Wigan appointing Kolo Toure

[Leicesterpool]

All the best to him, but not quite sure what Wigan see in him? Huge gamble on Wigan's part. Thought Nigel Adkins would have reasonable appointment considering he played for them for seven years, a probably knows the club well. 

[coolhandfox]

4 minutes ago, Leicesterpool said:

All the best to him, but not quite sure what Wigan see in him? Huge gamble on Wigan's part. Thought Nigel Adkins would have reasonable appointment considering he played for them for seven years, a probably knows the club well. 

If some clubs didn't gamble on unproven managers we would be stuck with the same old ones going around the merry-go-round.

[Leicesterpool]

Just now, coolhandfox said:

If some clubs didn't gamble on unproven managers we would be stuck with the same old ones going around the merry-go-round.

Of course that is true and Vincent Kompany seems to be doing okay at Burnley.

[Lesta2014]

Hope he takes a couple of loan u21s in January. 

[Aus Fox]

7 minutes ago, Lesta2014 said:

Hope he takes a couple of loan u21s in January. 

I was just coming on to say the same thing, could be a great opportunity to get the likes of Braybrooke, McAteer, Brunt etc some game time

[sacreblueits442]

1 hour ago, ALC Fox said:

A bit leftfield this one. Best of luck to him. I hope he's a great success.

 

Knudsen's arrival here has definitely coincided with an upturn in form. I hope we get in another good coach to have another fresh voice and keep the momentum going.

...yeah, not many would have seen this coming!!!

  Not sure we will be looking to replace him. I am sure we are at our full compliment.

[themightyfin]

1 hour ago, sacreblueits442 said:

...yeah, not many would have seen this coming!!!

  Not sure we will be looking to replace him. I am sure we are at our full compliment.

He will definitely beed replacing he's an integral part of the coaching staff.

Made no secret of his desire to move into management and extremely highly rated.

 

Oh ...and I've said it before and I'll say it again.

He's not the defensive coach never has been and never will be. 

 

Gets stick here off people in a role thats he's not even in. 🙄 

 

Edited 18 November 2022 by themightyfin

[CosbehFox]

3 hours ago, Leicesterpool said:

All the best to him, but not quite sure what Wigan see in him? Huge gamble on Wigan's part. Thought Nigel Adkins would have reasonable appointment considering he played for them for seven years, a probably knows the club well. 

I’d look at slightly differently and say no one of any statute is that interested in the job. Under their current ownership they are paying players late and sacked a popular manager for pretty much doing as you’d expect them to this season 

[sacreblueits442]

3 hours ago, Leicesterpool said:

All the best to him, but not quite sure what Wigan see in him? Huge gamble on Wigan's part. Thought Nigel Adkins would have reasonable appointment considering he played for them for seven years, a probably knows the club well. 

...if you are prepared to give credit to Rodgers for Celtic's succcess, and the earlier achievementts in Rodger's tenure here, then as no one truly knows who is responsible for what in training,  you will have to give him (Toure) credit until he proves you right!!!

Edited 19 November 2022 by sacreblueits442
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[HybridFox]

6 hours ago, MPH said:

No one in their right mind would stand in the way of his first chance of being a manager..

Brendan: Hold my character

[Lambert09]

10 hours ago, UniFox21 said:

 

Another source here

 

I wonder if Knudsen was half brought in with Kolo looking at moving into management in the near future 

 

it almost sounds like a joke. Did they really go for yaya first? 

[mozartfox]

6 hours ago, Lesta2014 said:

Hope he takes a couple of loan u21s in January. 

And Vesters…..

[TrickyTrevLeftPeg]

10 hours ago, Aus Fox said:

I was just coming on to say the same thing, could be a great opportunity to get the likes of Braybrooke, McAteer, Brunt etc some game time

Can see Braybrooke going there 

[Wasyls Pec Deck]

11 hours ago, Lesta2014 said:

Hope he takes a couple of loan u21s in January. 

 

11 hours ago, Aus Fox said:

I was just coming on to say the same thing, could be a great opportunity to get the likes of Braybrooke, McAteer, Brunt etc some game time

Lads on Toure?

[Claridge]

10 hours ago, themightyfin said:

He will definitely beed replacing he's an integral part of the coaching staff.

Made no secret of his desire to move into management and extremely highly rated.

 

Oh ...and I've said it before and I'll say it again.

He's not the defensive coach never has been and never will be. 

 

Gets stick here off people in a role thats he's not even in. 🙄 

 

What is his role? Can't imagine it's attack

[ALC Fox]

6 minutes ago, Claridge said:

What is his role? Can't imagine it's attack

Just 'first team coach' isn't it? I think we just sometimes assume that he's a defensive coach or more responsible for the defence than anything else because he was a defender himself, but I don't think that's ever been officially his role at the club. I guess he's just been involved in general first-team coaching.

[Ian Nacho]

Good luck to him but as far as I can see in the warmup, he just puts the cones out.

[J. James]

Kolo from City to Wigan increases the defensive strength of both teams... IMO.  😐

[J. James]

53 minutes ago, Ian Nacho said:

Good luck to him but as far as I can see in the warmup, he just puts the cones out.

Kono Toure?

[J. James]

9 hours ago, Lambert09 said:

it almost sounds like a joke. Did they really go for yaya first? 

Not so much yaya as nono then!

[filbertway]

13 hours ago, themightyfin said:

He will definitely beed replacing he's an integral part of the coaching staff.

Made no secret of his desire to move into management and extremely highly rated.

 

Oh ...and I've said it before and I'll say it again.

He's not the defensive coach never has been and never will be. 

 

Gets stick here off people in a role thats he's not even in. 🙄 

 

What is his role in the coaching staff?

[gurru991]

Lots of people on here get their knickers in a twist when Kolo is referred to as a defensive coach and make the claim that he is an overall coach. Surely that title encompasses both offence & defence !! In my simple mind that means he is like Brendan, partly responsible for the defence !!

I understand that no-one wants to step forward and claim the defence is their responsibility and we don't know how much Lars Knudsen is responsible for but someone made a dogs breakfast of it for the first part of the season.

 

Edited 19 November 2022 by gurru991

[scinnell]

Less compensation for us to pay to sack Rodgers and his backroom team 🙂

[damolcfc]

1 hour ago, scinnell said:

Less compensation for us to pay to sack Rodgers and his backroom team 🙂

Who wants the manager sacked??? I must have misses that bit 🙈🙉🙊👀

[Guest Lcfc82]

11 hours ago, gurru991 said:

Lots of people on here get their knickers in a twist when Kolo is referred to as a defensive coach and make the claim that he is an overall coach. Surely that title encompasses both offence & defence !! In my simple mind that means he is like Brendan, partly responsible for the defence !!

I understand that no-one wants to step forward and claim the defence is their responsibility and we don't know how much Lars Knudsen is responsible for but someone made a dogs breakfast of it for the first part of the season.

 

Exactly, as a former defender there’s no way he doesn’t have any involvement in defensive side of things. He may not be solely responsible but he must have some involvement.