Stuart Pearce will be sacked as manager of Manchester City
and could even be out of a job by the end of the week, according to
The Sun. City's board have reportedly lost patience with Pearce,
with the meek 2-0 FA Cup quarter-final defeat at Blackburn on
Sunday the final straw.
The former England defender remained defiant after the game, during
which one City fan raced onto the pitch in an attempt to confront
Pearce. But it appears chairman John Wardle has decided a change of
manager is needed - and has already placed Bolton boss Sam
Allardyce and Wigan counterpart Paul Jewell at the top of his
wanted list. And if the Blues are on the receiving end of a hefty
defeat in their home clash with Chelsea on Wednesday night, the axe
could fall on Pearce within the next 48 hours.
The 44-year-old has been in charge at Eastlands for two years but
going public on his desire to coach England Under-21s while the
board were still deciding whether to grant him permission
apparently annoyed Wardle. And with City having slipped into the
bottom four in the Premiership having lost 22 of their last 37, the
pressure looks to have told on Pearce.
