Ole Gunnar Solskjaer met with Aston Villa owner Randy Lerner this week over the possibility of taking over as manager. Having won Molde their first ever title in his first season and winning a second phase Champions League qualifying position, plenty of people have urged the United legend to stay in Norway and learn his trade.
“I was asked by a friend whether I was interested in speaking with Villa,” Solskjaer told a press conference yesterday. “I called Kjell Inge straight away. We agreed that I could speak to them on Wednesday, that it was okay. I have not had any offers. I’m not looking for another job. In football, and in life in general, things turn up that you have to make decisions about. I have a contract for two more years and I’ll stand by that. I’ve only spoken with them and expect them to speak to more people. They’re looking for a new manager. If they make contact, I’ll make a decision then.”
However, since then, quotes from what Solskjaer thought was a confidential conversation with the club have been leaked to Norwegian newspaper, VG.
“Will you manage Molde until the season ends?” If I get an offer, I’m off. Perhaps after the Hønefoss-game (Next Friday).
“If you leave Molde, will you bring your staff along?” I want Mark Dempsey and Richard Hartis to leave with me.
“If you leave Molde, will you take any players with you?” Yes. I will offer Magnus Wolff Eikrem to come with me.
Solskajer is obviously not at all impressed with the club for revealing this conversation.
“Now we see what game they are playing,” he said. “It’s hard to remember everything I said, but this is roughly what I said. I did say that if Aston Villa wants me, then I have to go. A manager has to be there for pre-season. We all agreed on leaving this in the past and look ahead. Because we all have a job to do at the club. That this is now coming out in public is not good for anyone at the club.”
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Translation by Jonas Giæver
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No……..stay at Molde for a year or two……….play some CL…………..
Weird. You don’t often see Ole involved in stuff like this. And for what? What’s the allure of managing Villa? Working with Heskey? Fuck me. Stay at Molde Ole.
and he wants to take Magnus Eikrem with him??………………was he our next “Scholes” ??
Working with Heskey is very alluring…….. Seriously though as I said before I hope he stays where he is and continue with Molde…..Hopefully he will at least get them to the group stages of the CL and gain valuable experience in the process
The level of football played in Norway is poor.
It’s a romantic dream that OGS would manage Molde for say, 5 years and take them through the group stages in CL. It’s not going to happen.
Molde is run by a local “Abramovich”. OGS is standing up to him. Thank God!
If he were ever going to manage United, he need to hit the big league now.
Off topic – news of Rooney.
Wayne Rooney has been given an extended break to get fit before the European Championship after playing while injured for Manchester United in the final games of the Premier League.
Roy Hodgson said: “I think he’ll benefit from the rest and also he’s been playing with a slight injury for the last three or four games and that needed a couple of weeks to really clear up. It’s a minor injury which has been kept relatively quiet for obvious reasons that Manchester United didn’t want to alert opponents. It’s a minor one. I won’t go into it because Alex has kept it quiet so I’m going to.”
“His enthusiasm for the task was really fantastic and when I offered him even a couple of more days rest if he wanted he was adamant he wanted to get in when we met up for the friendly against Belgium. He wanted to be a part of it. I would have given him a few days because we’ve got time to get people fit.”
What is it Villa that every one from Hughes to Martinez to OGS are losing jobs for.
One thing is for sure though, they all want to work with Randy Lerner
What is it with Villa that every one from Hughes to Martinez to OGS are losing jobs for.
One thing is for sure though, they all want to work with Randy Lerner
Absolute wordly by Nick Powell who we app have signed from Crewe – http://t.co/Su1BooIs
@cedarsdevil and costas. Just to put you both right, Heskey no longer plays for Villa, he was not offered a new contract.
Hodgson on Gary Neville’s employment, Roy’s first appointment that extends past the Euros:
“Gary’s views and ideas are of great interest to me. I wanted Ray Lewington alongside me because he’s a man I trust and whose coaching ability I have enormous respect for. But I wanted someone like Gary Neville as well – a younger guy with international and tournament experience and someone the players will listen to.”
“I have been extremely impressed by the way Gary has handled himself on TV and the fact that he can watch a game of football and he can see what is going on. I spoke to Alex Ferguson, who told me he is a straight and loyal person with good ideas and is not afraid to tell you. I couldn’t have asked for a more enthusiastic person.”
A private conversation leaked to such an extend? Its either Villa trying to screw him or the paparazzi really have their means, almost spy movie like
Marq – the ‘private conversation’ referred to was between Molde, Kjell Inge and Ole.
Villa have amazing training facilities, the best fans in the league and have a youth system second to none. All the attributes to build something great. There must be a reason for fergie always picking his strongest team vs villa, no matter where they are in the league!!
Ops, that means Molde trying to screw Ole
This is depressing to read. Like many I hope (even dream) that OGS might be the one to take the baton from Sir Alex when he decides it’s time to move upstairs (the board room….not heaven…not yet anyway). It would the perfect way to keep the United legacy rolling forward in the same way Barcelona have done so with Guardiola.
I think Molde haven’t handled this very well and have basically left OGS hanging out to dry. I wonder what his players and back room staff make of it all. I think there was definitely some bad faith on the part of the local ‘Abramovich’ who put OGS in this awkward position. It was a petulant move by the club to leak such morale deflating comments meant to be spoken in confidence.
I still hope Ole stays with Molde for at least one more season – just to get CL experience if nothing else. But I wonder if he can stay now with all that crap. But please don’t go to Villa. I think that’s a poisoned chalice.
Never mind us and city…I reckon Hazard is off to cfc.
Heskey is leaving Villa……………………………………..just sayin
Patrice Evra was ASKED about Tevez and the RIP placard, so he answered the question:
“I was very surprised by Tevez’s attitude against Sir Alex Ferguson. The poster was in very bad taste, no one from Manchester United appreciated it. I’m not sure how the manager feels about it but I’m sure he won’t be impressed. It’s disrespectful.”
“Tevez spent two years at this club and was treated extremely well by the manager so I don’t really understand his reaction or the truth about the situation. Tevez is an adult, he plays for another club and is responsible for his own actions. It’s a shame because he was always respected at Manchester United and remained in contact with some of the players. But I have no idea what will happen now.”
All the best to Ole in what ever he endeverse to do. No one can have a pop at him for wanting to better his career or take on a challenge. Even though he was raised in Norway his kids where raised in England and probably miss there life and friends. So if Villa is his destination, good luck. Viva Ole!!!
Solskjaer is the 8th manager of Molde since 2001. Molde does not show their managers a lot of loyalty, so why should the manger show Molde any more?
The capacity of the stadium in Molde is about 25% of Villa Park. It is an obvious trade-up…
Rooney was ASKED about the loss of the League at the last moment, he answered:
“When the final whistle went, we didn’t really know what the score was. But then we heard the Sunderland fans cheering. It was sad to see that because they should be supporting their own team really. They didn’t have the best of seasons themselves so for them to be cheering like that was sad. It was something that myself and a lot of the players won’t forget.”
“We can hold our heads up high because we pushed Man City all the way and it went to goal difference. We’ll be back, no worries about that, we’ll be back stronger.”
“Everyone’s been saying how well Man City have played and how they’ve dominated the Premier League but if that’s them dominating, they’ve done it on goal difference… We’ll be back, better than ever.”
ROONEH ROONEH ROONEH
Sir Alex on Vidic: “We’ve sent him to Spain. He’s not doing any running yet, just gym work. Hopefully ready for start of season”
HAHA Check it out,
http://www.buzzfeed.com/zekejmiller/after-trash-talking-soccer-final-cameron-and-merk
What team does David Cameron support?
Remember that moment Rooney, Remember that. Dont u ever forget that.
We’ll be back stronger & hungrier next season…
my idea would be for Phelan to be let go….maybe he could go to Villa …..and Ole to take his place as no2 to SAF…… to learn from the master……
I would love to see Ole become manager of United some day; the man has got something special about him and if he does take the Villa job it would be the perfect learning experience for him, managing a declining club operating under severe financial restrictions.
