He genuinely did a solid job until this season. He should have been moved on after the Europa League final, but that's not his fault. Looking back, he gave his all while being in the job and that's fine with me. Am also happy that people can see how much this job meant to him in that interview.It's very odd mate. This just shows that him staying in the job for so long was mostly because he is a 'club legend' rather than him being good enough to turn it around. If that doesn't really worry you as a Utd fan it should.
Jay Electronica classic.Exhibit A
100% this. Rival supporters can mock him all they like but he won us the fecking treble so they can all go collectively feck themselves. They’ll never have a moment as great as Ole’s winning goal in 99.He's Manchester United through and through and I hope we as a fanbase will respect him moving forward for all he's done for us
I don’t understand these kind of posts. What is supporting a football club or any sport without any emotion. It is for the players to be absolutely ruthless and do everything to win trophies. Part of affiliation with the club is to be in some part nostalgic and I don’t see anything wrong in wanting an ex-United player (especially as likable as Ole) to be successful as manager here. It didn’t work out and the club needs to learn their lesson to act quicker in the future in order to avoid things getting as bad as they did in the case of Ole.Surreal.
Rooney got nowhere near this level of respect when leaving, and was a bigger legend who'd caused less harm. Other examples too.
Not a psychologist so not going to blabber about the mindset of our fans/club, but I find it surreal.
Completely normal. Exit interviews are standard practice in many companies.
He would probably slaughter the team and say respect 35 times before storming off midway through.Can you imagine Jose having a post-sacking interview?
Completely normal. Exit interviews are standard practice in many companies.
I’m gonna hit you with a well kept secret - the lads making managerial and structural decision aren’t the same guys who post tweets and run the website.Bizzare. Instead of Broadway productions such as these the club should focus on the future and getting the right man for the job.
How did you work that one out? The club knew they were going to sack him but didn’t do it through the international break, allowed him to have week off, come back and then manage another game?If he did the interview he already knew that he was gone at the end of the season. You don't get sacked and then come out and do an interview like that. They must have told him before the international break. Pochettino must be lined up.
Yawn. You think this interview or any PR event at the club is undertaken without running it by the decision makers? And on a lighter note- there are managerial and structural decision makers at our club??? Doesn't seem like it.I’m gonna hit you with a well kept secret - the lads making managerial and structural decision aren’t the same guys who post tweets and run the website.
Fully agreed, great post.It's difficult to argue with this tbh, as it does show the overly sentimental nature of the club and fan base that led us to this sad situation in the first place.
But personally I'd rather not dwell on it and instead say whatever, he's gone, it's over, and its just a harmless goodbye video that provides him with closure. Let's all move on and hope we don't repeat the same mistake again.
Good post.Don’t get some if the comments on here as if people are just disposable. All a person can do is give their best and Ole gave his best. The man had his dreams and pursued them fully, talent as a manager ran out and that’s ok. Well done To Ole, he gave more than a large number of our players. Would rather have honest effort and falling short than those lads who won’t even do the basic putting a shift in before giving it the ‘it’s not good enough’ insta/Twitter post post match
He wanted to do the interview. He wanted to say bye to the fans. He said he won’t be doing media interviews so this was the time. Not hard to understand.Bizarre to see an interview from a sacked manager like this - I think this is the biggest problem your club needs to overcome - nostalgia and trying to recreate the past is getting you absolutely nowhere.
No, but the time, say, Ed put into the decision making of the video was probably ten seconds. “Sure, go ahead.” and I reckon that was it.Yawn. You think this interview or any PR event at the club is undertaken without running it by the decision makers? And on a lighter note- there are managerial and structural decision makers at our club??? Doesn't seem like it.
From when they are legends of the club and people who genuinely love the club, since then.Huh..since when sacked managers do interviews before leaving ?
In your eyes, but the proof is in the pudding - as he’d famously say so many times it got annoying. In my eyes he spent hundreds of millions and left us with nothing better than the previous lot, he won absolutely nothing and yesterday was another low. He never gave me any optimism at all, other than the winning start of course which was only about adrenaline and vibes.This is what it's about with United. Class.
The caf can say what it wants, he gave us optimism and confidence previous regimes took away. Always a legend.
Didn't he reportedly outstay his welcome on the Tottenham training ground to tell staff and players some "home truths" after he got sacked?Would have paid good money to see a Jose farewell interview.
No it's not. I haven't seen Lampard do a farewell interview with Chelsea's TV after he was sacked.From when they are legends of the club and people who genuinely love the club, since then.
I doubt Lampard wanted to give one and we're not Chelsea.No it's not. I haven't seen Lampard do a farewell interview with Chelsea's TV after he was sacked.
Well I'd hope the standard of class in football is not Chelsea. As a mark of respect for the Man Utd icon Ole Gunnar Solksjaer, I'm glad he got the chance to say a proper goodbye to the proper fans of the club.No it's not. I haven't seen Lampard do a farewell interview with Chelsea's TV after he was sacked.
Bring me one recent example of any club which has done this thing with their sacked manager.I doubt Lampard wanted to give one and we're not Chelsea.
Yes he did that.Didn't he reportedly outstay his welcome on the Tottenham training ground to tell staff and players some "home truths" after he got sacked?
He was even more miserable working for us, so an interview would have been fecking brutal.
Yeah, that would've been popcorn worthy.Would have paid good money to see a Jose farewell interview.