing squad, we need someone to put the pride back into Southampton football club.
I want it to be you Nigel, I desperately need it to be you Nigel. You can count on my total support for the rest of this season.
Good luck to you and well done to both you and Leon Crouch for making two brave decisions.
I hope everyone will get behind the Saints and Nigel Pearson for the most crucial few weeks ever in Saints history.
East Anglian Saint, Norwich says...
7:20pm Mon 18 Feb 08
John Gillham, Darwen says...
7:21pm Mon 18 Feb 08
sfc, soton says...
7:22pm Mon 18 Feb 08
Arthur Name, The Toon says...
7:23pm Mon 18 Feb 08
Alan, plymouth says...
7:25pm Mon 18 Feb 08
manure, manchester says...
7:41pm Mon 18 Feb 08
dont worry-we will do the dirty skates for ya!
b.wildered, alresford says...
7:42pm Mon 18 Feb 08
With all the names previously mentioned, who have taken up appointments with other clubs, when it was announced that a new manager had been named, I thought it would be Richard Chorley with Nick Illingsworth as his No 2!
Maybe that is what's in store for next season!
were only making plans for nigel, uptown top ranking says...
7:42pm Mon 18 Feb 08
Realistic, ok? says...
7:45pm Mon 18 Feb 08
southamptonjay, townhill says...
7:47pm Mon 18 Feb 08
Martin Orford, says...
7:52pm Mon 18 Feb 08
saint4life, winchester says...
7:57pm Mon 18 Feb 08
COYR
ric flair, says...
7:59pm Mon 18 Feb 08
I F0UND THIS MANAGER, AND I'M THE 0NE WH0 MADE HIM NEW B0SS, ITS ALL THANKS 2 ME, LE0N CR0UCH HAD N0 PR0MBLEM AGREEING WITH ME,
I'VE BEEN TRAINING HIM S0ME DIRTY TACTICS,CHEATS AND TRICKS, S0 IF IT WAS'NT F0R ME, THEN HE WOULD'NT 0F TAKEN THE J0B,
Y0U'LL FIND 0UT S00N EN0UGH WHAT SKILLS HE'S G0T, SUCH AS PUSHING THE REF AND M0VING THE G0AL P0ST WHEN THE 0THER PLAYER SH00TS IN 0UR G0AL, AND ALS0 HE CAN PUT THE 0THER 0FF WHEN THEIR C0NTR0LING THE BALL,
AND THATS N0T ALL, HE'S G0T PLENTY UP HIS SLEEVE
S0 G00D LUCK PEARS0N, 0H I F0RG0T HE W0NT NEED IT!!!!!!!
saint4life, winchester says...
8:00pm Mon 18 Feb 08
!!!!!!!!!!
cford red, c ford says...
8:01pm Mon 18 Feb 08
phil wrote:out to grass l hope let euell know how high we rate him lol euell@icons.com
Lets hope this guy is already familiar with the skills of Jason Euell and Jermaine Wright and knows where to put them!!!!!!!
gavin, bitterne park says...
8:01pm Mon 18 Feb 08
We all now have to get behind him and the team and show him our support and then hopfully we will get out of the mess that we are in.
Matthew, Portsmouth says...
8:02pm Mon 18 Feb 08
He will have my 100% support tomorrow night!!
saint up north, says...
8:07pm Mon 18 Feb 08
St'David wrote:I must say st'David i admire your optimsm and understand what u have said about getting behind nigel and the team,but dont you think we are taking a big risk ? I hope you are right and we start climing the table,or this appointment will rememberd as a dark day at st mary's. I dont think we are in a position to take risk's but i could be wrong! It has been known on ocassion. So lets get behind him and start giving our all and hope that it rubs off on team and backroom staff ! COYR
Hang on a minute! don't start! Lets just all take a reality check on exactly where we are. We are close to administration, a 'fan' rather than a financier chairing the club and supposedly seeking new investment...so why should the likes of Coleman, Hoddle take the job anyway - its doomed. We can't afford to buy any decent players, will struggle to keep hold of the foew good ones we have, won't great a decent salary etc. etc. so stop kidding yourselves! Pearson does come with a reputation of discipline and work effort - he had that at a player - and also why would the likes of Aladice and Pearce be quick to recruit him if he didn't. The FA have spent time and nobody has sacked him yet. Saints have to basics of a team which should be capable of mounting a top six challenge if you look on paper. So they need a rollocking, fitness improvements, some time in the gym to bulk up and a reality check! why can't Peason be the man to deliver it. Part of the club malaise is with the fans we've got into the same awful habbits - I see it every week, groans for a misplaced pass rather then accepting the effort in delivering it. Keep supporting and have some faith, it will get better.
