nutty nigel 7,351 Posted September 4, 2021 ..is how it was back in the day. Now there's no stone unturned to find an advantage.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Christoph Stiepermann 1,120 Posted September 4, 2021 There's a lot to be said for promoting from within and trying to grow our own people,but sometimes it's beneficial to poach someone who already has vast proven experience to our backroom team like this guy, I know nothing about him but his past career is impressive. I've thought as much as we can spend our PL money on players, it might not be a bad idea to devote a portion of it to poaching high level backroom talent from other clubs while we have the opportunity. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Greavsy 2,398 Posted September 4, 2021 (edited) Didnt we have Dave Carolan start this with us in 1998? Its not a new thing, but obviously constantly evolving. Now at Milwall I see. https://www.millwallfc.co.uk/news/2020/september/dave-carolan-joins-millwall-as-performance-coach/ Edited September 4, 2021 by Greavsy Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
keelansgrandad 6,679 Posted September 4, 2021 Don't forget the two blokes who used to carry the lucky numbers board round the pitch. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nutty nigel 7,351 Posted September 4, 2021 4 minutes ago, keelansgrandad said: Don't forget the two blokes who used to carry the lucky numbers board round the pitch. And Russell Allison keeping them off the grass. I don't think Russell grew vegetables at Trowse though... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Greavsy 2,398 Posted September 4, 2021 4 minutes ago, keelansgrandad said: Don't forget the two blokes who used to carry the lucky numbers board round the pitch. And the old boy shouting 'SWEETS' pushing his cart around it too Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
keelansgrandad 6,679 Posted September 4, 2021 9 minutes ago, Greavsy said: And the old boy shouting 'SWEETS' pushing his cart around it too Used to wind them up by asking for something they didn't have. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BroadstairsR 2,093 Posted September 4, 2021 1 hour ago, keelansgrandad said: Don't forget the two blokes who used to carry the lucky numbers board round the pitch. and the finance department ... the two with the blanket. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
keelansgrandad 6,679 Posted September 4, 2021 22 minutes ago, BroadstairsR said: and the finance department ... the two with the blanket. Wonder what happened to the blanket? Did more for the club than any Hall of Famer. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nutty nigel 7,351 Posted September 4, 2021 2 hours ago, Christoph Stiepermann said: There's a lot to be said for promoting from within and trying to grow our own people,but sometimes it's beneficial to poach someone who already has vast proven experience to our backroom team like this guy, I know nothing about him but his past career is impressive. I've thought as much as we can spend our PL money on players, it might not be a bad idea to devote a portion of it to poaching high level backroom talent from other clubs while we have the opportunity. This is exactly how Webber operates. Gone are the days where every penny is put down the drain through the first team players Who'd be up for having a guess at the amount of backroom staff there are at Colney? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nutty nigel 7,351 Posted September 4, 2021 And don't forget the kit men. Good old boys they are too... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Duncan Edwards 2,189 Posted September 4, 2021 Load of old nonsense. Everyone knows football is easy. 4-4-2, fast wingers, big man/little man up top and “safety first clear your lines” defending = success. 🏆 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Midlands Yellow 3,825 Posted September 4, 2021 Where’s the Golden Goal boys doing the perimeter of the pitch to confirm who’s won £10? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Christoph Stiepermann 1,120 Posted September 4, 2021 2 hours ago, nutty nigel said: This is exactly how Webber operates. Gone are the days where every penny is put down the drain through the first team players Who'd be up for having a guess at the amount of backroom staff there are at Colney? Yeah. But quite often in the past 4 years we have seen promotions from within, at least in high profile positions like the u-23's coach or GK coach and that is totally fine. But as a self funding club we need to eek out every small advantage possible and on occasion it might be worth recruiting high level talent from elsewhere like John Iga. He has experience doing tough, specialized jobs and has worked at similar sized or bigger clubs in similar roles, you can't help but think he's going to be better in this job than someone we give a promotion to from within who hasn't done that role before. Again I'm not slagging off the club's approach, I just like it when we bring in talent from elsewhere. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Badger 2,389 Posted September 4, 2021 4 hours ago, keelansgrandad said: Don't forget the two blokes who used to carry the lucky numbers board round the pitch. When they stopped doing that my career dreams were shattered 😫 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bethnal Yellow and Green 1,557 Posted September 5, 2021 (edited) While the video is a basically a glorified advert for Joma - the hire of Dr John Iga as 'Head of Strategy and Innovation' is very intriguing. He was at Huddersfield as Head of Sports Science and hired by Webber to be part of Wagner's team. He was credited with keeping the small squad relatively injury free, despite Wagner's very intense training and play style. Dr Iga was also Head of Sports Science for the FA for a while. Would be very interested to know what his role entails - the title suggests it isn’t simply as a part of the medical team. Hopefully it is Norwich trying to mimic (in a small way) Liverpool's research team, who have been a large part of their success. Edited September 5, 2021 by Bethnal Yellow and Green 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dr Greenthumb 742 Posted September 5, 2021 What happened to the decorators? Don’t hear much about the pink dressing room these days! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
raunds canary 211 Posted September 6, 2021 I can remember a shop in the town that sold programmes and limited kit Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FenwayFrank 2,423 Posted September 6, 2021 1 minute ago, raunds canary said: I can remember a shop in the town that sold programmes and limited kit Town ? ! Town ?! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
keelansgrandad 6,679 Posted September 6, 2021 2 hours ago, FenwayFrank said: Town ? ! Town ?! Are you Petula Clark? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GenerationA47 737 Posted September 6, 2021 3 hours ago, FenwayFrank said: Town ? ! Town ?! Boy must be from Dereham Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GenerationA47 737 Posted September 6, 2021 On 04/09/2021 at 17:35, keelansgrandad said: Wonder what happened to the blanket? Did more for the club than any Hall of Famer. Maybe a hero of its time, but turned out to be wet. Was set to training on its own & finally left at the same time as RvW Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
keelansgrandad 6,679 Posted September 6, 2021 28 minutes ago, GenerationA47 said: Maybe a hero of its time, but turned out to be wet. Was set to training on its own & finally left at the same time as RvW Of course they would have to carry a duvet round now😀 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GenerationA47 737 Posted September 6, 2021 Just now, keelansgrandad said: Of course they would have to carry a duvet round now😀 😁 I raise you a sheet of chainmail Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BroadstairsR 2,093 Posted September 6, 2021 A card reader more like. Who carries cash these days? Imagine a few of those being passed amongst the crowd. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
raunds canary 211 Posted September 6, 2021 6 hours ago, FenwayFrank said: Town ? ! Town ?! I will sit in the corner of shame! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites