Next Villa manager - Ole Gunnar Solskjaer?

[Triggaaar]

Well done Villa. Good to see a club getting some fresh managerial blood in rather than the same old dinosaur parade of goons like Bruce, Allardyce and Hughes

Agreed

 

[Pat McCrotch]

In his first season in charge at Molde, he guided them to their first league championship in 100 years. I reckon he must have something going for him as a manager. Could be a decent coup for Villa.

 

[leigull]

Looking forward to another bright young managerial talent in the country in the Rodgers/Martinez/Poyet style

 

[Ninja Elephant]

Looking forward to another bright young managerial talent in the country in the Rodgers/Martinez/Poyet style

Shame none of them are English.

 

[leigull]

Shame none of them are English.

The closest the English have is Nigel Adkins....

 

[northernblue]

There are some promising young managers in the game now though which is great! Rogers, Poyet, Lambert and Martinez will all manage massive clubs one day!

 

[hans kraay fan club]

Shame none of them are English.

What does it matter?

 

[Ninja Elephant]

What does it matter?

It doesn't. But it would be nice if there was a breed of young English managers trying to get their teams playing a style of football which pretty much everyone wants to see English teams adopt. Maybe that will come in 10 years when the current players learning to play the style are retiring and taking on management jobs. Or maybe in 10 years we'll be back to kick and run. Who knows.

 

[drew]

hmmm.....I'm gonna go Solskjaer to Wigan AVB to Villa and Ryan Giggs to WBA (I don't know if Giggs has coaches badges but he'll make a fine manager )

What qualities do you think he has that will make him a great manager!!! Do you know the guy quite well or is you comment based on the fact he is a great player?

 

[hans kraay fan club]

It doesn't. But it would be nice if there was a breed of young English managers trying to get their teams playing a style of football which pretty much everyone wants to see English teams adopt. Maybe that will come in 10 years when the current players learning to play the style are retiring and taking on management jobs. Or maybe in 10 years we'll be back to kick and run. Who knows.

The former, hopefully. Two of the hottest managerial properties coming through ARE British anyway, in Rodgers and Lambert. Personally I don't really care - most of the foreigners (Martinez, Poyet, De Canio, De Matteo, etc) are guys who played in England for years, and have progressed to management here. They understand English football and the things that ARE good about it - they are not just imported from abroad to take all the posts.

 

[salty seagull]

I liked him in `The Legend of Zelda` on the N64.

 

[brakespear]

What qualities do you think he has that will make him a great manager!!! Do you know the guy quite well or is you comment based on the fact he is a great player?

I dunno.....he just strikes me as the type to make a good manager and break the 'average footballer, great manager' pattern

 

[pornomagboy]

He has just turned it down after talks

 

[severnside gull]

breaking news (on twitter) is that he has decided to stay at Molde



clearly saving himself for when the Brighton job becomes available

(embarassing for Villa though)

 

[Acker79]

Stan Collymore ‏[MENTION=12426]stan[/MENTION]Collymore
Correction. Aston Villa haven't offered Ole Gunnar Solskjaer anything. From as close to the horse's mouth as you can get. Apologies.

Geir Langnes ‏@glangnes
Good morning. Seen the presser, and English newspapers are not right when saying Solskjær snub Villa. He'll consider an offer if given.

 

[Superphil]

Don't you love the rumour mill? Nothing is nailed on, a done deal or any such thing until the announcement is made, don't people ever learn?

 

[SeagullinExile]

What qualities do you think he has that will make him a great manager!!! Do you know the guy quite well or is you comment based on the fact he is a great player?

Giggs does have some coaching badges, i read an article where he states he did them with Scholes. I think it was an article in the Times on Wednesday in which he claimed Scholes could still do a job for England.

 

[severnside gull]

The latest in the on off saga ................it's off!

http://www.birminghammail.net/news/top-stories/2012/05/22/exclusive-ole-gunnar-solskjaer-

Gus still in the running? Genuinely don't think so but, as the great man says "is fuball" and you never know...............................

 

[sir albion]

The latest in the on off sage................it's off!

http://www.birminghammail.net/news/top-stories/2012/05/22/exclusive-ole-gunnar-solskjaer-

Gus still in the running? Genuinely don't think so but, as the great man says "is fuball" and you never know...............................

Must be lambert now surely.

 

[AMEXican Wave]

Must be lambert now surely.

Hope it's not Lambert, because it's a nailed on certainty that Norwich will come a poaching for Gus ( well unless they want Malky Mackay ).