Who was the last No2 from Newcastle?, Itchen Stand says...
8:07pm Mon 18 Feb 08
That said there is only one way to show you care and that is to turn up and support the team, anything less gives the oppostion a smell of blood and I cannot help Plymouth and others to 1 or 3 points between now and the end of the season.
Good luck Nigel, give em hell and let us see players acquire the spirit of Andrew Davis, and quick.
See all the true red and white believers tomorrow night!
COYR
R0GER, says...
8:11pm Mon 18 Feb 08
I THINK HE WILL PICK AN UNEXPECTED LINE UP T0MM0RR0W
MAYBE SUB S0ME PLAYERS S0 THEY CAN W0RK HARDER WHEN THEY C0ME 0N THE PITCH
Thorshammer, Valhalla says...
8:13pm Mon 18 Feb 08
Could it be that this guy puts kids in?, I hope so.
That would be the most positive step this season, which is in the bin before March.
andrew smith, southampton says...
8:15pm Mon 18 Feb 08
mullingar, says...
8:18pm Mon 18 Feb 08
On a rolling contract, so I suspect the rumour that we already have someone in the wings ready to step in at the end of the season may well be true?
Saying that, he is a big guy with a big heart and he will demand 110% from the players, nothing less will be acceptable.
He will command the training ground and the dressing room and sort that squad out, once and for all!
He has my support til the end of the season but I suspect we will see a new face in readiness for next season.
Good luck Nigel, you have a daunting task ahead of you and I hope you give the youth a chance, they are all we have!
Mark, Camberley says...
8:20pm Mon 18 Feb 08
dinger (good old saints fan), plymouth says...
8:22pm Mon 18 Feb 08
david warner, gopsort says...
8:28pm Mon 18 Feb 08
and the fact that he's on a rolling contract suggests to me that new investment is on the horizon and if the new owner doesnt take to him it wont cost much to boot him out. pearson might just be a temporary manager, to freshen the team up in the short term and hopefully keep us up and then when the new man comes in, if he's doing well, he'll stay, if not he'll go and we'll start the search again. thats how it looks to me, becuase make no mistake about it, with some of the managers out of work at the moment, nigel pearson wouldnt have been high on anyways list of candidates. this is a strange decision!!!
that said, its a new man, a new start and i wish nigel pearson all the luck in the world and i hope he does a good job!!
come on you saints!!!
,, WWE FAN says...
8:34pm Mon 18 Feb 08
jamie the 7th hardest bloke in sholing, southampton says...
8:36pm Mon 18 Feb 08
Georgio Burleighovski, tell you when I'm sober says...
8:38pm Mon 18 Feb 08
This is a new dawn and should be treated as such. Play Offs still possible & why not. If the bad boys i mentioned earlier start having a laugh on the coach back from a display like they did Saturday Mr Pearson will eat em and spit out the bones !
COYR Upwards & Onward
Darren ottley, southampton says...
8:42pm Mon 18 Feb 08
Can we have someone in charge at the top that actually knows what they are doing!!
What a laughing stock this club is now!!!
Jamie VII, Unknown (somewhere in sholing) says...
8:46pm Mon 18 Feb 08
They mustwrite:
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Fish, Eastleigh says...
8:47pm Mon 18 Feb 08
I also managed to get odds of 11-2 that Saints would be relegated. Now the price is down to 9-2 and 4/1 in some places.
