Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has won the Norwegian league title in his first year of management at the club he used to play for. Molde FK are a 100 year old Norwegian club that most of you probably hadn’t heard of until they sold us a 23-year-old Solskjaer in 1996. He had scored 31 goals in 38 games and had attracted interest from a few clubs across Europe. Åge Hareide was the manager at the time and offered the Norwegian striker to his former club, Manchester City, as well as Everton, for £1.2m. They both failed to take a punt on him.
United put in a bid of £1.5m during Euro 96, a record transfer fee for a Norwegian club at the time, which was duly accepted. Solskjaer was a Manchester United player. He went on to play 366 games for us, scoring 126 goals, winning six league titles, 2 FA Cups and most notably, scoring the winning goal in the 1999 European Cup final.
Upon retiring, Solskjaer was put in charge of the United Reserves. In the two and a half years he spent in post he saw our lads crowned champions of England, champions of the northern league, as well as winning the Manchester and Lancashire Senior Cups. It was during this stint that he was offered the job of managing the Norwegian national team, replacing his former Molde boss, Hareide, which he turned down to stay at United.
When an offer came in to return to Molde, Solskjaer couldn’t resist and no United fan could begrudge him taking up that opportunity, as much as we wanted him to stay.
Before tonight, Molde had never won the Tippeligaen and last season finished 11th out of 16, some 28 points behind champions Rosenburg. Solskjaer has transformed the club, taking them 8 points clear of any other club tonight to win the league with two games to go.
Molde drew with 2-2 with Strømsgodset this evening, with former United player Magnus Wolff Eikrem scoring one of the goals. Eikrem, who was born in Molde and attended Solskjaer’s soccer schools as a boy, has had a great first season with Norwegian club and helped significantly in their title push. To stop Molde winning the title today, Rosenborg had to beat Brann, but after going 3-0 down after 19 minutes, this was never likely. They lost 6-3, confirming Molde as champions.
This of course will lead to people calling Solskjaer back to United, or at least to clubs in the Premiership, but I’d like to think he would be more sensible than that. He is only 38-years-old and should be in no rush to take on a massive job before he is ready. Not only champions, Molde now have the opportunity to play in the Champions League, joining the competition at the second qualifying round next season. How incredible would it be for him to take this small Norwegian club, who have played such an important role in his career, to the ultimate competition. It would be a dream for him to return to United one day but it would be better for us just to celebrate his current success and see what the future brings.
A massive congratulations to Ole, Eikrem, former United coaches Mark Dempsey and Richard Hartis, and the team.
And Solksjaer has won it!
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Solskjaer has won it!
Congratulations!
20LEGEND!
And possible future United Manager!
Legendary player… soon to be legendary manager! Congrats to the one and only Baby Faced Assassin!!
Well done Ole….and who knows, maybe one day you’ll take the helm at Old Trafford!!
Cant seem to stop winning must have been hit with the lucky stick early in life.
Parryheid
Got hit wit the pure quality stick
Don’t underestimate what he’s done, fantastic!
Well done Ole!
Now, prove you have what it takes to do it again.
Legend.
lol on scott’s comment on twitter: “who knew that a 6-1 score can make us so happy”
congratulations to Molde and Ole!
ChampiOLE!
20LEGEND
Fantastic achievement, have never paid so much interest to a Norwegian league game before in my life!
Great achievement Ole! Be seeing you soon mucker.
Congratulations Ole!
http://therepublikofmancunia.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Ferguson-and-Solskjaer.jpg
Somebody’s got the Midas touch!
Fergie, sign him up!
Seriously, it is pretty obvious that Ole is being tutored as one of the successors for Sir Alex. I say one because, knowing Sir Alex as we do, we can be sure that he has lots of options on his mind. Ole and Scholes come to mind immediately. But we can also be sure that he is looking at other options from outside who may be ready to take over from him when the time comes.
However, for me, it would have to be Ole. He has already had lots of experience, and by the time Sir Alex retires, which hopefully will be at least another couple of years, he would’ve had more experience, preferably as Asst. to the master. I know some people will say we need to guarantee success in the form of someone like Pep or Jose. But I would rather have Ole who knows the United way and who will continue the traditions rather than the aforementioned two who might bring success but make us lose our way in the process.
