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New goalkeeping and performance coaches appointed - Stack and Wilson.
https://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/...-bath-24265568
The Bluebirds have made wholesale changes to their playing squad, however the backroom staff now also has a whole new look.
Cardiff City have bolstered their backroom staff ahead of pre-season with the appointments of goalkeeping coach Graham Stack and head of physical performance Patrick Wilson.
Steve Morison has started to put his stamp on the playing squad in this summer transfer window, having brought in eight players so far with as many as 10 out-of-contract players currently looking likely to head out of the exit door. There are still conversations ongoing with Joe Ralls as things stand, though, while Sean Morrison will remain with the club while he is nursed back to full fitness.
Now, Morison has added to his coaching staff as he tries to bring a whole new look and feel to the club in a bid to better their hugely disappointing campaign last year.
Tom Ramasut and Mark Hudson took over the roles which were occupied by Terry Connor and James Rowberry, however following Carl Serrant's exit to Newport County and the departure of keeper coach Andy Dibble, two spots needed to be filled in the off-season. Cardiff's search to fill both positions has finally concluded, with Stack and Wilson set to assume their respective roles next week as pre-season kicks off in earnest at the club's Vale of Glamorgan HQ.
Watford announced this week that former Arsenal stopper Stack, who came through the Gunners' academy in the late 1990s, would depart the club from his position as head of academy goalkeeping. Stack, who also played for the likes of Millwall, Leeds United, Wolves, Hibernian and Barnet, had been with the Hornets since 2018.
The former Republic of Ireland youth international, 40, announced on social media this week that he was leaving Vicarage Road for a new challenge. "Thank you for everything and best of luck for next season apart from two games obviously," he said, clearly referencing the two games in which Watford will take on Cardiff, "and of course the future. Thanks for the memories!"
Then there is Patrick Wilson, who goes by PJ Wilson, who joins the Bluebirds in his first job in football as he makes the switch from Bath Rugby. Wilson has a fantastic CV when it comes to honing physical performance.
He spent eight years with European giants Munster, undertaking a number of roles including head of athletic performance and senior strength and conditioning coach, before making the switch to Bath in 2019. He moved to the Rec as head of strength and conditioning before being appointed as the head of athletic performance a year later.
The Irishman, who hails from Fermoy in County Cork, is currently doing his PhD at the University of Central Lancashire, centred around decision-making under uncertainty in high-performance environments.
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Originally Posted by
jon1959
https://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/...-bath-24265568
The Bluebirds have made wholesale changes to their playing squad, however the backroom staff now also has a whole new look.
Cardiff City have bolstered their backroom staff ahead of pre-season with the appointments of goalkeeping coach Graham Stack and head of physical performance Patrick Wilson.
Steve Morison has started to put his stamp on the playing squad in this summer transfer window, having brought in eight players so far with as many as 10 out-of-contract players currently looking likely to head out of the exit door. There are still conversations ongoing with Joe Ralls as things stand, though, while Sean Morrison will remain with the club while he is nursed back to full fitness.
Now, Morison has added to his coaching staff as he tries to bring a whole new look and feel to the club in a bid to better their hugely disappointing campaign last year.
Tom Ramasut and Mark Hudson took over the roles which were occupied by Terry Connor and James Rowberry, however following Carl Serrant's exit to Newport County and the departure of keeper coach Andy Dibble, two spots needed to be filled in the off-season. Cardiff's search to fill both positions has finally concluded, with Stack and Wilson set to assume their respective roles next week as pre-season kicks off in earnest at the club's Vale of Glamorgan HQ.
Watford announced this week that former Arsenal stopper Stack, who came through the Gunners' academy in the late 1990s, would depart the club from his position as head of academy goalkeeping. Stack, who also played for the likes of Millwall, Leeds United, Wolves, Hibernian and Barnet, had been with the Hornets since 2018.
