Will This be the end of Pearce

Tonight could be the night that will seal Pearce fate as Manager of Man City.They play Chelsea at home in a crunch game for both ends of the table.
Both teams need to win for very different reasons.Man City need some points to stop there slide down the table and maybe keep Pearce in a job.Chelsea need the win to keep the pressure on Utd and cut the gap to 6 points.
Before we preview the game lets talk about the manager that is under extreme pressure.

Pearce record at City is P86 W31 D17 L38.A fairly average record for a manager to have.
In his 1st full season in charge City finished 15th in the Premiership.This season they lie in 17th place 6 points above the relegation zone but with 2 games in hand against tonight's opponents and Arsenal.
Man City have a terrific support who crave success,these turned on Pearce after the Blackburn defeat on Sunday.
Pearce has spent £11m on players since he has been in charge none of whom have really payed off.Spending £6m on Samaras who has scored 11 goals in 49 appearances.At the moment not worth the money.Vassell was bought for £2m and has scored 12 goals in 66 appearances.Not much better.
I think the problem that Pearce has had is the fact that his side have gone out the Carling Cup to lower league opposition in the last two years.Doncaster 2005 & Chesterfield 2006.This is where Man city have struggled badly away from home.8 wins from 36 matches is not good enough for any side.
Pearce has asked for more money in the summer to spend on players but do the board trust him to spend it wisely and make a difference.This is the reason i feel he will be sacked in the near future.Man city are not a club who have money to waste and when it comes down to it i think the board will sack him rather than back him.
Who will be the next manager.I do not think a current Premiership manager will want the job at City so they will have to trawl the lower leagues to find a promising young manager to replace him.
Read my next article for the preview of the game.