Viva Ole!
AND SOLSKJAER HAS ON IT! Again
Fred
Great pic mate! I was so pissed that night!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Vk4vOOg670
Is this their moment? You better believe it is!
Solskjær has done it the same way as SAF. He has trusted the second string players and rotated the squad, always with fresh players in the park.
Always been a winner!
What an achievement.
Born for greatness.
Congrats 20LEgend!
and he has won it!
Congratulations ole gunnar solksjaer, he is a manchester united manager in waiting, he has learned a lot while under the stewardship of sir alex and now he is applying that to his teams as a manager.
As scott said, he was impressive while leading the reserves and now has done that in a higher level now i can imagine he’ll be hot property, perhaps he can take another job in a stronger league and in turn further enhance his credentials to be the successor to fergie, once again congratulations ole, he has carved his name into united’s history and that’s never changing.
20LEGEND well done Ole the word legend gets floated about and this man truly is. I don’t blame players (Cole,Scmeichel) for playing for shitty but I honestly believe this guy would not have done that to us I may be wrong but get the impression he would have put our feelings before that of his own bank balance hope he becomes a great manager and takes over our great club one day.
Well done baby faced league winning manager, proud of ya.
Willie
That still gives me goosebumps!!!!!
And to think we could have signed Shearer instead of him that summer 15 years ago. :O
Rosenborg are fighting back, it’s 6-3 now. I hope Scott hasn’t jinxed it…
Im a Norwegian following our league closely. And what Ole has done is above all expectations. A couple of english clubs have already shown interest in him. So it want be long before he is back in england making his next step towards the no.1 job in the country!
Impressive title from Solskjaer, Molde FK last season finished in the mid table and now Solskjaer has made them the premiership champions.
Molde FK played very similar to Man United and played the best football in the country. Solskjaer have big potential and in 10 years, maybe he is the new Man United boss??
From a Norwegian Man United fan
Get the fuck in…… Ole you beauty…
Mikekelly – Your question from the other thread, no recollection whatsoever buddy
Costas
Pure yuk at that thought!
Congrats Ole. What a player, what a manager
If Ole can continue his success and Sir Alex retires, could it happen? Would it be too early for Ole to manage Manchester united. Fergie isn’t ready to go yet thank god, but it is only a matter of a few more seasons yet. Common sense would probably mean Ole moving onto somewhere else first to prove himself again at a higher level. My only worry with this is timing. If we appoint a successor to Fergie whilst Ole is still proving himself at his next club then it might be a long time before we get the opportunity to get him again. I know it’s very early days yet in Ole’s managerial career but I just have a gut feeling that he could be a very good manager for us. He has worked under the master as a player and coach for many years and also knows how united works from top to bottom. As has been mentioned before, former united legends have been touted as future united managers only to not live up to expectations. Maybe Ole will be the one to break the Mould.
Congratulations 20Legend for this fantastic achievement! Well, what to say about our dear Ole..you just run out of superlatives to describe people like him! A fantastic professional as a footballer and now starting to prove his credentials as a top manager. The challenge for him like other touted candidates for the United job would be to replicate the success in his forthcoming seasons as a manager and do the same as he has done with Molde in a more competitive league!
Although, knowing 20Legend, I’m sure he would go on to become a top top manager even if he does not eventually end up in the Manchester United hotseat! Keep up the great work Sir Ole and may you go on to enjoy lots of success in your life!
Willie
Brilliant link and just like Mikekelly, still gives me goosebumps too!
Fucking hell.my emotions are running through the roof right now…. The pills have their effect but how can anyone NOT love Ole? Even rival fans, I mean for fucks sake
Fucking love you Ole, such a legend, a gentleman and a true assassin…. Fucking used to scare the shit out of defenders yet he seemed so innocent……
Have I said the word fucking enough times? Just makes me feel good to do so FUCK
You are my Solskjaer, my only Solskjaer…
Big congrats to Ole! On and upwards and in about 10 years, come back to us ;o)
Red Neck
Don’t you mean “Break the Molde!”
