Ole Gunnar Solskjaer | W15 D2 L4

[Rolandofgilead]

Ok. I'm happy with the appointment and think he will get us playing again.

I think all of the doubt surrounding him comes from his stint at Cardiff. But I look at that and think we'll, yes but he took over a club almost in a state of civil war.

He has done well at Molde and more importantly, he gets the club. I'm optimistic

 

[Lam]

Ole Ole Ole!

Phelan's shorts

 

[SqueakyWeasel]

Him and MP … happy with that!

 

[Niall]

Mike Phelan - interesting. Maybe it’ll turn out he was the true mastermind of our success in Fergie’s latter years!

Good to see two people who know the club well taking charge.

 

[Crackers]

Mike Phelan - interesting. Maybe it’ll turn out he was the true mastermind of our success in Fergie’s latter years!

As long as he wears the shorts

 

[Rado_N]

Not sure about this I'm not gonna lie, but it'll be interesting to see how the players respond and at the very least it'll be great to see Ole back at United.

 

[SaradM]

Announced. Ole ......Ole Ole Ole

 

[EwanI Ted]

I do have concerns about this appointment, although temporary. His experience at Cardiff & managerial career in Norway hardly enthuse me with confidence he can deal with the pressures here, although temporary. Another issue is what happens if the clubs main target, whether it is Poch, Zidane or someone else, is suddenly available far sooner than the end of the year. Perhaps in Jan/Feb. Does that mean we are stuck with Solskaer to the end of the season as he has signed a contract. That really would be ridiculous.

Even our Board cant be so stupid as to sign a caretaker manager in such a way that we couldnt appoint his permanant replacement.

Right?

 

[Andy87]

Baby Faced Gaffer

 

[Giant Midget]

The kind of appointment that should have been made when Moyes came in. We wanted continuity and stability, so we brought in Moyes who promptly got rid of all the institutional experience in the backroom staff.

 

[Revan]

I don't know why people are unhappy. This is as good an interim manager as it can get. It is super important to have as much time as needed to appoint the new permanent manager, and we shouldn't be in hurry to do so. People are unhappy just for the sake of being unhappy.

 

[Paul_Scholes18]

Hope this works out well. Should be more fun to watch us at least.

 

[An Irish Red]

It's great that Ole is in charge and all but I'm also strangely happy that Phelan is back. I don't even know why.

 

[Red Star One]

Can't help myself but Ole-McKenna-Phelan-Carrick is a group I quite trust. We'll be fine and exciting again.

 

[Raven]

Don't really like the idea of Mike Phelan coming back, but feck it, anything's better than Mourinho.

 

[Heinzesight]

Micky Shorts...proper character we need in the dressing room. Not Keane (as much as I love the guy)...Phelan can do the arm round the shoulder, the pisstaking and the hairdryer shit.

Shorts sales at the Megastore to increase.

 

[devilish]

There are many better managers around however i doubt they would accept an interim role. Ole is available, he has more managerial experience then most of united's former players and in phelan he will find an experienced no 2 who will help him bridge the experience he needs to do well in the EPL

 

[Inigo Montoya]

Who's Phelen?

 

[Lastwolf]

Hope he's coming as a replacement for Lukaku.

In fairness to the big lug, he seems like he does try to improve all the time, it might not work but he tries. Solksjaer had a similar mentality, he was always taking notes and trying to improve, so you never know could be good for him.

 

[Hal9000]

So we appoint Solksjaer, who’s Premier League experience is to get Cardiff City relegated.....Sigh.

I mean, there are not many people who can come in, or who would be willing to come in knowing they won't be here in the summer? Least Ole has managerial, club and premier league experience. He's also being backed up by staff already here and Mike Phelen who is also highly experienced at the club.

The clubs doing the right thing, need to take time getting a DoF on board and then take time getting the right manager. I suspect we already have one lined up, just one that won't come in January!

I can see people's complaints about him as our interim, but I look around and can't see much other choice? maybe Blanc? but he's not managed for 3 seasons.

 

[KM]

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[Gandalf Greyhame]

Manchester United announced today that former striker Ole Gunnar Solskjær has been appointed as caretaker manager until the end of the 2018/19 season.

Solskjær scored 126 goals in 366 appearances for United between 1996 and 2007. In 2008 he became the club’s reserve-team manager, before taking the managerial role at FC Molde in Norway.
Solskjær will take charge of the first team with immediate effect and will remain in place while the club conducts a thorough recruitment process for a new full-time manager. He will be joined by Mike Phelan as first-team coach, working alongside Michael Carrick and Kieran McKenna.