The former Republic of Ireland youth international, 40, announced on social media this week that he was leaving Vicarage Road for a new challenge. "Thank you for everything and best of luck for next season apart from two games obviously," he said, clearly referencing the two games in which Watford will take on Cardiff, "and of course the future. Thanks for the memories!"
Then there is Patrick Wilson, who goes by PJ Wilson, who joins the Bluebirds in his first job in football as he makes the switch from Bath Rugby. Wilson has a fantastic CV when it comes to honing physical performance.
He spent eight years with European giants Munster, undertaking a number of roles including head of athletic performance and senior strength and conditioning coach, before making the switch to Bath in 2019. He moved to the Rec as head of strength and conditioning before being appointed as the head of athletic performance a year later.
The Irishman, who hails from Fermoy in County Cork, is currently doing his PhD at the University of Central Lancashire, centred around decision-making under uncertainty in high-performance environments.
Wonder how Wilson became a target for us? Very Interesting appointment - Morison gave the impression at times that he wasn’t happy with the squad’s fitness levels last season in his media briefings.
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Rugby performance coaches are a different breed... If he was with Munster for 8 years he must be a very decent coach they are a top European side ...
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Two very interesting appointments. Hope they both have a positive impact.
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Didn't a former ex-Wales rugby fitness coach, Steve Black, leave his position and go to Newcastle United as their fitness coach?
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good to see us making these appointments.
I get the impression from some of the signings that we may be looking to play a high intensity pressing game , so the physical condition of the team will be critical.
I wonder.if.this appointment would.make.the likes.of bale /Ramsey more or less likely, as their main objective for. the season is to get in peak condition for the world cup
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Rjk
good to see us making these appointments.
I get the impression from some of the signings that we may be looking to play a high intensity pressing game , so the physical condition of the team will be critical.
I wonder.if.this appointment would.make.the likes.of bale /Ramsey more or less likely, as their main objective for. the season is to get in peak condition for the world cup
They'd both have their own fitness teams I'd imagine to get them to optimum fitness.
Even Bellamy had Dutch Ray!
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We need better first-team coaches than Hudson and Ramasut.
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LeningradCowboy
We need better first-team coaches than Hudson and Ramasut.
do we?
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Rjk
do we?
Absolutely. We were one of the worst-coached teams that I've seen in the final month of last season. The players visibly had no idea what they were supposed to be doing.
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LeningradCowboy
Absolutely. We were one of the worst-coached teams that I've seen in the final month of last season. The players visibly had no idea what they were supposed to be doing.
we were on the beach for the last month, once we were safe and half the players knew they weren't going to be here, ok wouldn't read too much into it.
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Rjk
we were on the beach for the last month, once we were safe and half the players knew they weren't going to be here, ok wouldn't read too much into it.
We can’t take a throw in. It’s basic fundamental stuff that we cannot do. We are terribly coached. We aren’t doing the bare minimum.
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Many times last season we looked slow and sluggish. A decent fitness coach has been needed for some time.
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LeningradCowboy
Absolutely. We were one of the worst-coached teams that I've seen in the final month of last season. The players visibly had no idea what they were supposed to be doing.
Hudson is a highly respected, qualified, coach and ex captain of the club. He deserves more respect. You are commenting on a period of the season when we were switching players and tactics/formations continually with a view to next season and were already safe from relegation. The young players in the team were also visibly tired from a long hard season. Your comments are therefore totally unfair and just plain wrong.
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dml1954
Hudson is a highly respected, qualified, coach and ex captain of the club. He deserves more respect. You are commenting on a period of the season when we were switching players and tactics/formations continually with a view to next season and were already safe from relegation. The young players in the team were also visibly tired from a long hard season. Your comments are therefore totally unfair and just plain wrong.
Why was Hudson unemployed for over a year before he joined us if he is such a highly-respected coach? The team that he coached at Huddersfield was crap as well.
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Pedro de la Rosa
We can’t take a throw in. It’s basic fundamental stuff that we cannot do. We are terribly coached. We aren’t doing the bare minimum.
