steve roberts 9,242 Posted April 16, 2022 Sad news indeed. Although I was not that familiar with his TV work I do know that his energy and enthusiasm was immense. Will be sorely missed. RIP Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cdakev 21 Posted April 16, 2022 Really sad news, i was shocked when I heard last night. He loved Speedway. are thoughts are with his family. RIP 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sidney the robin 4,735 Posted April 16, 2022 Like Jacques don’t come on the forum anymore , but this news is shocking really makes you think.Never to take things for granted and make the most of our precious time we have with our loved ones.Nigel was a real speedway nut but my main memory of him was his commentary on football with Talksport he was excellent at that .For me his main strength was his sheer enthusiasm for speedway GENIUNE he made speedway exciting like the great Dave Lanning but in a different way. RIP Nigel. 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
uk_martin 1,606 Posted April 16, 2022 RIP Nigel Pearson Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skidder1 7,632 Posted April 16, 2022 Impeccably observed minute's silence by the stunned crowd, riders and volunteers followed the sincere words at Poole Stadium last night. R.I.P. Nigel Pearson. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LesR 139 Posted April 16, 2022 Such sad news, will be mi8ssed by an awful lot of people. Condolences to his family and friends at this vert sad time. RIP Nigel. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jaizer 2,862 Posted April 16, 2022 Horrible, horrible news. We may have made light of his commentary in recent years but speedway will never have a bigger promoter. So sad had so much of his life ahead of him 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
salty 2,200 Posted April 16, 2022 What terrible news! Was a fantastic advocate for the sport. A sport that will miss him terribly. Thoughts with family and friends. RIP. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iainb 4,962 Posted April 16, 2022 I was genuinely shocked by the news when I heard it announced on TalkSport last night while travelling back from Scunny. While obviously tragic for his family and friends, it's a pretty dark day for Speedway also. Nigel Pearson had Speedway running through his veins, fan, announcer, presenter, journalist, promoter and most notably commentator and press officer/agent, he'd pretty much done it all on "our side of the fence". He never passed up an opportunity to promote our sport... I was listening to one of his latest projects the other day, the British Speedway podcast and it was coverage of him compering the British Speedway season launch at Belle Vue and he was so positive and I was thinking to myself why are you so bloody positive all the time! But of course that was his job, he knew not everything in the sport was rosy but never really dwelt on it too much. You only have to do a scroll through Twitter to see how highly thought of he was throughout sport in general with some pretty high profile people and organisations expressing their shock and sadness, not so many from the Speedway fraternity I notice, hopefully that'll change when people get to hear this tragic news. The Darts community seem to have been hit pretty hard by it. Obviously most of us on here will remember Nigel for his Speedway commentary, while not everybody's cup of tea, I absolutely loved his commentary style and the "double act" he built with Kelvin Tatum. He was able to inject some enthusiasm and entertainment into even the dullest of races and meetings and let's face it there were a lot of them. He was the modern day "voice of Speedway" with his modern day commentary style and the natural successor to Dave Lanning. For me he'd done the most to promote and elevate our sport in the last 20 years, is irreplaceable and will be deeply missed. RIP Nige https://talksport.com/football/1087140/nigel-pearson-talksport-passes-away/ https://twitter.com/adam_ellis299/status/1301242626230890496 11 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
keepturningleft 588 Posted April 16, 2022 Let's also spare a thought for Kelvin Tatum who must be absolutely devastated. His commentating career, as it was with Nigel, is obviously now over. Despite his involvement in many other sports, I am convinced that speedway was always Nige's strongest passion above all else. Does anyone agree? 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Cheese 2,022 Posted April 16, 2022 Only just seen this news, can't believe it. Always enjoyed his commentary and partnership with Kelvin, GPs and Monday nights won't be the same without him. RIP Nigel Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Schwantz34 17 Posted April 16, 2022 Very sad and shocking news, condolences to family, friends and colleagues. Rest easy Nigel, your dedication to the sport will be missed Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SPEEDY69 1,251 Posted April 16, 2022 10 hours ago, Steve Shovlar said: Horribly sudden and unlike an illness or cancer, where the person has time to say goodbye to friends and loved ones, I was told this evening it was an aneurysm that took Nigel away. I lost a friend several years ago to an aneurysm and they are fine one day and gone the next. Truly awful and at this time my heart goes out for Nigel’s family. RIP. Similar to your experience Steve I lost a friend whilst playing badminton with him, just collapsed and that was that - he was 43. All reinforces the adage to live your life today. Nigel was part of the speedway furniture, such a sad loss. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bellevueace 912 Posted April 16, 2022 A massive shock, very sad news RIP Nigel and condolences to the family, Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
King Jamie 356 Posted April 16, 2022 RIP Mr Pearson. Whilst obviously no consolation whatsoever, at least he was able to pass at a time when his beloved Team GB are World Champions. (not entirely sure I worded that entirely correctly, but I know what I meant). Condolences to family and friends. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
