mozzchops;n3405463 said:
I agree, but some refs wouldn't.
Pearson
I agree, but some refs wouldn't.
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Agree with most posts on here , he’s the best midfielder I’ve seen and Deepdale in my fifty years watching PNE yes he doesn’t score many but that’s because he’s needed in the middle of the pitch , when he does get forward he can pick a pass out . Really scared that he won’t be here much longer and Alex Neil’s comments won’t help with that , keep him under the radar as much as possible please.
I simply cannot see us being able to keep him much longer. Fantastic in last 2 games. I really think he could slot into half the Prem teams and hold down a starting place. We'll surely be receiving offers in January?
He signed a new deal only a year ago but I'd be aiming to get him on a new one now, along with Robinson.
Every player has his price. With anywhere from 12 months or more left on his current contract then Pearson's on current form and the state of the market is at least £15m. Or at least that is how much would be needed to make us think hard before saying 'no'.
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Yesterday's game was a glimpse of what the future would look like without Ben Pearson. Imperative IMO that we keep hold of him and Robinson for that matter because without the likes of him we will get relegated. Maybe not this season but we've seen the effects that the gradual erosion of talented players has had in the past.
TH needs to learn from history but he'll probably think short tern with a chance to trouser a few quid with no thought to reinvest.
TH needs to learn from history but he'll probably think short tern with a chance to trouser a few quid with no thought to reinvest.
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pne4ever;n3407681 said:
In the short term I would agree as we don’t currently have a replacement. Sooner or later he will leave, the club needs to prepare for that day, whether that involves current members of the squad such as Ryan Ledson stepping up to the mark or someone else being brought in only time will tell.
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Decent player but no way would he hold down a starting place in the premier league. He gets suspended too often for one thing, and would then spend the rest of the season struggling to oust whichever player, probably a top quality international player, had taken his place. The step up in class would be too big in my opinion. Look at Greg Cunningham. He was the best left back in the championship by a street according to many posters on here while he played for PNE (though, strangely, as soon as he left for Cardiff, he suddenly wasn't that great - some were even suggesting Hughes was just as good FFS). Look at Ryan Sessegnon too- head and shoulders above anyone in our division last season, stood out a mile at our level, but where is he now in the prem? I've hardly heard him mentioned all season. There really is a big gulf in class and my Huddersfield supporting mate was saying exactly the same only the other week.iamaternenthat_;n3406357 said:
Dirty Harry;n3407769 said:
I fear bids from Championship clubs who want to make that final push to the Premier League - and Pearsons just the player you need to do that.
Mind you it’s that crazy a big bid from a Prem team for a bench warmer wouldn’t surprise me either.
Our model is to get decent players with a couple of drawbacks and sell them on once we've ironed out their slight weaknesses, I think Robinson's at about this point and if he carries on his early season form once he's back from injury I can see him going in the summer. Pearson's without doubt our best player but still has one major drawback, his discipline. Once he sorts that out he'll be off but I don't think he's quite there yet. He also doesn't have eye-catching stats, contributing generally rather than in terms of goals and assists, it's not a drawback as that's just the type of player he is but I think it means clubs aren't quite as likely to chuck money at him.