The best price I can find is 5-1 with Bet365. Get on now before it's too late. Saints are doomed!!!!!
If administration happens before the end of the season, 10 point deduction. Get on and make some money. At least it'll will pay for your season ticket for next season!!!
kevin, newbury says...
8:52pm Mon 18 Feb 08
I give him three matches before he has to wear the stab-proof vest!
The knives will be out!
Simon, says...
9:05pm Mon 18 Feb 08
adey, says...
9:07pm Mon 18 Feb 08
realist wrote:man u 1 POMPEY 2 THEN EUROPE SCUM DIV 1 GREAT NEW MANGER .PLAY UP POMPEY
c'mon guys, this is the second piece of good news this afternoon - FA Cup draw? Man U v Po;pey w##kers. ha ha
Georgio Burleighovski, Under a table I think says...
9:08pm Mon 18 Feb 08
Fish wrote:Bet you ad to get your SKATEs on eh !
I managed to get to the bookies at lunchtime today as I heard a whisper that Pearson was coming in. I got on at 12-1 that he would be manager. That\\\'ll do very nicely!!! I also managed to get odds of 11-2 that Saints would be relegated. Now the price is down to 9-2 and 4/1 in some places. The best price I can find is 5-1 with Bet365. Get on now before it\\\'s too late. Saints are doomed!!!!! If administration happens before the end of the season, 10 point deduction. Get on and make some money. At least it\\\'ll will pay for your season ticket for next season!!!
Wots the odds on your lot getting a ground in the next ten years?
Scott, Southampton says...
9:11pm Mon 18 Feb 08
What I am saying is that although he is not the name I would have even linked to the job, he has been given the job. I would hope that he is going to try his best to ignite his own managerial career, which would be good for Saints. Lets face it, who will give him another crack at management at this level if he doesn't succeed? I for one will support Pearson now he has been appointed. I ask of all the fans to get behind the team. Lets raise the roof at SMS and stop pointing the finger. If the appointment fails to work then, as with every appointment, it is the luck of the draw. Look at Keegan at Newcastle, Allardyce at Newcastle. Two experienced managers who had a bad rub of the green. But it does help if the fans give the man a chance.
Red and White despite all the S@?te
John, Do pigs fly? says...
9:11pm Mon 18 Feb 08
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Odds on pompey getting past Man Utd 10000000000000000000
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Av some...!!!
Kevmcc, says...
9:13pm Mon 18 Feb 08
Fish, Eastleigh says...
9:13pm Mon 18 Feb 08
Georgio Burleighovski wrote:Guarantee you I am not a Pompey fan.
Fish wrote: I managed to get to the bookies at lunchtime today as I heard a whisper that Pearson was coming in. I got on at 12-1 that he would be manager. That\\\'ll do very nicely!!! I also managed to get odds of 11-2 that Saints would be relegated. Now the price is down to 9-2 and 4/1 in some places. The best price I can find is 5-1 with Bet365. Get on now before it\\\'s too late. Saints are doomed!!!!! If administration happens before the end of the season, 10 point deduction. Get on and make some money. At least it\\\'ll will pay for your season ticket for next season!!!Bet you ad to get your SKATEs on eh ! Wots the odds on your lot getting a ground in the next ten years?
Just trying to make you miserable lot a bit richer. Perhaps you could donate your winnings to the club. They might be able to afford a decent manager then.
Ha Ha!!
John, Do pigs fly? says...
9:18pm Mon 18 Feb 08
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Odds on the Skates being below Saints in 2010 10000000000000000000
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Georgio Burleighovski, under a tree fishing says...
9:20pm Mon 18 Feb 08
Fish wrote:Gone fishing theres a sign upon my door !