It has long been a concern of mine that we seem unable to retain the ball from throw ins. Similarly, too many free kicks are taken without putting any pressure on opponents. We became very predicable. Hopefully all of that will change with a higher level of intensity.
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PJ is very respected down here, very much into high performance, our players are going to be the fittest we have seen them
he looks a right geek though
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dml1954
Your comments are therefore totally unfair and just plain wrong.
In your opinion
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LeningradCowboy
Why was Hudson unemployed for over a year before he joined us if he is such a highly-respected coach? The team that he coached at Huddersfield was crap as well.
To be honest you have raised some good points, we looked to get worse as the season went on?
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Originally Posted by
jon1959
https://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/...-bath-24265568
The Bluebirds have made wholesale changes to their playing squad, however the backroom staff now also has a whole new look.
Cardiff City have bolstered their backroom staff ahead of pre-season with the appointments of goalkeeping coach Graham Stack and head of physical performance Patrick Wilson.
Steve Morison has started to put his stamp on the playing squad in this summer transfer window, having brought in eight players so far with as many as 10 out-of-contract players currently looking likely to head out of the exit door. There are still conversations ongoing with Joe Ralls as things stand, though, while Sean Morrison will remain with the club while he is nursed back to full fitness.
Now, Morison has added to his coaching staff as he tries to bring a whole new look and feel to the club in a bid to better their hugely disappointing campaign last year.
Tom Ramasut and Mark Hudson took over the roles which were occupied by Terry Connor and James Rowberry, however following Carl Serrant's exit to Newport County and the departure of keeper coach Andy Dibble, two spots needed to be filled in the off-season. Cardiff's search to fill both positions has finally concluded, with Stack and Wilson set to assume their respective roles next week as pre-season kicks off in earnest at the club's Vale of Glamorgan HQ.
Watford announced this week that former Arsenal stopper Stack, who came through the Gunners' academy in the late 1990s, would depart the club from his position as head of academy goalkeeping. Stack, who also played for the likes of Millwall, Leeds United, Wolves, Hibernian and Barnet, had been with the Hornets since 2018.
The former Republic of Ireland youth international, 40, announced on social media this week that he was leaving Vicarage Road for a new challenge. "Thank you for everything and best of luck for next season apart from two games obviously," he said, clearly referencing the two games in which Watford will take on Cardiff, "and of course the future. Thanks for the memories!"
Then there is Patrick Wilson, who goes by PJ Wilson, who joins the Bluebirds in his first job in football as he makes the switch from Bath Rugby. Wilson has a fantastic CV when it comes to honing physical performance.
He spent eight years with European giants Munster, undertaking a number of roles including head of athletic performance and senior strength and conditioning coach, before making the switch to Bath in 2019. He moved to the Rec as head of strength and conditioning before being appointed as the head of athletic performance a year later.
The Irishman, who hails from Fermoy in County Cork, is currently doing his PhD at the University of Central Lancashire, centred around decision-making under uncertainty in high-performance environments.
Sounds really good, I love the idea of a team that will fight for everything and run through walls for us!
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life on mars
Rugby performance coaches are a different breed... If he was with Munster for 8 years he must be a very decent coach they are a top European side ...
Quite a different game though isn't it, are the techinques transferable, we'll soon see?
Hopefully they will be working with Ramsey and Bales fitness coaches, between the lot we should have some of the best around!
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North Cardiff Blue
Quite a different game though isn't it, are the techinques transferable, we'll soon see?
Hopefully they will be working with Ramsey and Bales fitness coaches, between the lot we should have some of the best around!
Their fitness coaches keep their players fit by giving them a few months off from time to time. Not sure we want that for our squad!
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Eric the Half a Bee
Their fitness coaches keep their players fit by giving them a few months off from time to time. Not sure we want that for our squad!
Yes partly true, but I meant they are probably top level and can bring modern new ideas to our team of fitness coaches.