“Manchester United is in my heart and it’s brilliant to be coming back in this role. I’m really looking forward to working with the very talented squad we have, the staff and everyone at the club,” said Solskjær.

Ed Woodward, Executive Vice Chairman, comments: “Ole is a club legend with huge experience, both on the pitch and in coaching roles. His history at Manchester United means he lives and breathes the culture here and everyone at the club is delighted to have him and Mike Phelan back. We are confident they will unite the players and the fans as we head into the second half of the season.”

I like the part in bold from Woodward. Gives me hope their intentions aren't all money related.

 

[Drifter]

Remember he could not save Cardiff from relegation ,in fact things worsened when he took over. Great see Ole for nostalgia reasons, but you get the feeling this is just a PR offensive.

 

[Sultan]

Hopefully, the toxicity will now disappear.

 

[Livewire1974]

A big gamble. Should have gone all out and got a permanent manager.

 

[KM]

I mentioned RDM in a number of other posts on this matter. But of course, that wouldn’t fit your agenda, so you missed it.

You really didn't set the standards high with your first post on that matter for me to read your other posts.

 

[Skills]

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[Wumminator]

This is amazing.

So so happy.

 

[Castia]

We need someone to steady the ship for 5 months, I think it’s a good appointment. Ole and Phelan know the club, if they can bring a smile back to the lads faces and play some attacking football I think everybody involved will be happy.

 

[Westerkerk]

He is here for basically 6 months while the club tries to sort out the mess and prepare a proper structure for a new manager.

Can we make this the thread tagline to save people from coming in here and embarrassing themselves by overacting.

 

[11101]

Proper mixed feelings. It's great to see him back at the club and at least until Cardiff i thought he was going to be a top manager, but i worry if the players will respect him enough. He's not done a huge amount in management and most of the players are too young/foreign to really know what he means to the club.

One thing is for sure, he will have the fans behind him. I can see Ferguson getting more involved too with him and Phelan back in the club.

 

[Alexit]

Anybody thought of any good songs for him?

BOOM

Ole .... Ole, Ole, Ole, .... Ole, Ole (repeat 10x)

Or put this on repeat:

"And Solskjaer's won it!"

 

[groovyalbert]

At the very least, this is an indication that the club and board are aware of a "United" style, heritage and image.

The absence of this has easily been the most depressing thing about the past 4-5 seasons. Winning and sustained success is synonymous with the club, but we're a fair way from achieving that currently. The building of this starts with going back to basics and remembering a bit about this incredible club. I firmly believe that Ole is the beginning of doing just that. He may not "achieve" anything significant this season, but there's going to be a lot to enjoy about his time here.

For those casting doubts and suggesting this is an overly romantic move by the club, remember we are a club that is romantic. Be it absolute success or genuine heartbreak, we are built on both. There aren't many clubs like us in the world - and our history, style and success should lay the foundations for our future.

 

[Jazz]

Phelan's coming home, he's coming home, he's coming. Genuinely more excited for him being back than Ole, it's absolutely hilarious, and he's probably like a pig in shit right now, can't believe his luck

We've been missing Phelan's 'shorts' look

 

[Lemansky]

Tear in my eye! Ecstatic about this!!

 

[Ban]

Bless Ed, he always says things people want to hear.

 

[devilish]

Micky Shorts...proper character we need in the dressing room. Not Keane (as much as I love the guy)...Phelan can do the arm round the shoulder, the pisstaking and the hairdryer shit.

Keane and the class of 92 has a romantic view of what united represent. You can't play champagne football with lukaku, fellaini, jones and matic.

Ole has more experience in managing donkeys at molde. His choice for no 2 is quite pragmatic. Phelan might not be a united legend but unlike the class of 92 he understands football

 

[Bojan11]

I don't know why people are unhappy. This is as good an interim manager as it can get. It is super important to have as much time as needed to appoint the new permanent manager, and we shouldn't be in hurry to do so. People are unhappy just for the sake of being unhappy.

They still think we’d get 4th. Which is virtually impossible as we need Chelsea to lose 3 games and draw 2 as well as get a better goal difference. Then hope Arsenal go on a similar run too. PSG in champions league will be tough. We don’t have much to play for besides FA Cup. Club left it too late to sack Jose.

 

[Revan]

Hope this works out well. Should be more fun to watch us at least.

Staring at a white wall is more fun than watching us play, to be fair.

 

[Sultan]

Let us get behind this appointment until we have genuine reasons to start moaning again.

 

[Jazz]

Good luck to Ole! I'm so nervous for him. It might be a disaster but it's really nice to have familiar faces back.