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Yahoo
09-06-2025
- Sport
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Manning back in Norwich for 'success not niceties'
New Norwich City boss Liam Manning says he is back in the city to win, not for old times. The boyhood Canaries fan has been speaking for the first time since being appointed as the Championship club's new boss last week. Advertisement Manning becomes the first Norwich-born head coach at Carrow Road, having led Bristol City to the play-offs last season. "It'll help knowing the city, the history of the club and some of the fans and former players but the biggest driver was always the club, the ambition, the project and what we're trying to achieve," he told BBC Radio Norfolk. "It's not coming back here for niceties, it's coming back to be successful." The 39-year-old former Norwich youth player also coached in Ipswich Town's academy before taking MK Dons to the League One play-offs in 2022 and had a brief spell at Oxford United who were second in the third tier when he left to join Bristol City. Advertisement "My first live match was here, my first season ticket was here and I've got some fond memories - it's such a fantastic city, fantastic fanbase, so if you can achieve here you can be remembered so we'll be doing everything we can to try to bring success to people," he said. Manning admits leaving Ashton Gate was not the easiest decision having taken Bristol City to a sixth-placed finish but also with the support he was given following the death of his baby son Theo in October. "Any move you make in this game is difficult so in terms of the 18 months I had there it was successful and obviously a challenging time personally which creates a a level of affiliation and empathy with the people there," he said. "But when we had the discussions (at Norwich) of what it looks like and the direction - knowing the club and the fanbase and the ambition here, it matches with me extremely well so it was a difficult decision but I'm sure it's the right one." Advertisement Norwich finished 13th in the Championship last season, 11 points short of the play-offs, and sacked head coach Johannes Hoff Thorup in April, leaving Manning to become the Norfolk club's fourth permanent boss in under four years. "We're in the results business so we have to win and I want to win but to sustain winning it has to be underpinned by some really good practices and processes and a really strong culture," said the new boss. "You go into the season wanting to finish in the top six, it's understanding how you do that - that's the end goal." He will immediately turn his attentions to building Norwich's squad for next season with speculation surrounding the futures of forwards Josh Sargent and Borja Sainz in particular, while they have been linked with Swansea's out-of-contract defender Harry Darling, who Manning worked with at MK Dons. Advertisement "I had a terrific time with Harry at MK Dons and he was outstanding - he's really excelled at the level and there isn't a huge amount of players at his age or his profile who are available," said Manning. "He'll have a large amount of interest but he's definitely someone for me who would be a good fit."
Yahoo
03-06-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Have your say on Manning becoming Norwich boss
So, the rumours were correct - Norwich-born Liam Manning has been revealed as the Canaries' choice to succeed Johannes Hoff Thorup at Carrow Road. What do you make of the appointment, Norwich fans? Happy to see a hometown boy have the chance to lead you back to the Premier League? Or were you hoping for a different face in the dugout? Let us know your thoughts here.
BBC News
27-01-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Stone in 'good situation' to press for Test recall
England fast bowler Olly Stone believes he is in the right physical shape to press his case for a Test recall this 31-year-old was involved in the winter tours to Pakistan and New Zealand after being awarded a central contract, external in October, but did not he is facing competition from the likes of Brydon Carse, Gus Atkinson and fit-again duo Mark Wood and Jofra Archer for a place in head coach Brendon McCullum's plans with an Ashes series in Australia just 10 months away."I think everyone knows it's not possible to play every single game of every single series," Stone told BBC Radio Norfolk."With the physical demands of international cricket, there are some people that are freak enough to be able to play all those games, but we know as a unit that we're going to have to rotate."And the fresher people can be, the more chance there is for England to win games - they've always said that if there's a crop of us fast bowlers fit and firing and ready to go to the Ashes down under, especially, it will give us the best chance of hopefully bringing the Ashes home."Stone has taken 17 wickets in five Test appearances but has only come up against Australia in 50-over cricket, with best figures of 4-85 in Melbourne in November is currently playing for Dubai Capitals in the International League T20 tournament in Sharjah, as a way of preparing for his return to red-ball cricket with Nottinghamshire in April."I want to play as much cricket as I can. Thankfully at the moment I'm in a good situation and can make the most of this [opportunity], which leads nicely into pre-season in March," said Stone."You're very fortunate now - if you want to, and you're lucky enough to be picked in the competitions, you can literally play all year round. There's three comps going on at the moment - the IL out here, South Africa and the BBL (Big Bash League)."If you don't get picked up in one, hopefully there's another one or two comps you can fall back on and go and get some experience elsewhere. You have to be savvy with which ones you go to and whether they're going to benefit you as a cricketer, and then wait and see if you get picked up."Back in 2021, Stone contemplated abandoning his hopes of playing Test cricket because of persistent back problems. But the Norwich-born former Northamptonshire and Warwickshire pace bowler is relieved to be free of injuries, which have plagued him for much of his career."I'm in a great place. I've got a good amount of cricket under my belt this winter. Obviously I'd have loved to play a bit more on the Test tours I was on, but just to be a part of that is brilliant for me," he added."Hopefully, come October I get another year or two [on a central contract] and can be a part of it for a little bit longer."It's a weird one - even if you don't get your central contract, it doesn't necessarily mean you're not going to be involved. All it takes is a couple of injuries and before you know it your name's back in the mix."It would be nice to get another one, but I wouldn't treat it as the end of the world if it wasn't to happen."
