GTFC Open talks with Pearson

How on earth do we know Pearson is not a league 1 standard player until tried ??? He's Proved us all wrong at this level who's to say he couldn't up his game at the next level he along with dis and macca has been a great servant to the club and community and at times has waited for long periods for his chance to get back into the the side but when he has he has proved why he should be starting he wins 99% of his battles with most strikers in his league and previous seasons and in my opinion is the best centre back at the club and fully deserves a new deal UTM

I can't remember futcher or kev Moore blessed with blistering pace , no reason why Pearson can't get to the iconic status of those 2

Or John Terry, Jaap Stam, Rio Ferdinand, Jamie Carragher. Pace isn't a necessity at centre half.

When Shaun was at Spalding & Stamford did anyone think he could be a league 2 player? Not sure to be honest but Centre Half is an outfield position where even at 27 you can still get better as you gain experience and understand how to read the game.

I feel that getting Danny Collins in has helped as playing alongside someone with experience and quality allows you to grow and learn.

If we are going to progress we need a solid back 3, 4 or 5 whatever depending on the shape so securing the services of Shaun, Danny Andrew and another year for Danny Collins feels like good use of a proportion of the Omar money etc.. etc..  

Quoted from Mariner_09

Or John Terry, Jaap Stam, Rio Ferdinand, Jamie Carragher. Pace isn't a necessity at centre half.

Ferdinand was a defender known for his pace as well as being comfortable on the ball. Very strange to include him in that list.

It's all relative, in any case. All of those players are a heck of a lot quicker than Pearson and they were fast enough to do a decent job at the top level.

Pearson has proved he is generally quick enough for League football. Whether or not this would be the case for League One, I'm not sure. Let's hope he gets the chance to show us!  

Blimey...calm down a bit Mendonca1995. I sense an angry tone in your post. He may well be good enough for L1. Maybe he is and maybe he isn't. He is in his first season in the football league and is doing well at L2 level. I've heaped praise on him in my posts.

What I'm getting at are the folk that have overreacted, as usual, first of all saying we've offered him a new deal when we haven't, then those declaring we should 'sign him up now on a 3 year deal', and now those getting cross because I dared to express a view that he might not be L1 standard should we get there soon, or, that 3 year deals in that context might not be the most pragmatic or rational way to run contract management.

Just to be clear - I really like Shaun as a player and I hope we do offer him a new deal that he signs.

Quoted from chaos33

Blimey...calm down a bit Mendonca1995. I sense an angry tone in your post. He may well be good enough for L1. Maybe he is and maybe he isn't. He is in his first season in the football league and is doing well at L2 level. I've heaped praise on him in my posts.

What I'm getting at are the folk that have overreacted, as usual, first of all saying we've offered him a new deal when we haven't, then those declaring we should 'sign him up now on a 3 year deal', and now those getting cross because I dared to express a view that he might not be L1 standard should we get there soon, or, that 3 year deals in that context might not be the most pragmatic or rational way to run contract management.

Just to be clear - I really like Shaun as a player and I hope we do offer him a new deal that he signs.

I think it all just proves how popular Shaun is TBH mate, you know Town fans when we love you we tend to worship you and when we are not keen your fcuked!

Despite differing views on terms etc.. I think we are all unanimous that Shaun should be with us and nobody else for a good while yet.

I think we could do much worse than simply having him as a defensive option if we were in league 1. But I do feel he could perform in that league.

I love this thread for one reason, we're talking about the potential of being in league 1. It was only 2 weeks ago we lost to crew. There can't be many teams that offer such an emotional roller coaster as town do.

A lot of Town fans go from one extreme to another.  

However I usually look at things with a level head.

I can't wait until we run out at the revamped 40,000 seater BP for our first game in the Prem, Omar back leading us out after collecting 20 caps for England

In the real world I do hope Shaun stays, he has been through a rough time over the past 12 months and Biggy seems to like his attitude. He is well liked for his on the pitch commitment and off the pitch profile.

I quite liked the interview I think it was one of Biggy's best so far, gave an insight into how the guy thinks.  Hopefully got something useful out of his trip to St Georges

MB did say that Pearson was part of his long term plans for the club which implies that he could be offered a renewed contract.