Make no mistake, Ole’s job will be to keep them in the Prem so Lerner can harvest the maximum amount of cash from his investment before he finally disposes of it. I’m sure Ole realises this but still fancies the challenge!
Why on earth would Molde want to antagonise the best manager they’ve had in recent years? Seems strange to me. I know their fans got the hump so they might want to be playing the blame game to avoid fans backlash. Either way Ole deserves better.
It looks like we’ve signed Powell from Crewe for £4m. Must admit, haven’t seen much of him but he is touted as international class and was wanted by city and liverpool also.
@ TonyBee
Good point about Phelan, I think he’s a good enough assistant for the Prem but lacks the sophistication for Europe; Gary Neville’s article in the Daily Mail about how Carlos Querioz coached United to the win over Barca in 2008 was a good indication of what’s needed in Europe!
Contemplating doing a John Terry ,,,,,,
by wearing my running gear and waiting near the Great Manchester Run finish line to pretend I won.
Good day reds!
Seems like Ole would like to go to Villa I personally feel he’s not ready to step up, the Norwegian league is different to the Barclays Premier League
With that being said it wouldn’t harm his experience if he plys his trade next season at Villa Park. He’d do fairly well, and plus Villa is a mid-table side, though if things don’t go that well for him there, he may be sacked.
Wish him all the best though
Looking back at the season it has by far been the most horrid football I’ve seen…City winning and acting like they’re in the big time, vile scum only won it on GD, the FA and ABU media screwing United over the whole racial debacle, that mincing and greasy prick Terry lifting the UEFA CL, that smerk on his grimy face, made my stomach turn, that racist rat like Uruguan diving and cheating bastard winning a trophy. Then Woy omitting arguably the midfielder of the season Carrick out of his squad. Bayern bottling in the final.
What a trecherous footballing season must say.
We’re Manchester United, we’ll bounce back we always do. Your love makes us STRONG, your hate makes us STRONGER!!!
Sign him up…as our assistant then Red Nev joins after getting experience with the 3 lions. Phil Neville who has his license can also come on board
no OGS wont b our new manager. . . the special one is. . . said he’ll return to england 1day da same time dat SAF said he’ll retire soon. if not him then martin o neil, moyes, pep g.
Anders Lindegaard has made Denmark’s Euros squad.
“We have never been in doubt about Anders’ qualities,” said coach Morten Olsen.
“It has purely been a matter of testing how he was after his long injury break. After three training sessions we are in no doubt that we’ve got an injury-free third keeper in our squad.”
Good luck Anders, and I hope you don’t end up picking your nose.
Chelsea have had to cancel today’s parade after they realised that the bus they planned to use is still parked in Munich
Villa fan here. First, Heskey has left, which is devastating to us fans , as he was our Messi.
Secondly, Molde have handled this terribly. Ole seems to be a genuinely nice, honest, and open person. They had to have known that he would consider an offer from a Premier League team, and while it’s not the Man United, Arsenal, or Chelsea job, the Villa job is still a great job (once you’ve cleared out all of the deadwood and introduced a little attacking football!).
He will be a great great manager, his style is extremely progressive, and his history at United (as a player and a reserve coach) will be a fantastic asset for Villa. He might be a way away from taking over at United, though – I can’t see your owners going for anything but the very very best once Sir Alex finally retires.
What are your views on Eikram? I remember that he was a very promising prospect for you guys, before Solskjaer took him over to Molde with him. I also thought that United had a buy-back clause inserted during the sale, is this accurate?
Yesterday.
Gary Neville
Oooooooooooooaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!
Got to love him changed the face of sports broadcasting has our Gary
Afternoon United
Whilst I completely understand the mood, all that matters to me is why we failed and what we are going to do about it
City Chelsea mean nothing to me good luck to them for what they did
All I’m bothered about is us.
And that’s where we should leave it be.
