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BBC News
09-06-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
'Manning will improve performances and results'
Liam Manning's ability to overachieve and improve both performances and results were key to his arrival at Norwich City, according to sporting director Ben former Bristol City boss has signed a four-year contract at Carrow Road having led the Robins to the Championship play-offs last season."With Liam we have someone who knows the league and has demonstrated an ability to overachieve consistently in his career so far and plays with the requisite flexibility which we lacked last year," said Knapper."We've followed his career and I've got some close connections to Liam as well so was aware of him before he took a head coach role but last year was a big step and drew us to him even more." Norwich finished 13th last season, 11 points adrift of the play-offs, and sacked Johannes Hoff Thorup in April after less than a year in leaving the role the Dane believed there were mixed messages on whether to prioritise player development over results and said he would have done some things differently. "Had the communication from the start been that we should reach the top six and be one of the play-off clubs, then we would probably have made some other decisions along the way," Thorup told Danish sports magazine is convinced the new boss can build a competitive squad while aligning with the club's ambitions."We've got big ambitions here at this club that the owners are clear about - we're all here to achieve some big things and the only way we're going to do that is with results," he said.
BBC News
09-06-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
New Norwich boss holds first press conference
Update: Date: 09:53 BST Title: Welcome to our live stream from Carrow Road Content: Watch a live stream of Liam Manning's first press conference as the new boss at Norwich City. Manning has a four-year contract and has left fellow Championship side Bristol City to take up the reins in Norfolk. Click on the "Watch live" button at the top of this page to see the press conference. Update: Date: 09:52 BST Title: Manning appointed last week Content: Liam Manning had been in charge at Bristol City since November 2023 and led the Robins to the 2024-25 season's play-offs, only to lose 6-0 on aggregate to Sheffield United in the semi-finals. His appointment at Carrow Road was confirmed last week. He replaces Johannes Hoff Thorup, who was sacked by Norwich on 22 April with the team 14th in the Championship following a run of six defeats in eight games. In November, the Canaries set a target of getting back to the Premier League within 3-5 years.
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
03-06-2025
- General
- BBC News
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 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
30-05-2025
- General
- BBC News
Could Liam Manning be Norwich City's ticket to success?
While fans of Norwich City wait for a new head coach to be announced, the coach of a rival Championship team has been earmarked as the favourite for the role. Liam Manning has been rumoured to replace Johannes Hoff Thorup, who was sacked in April, as the new head coach of the Canaries. The Bristol City head coach also had spells in charge of Oxford United, MK Dons and Belgian club Lommel. While no formal announcement has been made, could he be the person to take the Canaries to success? What is the story so far? Thorup came into the club as the successor to David Wagner in May 2024. However, he was relieved of his duties in April following a run of six defeats in eight league games with only one victory. Under the Dane, the club won 14 out of 47 games. After his exit first-team coach Jack Wilshire was put in temporary charge, but the club opted against giving him the full-time role after Norwich finished 13th in the table. He joined Thorup's backroom team in October but has now left the club. Bristol City finished the 2024-25 season in sixth under Manning, who took a leave of absence in October after the death of his son, but they lost to Sheffield United 6-0 on aggregate in the Championship play-off semi-finals. How does Manning like to coach? Manning, 39, favours three central defenders and a high-pressing also likes his teams to play out from the back, something which the Canaries struggled to do successfully last year. What is his success rate? Manning's average win percentage across his spells in the Football League with MK Dons, Oxford United and Bristol City is 43.5%. During his time at Bristol City it is 34.1%. Paul Lambert has the best figures of any permanent Canaries' manager in the past 25 years with 49.3%. However, Manning has also been credited in being instrumental in the development of players such as Arsenal and England midfielder Declan Rice. It was during his time working as the under-23's coach at West Ham United where he oversaw Rice's development from the under-17s to first-team regular and senior England international. During his 16 months in charge at MK Dons, he led them to the League One play-off semi-finals. What are his connections to East Anglia? The Norfolk-born Manning watched the likes of Bryan Gunn, Chris Sutton and Jeremy Goss at Carrow Road when he was younger. He had a season ticket during the Canaries' memorable 1992-93 Premier League season and the historic Uefa Cup campaign the next. Manning succeeded the former Canaries captain, Russell Martin, when he took on his first senior head coach role in English football at MK Dons. His long-time assistant Chris Hogg also has East Anglian connections as he is the son-in-law of George Burley, a legend at Ipswich Town, where the pair started their coaching careers in the club's academy. Follow Norfolk news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
