Nigel Pearson RIP

[Ray Stadia 1,064]

My condolences to his family and friends. Taken too soon. Rest In Peace sir.

[bill94d 105]

14 hours ago, Speedwaycrazy said:

Totally agree....A much loved / entertaining speedway ambassador has just died ....and some complete numpties come out of the woodwork trying to get some headlines!!!!

Not impressed........

RIP Nigel!

Well said Sir. I for one will miss his double act with Kelvin. Irreplaceable. Difficult act to follow. I met him once at Somerset with Jason Doyle . A true gent. RIP and sincere condolences to his family.

[iainb 4,962]

There's just been a lovely tribute to Nigel on Talksport by Ian Danter.

https://talksport.com/radio/schedule/

10:50 am

Edited April 16, 2022 by iainb

[Fromafar 10,325]

17 minutes ago, iainb said:

There's just been a lovely tribute to Nigel on Talksport by Ian Danter.

https://talksport.com/radio/schedule/

10:50 am

Nice to see fitting tributes in national press.

[THE DEAN MACHINE 4,727]

Shocked at the news, I’ve known Nigel for a lot of years,I first met him when I went to his parents pub, he did a few talk ins there,  he sponged lifts off me to a few meetings I was riding in and I lent him my Kevlars when he had a skid on a 125 at Sheffield training track, we would often see each other around speedway and often saw each other in Poland at GPs,, in the last couple of years he also became a customer of mine(delivering for him), I often saw him on the school run on my way to one of my customers, reading all the tributes to him shows just how much he was a good bloke and how big a loss he will be to the speedway world, he has connections to the media which speedway could only dream of, devastating news RIP nige 

[DanStonemanRacing 0]

RIP Nigel, condolences to family at this sad time. Will be missed a massive amount, what a great bloke. 

[Jonny the spud 2,281]

Not my cup of tea as a commentator but obviously a well liked, knowledgeable and dedicated fan of the sport. His loss will be felt through many facets of speedway as he had his fingers in so many pies. Always looking for new ways to push the sport and drag it into the digital / satellite age and offer help and advice along the way. 
 

Condolences to his family, friends, colleagues and all who felt a connection to him as one part of the shouty brothers. I think we’ll find just how good he was now that he’s no longer here. If  we can find someone with even half of his talent and enthusiasm then we should be ok. 
 

rest in peace sir. 

[dontforgetthefueltapsbruv 10,692]

An incredible shock to hear this news

Whatever your opinion of Nigel as a commentator it makes no odds - this primarily is about a man , a husband and a father gone too soon

Less importantly but worth acknowledgement is that Speedway has also lost a passionate advocate and one that had connections in places that Speedway needs to regain influence and one who will be sadly missed

RIP Nigel

[bluebee 199]

Shocked as many are here. He was en enthusiastic commentator but more importantly a well liked representative for the armchair fan,  and an affable personality who skillfully showcased the sport for to a wide range of spectators. Never met him but if I had I would have expected him to be the same genuine and pleasant personality that he portrayed on screen.  Speedway has lost a close friend. My thoughts for his family - they have lost a man who was a very welcome guest in many homes. RIP Nigel you will be greatly missed  - Wind it on!

[nw42 2,048]

1 hour ago, iainb said:

There's just been a lovely tribute to Nigel on Talksport by Ian Danter.

https://talksport.com/radio/schedule/

10:50 am

Thanks for posting that, nice tribute from Dants, he mentioned the 2007 GP and Harris's win, so I just rewatched it,  I had my moans about the shoutys on a good few occasions but just watching that brought a tear to my eye, such a sad loss for his family and the sporting world in general.  I suffered a brain aneurysm myself back in 2010, was lucky enough to survive intact following 7hrs of surgery at North Staffs Hospital, such a shame that nothing similar could be done for Nigel.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=exRye_TtgTs&ab_channel=SpeedwayGP

[YerRopes 3,009]

Saddened and shocked like everyone else at this devastating news. 

Condolences and best wishes to all his family and friends. 

RIP Nigel

[Badge 5,115]

Natalie posted on behalf of Kelvin 

 

[hammer1969 414]

9 minutes ago, Badge said:

Natalie posted on behalf of Kelvin 

 

Such awful news, Nigel will be a massive loss to speedway but most of all a massive loss to his family  R.I.P

[someone 50]

5 hours ago, keepturningleft said:

Despite his involvement in many other sports, I am convinced that speedway was always Nige's strongest passion above all else. Does anyone agree?

I think all the different things he has done in speedway show that.

But I am sure he deeply loved every sport he worked on.  It is shown by how the communities around darts and football in the West Midlands have expressed shock at his loss just as much as we have.  And there has equally been many personal tributes from fans and colleagues in those sports about how friendly and supportive he had been with them too.

He clearly meant something to a lot of people and has left a hole everywhere he has worked.

[Terrace Grumbler 337]

Absolutely terrible news. 

Having lost someone very close to me with an aneurysm I have some idea of the shock Nigel's family and friends must be feeling. 

RIP mate, I somehow feel that I know you after a couple of talk-ins and all those commentaries. 

PS It's not for me to moderate these boards but a couple of the appalling comments earlier on this thread would warrant a ban in my book... these boards are generally a place of good humour and common sense and we can do without that sort of embarrassing idiocy...