Blaizend Posted May 17, 2012 Share Posted May 17, 2012 I'm beaming from ear to ear right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul33 Posted May 17, 2012 Share Posted May 17, 2012 Norwegian paper states Solskjaer will fly to Birmingham for a meeting on Friday so sounds like could be an announcement tomorrow ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villan-scott Posted May 17, 2012 VT Supporter Share Posted May 17, 2012 Loving that headline, big bad Villa are in town! I'm definitely warming to the idea of Solskjaer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudevillaisnice Posted May 17, 2012 Share Posted May 17, 2012 He guided Molde to their first league title in October and his contract, which runs to the summer of 2014, is believed to contain a substantial buy-out clause. It is believed Martinez, the Wigan manager, remains Villa’s preferred target even though he rejected the job last summer. Telegraph.. http://tinyurl.com/6s9ryon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingysilvers Posted May 17, 2012 Share Posted May 17, 2012 It seems a bit unusual for our typically shy owner to park his private jet somewhere that was going to cause such obvious speculation. Park it somewhere that will cause speculation? YOu mean the airport in the city he sent the jet? If he's sending his jet to pick OGS up, what's he meant to do? Camouflage it? Buy a stealth bomber? Buy a few more jets and send them to other cities as decoys? My thinking was more that it would of been easy enough to charter a flight through a Norwegian company and things would all be a bit quieter right now. I'm glad they're not though as I got in at 33/1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drewdat Posted May 17, 2012 Share Posted May 17, 2012 A year ago people were suggesting Lambert and getting shot down as he had no experience, was a gamble, needs to prove himself. Had anybody even thought to suggest Brendan Rodgers it would have been a similar reaction (probably worse). Now people are saying that those two managers may in a position where they may not want to come and play for us. This time we're getting in there early so for god sake stop moaning and support him. Quite late to this, but I think it's an excellent point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted May 17, 2012 Moderator Share Posted May 17, 2012 HaHa there was a story on the Guardian about the new Villa Manager (about OGS obv) that has been taken down due to an embargo and will be relaunched at 11pm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smetrov Posted May 17, 2012 Share Posted May 17, 2012 done - a guardian page confirmed it - but then has been taken down until 11pm.... i thinks its done now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwivillan Posted May 17, 2012 Share Posted May 17, 2012 Done deal according to a Norwegian journo on twitter. Well done thetrees. I postedyesterday his odds had halved from 40-1 to 20-1 within an hour. What do I win? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qwpzxjor1 Posted May 17, 2012 Share Posted May 17, 2012 Done deal according to a Norwegian journo on twitter. Wow, they belted out terms quick if that's true. Manager talks usually take hours and you'd have thought they'd do it tomorrow morning, putting him in a nice hotel over night. If it's done already then he must be genuinely keen, which is a great sign. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skruff Posted May 17, 2012 Share Posted May 17, 2012 Very excited about this, mostly because I'm Norwegian and because of the way he's had Molde playing this year. Might not be successful but he'll have us play entertaining football. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barry'sboots Posted May 17, 2012 Share Posted May 17, 2012 Could be an interesting appointment. Like many, he wouldn't have been my first (or second or third etc.) choice but, on reflection, he is as good as any realistic appointment and he provides hope that we might play some decent football. He was an excellent player, always spoke very well and came across as a class act. He also appeared to have some personality - a huge change from McDour. He should attract instant respect given his career. I am looking forward to Villa next season for the first time in ages! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted May 17, 2012 VT Supporter Share Posted May 17, 2012 Done deal according to a Norwegian journo on twitter. He hasn't even flown into Birmingham to discuss terms yet.. To be fair, the Norweigian reports (I think) said we had sent "representatives" along with the jet,. So they could have thrashed out a deal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supernova26 Posted May 17, 2012 Share Posted May 17, 2012 Down want to be a downer but.. Do you really think this unproven amateur manager is going to do anything with our bunch our shiit-house players? People saying "i hope he doesn't turn us down" are you **** mad? Like Mcleish last season I bet he can't believe he's been given this kind of opportunity! Another nice guy/yes man. The only person so far ITK on all thing Norwegian football related posted earlier in the thread saying Modle winning their league had been on the cards anyway as the other big teams (Rosenberg etc) were on the slide! Manure connections - did SAF recommend him too? Most people who are excited seem to be manure glory hunter types who "loved" him as a player. Young, hungry and unproven and plays football manager. Great. Maybe I could do the job then? I'd happily do it for 30k per year. Sorry but this stinks of the cheap option and it's pretty obvious funds for players are going to be very, very limited. On a side note I hope thetrees has made a killing out of this - what a legend !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1974Centenary Posted May 17, 2012 Share Posted May 17, 2012 I love the idea of OGS being our next manager,that does show a bit of vision from the board at last. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomav84 Posted May 17, 2012 VT Supporter Share Posted May 17, 2012 wondering what this page is going to read at 11pm... Clicky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mantis Posted May 17, 2012 Share Posted May 17, 2012 **** hell. Down to 1.20 on SkyBet. Glad I got in at 26! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qwpzxjor1 Posted May 17, 2012 Share Posted May 17, 2012 Money is going on OGS (I haven't learnt to spell his name yet) really fast. Odds on him just crashing everywhere. He's 1/7 on some sites. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ender4 Posted May 17, 2012 Share Posted May 17, 2012 Olé Gunnar Solsjkaer: Last season Molde had a really big striker, a good target man and there were a lot of long balls for him to flick on and crosses for headers in the box, which I completely turned around, I dont want too many crosses. I want us to play through the opponent, in behind them, in between them more often and I think the players are enjoying playing the way I ask them too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonno_2004 Posted May 17, 2012 Share Posted May 17, 2012 What type of embargo could it have breached? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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