Happy Fox Posted 4 November 2011 Posted 4 November 2011 http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/football-league/solskjaer-in-line-for-leicester-job-6257001.html? Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, the former Manchester United striker, has emerged as a contender for the post of Leicester City manager vacated by Sven Goran Eriksson last month. The Championship club's owner, the Thai millionaire Vichai Raksriaksorn, is believed to be considering the Norwegian's claims after Lee Clark, the Huddersfield manager, decided against taking the post. Solskjaer helped his current club Molde to the first league title in their history in his first season in charge this year, after a spell cutting his teeth as manager of Manchester United's reserves. That has attracted the attention of Raksriakorn, who is determined to see the club promoted to the Premier League after investing millions in the playing squad this summer.
Lambert09 Posted 4 November 2011 Posted 4 November 2011 hes now my preffered choice, I might start a stupid thread pretending to be in the know about junior lewis getting the job to see if the bookies bite aha
psychonaut Posted 4 November 2011 Posted 4 November 2011 Now down to 3/1 with skybet....................
acooling08 Posted 4 November 2011 Posted 4 November 2011 OGS is a win-win situation! If he is appointed and does well, obviously everyone's happy. If he is appointed and does poorly, then we can all tell mock Thracian for his boot licking
whoareyaaa Posted 4 November 2011 Posted 4 November 2011 I really hope we dont get OGS, First of all he doesnt have bags of experience at this level something which TOP is looking for, okay he may have been a Utd all that time and learning but that doesnt mean he will become a great manager. Look at Keane Why would you gamble on OGS when there is Billy Davies, Hughes and MON Available. Seems like another nice guy.. if he comes I cant see it being a happy ever ending.
HoustonFox Posted 4 November 2011 Posted 4 November 2011 I really hope we dont get OGS, First of all he doesnt have bags of experience at this level something which TOP is looking for, okay he may have been a Utd all that time and learning but that doesnt mean he will become a great manager. Look at Keane Why would you gamble on OGS when there is Billy Davies, Hughes and MON Available. Seems like another nice guy.. if he comes I cant see it being a happy ever ending. Or maybe it could...?
m00nie Posted 4 November 2011 Posted 4 November 2011 could get some decent loanees in thats for sure.. quick call to sir alex..
whoareyaaa Posted 4 November 2011 Posted 4 November 2011 could get some decent loanees in thats for sure.. quick call to sir alex.. looking at the depth of Utds squad at the moment I very much doubt that
Thracian Posted 5 November 2011 Posted 5 November 2011 Still can't believe we'd sooner have Pearson or Keane ahead of OGS..
21st Century Fox Posted 5 November 2011 Posted 5 November 2011 Still can't believe we'd sooner have Pearson or Keane ahead of OGS.. I will be gutted if Pompey somehow managed to bag him.
HoustonFox Posted 5 November 2011 Posted 5 November 2011 I will be gutted if Pompey somehow managed to bag him. He's my #1 choice...
Guest Col city fan Posted 5 November 2011 Posted 5 November 2011 Give me Nigel Pearson over OGS any day of the week. OGS... Unknown at any meaningful managerial level Pearson.... Plenty of Championship experience and a good squad to work with should he come OGS may do a super job, on the other hand who the fook knows? He may turn out to be utterly dross. With Pearson we know we'll get solid, sometimes dull yet mostly effective football and a bloke who will take the dressing room by the scruff of the neck and get rid of the twats.
EnderbyFox Posted 5 November 2011 Posted 5 November 2011 Give me Nigel Pearson over OGS any day of the week. OGS... Unknown at any meaningful managerial level Pearson.... Plenty of Championship experience and a good squad to work with should he come OGS may do a super job, on the other hand who the fook knows? He may turn out to be utterly dross. With Pearson we know we'll get solid, sometimes dull yet mostly effective football and a bloke who will take the dressing room by the scruff of the neck and get rid of the twats. Agree with Col here, i feel it's too much of a risk, Pearson would be a much more sensible option!
Thracian Posted 5 November 2011 Posted 5 November 2011 Agree with Col here, i feel it's too much of a risk, Pearson would be a much more sensible option! For what? Boring football, one goal a game or less far too often and a finishing position forever short of the pacemakers? And why would OGS be any more of a risk than Nigel Adkins who is blazing a trail at Southampton? OGS has a brilliant record as a footballer at the very top of his profession and has made an excellent start as a manager. We badly need someone who's attack minded and OGS was one of the best and shows every sign of being just the same as a manager. As an individual he was so highly regarded at United they made him a club ambassador as well as introducing him to management. He's already been asked to manage Norway and is widely tipped as a candidate to replace Ferguson in time. He seems to have diligently prepared for being a manager by taking notes of matches/players/ etc and obviously has a vast number of up-to-date contacts in the game. The bloke is respected almost universally and is young enough and enthusiastic enough to keep on improving. Management is a risk business but insignificant little Molde have scored goals at a much more impressive rate than ever Pearson has done at Hull in actually winning the Norwegian championship - their first championship title in 100 years of history and winning a place in the Champions League. So quite why anyone would say that a demonstrably functional, low-scoring, unexpansive manager like Pearson who's already failed once to win us promotion from the Championship and will probably fail at Hull too, for the same reason, would be a better bet than the constantly achieving OGS I don't know. What is it about "dour" that people find so attractive?