Georgio Burleighovski wrote:Guarantee you I am not a Pompey fan. Just trying to make you miserable lot a bit richer. Perhaps you could donate your winnings to the club. They might be able to afford a decent manager then. Ha Ha!!Fish wrote: I managed to get to the bookies at lunchtime today as I heard a whisper that Pearson was coming in. I got on at 12-1 that he would be manager. That\\\'ll do very nicely!!! I also managed to get odds of 11-2 that Saints would be relegated. Now the price is down to 9-2 and 4/1 in some places. The best price I can find is 5-1 with Bet365. Get on now before it\\\'s too late. Saints are doomed!!!!! If administration happens before the end of the season, 10 point deduction. Get on and make some money. At least it\\\'ll will pay for your season ticket for next season!!!Bet you ad to get your SKATEs on eh ! Wots the odds on your lot getting a ground in the next ten years?
Caught a tiddler
Nelson Muntz, Springfield says...
9:24pm Mon 18 Feb 08
DUCKFUST, LOST IN UR ANUS says...
9:38pm Mon 18 Feb 08
hungerford saint, hungerford says...
9:39pm Mon 18 Feb 08
St Michael, poole says...
9:44pm Mon 18 Feb 08
St Mark, Northampton says...
9:46pm Mon 18 Feb 08
Absolutely SPOT ON mate!! Lets give him a chance and sing and shout tomorrow til we've all got headaches!!! C O Y R
Angry fan, soton says...
9:49pm Mon 18 Feb 08
Angry fan, soton says...
9:50pm Mon 18 Feb 08
George
laura, southampton says...
9:52pm Mon 18 Feb 08
jak wrote:Yeah it was Surman who I was defending...Nobody mentioned him as a player that played with passion and I know for a fact he did..and always does.
Laura wrote: I am fed up with reading these comments about who did or did not show passion on Saturday. Do any of you actually know the players and whats going through their heads? I agree that some players didn\'t seem to care, but there were other players who may not of had the best game, but were absoulutely gutted to have let their club down. I understand everyones frustration, but please don\'t forget how frustrated and depressed some of the players actually are (one of them is a born Saints fan too!) and get behind them for Tuesday... and the new manager... we are all in this together after all!laura no disrespect, but i can understand someone doing a crap job who\'s heart is not in it. But all 11 people are asked to do once a week is put 100% in for 90 minutes. Is it really that much to ask? They earn in a month probably what most earn in a year... and it\'s not always about having your best game, it is about running your **** off for 90 minutes!!! Even if you are having the worst game in history there is no excuse for not chasing everything down Im afraid there is NO excuse for saturday. And i find it very hard to believe that other than Surman and A.Davies there was one player who really gave a sh...
i ellis, southampton says...
9:54pm Mon 18 Feb 08
adey, says...
10:11pm Mon 18 Feb 08
manure wrote:MANURE AS YOUR SUGESTS YOU ARE TALKING SHYTTT MAN CITY ETC ETC PLAY UP POMPEY
Hi all Saints fans..get behind your team now..Pearson will KICK **** in training and changing rooms,your team will have a spring in their step...ur board did great to get him,admit it,youre not an attractive proposition to many managers out there-AT THE MOMENT.. he is an up and coming coach ,young and passionate..your boys will play under him or be sold off.... and more good news... dont worry-we will do the dirty skates for ya!
Fingers Crossed., Southampton says...
10:15pm Mon 18 Feb 08
Now I've come to think about it, this could be a good move.
As for the names other fans keep mentioning, do you not ready the articles that you comment on?
1) Fans' Favourite Glenn Hoddle said he "didn't want the job". Quote.
2) Chris Coleman said he wanted a break, and then jumped when Coventry waved money under his nose. Greedy git.
3) Sam Allardyce - Do you really think he was an option Saints could afford??
4) Paul Ince - he'll be in the Championship next year anyway the way he's going. Why leave to come to St Mary's?
5) All the other available choices were dodgy to say the least - Dowie/Adams/Gregory - no success of real measure, and clutching at straws.
Pearson is a mean bugger, and he'll kick arses after those shocking recent performances.
He is a disciplinarian, so we will hopefully have fit players rather than fat ones.
