Ian Burchnall

[MattH]

Joined us as first team coach according to Talking Wolves. Can't say I'd heard of him but has had a few lower league gigs that haven't worked out.

 

[bigwolf]

Joined us as first team coach according to Talking Wolves. Can't say I'd heard of him but has had a few lower league gigs that haven't worked out.

Our saviour.

 

[MattH]

Burchnall added to coaching staff

Gary O’Neil has added Ian Burchnall to his coaching staff as first-team coach.

www.wolves.co.uk

 

[Bugsy911]

Caretaker manager then in a few weeks.

 

[Baboon]

His CV hardly fills me with confidence. Probably doesn't cost much though.

 

[WickedWolfie]

Caretaker manager then in a few weeks.

Him or Derry? Jeez, Clipboard looks wonderful!

 

[TheConcourse]

What’s the point? Just another body to pay off in a few weeks.

 

[Joshwolf218]

What’s your verdict @Cornwall Wolf?

 

[Bradstonian]

Notts County and Forest Green. This is throwing meat to the negative Mixers.

 

[JamesWolves]

Best mates with Graham Potter aswell. Thats probably the best of credentials

 

[WickedWolfie]

Best mates with Graham Potter aswell. Thats probably the best of credentials

The cheap, less successful, alternative again

 

[Bacon Sandwich]

No disrespect to the Millers or the Tykes, but we’re putting together a back room staff that wouldn’t be out of place at Rotherham or Barnsley

 

[Wolf316]

The cheap, less successful, alternative again

Or preparing for the arrival of Potter at Christmas?( No chance of this happening but we can live in hope)

 

[KBWWFC]

What’s the point? Just another body to pay off in a few weeks.

Another job for Hobbs' mates.

 

[Oldgold Wolfcub]

Notts County and Forest Green. This is throwing meat to the negative Mixers.

You do realise that you are not allowed to mention meat and Forest Green in the same space.

 

[bod101]

Well the theory of an experienced head to help give guidance is out the window. It seems coaching staff might not be Hobbs's strong suit. Or is just surrounding himself with people who won't try to oust him

 

[Ned]

More coaches can only be a good thing.

 

[MolineuxMixer]

Shopping in Aldi and Lidl again!

 

[WickedWolfie]

More coaches can only be a good thing.

We can have more coaches than National Express. It's still unhelpful if they are all crap!

 

[steve vena]

Notts County and Forest Green. This is throwing meat to the negative Mixers.

Love County. Oldest club in the world aren't they?.
The story about Juve too. Brilliant.

 

[TriumphWolf]

Uninspiring, but judgement reserved for the moment

 

[Ned]

We can have more coaches than National Express. It's still unhelpful if they are all crap!

Fair enough but I’m thinking it might mean that GON can oversee things more rather than being completely hands on all of the time. I’m just looking for positives in anything I possibly can at the moment.

 

[Topcat]

If this isn’t a cry for help I don’t know what is?!

Damned if they do, damned if they don’t!

Hopefully will give an inside track to Potter if he’s remotely interested in the job?

 

[Oldgold Wolfcub]

What is this fascination with Potter?

 

[whitnash wolf ex.dewsbury]

What is this fascination with Potter?

What is this fascination with Potter?

used to like his wheel back in the day

 

[JamesWolves]

If it helps, the consensus from neutrals, he's a very very good coach, absolutely dog****e manager

 

[StaffordWolf]

Caretaker manager then in a few weeks.

Assistant to the caretaker manager now.

 

[northnorfolkwolf]

Wow, just wow. Gomes, Lemina, Sarabia, Cunha all attracted to Wolves by JL. Within months they're being coached and trained by a team led by a manager with 38 Prem games under his belt and a supporting cast of people straight from the National League and League 1 and 2. You really couldn't make this up. How do the Club think these players will have any respect for these people? Every day it makes me think this whole thing can only end one way.

 

[Lichfieldroadwolf]

Shopping in Aldi and Lidl again!

Disrespectful to Aldi and Lidl. More Netto

 

[WolvesAndCows]

So, Ian will recommend Potter for the job if it goes wrong with O'Neill

 

[Wolf316]

So, Ian will recommend Potter for the job if it goes wrong with O'Neill

Potter won’t come and work for Pinocchio.

 

[JamesWolves]

So, Ian will recommend Potter for the job if it goes wrong with O'Neill

Not unless he beats Hobbs on the back 9 of the Wergs

 

[Oldgold Wolfcub]

used to like his wheel back in the day

Send him to Stoke then.

 

[Oldgold Wolfcub]

Disrespectful to Aldi and Lidl. More Netto

The shelves on the right side or the left side.

 

[Lupo Italiano]

3rd job in 2023

Very similar win % at FGR to GO at Bournemouth - 29.70 vs 29.73

On 25 January 2023, Forest Green Rovers parted company with Burchnall leaving the club bottom of League One after having won just five of their league matches

 

[Woburn Wolf]

Joined us as first team coach according to Talking Wolves. Can't say I'd heard of him but has had a few lower league gigs that haven't worked out.

Another lower league coach/manager. At least the players should be getting a consistent (uninspirational) message from all the coaching staff. It goes from bad to worse.

 

[Andi130]

Just been reading the official statement on the Wolves site. This made me chuckle....

'The 40-year-old joins from Anderlecht, where he served as assistant coach since March, and brings experience of management to O’Neil’s staff.'

It's almost as though they're trying to tell us we might be missing a key skill!?

 

[WickedWolfie]

Another to add to the job lot of journeyman backroom types. We've gone from Europa League to League 1 level.....

 

[MattH]

It all stinks of Fosun selling up. We know they've got spare money given the bids for Dia and Adams late in the window. It would have been wise to spend that on an experienced assistant manager to help GON but they clearly don't want to.

Absolutely bizarre when you think the only way players are going to appreciate in value to be sold on at a profit is with good coaching. So coaching roles are thr ones we should be paying through the nose for.

 

[northnorfolkwolf]

Another to add to the job lot of journeyman backroom types. We've gone from Europa League to League 1 level.....

Your last sentence sums up neatly what's happened at Wolves in 4 short years. 4 years ago we genuinely were on the cusp of something great and having gone from that in about 48 months to where we are now is shocking.