Sorry, what kind of (stupid) question is that? You, by that post, are saying that we should only be looking for foreign coaches. I will give you the benefit of the doubt and say I do not believe that was the intention of that post.
I'm not saying "should" or "shouldn't"; what I'm asking is, what does it tell us about "the project" and Knapper's current thinking?
Suffolk identified the situational advantages of a domestic Head coach coming in: "I would guess that the hope is that they shouldn’t need so long to bed into the culture, the environment, language, league and stand a better chance to hit the ground running." Beyond that, Knapper may be shifting to a tactical approach that Manning describes as ‘principle’ driven not ‘system’ driven in the comments quoted earlier.
Do you expect the same line of thought in the case of players then? That would be a pretty dramatic shift from the previous theme of "being clever" and tapping into novel overseas markets (e.g. José Córdoba, Jurásek).
If we buy/recruit say four youngsters each window, then it makes sense that we sell/release four each window otherwise we would have many players getting no or limited game time. There is a finite number our system can progress.
Interesting question. Knapper did finish with a shortlist of 6 candidates, with at least 3 of those being experienced in the English leagues. Manning must have come out well on top to be worth paying the extra £800k+ for his services. As for players, by comparison Bristol City only have 2 foreign players in their squad. I suspect that there will be some and some in our recruitment but Jurásek is a bit of a cautionary tale of how difficult it can be for foreign players. Even Crnac, Schwartau, Forson and Córdoba took some time to adjust. The other 8 players recruited all had experience here when they arrived, so some and some, I guess.
The transfer window opens in a couple of days so I just wish they would get on with it. The only thing that slightly worries me in my current negative mood is that if you look on the Bristol Board nobody is spitting feathers because he is leaving which to me is strange.
Would it be that dramatic of a shift? Knapper also brought in Mahovo, Chrisene, McConville, Wright all of whom are British. Slimane and Marcondes had both been based in the UK for a year minimum so should be settled in the country. Not to mention loans of British players - Doyle, Gordon, Dobbin. I suspect Knapper will be seeking value wherever he can find it, but picking player out of PL academies might be a good focus, it still wont be the only source that they are looking at.
There is plenty on social media, mind you there is always someone losing their mind over something on there. He achieved well above expectations for them this season.
https://www.youtube.com/live/29m0KDYI-UE?si=nkI-cQCZ8VJx5ALR Some interesting information on Manning and the process here if anyone is interested
There are 5 pages in the BC not 606 Manning thread before and after our interest was announced and most are positive. This is fairly typical: "Expected news I'm afraid as his deeds at Ashton Gate have not gone unnoticed and Liam has strong ties with the area. He has built a squad that went to the play-offs and I wonder if there is a deeper rooted cause for his imminent departure, such as lack of funding and poor transfer decisions last summer which could have scuppered his plans for an even better finish. We will never know what has triggered this sudden potential news but I wish him all the success he deserves."
I just expected more anger from fans if they were losing a popular manager. On the same thread you mention there are a couple of posts this afternoon 'not really bothered thought they played better under Hogg' - presumably referring to when Manning was on compassionate leave. Not unduly concerned as to me he seems the best option out of those apparently on the shortlist.
Apparently Manning is no fan of 'fannying around at the back': "Part of Manning's status as the overwhelming favourite for the job comes from his his style of play, which, like Thorup's, is based on control and proactivity. One element he may look to change, however, is the way that Norwich play out from the back. He revealed in March that he saw that as a frailty of the previous regime, and set out to exploit it in a 2-1 win at Ashton Gate. "We felt that if we could get the press right, because they want to build up and spend quite a bit of time on that, we could regain it near their goal and cause problems that way," he said." https://www.pinkun.com/sport/interviews/25196876.liam-mannings-thoughts-norwich-city-squad-inherit/
He's gone Dunc and is being linked to become Mannings replacement at Bristol City if/when Manning comes to us
So Thorup moves to QPR, Manning moves to us and Wilshere moves to Bristol in the latest episode of musical chairs. Here's the latest news on Manning from Bristol: https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/liam-manning-latest-norwich-city-10222234
Fannying about at the back has been our Achilles heel since Farke! Our defence has got itself into trouble on numerous occasions with one too many passes at the back with the midfield stationary and not providing enough options to them to pass to.