We are not them, by suddenly being sick to the stomach for what anyone has done we then become them. They hate United to a T. We shouldn’t. We should sponge everything and let it all back out on the pitch.
Do anything less and we fall short from where we want to be. That is no us.
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Tonybee Watson that’s brilliant!! What a nasty piece of work that terry cunt is, would he have got his kit on if they lost??? It was the most cringeworthy thing I’ve ever seen just another glimpse of the man he is. The trophy presentation was class though himself and fat frank wanted it to be all about them but kalou boswinga mikel and co wouldn’t move so all we saw was the cup lifted behind them haha. But terry your a cunt no class whatsoever total scum your ma should have put you in a black sack and fucked you into a canel on a frosty morning that way if you didn’t drown you’d have froze to death you CREEP
The other recent United star to be newly in management is also looking likely to succeed. To be fair, Gary Neville has only just started, but all the signs are there to indicate that he will be a very good No. 2 for England.
Phil Neville reckons:
“I know what Gary will do for the squad. It came as a bolt out of the blue. He has had such a successful time with Sky and I think he was looking to put his feet up this summer. The first thing I thought was ‘what a clever move by Roy Hodgson’. From a PR exercise, he has not gone for a yes man, he has gone for someone who will challenge him and the team.”
“I think it was a masterstroke. There is a new era coming in now. I am really positive and quite excited. I think the appointment of Roy Hodgson was a clever one and the appointment of my brother as his number two excited me even more.”
“Gary is someone who has played in five major tournaments, played nearly 90 times for England and someone who has played with nearly all the players – but he has had a year away from them, which gives that distance. He is well respected and the year he has had on the telly has won a lot of people over. He has had success in the Premiership, he has won titles and the Champions League.”
“His biggest strength will be his honesty. People will say ‘you can’t go on telly one week and be a coach the next’. Let me tell you one thing about Gary, whatever he says on TV he would be prepared to say to a players’ face in the changing room. Gary will be honest. He has so much enthusiasm for wanting England to do better.”
Kind of a shame for me that the sugar daddy clubs that would go out of business the moment daddy stopped chucking huge sums of money at them – City and Chelsea – have taken the prizes this year.
Bring on fair play and let’s hope it works.
On a footballing level I would have to say well done to CFC because they’ve knocked out Barca and stopped Bayern winning it at their home ground. That’s no mean feat despite the unbelievable luck and bus parking tactics.
Ole, stay at Molde. Plenty of time for you..
French journo on Twitter:
Eden Hazard will announce tonight after the game where he will play next season.
Interesting. For what it’s worth, the journo predicts City.
Ole shouldn’t be wasting his time with these jokers. Won them the title and got them into the Champions League and now they’re drip feeding stuff to the press to make him look bad. Its pathetic. He should just walk away. At the very least he could become a coach in the United set up and with a lot of jobs coming online at Villa, West Brom etc. he could probably do a lot better than that.
hooray. the orgy ends tonight.
@kanchelskis
source??
@silvertoes
This chap: https://twitter.com/#!/LaurensJulien
He seems like a pretty legit character.
As I said, he’s backing City, which would kind of tally with the hints that Hazard has been dropping. The journo reckons United, City and Chelsea have all had bids accepted, so it’s now just down to the player. But I don’t reckon we’d be chasing Kagawa quite so intensely if we thought Hazard was going to come.
I can’t believe people are congratulating chelsea. Mercenary classless cunts are the epitome of what’s wrong with football.
Oh fuck off Hazard and just die you fucking prick. Who the hell does he think he is.
“I will announce after todays game who I’m joining.”
Reminds me of that bell-end on here counting down the days like he was Chris Jericho. Whats Hazard going to do at the end of the game?
Rip his Lille shirt like Hulk Hogan to reveal a cit-eh shirt! What an ego this prick has reminds me of Harry Kewell announcing on TV who he’s joining. Speaking of Harry what’s he up to these days?
Ole was reserve team coach at OT and did a cracking job.
Valencia’s “the thriller” winger
Said this before, but what a username!