Guest Col city fan Posted 5 November 2011 Posted 5 November 2011 For what? Boring football, one goal a game or less far too often and a finishing position forever short of the pacemakers? And why would OGS be any more of a risk than Nigel Adkins who is blazing a trail at Southampton? OGS has a brilliant record as a footballer at the very top of his profession and has made an excellent start as a manager. We badly need someone who's attack minded and OGS was one of the best and shows every sign of being just the same as a manager. As an individual he was so highly regarded at United they made him a club ambassador as well as introducing him to management. He's already been asked to manage Norway and is widely tipped as a candidate to replace Ferguson in time. He seems to have diligently prepared for being a manager by taking notes of matches/players/ etc and obviously has a vast number of up-to-date contacts in the game. The bloke is respected almost universally and is young enough and enthusiastic enough to keep on improving. Management is a risk business but insignificant little Molde have scored goals at a much more impressive rate than ever Pearson has done at Hull in actually winning the Norwegian championship - their first championship title in 100 years of history and winning a place in the Champions League. So quite why anyone would say that a demonstrably functional, low-scoring, unexpansive manager like Pearson who's already failed once to win us promotion from the Championship and will probably fail at Hull too, for the same reason, would be a better bet than the constantly achieving OGS I don't know. What is it about "dour" that people find so attractive? What is it with your love of OGS? Is he a distant cousin? Using Nigel Adkins is a poor example. Firstly because I've gone on record on here as saying Adkins is the best manager in the Championship, bar none Secondly because Adkins has been kicking about in English football management for years, and did especially well with Scunny in the championship. Have you seen where they are now he's left.. Bottom of league one! I find your comment about 'unadventurousness' quite offensive tbh.. My liking of Pearson the manager is based upon the fact he can deliver a game plan and can motivate pretty average players to 'up their game'. I also remember some good, high scoring victories under Pearson, particularly during the run in to the play offs a couple of seasons back. You're loving of OGS is becoming as strange as the incessant denial of many on here to appreciate Svens shortcomings... As I said before, OGS may become good, but we know Pearson can deliver... I wouldn't take a completely unnecessary chance unless we have to. OGS in a few years maybe? Now... Rather have Pearson You're becoming a parody of yourself at present...
The Doctor Posted 5 November 2011 Posted 5 November 2011 For what? Boring football, one goal a game or less far too often and a finishing position forever short of the pacemakers? And why would OGS be any more of a risk than Nigel Adkins who is blazing a trail at Southampton? OGS has a brilliant record as a footballer at the very top of his profession and has made an excellent start as a manager. We badly need someone who's attack minded and OGS was one of the best and shows every sign of being just the same as a manager. As an individual he was so highly regarded at United they made him a club ambassador as well as introducing him to management. He's already been asked to manage Norway and is widely tipped as a candidate to replace Ferguson in time. He seems to have diligently prepared for being a manager by taking notes of matches/players/ etc and obviously has a vast number of up-to-date contacts in the game. The bloke is respected almost universally and is young enough and enthusiastic enough to keep on improving. Management is a risk business but insignificant little Molde have scored goals at a much more impressive rate than ever Pearson has done at Hull in actually winning the Norwegian championship - their first championship title in 100 years of history and winning a place in the Champions League. So quite why anyone would say that a demonstrably functional, low-scoring, unexpansive manager like Pearson who's already failed once to win us promotion from the Championship and will probably fail at Hull too, for the same reason, would be a better bet than the constantly achieving OGS I don't know. What is it about "dour" that people find so attractive? I gave up reading after that point because it's clear you're so deep in your own delusion that all facts have changed. Adkins had experience with Scunthorpe prior to his So'ton appointment, he'd got about half a season the first time they were up & led them back up via the play-offs. OGS has had ONE season in the Norwegian league. To suggest that appointing someone WITH EXPERIENCE OF RELEVANT LEAGUES would be as much of a risk as appointing someone with less experience and NO EXPERIENCE IN RELEVANT LEAGUES is nothing more than weapons-grade bullshitium.
