Ian Pearce

[GrahamC]

Currently head of recruitment at West Brom is being lined up to be our new one, according to the Irish Sun newspaper tonight.

[exAtyeoMax]

Just now, GrahamC said:

Currently head of recruitment at West Brom is being lined up to be our new one, according to the Irish Sun newspaper tonight.

is he any good?

[elhombrecito]

https://www.thesun.ie/sport/football/8381095/bristol-city-ian-pearce-wba-transfer-chief/?utm_campaign=native_share&utm_source=sharebar_native&utm_medium=sharebar_native

 

[P'head Red]

The next piece of the puzzle for sure, let's hope he'ss the right guy. 

[Numero Uno]

3 minutes ago, exAtyeoMax said:

is he any good?

I’d hazard a guess that he’s far better than Swiss…….

[GrahamC]

3 minutes ago, exAtyeoMax said:

is he any good?

Absolutely no idea, been in post since 2018, previously part of Brighton’s recruitment team,

Remember him as a player (very good) & interestingly he was Nige’s first signing when he was Southampton manager

[1960maaan]

Interesting twist, the CEO not buying players HE wants ?

It may actually catch on . 

 

Joking aside, next step in Nige's rebuild plans ? Reports suggest it the hierarchy making the move, but it does feel like Pearson is getting things in place for a properly run Club at last .

[Merrick's Marvels]

1 hour ago, GrahamC said:

Currently head of recruitment at West Brom is being lined up to be our new one, according to the Irish Sun newspaper tonight.

Good to hear this is being addressed. Was worried the cost cutting might include skimping on the obvious area we need to invest in - a proper, fit for purpose recruitment team headed up by a professional, not a wannabe with a laptop. 

[Port Said Red]

54 minutes ago, Merrick's Marvels said:

Good to hear this is being addressed. Was worried the cost cutting might include skimping on the obvious area we need to invest in - a proper, fit for purpose recruitment team headed up by a professional, not a wannabe with a laptop. 

That's no way to talk about @Harry or @Davefevs.

[BS4 on Tour...]

Is he the guy who played for Blackburn, Fulham and West Ham? Has he any recruitment credentials?!

[BS4 on Tour...]

2 hours ago, GrahamC said:

Currently head of recruitment at West Brom is being lined up to be our new one, according to the Irish Sun newspaper tonight.

He was a decent-ish centre half if it’s the same Ian Pearce I’m thinking of - has he any outstanding achievements in the world of recruitment of which you are aware? 

[Supersonic Robin]

Good that we're looking for a head of recruitment. Personally, it's an area in which I'd be happy for us to spare no expense in order to get the very best we can.

I have no idea if Ian Pearce is any good or not. 

[Davefevs]

1 hour ago, BS4 on Tour... said:

He was a decent-ish centre half if it’s the same Ian Pearce I’m thinking of - has he any outstanding achievements in the world of recruitment of which you are aware? 

Yes it is the same one.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ian_Pearce

Something in the back of my head makes me think he might’ve grown up in Cheltenham.  Can’t find anything per se, but remember a conversation I had when he won the title with Blackburn that somebody said we missed out on him???

[Davefevs]

2 hours ago, Port Said Red said:

That's no way to talk about @Harry or @Davefevs.

Cheeky blighter, @Harry hasn’t got the first clue about laptops

[Davefevs]

27 minutes ago, Tafkarmlf said:

Interesting. NP has stated hes not all that keen on this side of the game iirc

 

But.. 

Change like this, hints about leaving etc. Do we have a new manager lined up after this season. 

 

Note not an anti NP thing, just reading the lay of the land following comments today.. 

Deffo interesting Anyhoo 

I don’t think so, Nige laying plans for summer recruitment drive.

[P'head Red]

4 hours ago, Tafkarmlf said:

Interesting. NP has stated hes not all that keen on this side of the game iirc

 

But.. 

Change like this, hints about leaving etc. Do we have a new manager lined up after this season. 

 

Note not an anti NP thing, just reading the lay of the land following comments today.. 

