Nigel Pearson was delighted with Bristol City’s determination as they won 1-0 at Stoke City.
Nigel was born on August 21, 1963 in Nottingham, England. His grandfather Percy Mills also played football for Notts County. Sadly, his mother passed away on 3 January 2020 at the age of 84, but he was in charge of Watford’s FA Cup match the next day.
Nicky Pearson’s husband Nigel Pearson
Nigel started his career with non-league side Hino Town before moving to second-tier Shrewsbury Town in November 1981. After a while he moved to Sheffield Wednesday in 1987, where he won the League Cup as captain and was voted player of the year in the final at Wembley.
The Robbins had a lucky break in the 84th minute, with Jay Da Silva’s cross past a surprise Jack Bonham in the home side’s net.
Michael O’Neal’s side had plenty of chances to get the game out of the way, with Jacob Brown testing Daniel Bentley and Lewis Baker pushing away in the first half.
The Porters continued to rise after the break, Baker failing to convert Josh Maha’s close-range pass into a tantalizing pass, while also hitting a delicate free-kick.
The result ensured Robbins’ title status was secured for another season, while Stoke – who had won three of the four games going into the competition – let his little revival come to a disappointing end.
A delighted Pearson said: “Mainly some qualities that we lacked last week, so I talked about individuality and I think we showed them fully today.
“It’s a collective effort and it’s a bit tough against a team that’s pretty strong but they have to give it their all – the two games we’ve played against them this year I’m sure they’ve done it and it feels like they could have won both. race, but we had a lot of that feeling this year.
“It’s always about how we handle it, even if we lose or lose, it’s still the most important thing for me. It’s nice to be rewarded for hard work and honest effort, so it was a great away game Race. We are stubborn, organized, and attacked by a real threat.
“Everyone there can see a determination. I’m very happy for the players today.”
The hosts will be ashamed after wasting so many glorious chances throughout the game.
Defender Tyler Harwood-Bellis failed to convert from close range to set the tone for the afternoon in six minutes, while Porter’s top scorer Brown was frustrated with Bentley’s save.
The lively Baker was supposed to give Stoke the advantage after Mahathir’s pinpoint cross, but his free-kick bounced off the post with 10 minutes remaining and was unlucky.
Ultimately, however, the home team’s waste was hit by Da Silva’s late-game flow.
A frustrated O’Neal said: “We learned a lot from a few people today. It’s not a personal criticism, but you have to show character, be brave, play forward and not rely on one or two players to hold you back.
“You need eight or nine men to finish the game, but we didn’t have enough players today to be ready for that.
“We didn’t play at the right level; we didn’t deserve to lose, but we didn’t play decisively enough. You have to have characters to play; it’s not that we didn’t try, it’s that we were too indecisive.
“We missed out on really good opportunities to create really good chances, and honestly that’s the most frustrating thing. We made bad decisions and we probably don’t have dribblers on our team so you have to keep going Combine to try to break through, which is proving difficult at the moment.”
