Why does Stuart Pearce hate City so much?

World class left back in his prime. As a coach, the exact opposite of world class. We had 46,000 fans turning up week-in, week-out, to see no home goals for nearly six months. I'd love to hear some other pundit ask him directly about his issue with us - not gonna happen though - they're all mates with him.
 
fulabeer said:
Early on, i was under the impression he was pro City.
So when he started punditry/commentating, i thought great another blue to defend us.

He is always introduced as "ex City". So you would imagine he's there representing City as such.
Except he hasn't been pro City about anything. I have yet to hear a single good thing said about us.
All i see is pure bitterness. Constant criticism from minute one.
I wouldn't mind if he came across as fair and unbiased. But no, from what i've seen, he is a total shit!
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I don't expect favouritism towards our club from ex-players - I just expect fair and objective analysis - we don't get that from Pearce. The old United, Liverpool and Arsenal bores don't try to hide their bias. But to me, when as a pundit you take the Sky, BT, ITV, BBC and Amazon shilling, you sign away your right to be on the side of your old club on live TV - and yes I know we're all biased. If you want to comment on your club from a biased perspective, then they all have a TV channel.
 
I saw him on the way to the England game in Essen. He looked even more miserable in person. Cheer up Stuart it’s not all that bad!!
 
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We had some of the worst managerial appointments in the history of the game, especially in the 80s and 90s.

Alan Ball, Frank Clarke, Phil Neale, Mel Machin, John Benson etc, but I would put Stuart Pearce right at the top of the list.

He had me hate going to my clubs games, he made me question why I liked football, the man was a wonderful player, but as a manager/coach he is a joke, the man has many issues and ANYONE who puts a kid's toy on the touchline and tells the world publicly about it should not be in the game.
 
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Ethan23 said:
That was one of the most toxic away ends i've ever been in
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This is spot on , did like the bit when Barton chucked his shirt into the crowd and someone threw back bit to him , City fans then started fighting each other granted that was the 2nd or 3rd time that had happened in the second half
 
Keeper! said:
We had some of the worst managerial appointments in the history of the game, especially in the 80s and 90s.

Alan Ball, Frank Clarke, Phil Neale, Mel Machin, John Benson etc, but I would put Stuart Pearce right at the top of the list.

He had me hate going to my clubs game, he made me question why I liked football, the man was a wonderful player, but as a manager/coach he is a joke, the man has many issues and ANYONE who puts a kid's toy on the touchline and tells the world publicly about it should not be in the game.
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Pearce definitely the worse for me. Even worse than Ball because I think the Pearce squad was much stronger than Alan Ball's (despite Buster Phillips!). I have attended matches since 1968. We have had some dire teams and some great ones but even the poor ones were never boring. Pearce's team was the most boring we have ever had. Horrifically bad to watch.
 
bobbyowenquiff said:
Pearce definitely the worse for me. Even worse than Ball because I think the Pearce squad was much stronger than Alan Ball's (despite Buster Phillips!). I have attended matches since 1968. We have had some dire teams and some great ones but even the poor ones were never boring. Pearce's team was the most boring we have ever had. Horrifically bad to watch.
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It was that bad my mate, who I used to go with, gave up his season ticket.
 
berryblue said:
It's all in the statement he made after being sacked. "They only needed me as a stop-gap until Sven-Goran Ericson arrived". No Pearcey, its because we did fuck all at Home in your final 6 months.
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If that was the case, he was a fucking long stop-gap.

Bloody idiot!

I don’t know what’s worse, his managerial skills or his co-commentating.

"Your Kevin de Bruynes, your Phil Fodens."

No, Stuart, there’s only one of each.
 
Vienna_70 said:
If that was the case, he was a fucking long stop-gap.

Bloody idiot!

I don’t know what’s worse, his managerial skills or his co-commentating.

"Your Kevin de Bruynes, your Phil Fodens."

No, Stuart, there’s only one of each.
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But just imagine if, in Pearce's world, we could have 3 of each !!! Plus, 2 Rodri's etc etc
OMG we would literally be unstoppable ...... In Pearce's world of course ;-)
 
bobbyowenquiff said:
Pearce definitely the worse for me. Even worse than Ball because I think the Pearce squad was much stronger than Alan Ball's (despite Buster Phillips!). I have attended matches since 1968. We have had some dire teams and some great ones but even the poor ones were never boring. Pearce's team was the most boring we have ever had. Horrifically bad to watch.
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Totally agree and to be fair Ball was under orders from Lee to cull our squad due to finances.

Many games at the Etihad under Pearce I wanted to leave at half time because it was that bad, FFS even the thought of the football under him makes me go on a downer.
 
eastmanc said:
It was that bad my mate, who I used to go with, gave up his season ticket.
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Quite a lot did -a mate of mine who Travelled up from Cambridge packed it in that season after 30 years -due to circumstances etc he only saw one Goal all Season.
 
Even his wife thinks he is thick.
I remembered that at the time he took the City job full time, he agreed to a no compensation clause. As such, he could walk away or we could sack him without having to cough up any cash. When his 2 year contract was up, we let him go without paying him anything.
MUEN article with his wife's view attached.

www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk

City: Trouble and strife for Stu

STUART Pearce has risked the wrath of his wife Liz by refusing to insist on a compensation package being written into his City contract.
www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk

Up to that season I had a season ticket in CB level 3 at the side of the TV/press box. I swapped to SS level 2 at half the cost. As I though the football on show was only worth half what I was paying.
 
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