Jack Wilshere

[Wacky Waving Inflatable Arm Flailing Tube Man 4,735]

Set to join as a first team coach, basically as number three to replace Pelach:

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5850437/2024/10/17/jack-wilshere-norwich-arsenal?source=user-shared-article

[Tetteys Jig 853]

Happy with that. I wanted him as main coach at one point!

[king canary 8,933]

Shows Knapper clearly has some pull, nice to see.

[LaUnionCanary 150]

Should be an excellent appointment, he is gathering much credit for his work. Just stop him smoking with the players.

[shefcanary 3,074]

Potential next Head Coach in the house then? Not that I see Hoff departing for a couple of years yet (at least .... 🙏)

[A Load of Squit 6,260]

More of this? The forerunner of Hoffball.

 

[NWC 328]

He'll keep the physios busy!! 😜

 

But yes - evidently has performed well coaching Arsenal youth teams. 

Edited October 17, 2024 by NWC

[Ken Hairy 4,319]

Getting himself a decent rep as a good coach, heard him on Talksport a few times, actually speaks really well about the tactical aspects of the game. 

Quite happy with this 

[Old Shuck 300]

59 minutes ago, shefcanary said:

Potential next Head Coach in the house then? Not that I see Hoff departing for a couple of years yet (at least .... 🙏)

Yep, a bit of succession planning (if all goes to plan that is) in place there perhaps?

Very pleased with this appointment if it comes off.

So what if he smokes. He won't at training or in and around the club-and it didn't do Chippy any harm on the pitch!

[Mr Angry 2,093]

45 minutes ago, A Load of Squit said:

More of this? The forerunner of Hoffball.

 

Wasn’t it offside?

[Mello Yello 2,585]

I was there on that day at the Emirates when Wilshere scored that 'special goal' against us....It was about 11 or so years ago now..... Cor blimey, doesn't time fly?.....I shouted 'off-side' but apparently, the ref, couldn't hear me....

[Robert N. LiM 6,435]

1 hour ago, A Load of Squit said:

More of this? The forerunner of Hoffball.

 

'Norwich completely static'. Do me a favour.

[Nuff Said 6,041]

1 hour ago, LaUnionCanary said:

Just stop him smoking with the players

MWJ can keep him company.

[Fosterslager88 22]

Succession planning doesn’t really exist these days in football.

Hope it doesn’t ruin the equilibrium and he leaves his ego at the door as there seems to be a good dynamic right now. 

[JonnyJonnyRowe 1,041]

46 minutes ago, Fosterslager88 said:

Succession planning doesn’t really exist these days in football.

True, however is nice to have internal options if somebody poaches your head coach.

Its good to have coaches who have head coach potential, means they are highly thought of and competent - look at Arteta going from Pep's assistant to Arsenal manager.

[JonnyJonnyRowe 1,041]

2 hours ago, Mr Angry said:

Wasn’t it offside?

Just paused it at the point that it left Giroud's feet, and definitely not offside, nowhere near. It was a beautiful goal.

[percy varco 254]

Surprised it has taken this long. 
 

[Ken Hairy 4,319]

Fabrizio reporting this one wrong, he's claiming Wilshire will be head coach 

[wcorkcanary 4,839]

4 hours ago, Mello Yello said:

I was there on that day at the Emirates when Wilshere scored that 'special goal' against us....It was about 11 or so years ago now..... Cor blimey, doesn't time fly?.....I shouted 'off-side' but apparently, the ref, couldn't hear me....

I was there too.  They didn't hear me either.

[Deptford Yellow 303]

Danger of ‘group think’ here ?

[Creedence Clearwater Couto 1,702]

10 hours ago, JonnyJonnyRowe said:

Just paused it at the point that it left Giroud's feet, and definitely not offside, nowhere near. It was a beautiful goal.

Miles off. 

[Bethnal Yellow and Green 2,486]

8 hours ago, Deptford Yellow said:

Danger of ‘group think’ here ?

How so? In Thorup, Wilshere, Riddlesholm, Stanley, and Roberts, Norwich have a coaching team who have never worked together prior this summer. 

 

[GenerationA47 868]

40 minutes ago, Bethnal Yellow and Green said:

How so? In Thorup, Wilshere, Riddlesholm, Stanley, and Roberts, Norwich have a coaching team who have never worked together prior this summer. 

 

Not sure which scenario is more discouraging 🤣 Group think or sixes and sevens

Still , early part of the season so I’m going with blind optimism in this little window 

[Ian 1,223]

1 hour ago, Bethnal Yellow and Green said:

How so? In Thorup, Wilshere, Riddlesholm, Stanley, and Roberts, Norwich have a coaching team who have never worked together prior this summer. 

 

I would say a good blend of youth and experience, with emphasis on the youth. I think this is shaping up to be a very promising dynamic.

[Bethnal Yellow and Green 2,486]

33 minutes ago, Ian said:

I would say a good blend of youth and experience, with emphasis on the youth. I think this is shaping up to be a very promising dynamic.

Yeah, it looks a good mix on paper and happy with all the appointments. Roberts and Wilshere are both coaches I would have thought beyond Norwich being able to attract.

I also like how the coaching team isn't just Thorup and friends and should he be poached or sacked, Norwich wouldn't be in a position that the whole coaching team would have to be moved on as well.

[Google Bot 3,995]

Didn't Wilshere end up in Denmark for a bit?  I don't know if his and Thorup, or Riddlesholm's paths crossed in that time, but a nice little tie in.

[JonnyJonnyRowe 1,041]

13 hours ago, Ken Hairy said:

Fabrizio reporting this one wrong, he's claiming Wilshire will be head coach 

He's said a few weird things recently, losing the plot.

He's entirely reliant on people giving him information, so perhaps he's rubbing a few up the wrong way and they are sabotaging him.

He's also been known to full on delete a few tweets which turn out to not be true, which makes him not much better these days than one of those ITK twitter accounts which post 100 things, delete the 90 that are wrong and then get noticed as saying 10 correct things in a row. 

The King of the ITKs. 

[Bethnal Yellow and Green 2,486]

1 hour ago, Google Bot said:

Didn't Wilshere end up in Denmark for a bit?  I don't know if his and Thorup, or Riddlesholm's paths crossed in that time, but a nice little tie in.

Wilshere was only in Denmark a few months. Riddersholm was in Belgium at the time and Thorup was an assistant at Nordsjaelland, so doubt he would have spent much time chatting to a player of an opposition team.

Former Norwich player David Neilson was Wilshere's manager in Denmark though. 

[JonnyJonnyRowe 1,041]

24 minutes ago, Bethnal Yellow and Green said:

Former Norwich player David Neilson was Wilshere's manager in Denmark though. 

No wonder he decided no to stay and hung up his boots, David Neilson is a complete tosspot.

[AJ 1,377]

A very shrewd capture if it comes off, good for Knapper to use his connections!