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Just looking at Wrexham squad today.......Pearson not included?
Don’t think he’s in favour there......do you think he could be the player that Hurst wanted.....but Wrexham won’t agree to release without a replacement.....
He’s town 100%.....and would be ideal even If just a backup.
Typical Hurst player.....
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Just looking at Wrexham squad today.......Pearson not included?
Don’t think he’s in favour there......do you think he could be the player that Hurst wanted.....but Wrexham won’t agree to release without a replacement.....
He’s town 100%.....and would be ideal even If just a backup.
Typical Hurst player.....
Yep, just the kind of centre half we need, a battler, great in the air, dodgy on the deck and fairly slow. We haven't got any of those..
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Just looking at Wrexham squad today.......Pearson not included?
Don’t think he’s in favour there......do you think he could be the player that Hurst wanted.....but Wrexham won’t agree to release without a replacement.....
He’s town 100%.....and would be ideal even If just a backup.
Typical Hurst player.....
I never wanted him to leave. I thought he was league quality, no matter what a few others thought.
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Pearson was signed to help us get out of non league. He was a sub when we won the play off final, which tells you all you need to know. Great guy, but not as good as we have now.
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I know he’s not “Van Dyke”......but he’s just the sort of character town need to boost morale......real fighter.
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I would hope not. This obsession with ex players is odd
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I would hope not. This obsession with ex players is odd
I'm so pleased we're not a fan run club. Our zimmer frame budget would be massive..
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I would hope not. This obsession with ex players is odd
Very odd, is this just a Grimsby fans thing? Loved Pearson’s attitude but he wasn’t first choice in his last two seasons with us so not going to improve us now.
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Pearson served a purpose and seemed a great bloke but not sure he’s anything better than what we have...
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I would hope not. This obsession with ex players is odd
I dread to think what some of our fans are like post divorce / split / one night knee trembler on Ross Castle Stalking the poor female, rooting around in her bins, noticing they have switched tampon brands and taking that as a signal that they are willing and able to come back into our lives
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I would hope not. This obsession with ex players is odd
Would you take Podge and Boggle back?
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I know he’s not “Van Dyke”......but he’s just the sort of character town need to boost morale......real fighter.
I’m not sure if we would ask the 95 year old star of Mary Poppins and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang about bringing all of our ex-players back...but if we did, he’d probably say, ‘SuperGallypíssedisbetterthanPrestonwhosatrocious‘
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Shaun is a great guy and the kind of spirit we need but I’m not convinced he’s got the legs for it.
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Obviously not a good post...... But still support the Mariners in the middle of Scunny fans so stop the red crosses lol
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I'm so pleased we're not a fan run club. Our zimmer frame budget would be massive..
me too, would end up with the Ku Klux Clan as half time entertainment based on some of the views on here
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I dread to think what some of our fans are like post divorce / split / one night knee trembler on Ross Castle
Stalking the poor female, rooting around in her bins, noticing they have switched tampon brands and taking that as a signal that they are willing and able to come back into our lives
Look, I’ve told you already. I’ve stopped doing that.
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Look, I’ve told you already. I’ve stopped doing that.
I thought we had foxes
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Obviously not a good post...... But still support the Mariners in the middle of Scunny fans so stop the red crosses lol
You’ve got at least one ally in epworth mate.
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I thought we had foxes
It’s the first time I’ve been called a fox. Thank you.
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I thought we had foxes
Nah, no foxes, just the stewards from Stevenage..
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Pearson is not good enough.
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He was immense in his last game against Plymouth
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He was immense in his last game against Plymouth
He was dribbling like Cruyff, from what I remember!
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He was immense in his last game against Plymouth
Gregor Robertson had a cracking Play-Off Final. Maybe Hurst should put a bid in to The Times too while we're at it..
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He was dribbling like Cruyff, from what I remember!
You’ve just given me a flashback to Southport away in 2015 when he dribbled the ball in their box and crossed it for Gowling to smash it home. 😁
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Would you take Podge and Boggle back?
At the risk of getting crucified, I’d take Podge,Bogle and Summerfield back at present.
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Let's remember PH was playing Andrew Boyce over him and he was flipping terrible, I love Shaun but his times coming to an end and the game is just getting quicker.
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At the risk of getting crucified, I’d take Podge,Bogle and Summerfield back at present.
There’s a distinct difference for me in wanting Podge, Bogle and Summerfield back...all three have shown they can do it in the football league with the right coaching. We thought summerfield was bottom, probably because he replaced Nolan who’s arguably the best midfielder we’ve had for donkeys years. Pearson, hard worker, decent bloke and loyal but in truth not a football league player. Remember when he got caught out on the half way line at BP and literally looked like he was running in treacle with no idea how to solve the issue? He didn’t play as often as we think in that final non league season either. For all the waxing lyrical fans did of Pearson, when he was released or allowed to move (can’t remember which) he ended up in non league...didn’t see many FLnteams queuing up for him sadly...
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There’s a distinct difference for me in wanting Podge, Bogle and Summerfield back...all three have shown they can do it in the football league with the right coaching.
We thought summerfield was bottom, probably because he replaced Nolan who’s arguably the best midfielder we’ve had for donkeys years.
Pearson, hard worker, decent bloke and loyal but in truth not a football league player. Remember when he got caught out on the half way line at BP and literally looked like he was running in treacle with no idea how to solve the issue? He didn’t play as often as we think in that final non league season either.
For all the waxing lyrical fans did of Pearson, when he was released or allowed to move (can’t remember which) he ended up in non league...didn’t see many FLnteams queuing up for him sadly...
Russell Slade said as much at that infamous fans forum when a supporter asked why Shaun Pearson was allowed to leave and Slade remarked that Pearson has had to drop into the national League to get games.
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me too, would end up with the Ku Klux Clan as half time entertainment based on some of the views on here
How true.
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For those saying he’s no better than what we’ve got we’ve got 2 proven centre backs. Considering the size of the squad that’s ridiculous. I’d have him back as a squad player and influence in the dressing room without a doubt
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Russell Slade said as much at that infamous fans forum when a supporter asked why Shaun Pearson was allowed to leave and Slade remarked that Pearson has had to drop into the national League to get games.
Aah the sage guidance of russel slade, who of course replaced shaun with Nathan flipping Clarke. A player who had no pace either, and compounded it by playing free kicks direct to oppo strikers to run straight on goal. What a massive downgrade on Shawn he was. Pearson was perfectly capable of playing league 2 back then. No so sure now tho sadly.
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In fact,for all those saying he couldn't play league football,just taken a look and he played three quarters of our league games for a side finishing higher than any other since we've been back. So he clearly could, back then. And he finished the season stronger than he started.
He was kept out of the final seasons non league team (mostly but not always) by a player who was soon in league 1 then championship, and an in form gowling. It was probably gowling who struggled most with the step up.
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Pearson Gowling and Dis, three excellent players in the past, that's it I'm afraid the past
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Pearson was signed to help us get out of non league. He was a sub when we won the play off final, which tells you all you need to know. Great guy, but not as good as we have now.
Yes. Mentality wise spot on. A battler. Had the raw attributes for a defender as well eg tall and headed it well but on the ground limited.
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Pearson?
Why don’t we get Gary Birtles, Steve Sherwood and Tony Rees back as well
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If Shaun had stayed he may have been able to adapt his game to be effective in L2 but the time he’s spent in the tier below would indicate he’s not had that challenge. There doesn’t seem much difference between the Shaun Pearson who left Town than where Luke Waterfall is now.
There is an irony here though and it strikes me that this squad and certainly yesterday’s starting 11 is so short of creativity and goals they would struggle in the National League.
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I thought Pearson was great for us and at the time we shouldn't have released him, have we had many centre backs as good since?. Having said that I don't think we want him back now, think he's probably past his best unfortunately.
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I'd sign him and stick him up front!
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Whilst it appears a Town thing re ex players, I assure you it isn’t.
If you think about it most fans don’t have an in-depth knowledge of players that are around the lower leagues like those involved within the game do. I certainly don’t.
So when your discussing transfers and filling the space with speculation awaiting news it’s only natural to think of players that you know are good. Most fans only experience are players that have been here before and performed well.
The Bogle one for example. We are all wanting a striker that can score goals at this level. We all know one.... some might know more but most of us don’t. So it does make sense why these players get mentioned when talking about incomings.
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There’s a distinct difference for me in wanting Podge, Bogle and Summerfield back...all three have shown they can do it in the football league with the right coaching.
We thought summerfield was bottom, probably because he replaced Nolan who’s arguably the best midfielder we’ve had for donkeys years.
Pearson, hard worker, decent bloke and loyal but in truth not a football league player. Remember when he got caught out on the half way line at BP and literally looked like he was running in treacle with no idea how to solve the issue? He didn’t play as often as we think in that final non league season either.
For all the waxing lyrical fans did of Pearson, when he was released or allowed to move (can’t remember which) he ended up in non league...didn’t see many FLnteams queuing up for him sadly...
Slade allowed Pearson to leave because he wanted to bring in Donkey Clarke. Pearson went to Wrexham because they offered him a deal and he could also earn money away from the club. There are quite a lot of non-league players who earn more than league players by being part-time and having other jobs. I seem to recall that when Keith Alexander came here he actually took a small drop in wages because he wanted to be a full time professional footballer under Buckley.
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I'm so pleased we're not a fan run club. Our zimmer frame budget would be massive..
I quite liked the Justin Whittle, Rob Jones pairing at the back, any chance of us signing them?
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Pearson?
Why don’t we get Gary Birtles, Steve Sherwood and Tony Rees back as well
And how about Bob Crosby too?
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And how about Bob Crosby too?
wonder where that pat Glover is - he's got the sort of goalscoring record we could use right now
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Bloody hell, reading this thread you would think we've got a world beating defence.
Pearson had his limitations but he would walk into our back line at any point since he left. Yeah, there are quicker and better defenders on the ball (although I actually think he was better than a lot gave him credit for with the ball at his feet), but not in our team there isn't.
I don't think our defensive priority should be a Shaun Pearson, it should be someone with a bit of pace. Both Waterfall and Pollock are very much from the Pearson school of defending, Pollock probably a bit more of a footballer but his lack of pace exposes him badly (especially alongside the equally slow Waterfall). But I think Pearson is exactly the type of individual Hurst would want in his dressing room.
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Russell Slade said as much at that infamous fans forum when a supporter asked why Shaun Pearson was allowed to leave and Slade remarked that Pearson has had to drop into the national League to get games.
oh yes Russell Slade that great tactician of modern football Team wrecker
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