Bristol City sack Nigel Pearson

[jon1959]

Re: Bristol City sack Nigel Pearson

What is Pearson’s illness that some have mentioned ?

I know he was on crutches, I just thought it was a leg/ankle problem !

https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/sport/football/bristol-city-nigel-pearson-health-8849140

[Robin Friday's Ghost]

Re: Bristol City sack Nigel Pearson

Fingers crossed he suggests changing their colours to Blue and White and renames them Bristol Grizzley.

Some supporters are just so ungrateful and lack long term vision.

Bristol Sport, I remember reading sbout this. Bristol Rugby Club play at Ashton Gate, what are their crowds like?

Don't know I'm afraid. Apparently Tinnion is, staying on as DOF. And Rowett is favourite gif the manager's job.

[Undercoverinwurzelland]

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I think the disenchantment can be traced back to the birth of Bristol Sport. Since then there has been a growing feeling that he is losing interest in the football club in favour of the other branches. It could well be true. I knew Steve well as I worked for him for many years. He came to football as an adult, he was not a lifelong fan in that sense. They've got a bit of cheek bearing in mind the amount of money he has ploughed into the club though. I think he spent going on for Ł50 million on their ground alone. The Pearson affair has tipped them over the edge.

This is another potential distraction from the football side of things

https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol-news/ashton-gate-sporting-quarter-longmoor-8719721

Subject to a legal challenge since that article.

[Jordi Culé]

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Don't know I'm afraid. Apparently Tinnion is, staying on as DOF. And Rowett is favourite gif the manager's job.

Gary Rowett appears to be a pair of safe hands. Not someone to get the pulse going but he done OK st Millwall.

[jon1959]

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Don't know I'm afraid. Apparently Tinnion is, staying on as DOF. And Rowett is favourite gif the manager's job.

I thought they might go for John Eustace. Whoever it is they need to present the new manager as an upgrade on Pearson to get the fans back on side.

[Robin Friday's Ghost]

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I thought they might go for John Eustace. Whoever it is they need to present the new manager as an upgrade on Pearson to get the fans back on side.

Well the few fans I've heard from definitely don't see Rowett in that light.

[PontBlue]

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In my weaker moments I do wonder if we have "bent" some rules to recruit like we have and if we haven't then hopefully we will be reluctant to share any perceived success

I wouldn't be surprised if the way we signed Siopis is prevented from happening in future. Then again nothing has been done about the way Watford operate.

[Nobody's Rep]

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I wouldn't be surprised if the way we signed Siopis is prevented from happening in future. Then again nothing has been done about the way Watford operate.

That was the one I was thinking of particularly as he took a bit of a hit to join us apparently and I wonder why he did that unless he was or will be compensated for his "loss"

[Undercoverinwurzelland]

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They're going for John Eustace apparently.

[ToTaL ITK]

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....and a bit closer to his retirement home.

FFS can't he just feck off and re-retire to Marbella

[xsnaggle]

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In my weaker moments I do wonder if we have "bent" some rules to recruit like we have and if we haven't then hopefully we will be reluctant to share any perceived success

I think in the embargo position we're in that the league would be looking very closely at every deal to make sure it complies. It would be monumentally stupid to jeopardise our future, particularly for 1 player such as with Siopis. I'd rather think that the club OK'd it with the league before hand.
I'd also like to think he in particular came to follow a manager he knows and has worked with, and also there is still some kudos for foreign players to playing in the English league. I also think that generally wages may be relatively higher here.

[JumpersforGoalposts]

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I wouldn't be surprised if the way we signed Siopis is prevented from happening in future. Then again nothing has been done about the way Watford operate.

Contractual buy out clauses aren't unusual, in fact they are quite common in some leagues, e.g. Spain.
Siopis clearly had one that he thought worthwhile exercising to join us.

[Rjk]

Re: Bristol City sack Nigel Pearson

Contractual buy out clauses aren't unusual, in fact they are quite common in some leagues, e.g. Spain.
Siopis clearly had one that he thought worthwhile exercising to join us.

they're mandatory in Spain

[JumpersforGoalposts]

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they're mandatory in Spain

They're not mandatory.
In the EU players have a right to terminate subject to certain restrictions even where they do not have a specific clause.
In Spain that right is extended further under their laws although where there is no specific clause the Labour Court will determine the buy out value.

[TWGL1]

Re: Bristol City sack Nigel Pearson

Lampard Jnr lined up for job ?