With his contacts in the Premier League we might be able to get some good premiership bench-warmers like Andrew Davies/Steven O'Halloran as loan signings. Andrew Davies has been great so far.
Hopefully, as long as he knows his Left from Right, then we'll be ok. Playing some of our players in their correct positions might make a difference, and would be a refreshing change. Some of our players just don't look comfortable of confident when played out of position.
In their own positions, we might get the best out of them.
(Jason Euell's most comfortable when asleep on the team minibus!)
I think we should be giving Nigel our full support - Don't knock him before he's even kicked a single lazy backside into gear.
Let's start by backing him properly for tuesday night's game. It will take a while though - one day isn't much to make an impact.
I hope he will kick arses, do a lot of shouting and get the most out of those players. Alternatively, he can get most of those players out and start again.
Good Luck Nigel. Saints forever.
David Brown, Lee-on-Solent says...
10:18pm Mon 18 Feb 08
A few points to address.
1.Find out who is committed to this club and kick out all those who dont commit.
2.Start a fitness programme immediately.
3.Ensure that the first team squad are prepared to die for this club.
4.Seek out all the favourite bars and ban drinking on Thursday nights before a game.
5.Drop any player who does not perform and play them in the reserves for a minimum of 3 games.
6.Do not suffer any prima donas.
Best of luck.
Saints Fan, West End says...
10:21pm Mon 18 Feb 08
Graham, Salisbury says...
10:23pm Mon 18 Feb 08
Used to be a Saints Fan, says...
11:00pm Mon 18 Feb 08
jason, carlisle says...
11:02pm Mon 18 Feb 08
saint steve, southampton says...
1:04am Tue 19 Feb 08
cbuk, wakefield says...
7:35am Tue 19 Feb 08
COYR
bryan, up north says...
8:14am Tue 19 Feb 08
After sitting through that abject performance Saturday, you'll going to have to work a mirical to turn this around.
Get 'em fit and up for the fight.
Andy, Romsey says...
8:21am Tue 19 Feb 08
Andy wrote:I couldn't agree more.......we need a manager who is going to command respect and put the fire back into the side, not another failed number 2.
SHOCKING APPOINTMENT! League 1 here we come!
Kate, Andover says...
8:51am Tue 19 Feb 08
Graham wrote:My feelings exactly.
I must admit i was surprised at the appointment of N.P. as Saints manager but the man needs to be given a chance and in the financial position that Saints are in we don't have a lot of choice.Big name managers don't always work such as Kevin Keegan,Bryan Robson plus many others.Saints fans must give the man a chance and if not the board will have to take a hard look at themselves in the summer.Come on Saints 3 points tomorrow night!!
Surprised but happy something has been done and we can finally settle the fans and players down to a more stable end of season. It wasn't the appointment I wanted but come on, we were never going to be able to afford or attract a manager of any decent calibre.
And as for experience, he's not completely green - and who now is complaining Roy Keane didn't have experience?!
But we all need to get behind OUR manager tonight and for the rest of the season. How can we expect our board/players to keep going if we're all going to turn our backs on the club?
Keep the faith - Saints are on the up!!
Simon, New Milton says...
8:53am Tue 19 Feb 08
Julian Robinson, Winchester says...
8:58am Tue 19 Feb 08
Lets only hope he has the sense to drop Jason Euell...
Reality, says...
9:00am Tue 19 Feb 08
sailor sam, portsmouth says...
9:20am Tue 19 Feb 08
FROM NORTHERN ROCK TO S.F.C!
FROM THE FRYING PAN, INTO THE FIRE!
Hank, says...
9:21am Tue 19 Feb 08
We did it once when Hoddle was going to return, then "the voice of the fans", S.I.S.A., stuck their oar in and the rest is history.
Newcastle did it recently (Keegan), not going too well, is it?
At the end of the day the board have these decisions to make, and given the clubs current predicament, it was probably the best option.
Fingers crossed !!!
ra, liverpool says...
9:25am Tue 19 Feb 08
the whole club has part to play, Admin will soon be upon us as fans stay away 19000 gates causes money problems, whilst Leeds pull 30000 in lower league we need to get behind the club like leeds fans.
