Would you be happy with Ole Gunnar Solskjær? Now with added poll.

[James]

Can see Faulkner as Sid James too in a few years! 

[damon loves JT]

When my wife's gran was still with us, and sitting in a Norwegian nursing home slowly losing her marbles, I got the kids to make her a poster with Panini stickers.

We collected all the Norwegian players and stuck them in a Christmas tree formation on a sheet of A4. Ole was at the top, as I recall.

She put it up on the wall of her room, it made her very happy.

Norwegians have a very quiet but very fierce pride in their country and will never be convinced that there is anywhere better in the world. But if you show a little respect to this sentiment, they will love you forever.

[Brend'Watkins]

From what I can gather the only possible stumbling block is his family being settled in Norway. I believe the job's his if he wants it.

Well let's hope he wants it.

we have plenty of lovely countryside just replace fjords with canals 

Rollmops or a Balti?

I know which one I prefer.

[Summers]

His wife supports Villa? :| What?

It's true.

She's a woman of great taste.

So the press' go to is his family not want to come here, even though his wife is a Villa fan and his kids loved England when he was at United?

Smooth.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

I don't know really. It seems like a hell of a risk when looking at his career so far, but then the other managers we're looking at aren't what I would call anything special.

For me, the safe bet, but one that would still excite and galvanise us, is Paul Lambert. Taken Norwich from the third division to the first and kept them up this year. Perhaps I'm more conservative about my football than I realised, but I feel very uneasy about such a left-field appointment as Solksjaer.

Same here. After looking relegation in the face we now want to risk everything on a manager that has almost no experience. One thing is the board demanding "Premier League management experience" but you'd expect them to find somebody that has "management experience".

It might go very well but I won't be surprised if it all ends in tears. It appears most want change for the sake of change. I'd have thought a steady pair of hands that can stear us in the right direction, getting us playing some decent football and build something would be top of our agenda.

Still, Like Alex McLeish, he's most certainly a nice chap. Good luck to him. He's going to need it.

[N'ZMAV]

His missus is a Villa fan??? since when....

[NiiLamptey]

Excited by it...

But which is a bigger CV job in this now global world....

Rebuilding villa so they get in and around 6th place, maybe have the odd season where we fight for 5th...

Or stay in norwegian league where he has won the league and will get champions league...

I am not comparing the clubs as villa is far bigger... but he will be in champions league with Molde...

Just a niggling feeling I have!

[rob_bridge]

Sky Sports News ‏@SkySportsNews
Sky Sources: Liverpool plan to speak to as many as 12 candidates to replace Kenny Dalglish. #SSN

12 candidates. Are they after a jury? Might make the fans feel more at home.

Classic film. One of the very best.

[James]

We've tried the 'steady pair of hands' though and look where that got us! Let's just bloody well go for it for once! If this comes off the board should be roundly applauded for it IMHO. Yes, it's a risk, but what appointment wouldn't be?

[Michel Sibble]

Front page of NRK's website:
Solskjaer on his way to Birmingham
It's Randy's jet which left Kristiansund airport today at 9:30 London time. He arrived yesterday evening.

NRK seem sure he's our next manager.


Image: NRK/NTB Scanpix

[eastie]

His wife supports Villa? :| What?

It's true.

She's a woman of great taste.

So the press' go to is his family not want to come here, even though his wife is a Villa fan and his kids loved England when he was at United?

Smooth.

As ole said himself his kids still think of manchester as home , im sure he and randy will be tucking into faggot and peas as we speak, i see nothing to stop him tsking the job and expect a swift conclusion- hopefully today as im at work the next 5 days.

[sonlyme]

Dave - from watching the documentary posted on the 'Who do you want as Manager' thread ....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=m6ebW1vJAlY

I get the impression that it was Ole who wanted his kids to taste what it was like to grow up in Molde.    Well they've had that taste now - and they keep asking when they are going home?

In the same documentary - although it is a ManU love in - there are glimpses of match play - and his philosophy seems to be built on short fast passing movements - one touch football - with players keeping the ball and moving it constantly - not unlike Brendan R.

These two articles are also worth a read for anyone who wants more information before making a decision (though not posting a comment - obviously - H&V would be empty otherwise

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/manchester-united/8897844/Jim-White-Ole-Gunnar-Solskjær-reveals-why-Manchester-United-hot-seat-is-his-burning-ambition.html

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/manchester-united/8861306/Henry-Winter-Ole-Gunnar-Solskjær-makes-mark-as-a-manager-with-title-win-in-first-season-at-Molde.html

He has worked as a youth and reserve team coach - a winner in both - which will be a good fit with Sid and KMac and TonyMcA - and now he has managed his eternally underachieving home town team to win their top league.  Now some say this is nothing - the league is Mickey Mouse - but if we believe that argument - then the only candidates we should be looking for are managers who have won the premier league - so what price Sir Alex - Arsene - or Jose?   And if it is such a mickey mouse league - why did Rosenborg - perenial winners of it - qualify for the group stages of the Champions league 11 times out of 13?  How did they beat such teams as Real Madrid?  Let's not get cocky here - it's proving hard enough to attract talent given the last couple of seasons antics - so let's start showing some respect.

OGS has been a winner at all levels of the game - and he has a philosophy about how football should be played.

The only real question now is would he want to swap this view...



for this one...



OGS or BR for me.


UTV

[Summers]

Excited by it...

But which is a bigger CV job in this now global world....

Rebuilding villa so they get in and around 6th place, maybe have the odd season where we fight for 5th...

Or stay in norwegian league where he has won the league and will get champions league...

I am not comparing the clubs as villa is far bigger... but he will be in champions league with Molde...

Just a niggling feeling I have!

if he comes here and does well for four years, he'll be a candidate for the United job. that's his dream.

[Chris Harte]

I said it once but I'll say it again. There virtually no such thing as a risk-free managerial appointment these days.

If it was Lambert, Rodgers or Martinez there would still be *some* doubt that it was the correct appointment.

[lovejoy]

I said it once but I'll say it again. There virtually no such thing as a risk-free managerial appointment these days.

If it was Lambert, Rodgers or Martinez there would still be *some* doubt that it was the correct appointment.

But LESS risk with managers from the premiership surely?