Quotes from Nigel Pearson

I live in Sheffield. I got the train in this morning. I had a walk yesterday afternoon and went to the pub in the evening. My family is very important to me.

Sometimes I just need solitude, which is really rather nice.

When you lose your job and it is about football, I can quickly put things in order and move on.

I treat people fairly. I can't be dictatorial. We have multicultural dressing rooms and what's really important is that you have a way of working that brings the best out of everyone.

I never underestimate or overestimate anybody. Really we have to try and find levels of performance for ourselves first.

Football clubs need to have a better understanding of what the club stands for and how they go about thier business.

I hope I retain the appetite to find new things to stimulate me, whether that's travel or finding new interests. I'll always go out and enjoy nature and the countryside, because it's a big part of my life.

It's never a straightforward thing to do, to be able to inherit a squad. When you're mid-season it's never easy to get a team or a squad of players to function exactly the way you want them to.

I find it quite amusing that it's feasible that your opponents can have somebody watching you.

People whose views are swung when you get into these ridiculous debates - I think they're all nonsense. You've got to have a fundamental belief, you've got to believe in what you believe in.