Walcott going to Arsenal on instalement payments if a club wants our talent cough up full price or get lost what sort of way is this to run a football club we seem to get bullied by the big clubs.
injuries how can we have 11 players on injured list must have bad training methods no other club has injuries like.
why cant this club get decent investment the ground is here training facilities in place great location. Nothing adds up with this great club the problem is at director level heads need to roll lets get some steel about the club
Jason, Salisbury says...
9:26am Tue 19 Feb 08
Blandford Saint wrote:Err, so is Jason Dodd, and so was George Burley.
C'mon lads, lets get behind him. Get to St Marys tomorrow night and at least give the bloke a chance. He's a defender so he might sort that out at least. Jermaine Wright to the bench or beyond, Euell as far away as possible and let's get back on track
Jason, Salisbury says...
9:33am Tue 19 Feb 08
phil wrote:Come on guys, we all know Wright is an easy target (probably because he's not the smallest).
Lets hope this guy is already familiar with the skills of Jason Euell and Jermaine Wright and knows where to put them!!!!!!!
In my opinion there were far worse candidates on Saturday who deserve far more criticism.
At least Wright has always given his all, no matter how poor that all might be.
Same cannot be said of Saga, who we know is capable of much, much more.
And I'm fed up of seeing big guys like Euell and Viafara, even Surman, not at least trying to lead out there on the pitch and throw their weight around.
Powell's another one and even Ostland looked scared on Saturday. Where's the passion and commitment from these guys?
They should be players you wouldn't want to mess with stature wise, but they're showing zero leadership on the pitch.
The midfield for me need to take a bit more responsibility and help the guys at the back the old Strachan mentality of the whole team defending.
bob, southampton says...
9:37am Tue 19 Feb 08
Jason, Salisbury says...
9:56am Tue 19 Feb 08
bob wrote:Nope. I think its less of a disgrace to do your best and not be good enough than to be good enough but not bother putting in the effort.
your having a laugh
That's criminal for me. I don't doubt that Viafara, Saga and Idiakez have the quality, but I didn't see the effort or determination, or any respect for the club.
Yep, in any other team you wouldn't play Wright, but let's face it, he's filled in just about everywhere this season and tried to do a job for us.
The stark fact is he's played everywhere because we haven't had anybody else and he's just got on with it.
So, yes I'm serious.
saintsareextrodinary
people, west midlans says...
9:57am Tue 19 Feb 08
Sense!, says...
10:07am Tue 19 Feb 08
Chris wrote:Here here! And we've been on a downward spiral since he left!
I remember similar negative comments to those above when Strachan was appointed. I believe there are other similarities between the two men, namely good on discipline and coaching. Give the guy a chance, get behind the team and support them, help them stay up this season and see what the summer brings
Lets give this bloke a chance! We lose the next three then fair enough, but we've got to give him support!
Ben, Southampton says...
10:20am Tue 19 Feb 08
DW, says...
10:28am Tue 19 Feb 08
J, Angry town says...
11:12am Tue 19 Feb 08
Harry Remmington, New Forest says...
11:20am Tue 19 Feb 08
team
saints63, weston says...
11:35am Tue 19 Feb 08
The good old days, says...
12:09pm Tue 19 Feb 08
John Gillham wrote:So What! I smashed Richard Hall outside New Yorks for giving it the big one! Does that mean I can be manager of Saints? I for one would want a little more on a CV
Give the guy a chance. Somebody said he broke Richard Hall's nose and got away with it. Sounds like the toughness Southampton need.
Nige, Southampton says...
1:01pm Tue 19 Feb 08
COYR
What?, West End says...
1:12pm Tue 19 Feb 08
sailor sam wrote:Did he work for Northern Rock?
WHAT A CAREER MOVE! FROM NORTHERN ROCK TO S.F.C! FROM THE FRYING PAN, INTO THE FIRE!
I thought he was a football coach.
Sailor Sam said it so it must be true.
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