Cedars
No worries pal. Between myself, Costas and Red Neck we managed to get to the bottom of it. It was against Sheffield United in the FA Cup 5th round.
I’d love to see Ole at Old Trafford again.
Red Neck
Ole is the only sensible choice, early or not we will wait and see…. Cannot think of anyone our there that will manage the club with more passion and commitment….. The guy loves United as much as we do..
Fuck experience and know how, he will learn as he goes along…
Mourinho – If you are reading this please fuck off and stay as far away from OT as possible, thank you
Ole’s my top target for the Job, we’ve seen it everywhere, Blanc with the French National team, Pep with Barcelona and a couple of others, especially in the spanish and italian leagues, i’d like for him to defend the title, see what they’re like in the champions league and manage another team in Europe for a season, that 3 years. He’ll be more than ready.
Mikekelly
You only have to involve Costas to get the info….. So well groomed is our resident Greek.
I am wasted by the way, not booze but medication pills….. FUCK, the buzz is great
Have I said fuck yet?
javier hernandez is another potential ole in the making, baby faced but a deadly assassin in and around the 18 yard box, hernandez celebrates every goal like he has just scored a wonder strike, he reminds me of pippo inzaghi, they play for the love of banging in the goals and i’m so glad he signed a new lucrative deal although contracts mean nothing these days as ronaldo thought us but you can clearly see he has the right attitude and personality for manchester united.
I know this is irrelevant to the topic but thought i’d make some points.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/eb/Ole_G_Solskjaer.jpg
@Cedars
Couldn’t agree more my dear friend! Would love to see Ole take over from Sir Alex whenever he leaves! He would be the right person to keep this great club going in line with the traditions set first by Sir Matt Busby and carried forward by Sir Alex! As for Mourinho, don’t want that wanking cunt anywhere near OT however good his CV might be!
Mike/Cedars
No problem lads! Did I say fuck City yet? Fuck City!! Stick your 6 1 up Summerbee’s ass! And that brainless cunt, the son! End of an era? Fuck off yous cheeky bastards! When is the open top bus parade for their win last week? Classless cunts! mini rant over.
prasan_UTDfan4life – Well said…..
Samuel – Yep, Little Pea sure has the makings to be another Ole…. Cute as fuck as well! (Said in a very hetro way of course!)
Willie
Great mini rant, had all my drugged emotions going….. Loved it
Manager ? Maybe once it’s been determined he has the single mindedness and steel he will require for that particular job.
parryheid
hmmn interesting point. how do you determine that if i may ask?
I’d like to see him doing another season with Molde, see how they do in the Champions League.
Then either manage another European club (in a higher quality league)….or become Fergie’s No 2, groomed to take over from him when he goes.
Realistically though, I don’t think it’ll happen. By the time Fergie goes, I don’t think Ole will be ready….remember Fergie himself has stated that he believes we need an EXPERIENCED manager after he goes.
He could be the assistant to whoever’s the next gaffer though..
Ole Ole Ole you are the CHAMP1ONS……..
Congrats OLE GUNNER SUCCESS
Anyway, all possible situations post Fergie can wait for another day…tonight all we can say is congratulations Ole!
Well done ole but I’ve never bought into The idea of him being our next manager. Long long way to go before he could even be considered for the biggest job in football in my opinion.
I totally agree with cedars, pep got thrown into the barca job and he has done well although helped by the majestic lionel messi who seems on another planet and of course the overall brilliance of the barca team (added with their appalling diving antics and abuse of refs)
I don’t see why ole gunnar solskjaer can’t be united’s pep when the legendary sir alex ferguson retires, the norwegian would potentially bring fresh ideas, understands the league and has a passion for manchester united, this is important and other united legends like scholes, giggs e.t.c can join him in the coaching department.
But solksjaer would need to keep on the right track until fergie retires, you’d imagine there will be other candidates for the job too but how many will carry on the united’s philosophy? how many will cherish the youth system like sir matt busby did and then fergie? only time will tell but lets enjoy fergie for now before stressing over who would take over.