My sauces are telling me, Hazard likes Brown on his chips?
Talks a lot of Brown too…..
i think hazard will say UNITED and then probably join newscastle united
Fuck off Hazard you self absorbed little cunt.
Hazard and city are a perfect fit! Can’t wait to hear all the anti united bollocks he’ll come out with when explaining his decision!! Reminds me of LeBron James who had a 1 hour talkshow just to reveal where he was moving to! Cock end!
Looks like Ole is being stitched up by Molde. I honestly do not get the obsession with why so many people want him to be United manager. There is no doubt the guy is a living legend that will forever be remembered in United’s history but that was as a player.
He’s done fuck all as a manager in the grand scheme of things and Aston Villa is a shit club to go to. If he takes the Villa job then many of those who want him as a United manager will soon be changing their tune a la Roy Keane, Mark Hughes and Bryan Robson. All “future” Man United managers.
Aston Villa are a shit club. Fuck their history their fans are some of the worst in the PL. They come OT and call it quiet. Villa Park is a fucking morgue and their fans don’t even bother for Europe and expect top 4 finishes. They get on their own players backs and I can’t see Solskjaer flourishing there because I don’t see Randy Lerner giving Ole money to spend.
If I was Ole I’d stick to Molde and if that situation is going sour try and find a club in one of the other leagues out on the continent. If he was to manage a PL club he should try a Championship team or wait for the Spurs job.
Love this one http://www.manutd.com/en/News-And-Features/Football-News/2012/May/wayne-rooney-says-manchester-united-will-bounce-back-in-201213.aspx
Wayne Rooney : “When the final whistle went, we didn’t really know what the score was. But then we heard the Sunderland fans cheering. It was sad to see that because they should be supporting their own team really. They didn’t have the best of seasons themselves so for them to be cheering like that was sad. It was something that myself and a lot of the players won’t forget.”
The best line was the last one : “Everyone’s been saying how well Man City have played and how they’ve dominated the Premier League but if that’s them dominating, they’ve done it on goal difference… We’ll be back, better than ever.” HAHHAHA
yeah that’s what’s up.
@Costas, maybe these are the little things that makes the difference and change minds, now I like Rooney slowly more and more like the old times.
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hazard is definetely joining city .i am pretyy sure we wont sign both kagawa and hazard.kagawa ,strootman and a left back would be just great plus a fit vida ,cleverley ,ando and FLETCHER
Also thought it was common knowledge that Heskey contract has expired and wasn’t going to be renewed.
Finally can some of you please kindly point me to the information you are getting about Mike Phelan being a bad number 2?
Are some of you out on the training pitch to see what goes on?
I’ve also read that column where G Nev discusses Queiroz’s preparation before the Barcelona game in 08. It is an amazing insight but Queiroz is hardly loyal now is he? He’s fucked us off twice now.
You get a continental coach you can’t do any long term planning. The number 2′s Fergie has had with the most longevity have all been from the British Isles. From Archie Knox to Bryan Kidd to Steve Mclaren and now Phelan.
They don’t make them like they used to – A one off and a legend: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZBilBa5n2wY
I would not call Villa a shit club, I remember they had the same amount of trophies as us in 1990 just before our domination. I honestly wish all the best to Ole and hope he becomes successful with them,
As for last night its probably the worst season ever. All trophies picked by sugar daddies and the minor one picked up by racist sympathisers. The traditional great clubs that behave like proper clubs i.e. United, Barce and Bayern have won nothing this season so is this the start of the sugar daddy domination? I pray for the sake of football it isn’t. A long summer awaits.
@ Gorse Hill Red – Mate like yourself I once had a lot of respect for Villa, but in the early 90s most of my information came from sticker albums and Match and Shoot magazines. I grew up went university and then I encountered their fans. Their fans make their club shit.
Take for example the way in which they got the club to turn down McClaren. On what basis? His record at club level is actually pretty good. What they did get instead? McLeish. Villa fans were responsible for that. They have a pop at United fans over some of the things our daytrippers do at OT knowing full well this isn’t the sort that show up to Villa Park. Then their fans do the same thing which is worse because Villa arent even any good. Hypocritical cunts.
