Ole Gunnar Solskjaer | W15 D2 L4

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I only watched the ten minute segment, but he seemed so fixated on this idea of a dramatic fairy tale turnaround it was rather grating. Hell, a lot of it was straight up incorrect, especially when he went on about the improvement of individual players. Just ask normal questions, no need to make a story around every single one. Ole is an interesting interviewee on his own right and the last few months of form are nothing short of incredible, given the context, so I'm not sure why there is a need to introduce this idea how "Ole personally escorted the eleven brave warriors from the gates of Hades" or whatever in every single sentence.
The program was made for an American audience.
 

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You'd think the tenancy agreement specifies that the landlord has a right to give the tenant notice.

I mean, van Dijk having to move house some time before June 4th could prove to be a perfect distraction. Remember what happened when Rio moved house, got him off the pitch for eight months.
 

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You'd think the tenancy agreement specifies that the landlord has a right to give the tenant notice.

I mean, van Dijk having to move house some time before June 4th could prove to be a perfect distraction. Remember what happened when Rio moved house, got him off the pitch for eight months.
Unless there's something specific in the tenancy agreement, I think the minimum period of notice required is about a month. Maybe that'll be how the story of him being named permanently breaks; with a moving van outside the house;)
 

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Unless there's something specific in the tenancy agreement, I think the minimum period of notice required is about a month. Maybe that'll be how the story of him being named permanently breaks; with a moving van outside the house;)
I just read that it said 90 days somewhere. One month is even better to be honest.
 

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You'd think the tenancy agreement specifies that the landlord has a right to give the tenant notice.

I mean, van Dijk having to move house some time before June 4th could prove to be a perfect distraction. Remember what happened when Rio moved house, got him off the pitch for eight months.
It's probably an Assured Shorthold Tenancy. They fix a duration - realistically the owner can't take it back in that period, unless the tenant stops paying rent or something. For a footballer it's probably an annual contract.

Still, it's very convenient that Solsjkaer has a house round here. I'm sure he can pick up a nice rental pad to keep him ticking over for a couple of months. Hopefully he'll have his own place back ready for the family to move into ready for next season, and the new school year.
 

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It's probably an Assured Shorthold Tenancy. They fix a duration - realistically the owner can't take it back in that period, unless the tenant stops paying rent or something. For a footballer it's probably an annual contract.

Still, it's very convenient that Solsjkaer has a house round here. I'm sure he can pick up a nice rental pad to keep him ticking over for a couple of months. Hopefully he'll have his own place back ready for the family to move into ready for next season, and the new school year.
There's always the Lowry, Ole might also enjoy Wings!
 

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No wonder VVD lives in Manchester, he's safe unlike Mane. :D
Remember Neville saying something along the lines of this when you see the Liverpool players living close to and going out in Manchester instead of Liverpool. He said you'd never get United players doing the same.
 

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What Ole has done till now after taking over at United has been really amazing but that is what was expected from any manager who is in charge of United. How he is going to fare in the next 7 premier league games will be the real test of his job at United.

Except for Liverpool and Tottenham, United under Ole has not faced a top 10 team in the premier league competition. The next 7 games are consecutively against top 10 teams in the premier league and with the injury list on the rise we will have to see how the results turn out. Come May if we are still in the top four, we would be favourites to win the title next year.
 
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At 6:20 Rio talks about Ole's effect in raising not only team morale but also staff morale from the dinner ladies to the receptionist. Furthermore, Rio amongst others feel much more welcomed in the ground, he speaks of the time when he was a player and ex-players would come to the training ground and this would provide a lot of motivation for the players to emulate these legends of yesteryear. Rio says that some of the ex-players didn't feel as welcomed and the atmosphere at the training ground was much darker.

Ole it seems has really changed the atmosphere and it's something we need to consider for future managers. Ok, they might be serial winners but are they Manchester United managers, do they understand the club's nature? From the outside looking in, I get the sense that United is a family and I think we function well when we provide this milieu. I remember Robin Van Persie talking about how welcomed he was made to feel when he first joined the club and it's small things like this that go a long way towards players' performances. It can be the little extra boost which makes all the difference and we need a manager who can provide that.

 

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What Ole has done till now after taking over at United has been really amazing but that is what was expected from any manager who is in charge of United. How he is going to fare in the next 7 premier league games will be the real test of his job at United.

Except for Liverpool and Tottenham, United under Ole has not faced a top 10 team in the premier league competition. The next 7 games are consecutively against top 10 teams in the premier league and with the injury list on the rise we will have to see how the results turn out. Come May if we are still in the top four, we would be favourites to win the title next year.
What? Just that much?

He has to win every match in the game from now on till the end of time. He again has to win all the matches once the Universe resets. And then may be, just may be, we can offer him a one year contract with the option of an extension.

Heck who cares he has had the most successful start in the history of Premier League. That's nothing. That Paul Ince could have done with his eyes closed. :boring:
 

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I'd wager my first born that he'll be named manager at the end of the season at this point,that's how certain I am that he's done enough to earn the opportunity
 

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What Ole has done till now after taking over at United has been really amazing but that is what was expected from any manager who is in charge of United. How he is going to fare in the next 7 premier league games will be the real test of his job at United.

Except for Liverpool and Tottenham, United under Ole has not faced a top 10 team in the premier league competition. The next 7 games are consecutively against top 10 teams in the premier league and with the injury list on the rise we will have to see how the results turn out. Come May if we are still in the top four, we would be favourites to win the title next year.
That is such a weird statement. Last season we finished second in the EPL. In the equivalent matches to the ones we've played so far this year (substituting Cardiff for Swansea, Burnley for West Brom and Fulham for Stoke) we picked up 21 points. This season we've got 32. And that's just "what is expected". So weird.
 

