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Pearson says he is ‘learning to walk again’ after ‘neurological situation’
Then Bristol City manager Nigel Pearson on crutches on the side line before the Championship match at Ashton Gate, Bristol, October 21, 2023

FORMER Leicester and Watford boss Nigel Pearson revealed today that he was “learning to walk again” because of a neurological condition.

Pearson said in an interview in October just days before he was sacked by Bristol City that he needed a back operation, but was also being affected by a “neurological situation.”

The 61-year-old had been using crutches since the previous month and now he has opened up on the extent of his illness.

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