@Willie
Ha-ha
thanks mate.
As for Hazard, he’s full of bile, how a player whores himself to clubs, he should hang his head in shame. He and Shitty would make a great couple, bloody trolls.
I hope Ingerlund get knocked out 1st round in the Euro’s! How Woy left out Rio is simply baffling! Not to mention the farce in Carrick not being selected.
Cunt bags like Hazard make me cringe..not a United player in my eyes, he’s the type who’ll want to go fulfill his childhood dream by joining Real or tippy tappy pricks Barca
@Willie
Ha-ha
thanks mate.
As for Hazard, he’s full of bile, how a player whores himself to clubs, he should hang his head in shame. He and Shitty would make a great couple, bloody trolls.
I hope Ingerlund get knocked out 1st round in the Euro’s! How Woy left out Rio is simply baffling! Not to mention the farce in Carrick not being selected.
Cunt bags like Hazard make me cringe..not a United player in my eyes, he’s the type who’ll want to go fulfill his childhood dream by joining Real or Barca
Just watching the replay of the Bolton away game on MUTV. I suppose one good thing to come out of this season, is that Kevin Davies won’t be in the prem next season.
It’s obvious that if City and Chelsea are after Hazard that he will go to one of them. They will probably be offering close to double the wages we would and are the League and European champions respectively.
We can fall back on our history, tradition, global standing but the reality is that we can’t match these clubs when it comes to fees and wages. Regardless of the Glazers and their debt, we don’t operate -and never have – making huge losses and City and Chelsea do.
Not only that, we are in the position where they will buy players simply to stop us getting them.
NRD – I don’t think anyone is saying Phelan is a bad no.2 mate, just that it might be time for a change given our fortunes this season, particularly in Europe.
Realistically, Phelan is never going to be the United manager and we all know Fergie isn’t going to be around forever. So why not bring in somebody with the potential to replace him and let them learn from him? That way we can create a good replacement who will already know the club and players when Fergie retires and ensure a smooth transition.
If we’re building a team for the future, why not shape a manager to the club too? That’s got to be better than trying to bring in an outsider at the last minute or chasing after Mourinho or some guy that isn’t Manchester United and is more about himself.
Shebangsthedrums – Yep. Silver lining for me especially as the cunt publicly stated he was going to see if our young players liked it up ‘em and then ruined Cleverley’s would be breakthrough season.
@shebangsthedrums – Hows it going? Very true that. No Kevin Davies means thats 2 games a season where we can guarantee nobody will get injured.Especially as he’s said he’s not leaving Bolton.
I would expect that Rene is performing much of the tactical work that Gary is referring to.
Having also read Gary’s recollections of Queiroz being very particular for the match against Barca, I learned only that. Carlos was very particular in his preparations for the match against Barca.
Those memories of Gary are actually taken from “his book” so it would be good to get the context, and see if it was actually intended as a ringing endorsement of Carlos Quieroz, or more as a reflection of his intensity. Gary does say ‘Carlos was obsessive,’ and ‘the really complex part’ (implying acumen) so I guess it’s a bit of both.
NRD – Alright mate,, how bout you? I’m still trying to come to terms with what happened this season though, having to watch the chavs and the bitters lift the trophies you want Utd to be lifting. I do feel positive about next season, it just can’t come quick enough for me.
@ Cyril Sneer- I see your point in your second paragraph especially as Fergie is in his 70s that idea becomes more feasible. However those in football have massive egos including our manager and I can’t see someone like Solskjaer or somebody similar coming in as a number 2 even if they are guaranteed to take over. Was watching a La Liga round up show earlier in the week and a viewer emailed in saying what are the chances of Pep Guardiola to come in as Fergies number 2. Needless to say the panelists tore that email to shreds.
It just isn’t realistic for me mate works in paper but not that practical in the modern day.
After we won the CL Fergie did a sit down interview with Sir David Frost. Frost asked Fergie if the man to replace him needs to have a Manchester United connection.
