West Brom now interested in Pearce too.
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage...ex-Pearce.html
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West Brom now interested in Pearce too.
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage...ex-Pearce.html
Too simplistic to say Pearce's return to the first team has seen an upturn in Readings fortunes?
Somewhat, Ian Harte returned after his first two games (which they lost) but they were away from home.Quote:
Originally Posted by elroy
They lost the next game but away at Man City is no surprise, but only 1-0.
After that 2 home wins and a draw + and understandable away defeat to Spurs .
I would say Harte has a greater claim to the upturn in form. I wrote something on Harte's thread about it.
However Peace get pretty good ratings in those games, Harte's are mediocre.
So a bit difficult to say, the results coincide more with Harte's return, could be put down to the dropping of Shorey perhaps.
However it would seem sensible to play both at the moment on the basis of if it ain't broke don't fix it.
Winning plaudits this weekend... an Ireland regular in the coming months given our sorry state of centre-back affairs? Anyone seen him playing over a period of time with the lowdown on his ability? Better than Alan Kernaghan at his pomp would be a bonus!
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...lex_Pearce.png
He kinda looks like Steve Staunton.
Looks a bit like Gazza there.
Funny I thought he looked like Alex Pearce.
Quote:
Originally Posted by nigel-harps1954
Who Gazza? Same here.
Red people all look alike.
Yeah - but nowhere near as gormless looking.Quote:
Originally Posted by Crosby87
Reminds me of Robert Webb in that
According to today's Sun, Pearce is to re-sign with Reading. No link available yet.
According to many of today's tabloids Pearce has rejected a new contract with Reading, and is being linked with Liverpool again.
Rodgers courting Alex:
http://www.dailystar.co.uk/football/...r-Alex-Pearce/
Is he actually that good or just a Gary Doherty type? Has he any pace?Quote:
Originally Posted by Crosby87
Carragher is retiring, so Liverpool are going to be linked with loads of centre halves over the next few months.
He was captain of Reading at a very young age, so he must have some leadership qualities about him. I suppose Rodgers knows him well and must rate him. Have to admit I haven't really seen him at all apart from about 3 times.
I would imagine Liverpool will sign about 2 centre halves and my guess is Pearce would probably be going to the club as 3rd/4th choice centre half, as I think Rodgers will try and sign someone like Lescott this summer. I actually think Agger is a sunshine player who looks good on the ball but is actually a very poor defender. Skrtel can be very good defensively, but is in bad form right now and I could see Coates being sold, so I wouldn't say that Liverpool defense is particularly difficult to get into if Pearce was to impress.
It's the same way CNN cover the news; cover every single angle just in case one of them turns out to be accurate.Quote:
Originally Posted by tetsujin1979
I'd have thought Lescott would be expensive and very bad value for money, not that that's stopped Liverpool before. Plus he's ex-Everton. I'd have thought they'd be after somebody reasonably young at a lower-status club to themselves, similar to Chelsea's acquisition of Gary Cahill. Someone like Ashley Williams perhaps.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bungle
I'm surprised Coates hasn't made more of an impact at Liverpool.
Yeah he made one or two small errors and it seems like he was hung out to dry.Quote:
Originally Posted by Charlie Darwin
maybe at the end of the season he will be told to get his coat?Quote:
Originally Posted by cfdh_edmundo
ok, sorry I'll get MY coat!
You're probably right, though I actually rate Lescott as a very good defender. He's experienced as well, which is what Liverpool badly need in their team. I reckon City will be offloading some very good players like Dzeko and Lescott this summer for reasonable prices.Quote:
Originally Posted by Charlie Darwin
Depends what you mean by reasonable I suppose! Lescott is a good player but unless City agree to part-pay his salary, he'd make a huge dent in the wage bill.
Well I hope where ever he goes it is to play not warm the bench.
Would be nice to have some Irish interest at Liverpool.
Dzeko has already been sold.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bungle
I'd love to know where you get your information from because it is always, always wrong. Often spectacularly so.
Don't get your knickers in a twist just because I think that McGeady would be better off in the Premiership than Russia.
Dzeko tweeted a picture of him boarding a plane to Germany on Saturday, that's why he didn't come off the bench.
Dzeko will leave, but who cares?
Pearce linked with Rodgers as the latter knows him from his Reading days. And the former dropped by Reading for not signing a new contract.
Reading still hoping to keep Pearce, but according to today's Sun Liverpool are still keen on him.
http://www.goal.com/en-my/news/3956/...on-alex-pearce-
In todays metro that he is linked with Newcastle.
http://www.getreading.co.uk/sport/fo...er_alex_pearce
Rodgers and Pardew battle for Reading FC defender Alex Pearce
By Jonathan Low
June 05, 2013
Alex Pearce is no closer to signing a new deal with Reading and looks set to be snapped up by Liverpool or Newcastle United when his contract expires at the end of the month.
Hopefully one of them and first team football, he plays well and trap picks him.
With Papadopoulos on his way to Anfield, I can't imagine he'd be any more than a backup. With Coloccini leaving Newcastle, there'd be a vacancy there.
has signed a new contract with Reading today its being reported
So much for Liverpool so. I did think that was stretching it quite a bit. I mean he's not that bad.
Well thats put a dent in my FridayQuote:
Originally Posted by ArdeeBhoy
Well I suppose he will be playing regularly, and he is only 24 maybe best to stay where he is settled and happy, I woudl not see it as bad news at all.
Hmmmm.....from Wikipedia, is he a bit mercenary? Born in England to Scottish parents and says 'I always wanted to play for Ireland' in 2011
Despite being born in England, Pearce qualified to play for Scotland through his parents, and represented them at youth level.[3] He made his debut for theScotland U21 team in their 4–1 defeat to Norway U21 in Kilmarnock on 20 May 2008.[21][22]
Also eligible to play for the Republic of Ireland,[23] having played for Ireland at Under-14[24] schoolboy level[24] he made the switch to represent Ireland after Scotland denied him full senior international honours. In October 2011, he stated "The country I have always wanted to play for is Ireland."[24]
Pearce was called into the full Ireland squad on 8 September 2012 ahead of an international friendly against Oman three days later.[25] He scored a goal on his debut in a 4–1 victory on 11 September 2012.[26]
I wouldn't say so since he decided at 22 (maybe earlier?) which is the same age as McClean switched, for example. Saying he has "Scottish parents" doesn't exactly tell us the full story. At least one of them is an Irish citizen with Irish parent(s) who then moved to England. So Scottish-born yes but probably not Scottish only, if at all.Quote:
Originally Posted by Fixer82
What's more worrying is the semi-wasted season he just had and the fact that he hasn't featured for us since his goal-scoring debut. Bad agent or huge ego aside, perhaps he will get back in the squad if he's playing regular again next season.