Nigel Pearson insists the prospect of a new contract at Bristol City isn’t on his radar yet as the “bizarre” nature of football management and the fact he still has more than a year left to run on his present agreement means he’s completely calm about his position at Ashton Gate.
Pearson will reach the second of a three-year deal this summer having gradually restructured, reorganised and redefined the first-team football operation at City, working within severe budget restrictions, and under significant pressure on results as the Robins have remained, mostly, a lower mid-table side on his watch with the fear of a relegation battle never far away.
However, for the first time since he first took over in February 2021 there is a sense that the Robins are now moving forward and, as noted by former CEO Richard Gould before he left in January, the next transfer window represents the moment when the club’s financial reset post-pandemic should be all-but complete in terms of shedding expensive contracts and reducing their overall costs.