Right, I will apologize for repeating my self for the 1000th time so feel free to skip through…. Slightly on the emotional side at the moment
Just watched the 5th goal by Le Arse for like the 400th time and I cannot over the goal celebration by my new love i.e. RVP….. Such a classic moment
MikeKelly12
Ha Ha, I did think about spelling it that way but bottled it mate.
CedarsDevil
Couldn’t think of a better man to take over from Fergie. As you say mate Ole loves united with all his heart. He seems to have the hunger and steely determination of Fergie himself. Ole may not have the experience of Pep or Mourinho but he has a massive head start at Old Trafford over the pair of them.
Fergie’s got 3 years max, 4 on the outside. Plenty of time for Ole to garner more experience. Anyways Sparks is right on one thing its Ole’s day not Fergie post United days. Congrats again Ole, much much deserved, Onward and Upwards
parryheid
How on earth will we ever know if he is ready or not? Perhaps managing Milan for 15 years first might do the trick? Ha?
Sorry for being too forward, I am drugged and mean no offense of course.
@ Cedars
As you had mentioned in an earlier thread here, he clearly had an orgasm after scoring it!
I bet you’d feel something similar if that Nigerian babe was still around eh?
CedarsDevil
Regards- RVP
Get a room , lol
congrats Ole and Molde,
I hope that if he does get an offer to come back to the PL he rejects it. Much better for his future career to pit his wits in the CL with Molde than battle relegation with someone like Blackburn.
Red Neck
pep didn’t have much experience, if i’m right he never managed any club outside Spain and remained at Barcelona with their youth set up. Jose was well traveled, interpreter here, assistant there. Different paths but very similar, plus Jose was not a player so it was more difficult for him, his first real job was at Porto after his interpreter job at Barcelona with Robson. And we all know his career kicked off in Portugal beating United en route to winning the Champions League. Its simple either a young up and coming manager or an experieced one like Hiddink or Ancelotti, i wonder at the wisdom of the latter choice though, why replace an ageing manager with another ?
Red Neck
Exactly! For fucks sake, Sir Alex came from Aberdeen! Did wonders with them just as Ole is doing with Molde. It took our boss a few years to get going but look at the eventual outcome….
Would not mind a few baron years under Ole for him to get going and then manage the club for 20 years
prasan_UTDfan4life
She no longer visits! Sad to the bone I am buddy……
Red Neck
A room with RVP? Yummy, could talk him into signing for us hahahahahaha
Fuck I am wasted
Live in Norway, and although not from Molde i’ve held them as my personal favourites (especially because the team I support always goes for 2-4 place)
Thrilled to see them win it! What is so significant is how humble Solskjær is. When interviewed by the press as the Rosenborg vs. Brann-match went on, and it was 2-0 in 11 minutes, he still had a stone cold poker face. When told he could celebrate now, he quickly replied “We’ve seen them come back from early goals before. It means nothing.”
That, for me, makes him unique. And that is why he is my candidate to take the seat currently held by SAF, one day.. Fingers crossed!
I hope Solksjaer does the right things in his managerial career, I would love him to be our manager after Jose,Mr Blanc & David Moyes do an excellent job for us.
- I hope he spends 2 more seasons with Molde.
- Manages a Dutch a team for 2 years & learns the dutch style of management.
- Then Moves to the championship, brings up a team, stablises them as a regular prem side, does well in domestic cups & builds a team like David Moyes has and wins a few cups .
- Then Finally lands the United Job – Fairy Tale stuff
Such a great result for such a proud former player. Ole is certainly developing a reputation as a manager, winning everything he puts his sights on. Next year Molde will have European football and it will take years to develop a side that can compete at that level. But all credit to Ole and Molde.
Maybe its ChampONEe for Ole and Molde, and many more for such a loved former red..
This is such an incredible Cinderella story; the club’s most famous player returns to manage them and leads them to their first ever Norwegian championship – in the club’s centenary year!
Papii
Moyes? Do tell him to piss off on my behalf! I like him but would never want him anywhere near OT
Scots have always done the greatness which we enjoy today, time for a Norwegian me thinks
Fred
Pity that Robbo did not cut it in management…. Would have been the same story!