Deffo interesting Anyhoo 

Bringing someone in like this would take the load off of NP, and the recruitment team we have at the moment (if you can call it that) is not up to standard. 

[MattyAli]

Would this be the same Irish Sun that reported that Bristol City was looking at Warnock a couple of weeks ago 

[Phileas Fogg]

4 hours ago, Tafkarmlf said:

Interesting. NP has stated hes not all that keen on this side of the game iirc

 

But.. 

Change like this, hints about leaving etc. Do we have a new manager lined up after this season. 

 

Note not an anti NP thing, just reading the lay of the land following comments today.. 

Deffo interesting Anyhoo 

Pearson worked closely with Walsh at Leicester in this role. We currently have someone in a similar role, but it was only ever meant to be temporary.

There’s no point beating around the bush - it’s clear you’re really keen for Pearson to go. It’s very much a controversial opinion but one you’re entitled to. You should probably just admit it rather than going round the houses.

[Edge1981]

I believe he’s got family in Bristol. He’s cousins with Ed Pearce who played rugby for Bristol. 

[Oh Louie louie]

Cheltenhems produced one of the best sportsman ever.

Eddie the eagle edwards, a true winner!

[Monkeh]

Don't know if it's true,

But it's food news the club are looking to fill this with people that have a proven track record not people who happen to be mates with a power hungry ceo

[Red Homer]

1 hour ago, Edge1981 said:

I believe he’s got family in Bristol. He’s cousins with Ed Pearce who played rugby for Bristol. 

He has, I went to school with a cousin of his.

[Red Army 75]

1 hour ago, Oh Louie louie said:

Cheltenhems produced one of the best sportsman ever.

Eddie the eagle edwards, a true winner!

And Steve Cotterill

[GrahamC]

2 hours ago, MattyAli said:

Would this be the same Irish Sun that reported that Bristol City was looking at Warnock a couple of weeks ago 

I’m no fan of The Sun at all, but guess what? Sometimes they get things wrong & sometimes they don’t.

The Sun is far more likely to be believable about football than it is about politics.

[Merrick's Marvels]

1 hour ago, Edge1981 said:

I believe he’s got family in Bristol. He’s cousins with Ed Pearce who played rugby for Bristol. 

Good info. Thanks.

Ed Pearce spent most of his career at Gloucester but was a fine player for Bristol in the all too brief time he was here.

I can only hope his cousin makes the same sort of impact as Ed did, should he join.     

[GrahamC]

1 hour ago, Red Homer said:

He has, I went to school with a cousin of his.

Was he a Red, Nick!

Or not interested? Obviously discounted the other, (minority interest) possibility..

[Rudolf Hucker]

Head of Recruitment is definitely an important, specialist role in a professional football club and one which we have left unfilled for too long. This appointment would indicate that we actually have a plan to actively recruit which, given our present financial woes, is both welcome and perhaps a little surprising. 

[cidercity1987]

Just to point out that, if there is a insinuation he might like to come here as its close to Cheltenham...

It is quicker from The Hawthorns to Cheltenham than from Ashton Gate.

[Davefevs]

5 minutes ago, Rudolf Hucker said:

Head of Recruitment is definitely an important, specialist role in a professional football club and one which we have left unfilled for too long. This appointment would indicate that we actually have a plan to actively recruit which, given our present financial woes, is both welcome and perhaps a little surprising. 

…and it needs to have a rounded skillset, part of which imho has to “football knowledge” which I deem to be the ability to understand what the manager wants / needs / needs right now / doesn’t need and also from a scouting / video and data analysis perspective whether any player meets that.

It is why the likes of Steve Walsh were successful….he actually acted as a coach too under Pearson at Leicester, so able to understand the true playing requirements for any prospective recruits.

3 minutes ago, cidercity1987 said:

Just to point out that, if there is a insinuation he might like to come here as its close to Cheltenham...

It is quicker from The Hawthorns to Cheltenham than from Ashton Gate.