The Don Posted 5 November 2011 Posted 5 November 2011 I reckon, if the posts weren't so long, I may read them and possibly agree
Thracian Posted 5 November 2011 Posted 5 November 2011 What is it with your love of OGS? Is he a distant cousin? Using Nigel Adkins is a poor example. Firstly because I've gone on record on here as saying Adkins is the best manager in the Championship, bar none Secondly because Adkins has been kicking about in English football management for years, and did especially well with Scunny in the championship. Have you seen where they are now he's left.. Bottom of league one! I find your comment about 'unadventurousness' quite offensive tbh.. My liking of Pearson the manager is based upon the fact he can deliver a game plan and can motivate pretty average players to 'up their game'. I also remember some good, high scoring victories under Pearson, particularly during the run in to the play offs a couple of seasons back. You're loving of OGS is becoming as strange as the incessant denial of many on here to appreciate Svens shortcomings... Your becoming a parody of yourself at present. As I said before, OGS may become good, but we know Pearson can deliver... I wouldn't take a completely unnecessary chance unless we have to. OGS in a few years maybe? Now... Rather have Pearson In fact it is OGS who has done the achieving this year - making title-winning history with his club and getting them into the equivalent of footballing utopia, the Champions League. And what has Pearson achieved? Winning the play-offs according to the illusionaries (despite getting beaten by Cardiff and seeing Blackpool take the vacant place in the Premiership! ) and, latterly, trundling along with Hull at a goalscoring rate that verges on the embarrassing. I respect the bloke but he's achieved sod-all as a manager at any level higher than Division One. He's not even been entertaining. As for getting OGS in a few years....we'll sure need to have made some progress to do that. Unless OGS seriously underperforms this will be the one and only chance we're likely to get. And even then there's no guarantee he'd join us. But if you can come up with a better option for an attack-minded manager I'm all ears. Looking down our list of recent managers actually makes me depressed. From Levein onwards it reads like football's equivalent of The Epilogue. And you want some more! .
hackneyfox Posted 5 November 2011 Posted 5 November 2011 d a bloke who will take the dressing room by the scruff of the neck and get rid of the twats. Who are the twats? People keep going on about players that need a kick up the arse? Who are they?
wellyfox Posted 5 November 2011 Posted 5 November 2011 Well if it ain't MoN do we want pearson. I'd give him a go. OGS he has to be the only unproven choice I would accept at this level. Is he hard enough at this level ? I'm not sure. Can he command respect at this level. Not sure with our guy's. But if he can't who can. I think the baby face is praps what we need. Infact MoN has not jumped in I think go for OGS. :scarf: If I had to put money on anyone beating MoN record for us at this point in time. Other than an un realistic target it would be OGS. If MoN turns us down OFFER THE SAME MONEY TO OGS IMO.
Guest Col city fan Posted 5 November 2011 Posted 5 November 2011 In fact it is OGS who has done the achieving this year - making title-winning history with his club and getting them into the equivalent of footballing utopia, the Champions League. And what has Pearson achieved? Winning the play-offs according to the illusionaries (despite getting beaten by Cardiff and seeing Blackpool take the vacant place in the Premiership! ) and, latterly, trundling along with Hull at a goalscoring rate that verges on the embarrassing. I respect the bloke but he's achieved sod-all as a manager at any level higher than Division One. He's not even been entertaining. As for getting OGS in a few years....we'll sure need to have made some progress to do that. Unless OGS seriously underperforms this will be the one and only chance we're likely to get. And even then there's no guarantee he'd join us. But if you can come up with a better option for an attack-minded manager I'm all ears. Looking down our list of recent managers actually makes me depressed. From Levein onwards it reads like football's equivalent of The Epilogue. And you want some more! . Read AL's post above... Spot on AND without the daft scarves too!
Thracian Posted 5 November 2011 Posted 5 November 2011 I gave up reading after that point because it's clear you're so deep in your own delusion that all facts have changed. Adkins had experience with Scunthorpe prior to his So'ton appointment, he'd got about half a season the first time they were up & led them back up via the play-offs. OGS has had ONE season in the Norwegian league. To suggest that appointing someone WITH EXPERIENCE OF RELEVANT LEAGUES would be as much of a risk as appointing someone with less experience and NO EXPERIENCE IN RELEVANT LEAGUES is nothing more than weapons-grade bullshitium. By all means ignore his successful managerial experience with Manchester United Reserves who would piss all over Scunthorpe and probably Leicester as well for most of their recent history. Life is full of uncertainties. I really reckon you'd turn down a top quality diamond if you couldn't get a foolproof guarantee! .
hackneyfox Posted 5 November 2011 Posted 5 November 2011 I don't think Pearson's type of football would change should he come to us and have better players than he had before and more money to spend. I think he'd come in and fall out with some of the players, Dyer and Howard will not get us promoted. Who does he have as his backroom staff? Pretty confident that OGS has a bigger future in management and if we don't get him now we never will.
Salieri Posted 5 November 2011 Posted 5 November 2011 By all means ignore his successful managerial experience with Manchester United Reserves who would piss all over Scunthorpe and probably Leicester as well for most of their recent history. Life is full of uncertainties. I really reckon you'd turn down a top quality diamond if you couldn't get a foolproof guarantee! . All you have done is given the man the kiss of death, your track record of tipping up and coming prospects has been woeful over the years to be fair. Poor OGS.
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