@ Cedars
Oh..my bad! But don’t need to be sad mate, there’s always United to the rescue to make us feel great even in the gloomiest of days!
It’s been a joy to watch Ole this season in Norway. He is certainly sailing up as the leading candidate to replace Ferguson in my book. My only worry is that Fergie’s retirement will be a bit too soon for Ole to get all the experience he needs to take over. Hopefully the Glazers will feel he is worth the gamble, when the time comes.
Slim
Maybe I didn’t make my point very well having read it back. I wasn’t saying Ole isn’t ready yet. I was worried that if we didnt get him as a replacement for Fergie then we might miss out for a long time. I agree with Cedars, I would rather get Ole with long term success in mind instead of someone else for a short fix.
Robin Van Park Ji Sung?
Too early for Ole. I want Ian Brown! Mani as number 2. Bez in the Fred the Red suit.
Red Neck
and i wasn’t jumping on your neck mate, i just pointed out that the pep didn’t have much experience outside his parent club and it didn’t stop him/them from being successful, i can read just fine thank you
Maybe you should take some of your advice and read some of my post. i was essentially agreeing with you
Cedars
Lol. moyes is a good manager, but like you i’m not sure i’d want him at OT. That said i can’t help but have a sneaky feeling he’s seriously being considered. Mystified by that to be honest. Then again if he swept all and sundry before him i’ll be cheering his name to the high heavens. But seriously nah. not my cup of tea i guess
Its sad that some footballing moments will forever be wrongly written in history such as….
Denis Law’s back heal relegating us… We were already relegated
Keano ending Haaland’s career – It was the other leg for fucks sake that ended it
Mark Robbins saving the boss with his goal – A Myth created by the ABU media, just ask Sir Bobby
Robin Van Park Ji Sung??
Hahahahaha
Slim
I wasn’t jumping on your neck- is that supposed to be funny, lol. I wasn’t implying you coulnt read and I really wasn’t trying to jump on your neck either my friend. Just as I said , having read my post back myself it looked like I was saying I thought Ole would need experience first and this wasnt my intension. Sorry for any misunderstanding on my part. Glad we both agree on Ole.
Right right lads,come on now….you’re freaking out Cedars?
Just out of curiosity, how many ex City players are out there managing clubs and winning trophies? I know there’s a wise ass out there called Mike Bumblebee, but other than him?
Why are people jumping on necks, I mean what’s the fun in that? hahaha
Willie – Always freaked out, try some of what I am having and see how it feels…. yummy
Costas
Any updates on the new medical team? hahahahahaha
Fucking love you my Greek friend…. Wasted to the core here, not on booze mind you
iLike it …. Solskjaer, the future manager of ManUTD
CedarsDevil
Somebody jumped on the Argie troll’s neck once and look what it did to him.
He is pure Class. 20legend. Anyone who knows anything about tippeligaen will agree. This is a monster achievement from Ole and his players. I absolutely love him and nothing would make me happier than to see him make a triumphant return to OT in the future. Yes, experience is important, but you cant argue the fact that he has the personality, knowledge and determination to be a truly great manager.
20LEGEND!
@Cedars
Haha, no update yet mate. But I’m pretty sure you could do a better job than them in your current condition.
Red Neck
Wish it was me buddy….. Such a fucking stupid ignorant cunt he is…. Fuck I hate him, idiot
Cedars – I don’t need artificial stimulants mate. I’m high on life!
Costas
I said before that I would never wish the pain I went through on anyone, even my worst enemy….. The drugs that followed however are another story…. Everyone should enjoy this feeling and that nurse was to die for…
So fucking sexy she was. I do miss her
Costas – I can’t know of any, but let’s not forget the greatest ever former Manchester City player turned football manager: Sir Matt Busby.
Willie
You are a red to the fucking bone, no need for any further stimulation my good friend…. Bastards are sure to end our lives anyway right?
LOL can’t think of/don’t know of
Experience means very little, in the end. It’s quality that matters, at whatever level. And Ole just has it. I can’t see anyone else out there (Mourinho, Guardiola, Moyes, Emery, Guidolin, Allegri, Klopp all included) who i’d really trust not only to come to us and be successful, but to kick on and help build the 3rd dynasty.
