Stuart Pearce

[Dubciteh]

The biggest common trait between Hughes and Pearce was their ability to remove all joy and hope from the fans of the teams they manage.

Hughes was a bang average manager, who slowly regressed as football left him behind.

Pearce was a totally shit manager, with only half a brain cell, who’s only real success was with the U21s.

Alan Ball supersedes both though, for me, as the worst manager during my lifetime.

What success did he have with the u21s? I agree with the above, i just dont recall Pearce having success with the 21s at all. Quite the opposite in fact but memory could be playing tricks on me due to how much i hate him

 

[pride in battle]

Bit harsh on Phil Neal mate, at least he had the balls to accept the poisoned chalice that we were back then when nobody else would touch us. Could very easily have run away when Coppell did but he stayed and tried. He gets a little bit of my respect for that.

Yeah me too

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

What success did he have with the u21s? I agree with the above, i just dont recall Pearce having success with the 21s at all. Quite the opposite in fact but memory could be playing tricks on me due to how much i hate him

Think he got them to the final of the Euro u21 for the first time in forever. It’s a long time ago, so wouldn't put the house on it!

 

[Vienna_70]

Think he got them to the final of the Euro u21 for the first time in forever. It’s a long time ago, so wouldn't put the house on it!

He didn’t do very well with the Olympic team, if memory serves; quarterfinal, was it?

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

He didn’t do very well with the Olympic team, if memory serves; quarterfinal, was it?

Some would say that was our best result in years! ;-)

 

[Mad Eyed Screamer]

What success did he have with the u21s? I agree with the above, i just dont recall Pearce having success with the 21s at all. Quite the opposite in fact but memory could be playing tricks on me due to how much i hate him

From wiki
After being sacked by City in May 2007, he was given the England U21 job permanently a month later. Under Pearce, the team finished as runners-up in the 2009 UEFA Under-21 Championship, but failed to make it out of the group stage in the 2013 UEFA Under-21 Championship

 

[Dubciteh]

From wiki
After being sacked by City in May 2007, he was given the England U21 job permanently a month later. Under Pearce, the team finished as runners-up in the 2009 UEFA Under-21 Championship, but failed to make it out of the group stage in the 2013 UEFA Under-21 Championship

Got out of the group, straight to semis and beat the mighty sweden on penalties and then got battered in the final. All with a squad packed full of Prem players. If that is deemed success for Pearce it shows how low the bar is, followed up by not even getting out of the group with a squad full of prem players like Jordan Henderson. Shite job with the Olympic squad too. He has never done a good job anywhere and hasnt a breeze.

A few years ago he did a combined city and united team just before a derby, it was like a game of opposites, none of our big players in and team dominated by rags. We were at our peak and they were shite at the time. bitter fk!

 

[tommybooth]

Up there with Alan Ball.