Do be kind to Pearson.
He has had a super Christmas and is now back in full vigour to do all he can to recover your losses. He will surely be comforted by the failure of the BB poll to achieve an overwhelming vote of no confidence.
Why shouldn't PIs not have full confidence in him? It is cruel for anyone to ask him to stand down. It is, after all, in the best traditions of the City for him to stay on.
If you are gobsmacked, Cardiffjohn, then I am totally dumbfounded. Same thing, really.