My initial post was more that he might have grown-up near Bristol, but it’s never really come out.  It appears that other posters have confirmed there is / was a link.

[BrizzleRed]

13 hours ago, billywedlock said:

Hope he is better than the last ex West Brom head of recruitment we had.

WBA do not appear to me to be anything special regarding recruitment but I have zero idea about him or his abilities. Shame we cannot bring in Walsh who is top notch. 

Agree and can’t see us shopping for the same kind of players as a club like WBA with their benefit of parachute payments.  Would be nice if we were trying to snap up someone with a record of unearthing lower league gems.

If the Lansdown’s are serious about sorting out the financial mess they’ve created, that’s surely where we really should be recruiting from. If not, it may be more about providing the right image for potential buyers.

[tin]

17 minutes ago, Davefevs said:

…and it needs to have a rounded skillset, part of which imho has to “football knowledge” which I deem to be the ability to understand what the manager wants / needs / needs right now / doesn’t need and also from a scouting / video and data analysis perspective whether any player meets that.

It is why the likes of Steve Walsh were successful….he actually acted as a coach too under Pearson at Leicester, so able to understand the true playing requirements for any prospective recruits.

My initial post was more that he might have grown-up near Bristol, but it’s never really come out.  It appears that other posters have confirmed there is / was a link.

I think he's from Surrey, Dave. That's certainly where Chelsea picked him up from back in 1991, when he was in his late teens.

It's a positive sign the club is looking to make this type of long-overdue appointment. It should've been made as soon as Ashton went last summer IMO. 

Pearce was Brighton's head of recruitment when they went up to the PL under Hughton and has been at WBA since 2018. No idea if he's any good, but he has pedigree. 

Edited February 18, 2022 by tin
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[Davefevs]

9 minutes ago, tin said:

I think he's from Surrey, Dave. That's certainly where Chelsea picked him up from back in 1991, when he was in his late teens.

It's a positive sign the club is looking to make this type of long-overdue appointment. It should've been made as soon as Ashton went last summer IMO. 

Pearce was Brighton's head of recruitment when they went up to the PL under Hughton and has been at WBA since 2018. No idea if he's any good, but he has pedigree. 

Yeah….just as per my post, someone I know said he lived in Cheltenham, no idea when or how long.  As per other poster’s comment, it has little relevance, was just intrigued if anyone knew.  Appears there is some link though,mand the person who told me had some element of fact.

[CodeRed]

1 hour ago, BrizzleRed said:

Agree and can’t see us shopping for the same kind of players as a club like WBA with their benefit of parachute payments.  Would be nice if we were trying to snap up someone with a record of unearthing lower league gems.

If the Lansdown’s are serious about sorting out the financial mess they’ve created, that’s surely where we really should be recruiting from. If not, it may be more about providing the right image for potential buyers.

Under Mark Ashton he often used the phrase "We fish in ponds, rivers, and lakes"

Well now we're fishing in that puddle at the bottom of the garden.

[GrahamC]

13 minutes ago, CodeRed said:

Under Mark Ashton he often used the phrase "We fish in ponds, rivers, and lakes"

Well now we're fishing in that puddle at the bottom of the garden.

That’s because he was Train Guy.

We are doing so now because of that Walter Mitty *******.

[IAmNick]

Can only be good news, not just for the recruitment itself but also for Pearson who I get the impression is being stretched pretty thin currently with the amount of things he's having to do. 

[CyderInACan]

1 minute ago, GrahamC said:

That’s because he was Train Guy.

You’ve won today with that line. Spot on. 

[BrizzleRed]

6 minutes ago, CodeRed said:

Under Mark Ashton he often used the phrase "We fish in ponds, rivers, and lakes"

Well now we're fishing in that puddle at the bottom of the garden.

May well be the case CR.  I’m starting to come to the conclusion that if that puddle produces a few more Atkinson’s and Tanner’s rather than overpaid Chelsea left-overs, that may not be such a bad a thing.  

At least if they don’t work out, like Eisa, Adelukan, etc, we can shift them on and even make a small profit in some cases.  That certainly won’t be case with recruits at the Chelsea end of the scale.