I’ll be intrigued to see what his side do in the Champions League, that’ll be a much sterner test but ultimately I would absolutely love for him to be our next manager.
Fred
Whilst you are in a cunting mood and bringing City into things how about this…
Soon to be a great manager and the most decorated footballer in English history, i.e Ryan Giggs actually started his career at Manchester City
Red Neck
attempt at humor, guess i’m not the funny man,
Slim
I wondered if the pun was in my name. I’m sure you are a very funny man.
slim
Do not be ridiculous, you are hilarious
@Fred
That’s true, but I was talking about the modern age. I was wondering how ther managerial careers of Uwe Rosler, Nick Weaver and Kevn Horlock were going.
Cedars
Moyes doesn’t deserve the Utd job, he’ll be assistant to the great Ole
Its pretty much inevitable that bitch Maureen-ho will manage us, I just hope its for 2-3 season tops then a real Manager comes in.
My Mates grandad worked till he was 85, fit as race horse now at 93 and is still the 2nd coolest guy I know, Im sure if SAF maintains his health he can manage us for at least another 19 years
I Agree.
Solskjær should focus on getting som CL games under the belt and valuable experience, hopefully get to the knock out stages a cuple of times. Just so he knows what to expect when he manages United in 5-10 years time.
I hope we draw them next year, prob. the only time Stretford could be okay with a defeat.
Slim I don’t there’s others who will do that and will use the boss’s experience on the way to becoming manager at United it wasn’t as simple as it may appear.Lot of graft went into that.
Got to say well done Ole.
Maybe One for the future Maybe not. Still think we have SAF for quite a few years yet and we need him to put this so called Blue moon rising back into the shaddows where it belongs along with its Vile fans.
Whoever manages Utd in the future be it Solskjaer, Moyes, Mourhinio or Pep Guardiola then I certainly don’t envy them.
Hello fellow reds.
never made a comment before but i have been regular reader thru the good and bad times and i also respect everybody’s opinion on here. i have never actually written anything before because most of the time my fellow reds share a similar opinion to mine and they actually put it better than i would.
reading this historic achievement of our very own legend Ole Gunnar Solksjaer has compelled me to write for the first time. this is an absolutely fantastic achievement by the baby face assassin considering Molde were 11th from 16 only last season and to win their 1st ever norwegian top flight championship the next is what dreams are made of….i think Ole has got the midas touch and if givin the opportunity at the helm of our beloved club in a few yrs time, he will produce wonder like he is already doin at Molde.
CONGRATULATIONS 20 LEGEND!!!
By royal decree Manchester City have been given a choice of two new names…. Any football club with the word Manchester can only be used for United as per the new law…
Choices are
Stockport Fucks
Bitter Fucks
City board are in an urgent meeting to decide
Papii
Well corrected! hahahaha
Cedars – City are bringing out their new fragrance range. It’s called, shadow. As in, always in United’s shadow.
Willie – Keep the bastards in the gutters, never mind our shadows…… Fucking useless pieces of shit
Champions,Champions ole ole ole!!!!!!!
Will mention this for the first time…. I think Van Persie is a top notch player….
Hahahaha
Sorry fellas, if I annoy you just ignore me, drugged to my teeth here
Red Neck
Yeah that was the intention, thanks for being kind though, the funny’s not my forte. Tony bee now thats one hilarious red.
Cedars
Come on mate. lol. I’m not funny, must be those injections, sigh, feel so jealous but chuffed you don’t have the Nubian princess dotting over you anymore, them Nigerian girls have got a whole lot of junk in the trunk. Truly onion booties – an ass that could make a grown man cry
sorry meant pills you’re taking
You’re a funny guy slim. Not clown funny….but funny anyhow.
slim
And you think you are not funny? Fuck this shit, I almost pissed my pants reading your post…
Onion booties? hahahahaha
Good night my lovelies…. Keep it red and keep it fun my friends and remember the best 2 words in the English dictionary are cunt and fuck….. Use them often buddies
geniusmain – nice first comment! Welcome aboard!
