pearce keen on succeeding keegan joint assistant boss stuart pearce has admitted he would like to succeed kevin keegan as manager at manchester city.  keegan has decided to step down as city manager when his contract comes to an end in 18 months.  you don t have to be einstein to realise there will be a manager s job available at a really good club   pearce told bbc gmr.  i will certainly be applying for it  although whether the board deem me good enough to take it  i do not know.  pearce initially joined city as a player under keegan in 2001 before becoming part of the coaching staff. he was promoted to joint assistant-manager following the departure of arthur cox last summer.  the former england defender had a year as player-boss with nottingham forest eight seasons ago but has made no secret of his desire to have another crack at the job. he was linked with the manager s job at oldham and keegan has stated he would not get in the way if pearce wanted to leave. but it now appears pearce is keen to wait for his chance at city. he added:  by that time  i will have been here for five years so at least they will have had a good look at me and they are aware of my feelings with regard to being kevin s successor.  obviously  the issue is out of my hands but it is a fantastic job for anybody - i just hope it will be me.
 Pearce nífẹ̀ẹ́ sí iṣẹ́ Keegan, Joint Assistant Boss Stuart Pearce ti fẹ́ràn pé ó fẹ́ ṣe olórí Manchester City lẹ́yìn Kevin Keegan. Keegan ti pinnu láti fi ipò rẹ̀ sílẹ̀ gẹ́gẹ́ bi olórí Manchester City nigba ti ọdún mẹ́jọ mẹ́rin ti ẹ̀gbẹ́ rẹ̀ ti pọ̀. "Kò sí ohun tí ó yẹ kí ẹ̀yin máa ṣe láti mọ̀ pé ipò olórí yóò wà láti rí nínú ẹgbẹ́ tó dára gan-an" Pearce sọ sí BBC GMR. "Èmi yóò máa ṣe àfẹ́fẹ́ fún ipò náà, ṣùgbọ́n kò sí ohun tí ó yẹ kí ẹ̀yin máa ṣe láti mọ̀ pé àwọn olórí ẹgbẹ́ yóò rí pé èmi ló lọ́wọ́ láti gbé ipò náà gbé" Pearce ṣe àṣojú Manchester City gẹ́gẹ́ bi agbábọ́lùṣẹ́ ní ọdún 2001, ṣáájú kí ó tó di ọ̀kan lára àwọn olùkọ́ni. Ó jẹ́ Joint Assistant Manager lẹ́yìn tí Arthur Cox fi ipò rẹ̀ sílẹ̀ lẹ́yìn ọ̀sẹ̀ kan. Olórí ilẹ̀ Gẹ̀ẹ́sì tẹ́lẹ̀rí yìí ti ṣe olórí Nottingham Forest fún ọdún kan, ṣẹ́gun mẹ́jọ ọdún sẹ́yìn ṣùgbọ́n kò ti ṣe àṣẹ́yẹyẹ̀ pé ó fẹ́ ṣe olórí mọ́kànlẹ̀. A ti sọ pé ó fẹ́ ṣe olórí Oldham ṣùgbọ́n Keegan ti sọ pé ó kò ní ṣe àṣẹ́yẹyẹ̀ kí Pearce tọ̀ ọ̀nà rẹ̀. Ṣùgbọ́n Pearce ń fẹ́ ṣe àfẹ́fẹ́ fún ipò náà ní Manchester City. Ó sọ: "Nígbà náà, èmi yóò ti wà níbẹ̀ fún ọdún marun, kí àwọn olórí ẹgbẹ́ lè ṣe àṣẹ́yẹyẹ̀ pé èmi ló lọ́wọ́ láti ṣe olórí Manchester City. Òṣìṣẹ́ yìí dára fún ẹnikẹ́ni - èmi gbọ́n tó pé èmi yóò jẹ́ olórí Manchester City."