I just hope the Lansdown’s have realised that flaw in their business plan.  Hopefully they’ll  then look for a Head of Recruitment with the expertise needed for the areas of the market that we’ll now be shopping in and not someone used to having bucket losds of dosh to chuck around
 

[GrahamC]

6 minutes ago, CyderInACan said:

You’ve won today with that line. Spot on. 

Hi Col, busy, busy man, yuh I’m currently speaking to Steve Lansdown, yes THE Steve Lansdown, just about to download a few idea biscuits, see what comes out of the barrel, you are as ever, a gullible Robin, ciao & Bella fragmento.

[Red Skin]

17 minutes ago, GrahamC said:

Hi Col, busy, busy man, yuh I’m currently speaking to Steve Lansdown, yes THE Steve Lansdown, just about to download a few idea biscuits, see what comes out of the barrel, you are as ever, a gullible Robin, ciao & Bella fragmento.

Superb. Have a cappachoochoo on me! 

[Red Homer]

4 hours ago, GrahamC said:

Was he a Red, Nick!

Or not interested? Obviously discounted the other, (minority interest) possibility..

If you mean the cousin, I believe he was, although at the time Ian was playing for Blackburn (and winning the title) so I seem to remember seeing the blue and white halves rather than the jesters outfit on non-uniform days!

[Oh Louie louie]

Was a great quiz question.

The only person to play with bobby moore and win the prem.

A very aptly named player for today, tony gale, was there the same team as pearce.

[Davefevs]

32 minutes ago, Oh Louie louie said:

Was a great quiz question.

The only person to play with bobby moore and win the prem.

A very aptly named player for today, tony gale, was there the same team as pearce.

Are you Hörður’s dad - Magnus Magnússon, you do like a bit of a quiz / trivia!

[Jerseybean]

Mate is a bonkers WBA fan asked him for any insights, he said this: don’t know much about him but take a look at where we are and judge for yourself!

[Unan]

16 minutes ago, Jerseybean said:

Mate is a bonkers WBA fan asked him for any insights, he said this: don’t know much about him but take a look at where we are and judge for yourself!

Does that mean he’s good or bad?

[Sleepy1968]

12 minutes ago, Marcus Aurelius said:

Does that mean he’s good or bad?

Well, pressumably the minimum place any self-respecting/deluded (delete as appropriate) WBA fan expects to be is top of the Championship, so, er ....

[DaveF]

16 minutes ago, Sleepy1968 said:

Well, pressumably the minimum place any self-respecting/deluded (delete as appropriate) WBA fan expects to be is top of the Championship, so, er ....

I doubt any of them expected to be as low as 9th to be honest.

[Port Said Red]

11 hours ago, Jerseybean said:

Mate is a bonkers WBA fan asked him for any insights, he said this: don’t know much about him but take a look at where we are and judge for yourself!

Well that's not really fair is it? West Brom are not really looking for long term assets are they? They would rather pay through the nose for players that will get them straight back up. Pearce might be finding it a bit frustrating if he is getting intel on youngsters in the lower leagues and he is being ignored.

[chinapig]

23 minutes ago, Port Said Red said:

Well that's not really fair is it? West Brom are not really looking for long term assets are they? They would rather pay through the nose for players that will get them straight back up. Pearce might be finding it a bit frustrating if he is getting intel on youngsters in the lower leagues and he is being ignored.

Quite, not much job satisfaction there.

Though I'm sure he was involved in finding promising youngster Andy Carroll.

[grifty]

1 hour ago, Port Said Red said:

Well that's not really fair is it? West Brom are not really looking for long term assets are they? They would rather pay through the nose for players that will get them straight back up. Pearce might be finding it a bit frustrating if he is getting intel on youngsters in the lower leagues and he is being ignored.

I agree, they seem to be the epitome of managers signing 'panic' players or 'name' players for the sake of it.

Pearce might have been behind the Diangana, Ajayi, Furlong signings?