But on the other hand, one of the conditions of Pearce staying at the City of Manchester Stadium is that he steps down from the England Under-21 set-up.
Newcastle To Lose Pearson?
But on the other hand, one of the conditions of Pearce staying at the City of Manchester Stadium is that he steps down from the England Under-21 set-up.
Roeder knows that his own No 2 Nigel Pearson could not be rated more highly than he is at the FA and that there is already talk about him taking over as the Under-21 boss.
The United boss does not want to lose his No 2 because Pearson has done wonders to get the Newcastle back-line in order. Something TV super-mouth Mark Lawrenson failed to do during his time at St James' Park. Lawrenson can "talk a good fight", but when Kevin Keegan gave him the chance to use his "great knowledge" ... we all know what happened.
Roeder: "Manchester City are our next visitors and it is important I see just how they are playing away from home.
"It is also very important I am with my own team the night before a match and on Saturday night I will jump on a train and head to London."