Who do you want as the next manager? New poll option.

[damon loves JT]

Looks like there are 3 more games in Norway before a break for the Euros. If he left after those 3, Molde would have time to sort out a replacement.

[OzVilla]

I really don't know either, it's left field that's for sure.

It seems we've moved from the 'must have premier league management experience' to 'doesn't really need any managerial experience' - shows how confused our thinking has been.

I'm sure OGS is a very astute bloke but not knowing much about whether he's capable to manage in the Premier League is'nt something to be excited about imo - if that's the case we might as well give it to Martin Laursen.

He may be great, he may also be an absolute car crash - if the squad we have and the work that it requires, i'm not sure I want us to take that risk right now.

[damon loves JT]

I suppose it depends on how badly he wants to manage his team in the Champions' League.

[Kingthing]

I know its only Norway but like Fergie said ‘If you go to a club in Norway that have never won the league in their history and you win that league, then you have to have something about you.’

[mr woo]

I'm amazed so many people are blindly excited by this.

He may about to progress into the next Jose Mourinho, but wouldn't you like to see some fucking proof first?

The point being, with more proof, there would be bigger fish circling than Villa.  If the options are the likes of Curbishley etc, I'd back going down a route like this.  It can't be any worse than last season - I'm in, and I've got an unusually good feeling about it.

There are plenty of steps in between Molde and Aston Villa mate. I doubt he would be on Liverpools wish list. Are you saying we wouldn't be able to poach him from West Brom for example?
After all, we pay Top20 wages, I don't expect to be gambling so heavily on an unknown quantity.

[regular_john]

Or maybe, just maybe, we're going for a guy who's considered one of the hottest managerial prospects in europe and people need to realise that experience isn't the be all and end of being able to do the job. 

Is he? Who by?

Nobody on either here or VT spoke of Solksjaer being an up and coming manager until he was linked with our club, now all of a sudden he's one of the hottest managerial prospects in Europe? If that were the case I doubt an unglamorous, nearly relegated club from Birmingham would stand much chance of getting him!

[JUAN PABLO]

Could he deal with troublemakers?  How much respect would he have?

Well the fact he's won more than the entire squad put together and played in bigger games than the entire squad might help.

He scored the winner in the Champions League Final. I think he will have the respect he needs.

Lets get Peter Withe then

[dave.woodhall]

Well Bob, if the likes of Lambert (my preferred choice) isn't interested (which is a worryingly sad state of affairs) and money is an issue, I would like to see Randy have a scout around the more experienced (but just as cheap) names in European football.

The mythical "There must be somebody out there" so beloved of messageboards.

[PeterWithe]

He scored the winner in the Champions League Final. I think he will have the respect he needs.

Did he, blimey, they kept that quiet.

[Concrete John]

I'm amazed so many people are blindly excited by this.

He may about to progress into the next Jose Mourinho, but wouldn't you like to see some fucking proof first?

If he had showed that sort of proof he'd be being chased by bigger fish than we are right now.  At some point I'm sure the fans of Mourinho's first club asked "What the fuck are we doing hiring an interpreter to be our manager?"

Wolves have been criticised for appointing a guy who has won 5 Danish titles.

OGS's success in Norway is not why he's in line for the job, but rather a result of the
attributes he has, which is why we are interested in him.

Maybe so, but I was kind of hoping one the attributes of the next Aston Villa manager was a career record of winning lots and lots and lots of football matches.

That's a CV, not a list of attributes.

[Greg N'Ash]

Could he deal with troublemakers?  How much respect would he have?

to be fair i reckon he'd do okay with the mardy arses with discipline. Its the actual running of the club as a whole  and the lack of back-up we seem to give our managers that worries me. When things blow-up Lerner's not there and faulkner is about as much use as a chocolate teapot. The amount of times in the last 2 years when we seemed to drift along with no direction other than the manager. a lot for someone his age and experience to cope with

[JUAN PABLO]

His present number 2 at Molde is a guy called Mark Dempsey.

came from Manure too

[john e]

I know its only Norway but like Fergie said ‘If you go to a club in Norway that have never won the league in their history and you win that league, then you have to have something about you.’

didnt Mclaren do the same in Holland, a much more difficult task i would say

not against OGS though, my hunch is he could be great for us

[PeterWithe]

We could pay his current club their compensation in defunct Greek Euros.

It would be Molde Old Dough.

[garyshawsknee]

He scored the winner in the Champions League Final. I think he will have the respect he needs.

Did he, blimey, they kept that quiet.

Clive Tlydsley mentions it every 20 minutes