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  1. Apparently, there is more to it than that. Spoke to a local journo a few hours ago, and the last "revelation" of Ole's comments before his flight was more or less dictated by the Aker company, not by the CEO who has taken the blame these last few hours. Basically, this is a battle between Ole and Røkke, and the board members are essentially puppets in a power struggle.
  2. Alright, I take it that tomorrow at 5pm some of you might tune in to some streaming (despicable, I know - we need to report it to the proper authorities straight away) of Molde's away game at Sandnes Ulf. Let me try to give you a prediction of what we'll be watching: Crappy stadium - Sandnes Ulf is one of the clubs which has never been in the top flight before, and was more or less unprepared for top flight football. Semi-crappy pitch - Not too sure about this one. The club is based just outside of Stavanger, with a relatively mild climate, but some of the pitches in the Norwegian Premier League are just abysmal, and this might be one of those. Game pattern - A bit difficult to predict. Molde's home form has been sensational result wise - undefeated for more than a year, which to my recollection has never happened before - but the away form has been patchy, to say the least (3 straight defeats before a 5-0 thrashing of the bottom club last saturday). Nevertheless, expect Molde to dominate possesion, which has become a trademark for Ole's side. Don't listen to those who call Molde a pure counterattacking side - yes, they have the ability to do that, but the emphasis is still on controlling the pace of the game through possession. At home, Molde are a "probing" side. Pass, pass, pass, short passes inside the area, waiting for the best opportunity. Away from home, Molde tend to be more direct, but still with a clear intention of making the opponents chase the ball. Stamina - In Ole's first year, Molde had a pattern of being sensational in the first half, and lethargic in the second half. This improved towards the end of the season, but the team has yet to produce more than 65-70 minutes of good football. Somehow, it seems that the players run out of steam in the final 20 minutes, and games which have been completely one-sided for 70 minutes tend to become a bit frantic towards the end. Players to watch - 7: Magnus Wolff Eikrem, the engine and creative force. Loves playing small triangles and such, creating space for himself or others, but can ping 60-yard crossfield balls when he's on song. Might wear a Villa top come August. A bit lightweight, but nothing that a few daily pints of Guinness won't cure. Extremely dedicated when it comes to training and improving himself. The centre-half pairing of Vegard Forren (5) and Even Hovland (4). Early 20s-guys. Make the odd mistake, are half asleep at times, yet have the potential to become excellent. On a good day, you might see Forren being half-dead after an aeriel duel, before picking up the ball, dummying past 4-5 players and pinging a 50-yarder to a teammate. 20: Striker Davy Claude Angan - Ivory Coast. Strong as a bull, faboulous close control - but has very little awareness of runs being made around him. Had a habit of hitting row Z last year, but has 7 goals in 9 games this year. 9: Mattias Moström, useless Swede. We've had some fabulous swedes over the years, but Mattias is not one of them. Every team has a player that could produce a moment of brilliance, but rarely does. Our own Karel Poborsky or Ibrahim Ba. Decide for yourselves which useless player of the current Villa squad Ole would have in his starting eleven. 14: Martin Linnes - the find of the year. A right back, picked up from the second tier of Norwegian football, good close control, eager to join the attack. Should become an international player within a few years. Here's hoping for a good ending to Ole's career at Molde.
  3. To some extent, one can understand the initial frustration when Ole wants to leave 18 months into a "long-term project", taking with him his backroom staff and the star player - just a few weeks before the Champions League qualifiers begin. Still, had the club been clever, they would have wished him well, thanked him for bringing us our first league title, and had a queue of applicants for the vacant position. But who wants to come here now, with this bunch of incompetent, mentally challenged individuals running the club?
  4. After these last few days, the images of Lerner's jet will be almost as iconic as the Hindenburg in the eyes of Molde FK.
  5. In the article, Ole says the answers are not 100% correctly quoted, but the gist of his message to the club was nevertheless fairly spot on.
  6. http://fotball.rbnett.no/eliteserien/article237310.ece
  7. Yeah, the local newspaper here in Molde quoted the Director of Molde FK. Ole wanted to leave and bring said people with him. That's why the Aker company went ballistic. Seems like it's no way back now.
  8. Molde fan here. If Villa decides to go for Ole, I think it eventually will boil down to three key issues whether he accepts the offer or not: 1. His family. How keen are they to head abroad some 18 months after moving back home? 2. Randy Lerner. Ole has repeatedly said (in the past) that when you choose a club, you also choose its owner. I'm not talking finances here, but rather what kind of history the owner has had with his managers. He won't go to Villa based on the size of the club alone. 3. Finally, he probably needs Fergie's blessings. Here's hoping you go for someone else at this point, obviously, and come back in a few years time
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