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What? Just that much?

He has to win every match in the game from now on till the end of time. He again has to win all the matches once the Universe resets. And then may be, just may be, we can offer him a one year contract with the option of an extension.

Heck who cares he has had the most successful start in the history of Premier League. That's nothing. That Paul Ince could have done with his eyes closed. :boring:
I think Ole also must win Britain Got Talent, just so that we all are assured that he has talent.
 

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https://www.tv2.no/sport/10459091/

From Norwegian media TV2 tonight.

Ole has done a long interview with a Norwegian podcast "Fotballklubben"

Where he reveals that his contract with Molde is terminated.

From the article:

Not under contract with Molde.
When asked by the program leaders Aleksander Schau and Thomas Aune if he has a temporary leave from work in Molde, Solskjær answers:

- I'm not quite sure how it works. I think the contract has expired and that now I only have a contract with Manchester United. There may be another contract needed for that.

Solskjær extended the contract with Molde for three new years on the 3 December last year, before United came on the track, but the article on the new agreement is no longer available on Molde's website.
 

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https://www.vg.no/sport/fotball/i/1...-i-paris?utm_source=vgfront&utm_content=row-1

From Norwegian paper VG today.

Glazer meeting Ole again today, accidentally within the 15 minutes the media had access to the training...

Also tweets with pictures form Jan Aage Fjortoft, someone with full member status should link them.
It might be thar Avram (who is Ed's boss) is more involved this time when it comes to choosing the manager. Second time he is meeting with Ole.
 

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Interesting news day when it comes to Ole



 

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Interesting news day when it comes to Ole



So United have already paid his £8m release clause to stop Molde running the price up should he be successful in the job, meaning Solskjær is a free agent at this time and this was never a loan deal. Interesting.
 

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So United have already paid his £8m release clause to stop Molde running the price up should he be successful in the job, meaning Solskjær is a free agent at this time and this was never a loan deal. Interesting.
Interestingly Simon Stone said this:

The interesting thing is Solskjaer's contractual situation with Molde is a near irrelevance when it comes to his position at United.

Should the club pay up the three-year deal he agreed with Molde on 3 December, it would come to around £1.5m. Safe to say that is some way below the figure it would cost to get Mauricio Pochettino from Tottenham.
 

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So United have already paid his £8m release clause to stop Molde running the price up should he be successful in the job, meaning Solskjær is a free agent at this time and this was never a loan deal. Interesting.
Probably agreed a new contract but never got round to signing it, as he was at United a fortnight later.

His last contract ran out the other day.
 

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We're in Paris at Parc des Princes with Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjær. How much of the plan and strategy do you have ready on the eve of the match?

Most of the plans are in place, let's see if those plans blossom tomorrow. We're missing a few players so we've had to discuss what we think is the best way to grab the minimum two goals we require.

Follow Manchester United and Ole Gunnar on Viasat Sport 1 tomorrow from 8pm with Morten Langi, Daniel Høglund and not to mention former teammate of Ole Gunnar Solskjær, Henning Berg.
 

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We're in Paris at Parc des Princes with Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjær. How much of the plan and strategy do you have ready on the eve of the match?

Most of the plans are in place, let's see if those plans blossom tomorrow. We're missing a few players so we've had to discuss what we think is the best way to grab the minimum two goals we require.

Follow Manchester United and Ole Gunnar on Viasat Sport 1 tomorrow from 8pm with Morten Langi, Daniel Høglund and not to mention former teammate of Ole Gunnar Solskjær, Henning Berg.
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. @JanAageFjortoft has met Ole Gunnar Solskjær in front of the big match in Paris. What the Manchester United boss said you will know tomorrow!
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What a difference a change of manager makes to this forum. Gave the place a wide birth when things were spiralling under Jose and really didn't want to talk about your team as i think some fans may have took things the wrong way.

Boy has Ole turned things. With his contract expired at Molde he must be favourite to take the job full time.

But what Im interested in reading from United fans is, what one thing out of the whole turn around has impressed you most about Solskjaer's management in his short time at the club?
 

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So United have already paid his £8m release clause to stop Molde running the price up should he be successful in the job, meaning Solskjær is a free agent at this time and this was never a loan deal. Interesting.
8 million sky pulled out of their arse. BBC reported there isn't any agreed fee and also Ole's contract is worth 1.5 million.
 

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This has to be the biggest troll post ever.

After 6 years in the doldrums our absolute priority is the return to the top of the English standings. So if he does a double, then that is miraculous work in 1 and a half seasons. That would make him untouchable for a few years!

To assert that we should be judging our manager on whether or not he makes the CL semi-finals next year, given the most recent history, given the squad...is way off the mark in my opinion.

Domestic dominance is first. European second. Besides, it will take a couple of transfer windows at best to identify and work on attracting the types of players we'll need to step up to the best in Europe. They're just not available in one transfer window. And how many of this top level signing do people think we'll need? Four, five?

Next season, if he get's us 3rd and within 6 points of 1st that is consolidation and sustained evidence of the ability he is showing now. Whilst an instant jump back to the top would make us all giddy, the requirement now is steadying the ship, returning it to the right waters and planning for the journey ahead
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Very reasonable, spot on. This may sound like blasphemy, but if Jose actually showed steady improvement (and wasnt a vile bellend) he would still be here and most fans would back him to get us back to former glory. We have a decent enough first team, but the squad still needs a lot of rebuilding and trying to do that over the course of one season would both be difficult and unwise since you end up throwing a lot of money on players who dont really fit in.