Leicester sack Pearson

KeyserSoze · Post by **KeyserSoze** » Wed Jul 01, 2015 10:55 pm

wiki says four years, guardian says three. Suspect its the latter.

thebish · Post by **thebish** » Thu Jul 02, 2015 10:23 am

I can see why Lennon would go to Leicester - not sure I fully understand why Leicester would go for Lennon. Lennon has not even proved himself as a championship manager yet - let alone a premiership one... he'd be a huge gamble...

thebish · Post by **thebish** » Thu Jul 02, 2015 10:46 am

According to ESPN (though with no actual quotes at all)..

Bolton Wanderers manager Neil Lennon would welcome the chance to be considered for the vacant manager's position at his former club Leicester City, sources have told ESPN.

boltonboris · Post by **boltonboris** » Thu Jul 02, 2015 11:38 am

thebish wrote:I can see why Lennon would go to Leicester - not sure I fully understand why Leicester would go for Lennon. Lennon has not even proved himself as a championship manager yet - let alone a premiership one... he'd be a huge gamble...

I don't get this.. Is he less a gamble than say, Peter Taylor?

A LOT of managers hadn't proven themselves in the Premier League before taking it by storm

thebish · Post by **thebish** » Thu Jul 02, 2015 12:12 pm

boltonboris wrote:
thebish wrote:I can see why Lennon would go to Leicester - not sure I fully understand why Leicester would go for Lennon. Lennon has not even proved himself as a championship manager yet - let alone a premiership one... he'd be a huge gamble...
I don't get this.. Is he less a gamble than say, Peter Taylor?

A LOT of managers hadn't proven themselves in the Premier League before taking it by storm

indeed - but some do have a track record... it's only a feeling - but I am thinking that their experience with Pearson might make them more risk-averse. The fact that someone once played for you as a club-favourite player isn't much of a guarantee of managerial success (see items listed undwer Owen Coyle!

)

of course - you could argue all day long whether managing Celtic is in anyway equivalent to a Premiership track record - maybe it is - maybe it isn't - but I doubt managing Celtic is anything like managing Leicester struggling at the wrong end of the division...

clapton is god · Post by **clapton is god** » Thu Jul 02, 2015 7:59 pm

Leicester have approached Guus Hiddink apparently, but Lennon is 'being considered'.

jaffka · Post by **jaffka** » Thu Jul 02, 2015 8:07 pm

mods this needs sorting out, we have the same stuff running on the trotter news

clapton is god · Post by **clapton is god** » Thu Jul 02, 2015 8:39 pm

jaffka wrote:mods this needs sorting out, we have the same stuff running on the trotter news

Oops, I was well out of date there. Apologies!

jaffka · Post by **jaffka** » Fri Jul 03, 2015 5:17 pm

Leicester have no manager but are making a record bid for Charlie Austin.

bobo the clown · Post by **bobo the clown** » Fri Jul 03, 2015 5:22 pm

jaffka wrote:Leicester have no manager but are making a record bid for Charlie Austin.

Yep. I always wonder about these things. Along with "player ecruitment managers/directors".

Harry Genshaw · Post by **Harry Genshaw** » Sun Jul 05, 2015 2:04 pm

throwawayboltonian wrote:
bobo the clown wrote:
jaffka wrote:Leicester have no manager but are making a record bid for Charlie Austin.
Yep. I always wonder about these things. Along with "player ecruitment managers/directors".
It seems like the days of managers being given a budget, sending scouts out and then signing players are all but done (depending on the club at least). It now all seems to be handled at a level above, or independent of the manager, and they now just submit transfer targets to whoever is handling it. All of these directors only seem to have come about in the past few years too; I wonder what brought about this fad?

I reckon George Graham being caught with his hands in the till probably woke a few chairmen up.

bobo the clown · Post by **bobo the clown** » Sun Jul 05, 2015 4:03 pm

If you were the manager of a club. Coaching the players, selecting tactics and responsible for results and some geezer wombles up to you and says "hey, hi ... I've just bought this guy for you" what would your reaction be if you didn't fancy the player?

jaffka · Post by **jaffka** » Wed Jul 08, 2015 10:52 pm

The new manager of Leicester?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/33453282" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

bobo the clown · Post by **bobo the clown** » Wed Jul 08, 2015 11:10 pm

jaffka wrote:The new manager of Leicester?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/33453282" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

currently managing a US 3rd division outfit !!!

Fck .... Lenin would have the right to be pissed.

ChrisC · Post by **ChrisC** » Thu Jul 09, 2015 12:26 am

jaffka wrote:The new manager of Leicester?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/33453282" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Joining in a coaching/technical role somewhere apparently. Not as a manager.

jaffka · Post by **jaffka** » Thu Jul 09, 2015 8:55 am

ChrisC wrote:
jaffka wrote:The new manager of Leicester?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/33453282" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Joining in a coaching/technical role somewhere apparently. Not as a manager.

Which goes back to the discussion about players, if he is going to be a coach will the new manager be happy or want to bring their own staff in.

LeverEnd · Post by **LeverEnd** » Thu Jul 09, 2015 10:33 am

Very odd.

jaffka · Post by **jaffka** » Fri Jul 10, 2015 1:26 pm

Martin O'Neil looking like the next manager.

freeindeed · Post by **freeindeed** » Fri Jul 10, 2015 2:57 pm

jaffka wrote:Martin O'Neil looking like the next manager.

Yeah, betting suspended by some bookies

KeyserSoze · Post by **KeyserSoze** » Mon Jul 13, 2015 4:47 pm

Claudio Ranieri just announced as their manager.

woof.

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