WillieRedNut & Cedars
Thanks guys, i do try. cunt and fuck lol
Stevie me looks to be out for a spell, got his leg in a protective cast. haha. Robbo incarnation my foot. get it foot, leg. aww fuck it.
The future staff of United:
Ole – Manager
Neville – Asisstant
Scholes – Assistant Manager (Coach)
Ben Foster – Goalkeeper Coach
Hargeaves – Fitness trainer
Rio – Gym trainer
Beckham & Giggs – Ambassadors
Anderson – Kitman
Gibson – Reserve team Manager ———————-24 & still playing reserve football
Nicky Butt – Doctor —————————————— With a Phd in Butts
I’m a Norwegian Man Utd fan! Sorry, can’t but help to see Norwegians here going on about how big an achievement this is. OGS has the potensial to become a good manager, no doubt! BUT, you can’t base that on Molde FK winning the Norwegian league.. The Norwegian league is really crap, Molde nor Rosenborg would be nothing else than a mid table Championship team, in a good season! And if you take into consideration that OGS before this season got, in Norwegian football, big funds to buy players for, I really don’t think it’s all that great! Molde is Man Shitty light in Norway.. He didn’t start from scratch like SAF, he has done it with alot off money.. OGS bought alot off players and made the team OK. Personally I think he would be better off coaching a team in a bigger league. He needs a lot more years on his back and in much bigger clubs before you can even mention him as manager off MUFC! Maybe he can move when he has made Molde FK more consistent, but that’s many years from now..
I love Manchester United AND 20legend, but please keep him away from the big seat for years to come.
good night
what a lord
Cedars @ 22:47: “Exactly! For fucks sake, Sir Alex came from Aberdeen! Did wonders with them just as Ole is doing with Molde. It took our boss a few years to get going but look at the eventual outcome….”
EXACTLY ! and, it’s not like SAF’s successor is going to come into a club with a “bare cupboard”.
Over the past five years, UTD have added Anderson, Nani, Smalling, Chicharito, DannyTheLad, YoungTom, Phil Jones, Rafael, Fabio, and David De Gea. Not every one of these guys is going to be an automatic first-choice player but it sure looks like most of them will be “UTD quality”. Add to that mix, Pogba and Tunnicliffe, and Morrison, and a few others and you have a young core to go along with TheWayneBoy, Ashley Young, Antonio Valencia and Darren Fletcherinho – all of whom will still be thirty or under in five years time.
OGS has had success in coaching and managing; it will be interesting to see if he moves on from Molde or whether he will consolidate his success there. If I were advising him – and fortunately for him, he also doesn’t return my calls – I’d tell him to stay on and build a legacy in Norway while getting experience of the Champions League. More to the point, I’d tell him to spurn any calls from the Blackburns or Boltons or Aston Villas. This guy can rocket to the top – going to the second tier might compromise his ascent.
Cos when it’s pouring, you just keep scoring.
Congratulations Ole Gunnar.
I don’t think he will leave Molde just yet. There’s no way he can let someone else take them into the Champions League after doing the work to get them there. Besides, why should he miss out on the experience of managing at that level just to go to some shite make-weight club in the Prem with no hope of European football?
BIG BIG CONGRATS OLE!!! STILL LOVE YA and hopefully you return to United one day. Good luck to your team in the champions lge qualifying let’s hope you make it all the way to the group stages. I just read one article in the mirror where A city “legend” Lied about the fans singing blue moon after they beat us 4-0 in 1974. Blue moon was not adopted as a song by their fans for another 20 yrs. HAHAHAHAHA shitty lying cunts haha. Trying to create history where there is none haha.
@fred
thanks very much. i feel honored.
We should bring him back now as our assistant manager and designated successor to Fergie. Do it for 2 years and then Fergie can retire and we have a crafted successor! We should not such talent be tempted away by our rivals!
Ole is our version of Pep Guardiola, once a great player and turn out to be a great manager as well….
I knew I’d be greeted with this post! Yeah! Congrats to our baby faced assassin, here’s a toast to him in hope that he’ll be joining the United family soon!:)
@clint
Foster?! VDS you mean.