Fergie replied ” No not at all. That would not be a prerequisite for the job.”
I truly believe that. One things certain the glazers will be here after Fergie goes and whilst the debt is as high as it is we need to continue to be succesful on and off the pitch. Thats only possible if we win things especially the CL and PL. I think it would benefit the next manager to not have any emotional ties with the club when he arrives. I think somebody like Giggsy or G Nev and Ole would struggle at United when they realise how much money is being used for debt payments rather than wages and transfer fees.
Its the age of the mercenary and its not going to get better.
@ Shebangsthedrums – I’m avoiding all Sky Sports and sport in general really. If my ex could see me now she probably would have had a heart attack. My parents were shocked when I went to see them and didn’t put on channel 405 once.
Having said that our pathetic performances in the cups had me feeling we would mess this up. The way the last day panned out though was fucking cruel especially as..well we all know what happened and the announcer at shitihad was not very sporting. So I for one hope we sign Van bommel just so he can snap a few cit-eh players legs in the first derby game of next season.
Next season will only be positive for me if we play more of the youth, Cleverly was really unlucky this season. Personally I’m fed up of playing the waiting game with players with long term injuries. We knew about Fletcher before we kicked of this season just and gone and did little to add reinforcements to that department. We play more of the youth and buy 2 central midfielders I think we’ll be alright. Don’t need another striker just keep Berbatov and actually rotate between him Hernandez, Rooney, Welbeck and Keane. If Berba is to go then rotate between those 4 strikers and Young can play there too.
NRD – Surely the egomaniac managers are the ones that have been successful already. It’s madness to expect a Guardiola or Mourinho type to go from managing a Champions League winning team to an understudy, but there’s got to be some young manager out there who would jump at the chance to learn from Fergie.
The incentive of knowing he will take over the biggest club in the world in a few years is a pretty good sweeteneer. Sure he doesn’t need to have a connection to United, Fergie himself didn’t have anything to do with us when he arrived but who is more United than him now? Sir Matt maybe?
All it would need is someone willing to learn and capable of seeing the scale of the opportunity. It’s definitely a difficult idea but not impossible. I’d hate to think Manchester United has lost its allure in one season and wouldn’t it be the most fantastic achievement?
Alright it’s not likely to happen, but we can dream…
I don’t think Phelan ever questions Fergie’s selections and that doesn’t help. For example, I doubt Quieroz would have kept his mouth shut after seeing Fergie’s line up at the Etihad. Plus, the amount of injuries could also be attributed to the work that happen (or doesn’t happen) at Carrington and that’s Phelan’s department isn’t it?
Kings
They certainly do not my friend…….. What a pleasure it was watching him and sadly you are right we will never see his likes again. Bugger still gives me goose bumps just thinking about him!
CedarsDevil – Hello my friend. He was a true leader who took no prisoners. Fucking love you Robbo.
I know this will upset a few, so what. Some of the comments on here endorse why other teams fans in general view a lot of UTD fans in a negative way. R.E Glory hunters etc…
Yes, there’s no denying all the trophy success and great football, but for many onlookers there seems to be a lack of class shown in it all. Some of you guys come across as condescending.
As for Villa being not worthy to be in the same league, just remember pre 90′s, and consider how you could have been viewed at the time!
From a neutral point of view, I’m delighted for Citee, at least they show some class. Oh and most of their fans are local boys!
Ha , young managers learning their trade under Fergie; I can see it now; welcome to Old Trafford Chris Hughton!
lol
Disappointed in Ole for his attitude. Would have expected more from him honestly, I wouldn’t see Fergie doing that.
And disgusted with villa, aren’t they spose to be a traditional old school club? What a disgrace, revealing clearly private conversations to the press? Disgusting, I hope ole stays at molde for his contract and villa don’t get anyone even worth their weight in shit to manage the club after this.
My 2 cents.
Well Villa just shot themselves in the foot by betraying the confidentiality of the interview. Few quality candidates will trust them now.