The former Sheffield Wednesday captain and Leicester City manager left on Sunday.
Sheffield Wednesday fans are reacting to Nigel Pearson’s sacking as manager of OH Leuven.
The Belgian side parted with the former Wednesday captain on Sunday, with their side bottom of the second tier.
But it is not Pearson being discussed by those of an Owls persuasion, rather the former Hillsborough striker, George Hirst.
Hirst was regarded by some as one of the most promising talents to have ever emerged from the Sheffield Wednesday academy system.
But having failed to agree a new contract with the Owls, the soon-to-be 20-year-old walked out of the Championship club at the end of his deal last summer.
Yet despite reports of interest from the Premier League – notably, Leicester City [Daily Mirror,] – it was to Leuven – the Foxes’ sister club – that Hirst moved, for a fee significantly smaller than the one Leicester would have been required to pay in the form of compensation.
Seven months later, however, Hirst has struggled to make to impact many people had expected – scoring twice in 19 games across the North Sea.
And this is what’s being said about the youngster, whose father, David, is one of Sheffield Wednesday’s most revered former players…
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