Leicester City announced late on Tuesday night that they have decided to sack manager Nigel Pearson, despite him saving the club from relegation last season. Leicester seemed doomed at a certain point but under Pearson the team managed to dig themselves out of the relegation zone. The club cited a "breakdown in relations" between the manager and the board.
According to BBC Sport's Pat Murphy Nigel Pearson's sacking is linked to his son's role in a racist sex tape. The incident took place in Thailand and the club owners, Vichai and Aiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha, are Thai. Pat Murphy said the Thai owners decided to sack the manager because they were concerned about damage to the club's reputation. A statement released by the club said the relationship between Pearson and the board was "no longer viable".
Murphy added: "There is no doubt that the image and the reputation of the club in their homeland of Thailand has been damaged by the behaviour of, among others, the manager's son James on the 'goodwill' tour to Thailand." Pearson has been involved in a few controversial situations last season, once he called a journalist an "ostrich" and on another occasion he clashed with Crystal Palace's James McArthur.
You can bet on who will be the next permanent manager at Leicester City, here are the odds for the top contenders at Bet365:
Neil Lennon - 4.00 Sam Allardyce - 5.00 Esteban Cambiasso - 9.00 Sean Dyche - 11.00 Martin O'Neill - 11.00
Shumar4life 8 years ago
interesting news from Leicester. I believe that pearson did great job in last rounds of Premier league, and I am not so sure why he stayed out from his job. Maybe i something else behind the curtains and we will see how this thing could affect the club in upcoming weeks. It's only one month until the start of PL
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rikimartin4444_115925 8 years ago
This is really surprising news for me. Nigel Pearson did excellent job last season. Especially in the end of the season when they won in 7 games. This season should to be season for step forward but he is fired. I think that Leicester made huge mistake with that move. Nigel Pearson will easily find new job in Premier league...
This is really surprising news for me. Nigel Pearson did excellent job last season. Especially in the end of the season when they won in 7 games. This season should to be season for step forward but he is fired. I think that Leicester made huge mistake with that move. Nigel Pearson will easily find new job in Premier league I think.
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Johnajax 8 years ago
I think that with or without Nigel Pearson Leicester will have hard task next year to stay away from relegation. This year they have lucky and played the best when they need that and they survive but next year will be even harder. So I think that is maybe good decision, they will find new manager and they will try to get...
I think that with or without Nigel Pearson Leicester will have hard task next year to stay away from relegation. This year they have lucky and played the best when they need that and they survive but next year will be even harder. So I think that is maybe good decision, they will find new manager and they will try to get better than last year.
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sharpe 8 years ago
Definitely the club will struggle after that decision, I don't think that Nigel Pierson have anything to do with the his son's behavior back in Thailand. Pearson proved to all the skeptics including me that he is a good manager who is a hard working and done it a great job in Leicester, it's a shame that his spell there...
Definitely the club will struggle after that decision, I don't think that Nigel Pierson have anything to do with the his son's behavior back in Thailand. Pearson proved to all the skeptics including me that he is a good manager who is a hard working and done it a great job in Leicester, it's a shame that his spell there finished in such a way.
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seculla 8 years ago
I'm really surprised by this decision from Leicester's owners. After great ending of the season and saving them from relegation I really expected that they will respect Mr. Nigel Pearson more. But, anyway, maybe there is another story "behind the curtains". Also, I've looked those five names that have odds for betting and...
I'm really surprised by this decision from Leicester's owners. After great ending of the season and saving them from relegation I really expected that they will respect Mr. Nigel Pearson more. But, anyway, maybe there is another story "behind the curtains". Also, I've looked those five names that have odds for betting and I really don't know who might be, but I'm pretty sure that best for Leicester will be Sam Allardyce.
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