Great one Ole . You carry a great weight of expectation for the future . But , there are few who can follow in the The path trod by great men at our club .
This is a Disney sports movie just begging to be made.
Fergie has to put this good old boy right up there on his list of successors.
Congratulations to OLE,
hoping to see him in Europe..
and,
Happy birthday DENIS IRWIN
All so a huge thanks and congratulations goes out to Magnus Wolfe Eikrem, a former brilliant which we never gave a chance while playing Darren Gibson a decision I’ll never understand
A former brilliant youth player
@all
Lets not get excited about Ole becomeing manager we have done that with Hughes, Keano, Bruce etc and look at how that has turned out.
Monstrous acheivement for Ole and couldnt be happier for an ex red of his calibre and he needs a good 10 years learning his trade before we can even begin talking about potential United gaffer.
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Hi buddy, hope you are well….. Personally I never thought of Hughes, Keano or Bruce for the United job, not at any stage, just never felt right to me. With Ole its different, might just be my gut feeling but I just know he is the man
@Cedars
Mate I agree and I have a lot of love for Ole but I also had the same for Keano and what he did with Sunderland in the championship was remarkable but with Keano he is a ticking time bomb. Hughes was amazing at Wales But obviously lost it by going to City.
Congrats Ole..
What a legend!!!
Would love to see him at United in the future!!!
Said it before he went to Molde and I’ll say it again, I’d be very happy to see Ole take over the reigns at Old Trafford one day. Theres no rush to that transition, but its the logical next step. Pep played for his club, managed the reserves, and inherited a brilliant first team complete with Xavi, Iniesta and Messi. Suddenly this man is god apparently.
But what about Ole? For starters he’s still a a legend at our Club, not just an ex player. Also, he’s managed our reserves to victory, and now he’s managed his local side to victory in his own country. He’s shrewd, likeable, clearly talented, and he breathes Manchester United. Ole has to be the number one contender, one day in the hopefully distant future.
So until then, well done mate!!
I think OGS needs more experience. I would love for him to get that and be ready to take over when Sir Alex is done.
But if a decision had to be made today (or at the end of this season, say), I don’t think he would get the nod. My personal choice, in the short term, would be Pep G but I think the club’s choice would be Maureen. Why? Because I believe they will view him as the least risky appointment, in terms of our continued success. I am not saying they’re right (although the Virus are putting out some good vibes this season, and playing some seriously hot football), but that’s what I think they would do if they had to make that call now.
It’s impossible to predict what they would decide several years from now, though. It may be affected by a number of things, including our ownership structure at the time. Under the current regime, I suspect that Sir Bobby and Sir Alex would have considerable influence. As a public company, with an independent board of directors elected by “shareholders” (the major ones probably being large institutional investors), it could get messy.
In the meantime, OGS just needs to keep on doing what he’s doing. He just needs to focus on proving himself and having incredible fun, since neither he nor anyone else can predict the timing of all this.
Paul Parker … I would say Guardiola inherited a very good team — but then made them better. He certainly didn’t “build” the team, and certainly didn’t need to. He made some early decisions to push a few established players out the door and that took guts, but he has been proved right. On the other hand, his record in the transfer market has been mixed. That Ibra thing was a disaster, but several other of his signings have also been moved on after only a year, including Hleb (who was loaned out after the first year, and then sold). But Alves, Keita, Pique and Villa were all Guardiola purchases that worked out. Overall, though, he has won 12 titles in 3 seasons (making him already Barcelono’s most successful coach ever) and it’s hard to argue with that. Even if we agree that the team was destined for greatness when he inherited it, it is still true that (a) they hadn’t yet achieved it, and (b) he certainly hasn’t fucked it up. On the other hand, if Sir Alex is able to complete the current transition to a younger squad before he steps aside, there won’t be much immediate rebuilding to do at OT either.
well done ole. now come and sort Portsmouth out for us! be a great stepping stone for your future at old Trafford!
OLE, LEGEND, LEGEND, LEGEND, LEGEND.
Brilliant job at Molde, Ole…. and keep it up – it’s perfect practice for your return to Old Trafford in a few years time.