grumbob Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 OGS would not have got on Lerners plane the other day if his family weren't open to the idea of a permanent move to Birmingham. I smell a rat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
briggaman Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 Shall we shake things up a bit here? I've got an idea that may have something to it. Maybe OGS knew he wasn't going to be offered the job and has done this to save face with the Molde supporters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KSV Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 This reason is bullshit. I think either Villa got approval from no.1 target and we said thanks but no thanks Ole and hes covering it up. Or hes knocked us back because hes gotten a massive pay rise (most likely). If we hire a manager in the next day or two.. it is option 1. Option 2 if it drags out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaztonVilla Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 Ok, I'm sticking my neck out here.. But here goes. Do not lock this thread yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
islingtonclaret Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 What do you mean it's not a cock up? Look at the media reaction, look at the fans reaction! I know everyone loves a bit of drama, but this doesn't look good. PS. This might be plan B? I sense Simon Grayson off the cuff without any plans made beforehand.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JulieB Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 Not buying the family reasons. I would suspect MoldeFK have been applying the pressure. Unless he's just been hankering for a big payrise of course, which doesn't appear to be his style at all. Villa have took the unusual step of confirming to SSN that he was not offered the job after further talks. Hmm... curiouser and curiouser Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 OGS would not have got on Lerners plane the other day if his family weren't open to the idea of a permanent move to Birmingham. I smell a rat. 100% This. His wife would have made it clear before he even came over here, but no, his wife got on the plane too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mantis Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 Shall we shake things up a bit here? I've got an idea that may have something to it. Maybe OGS knew he wasn't going to be offered the job and has done this to save face with the Molde supporters.That sounds plausible, but if that is the case, why the hell didn't we offer it to him!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siminjo Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 ive got my political & human rights exam tomorrow, this past week + my 1 swollen testicle hasent helped much in terms of passing that =( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drewdat Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 That was what I was thinking Maybe OGs was an expensive smokescreen while plan a slipt in under the radar They hired McLeish last year. Not sure anyone could make the required leap in cunning to execute both plans in consecutive years. More likely for me is lack of funding. That seems to be more in line with the evidence from the last couple years. Not sure the offer/non-offer issue will ever be resolved. There are a lot of nuances as far as that goes. From ITK, it would seem that both sides were quite far into the process, however. Denying the official offer seems to be more of a move to save face than a statement of fact in my view. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supernova26 Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 Break it down it's obvious what happened... We did meet and show an interest.. He WASN'T offered anything... He was under consideration.. Meanwhile he's met with Molde owners and decided to stay so has withdrew his interest.. So I don't believe we did make an offer but he was under consideration. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coda Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 Ole, I am disappoint. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PieFacE Posted May 22, 2012 VT Supporter Share Posted May 22, 2012 Ok, I'm sticking my neck out here.. But here goes. Do not lock this thread yet. Care to state why? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markavfc40 Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 Shall we shake things up a bit here? I've got an idea that may have something to it. Maybe OGS knew he wasn't going to be offered the job and has done this to save face with the Molde supporters.That sounds plausible, but if that is the case, why the hell didn't we offer it to him!? I'm hoping that its because Plan A has given us the nod. I don't think Solskjaer was ever anything more than a back up plan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JulieB Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 Talksport earlier were saying that the LFC owners were holding court in Boston for any interviews. Whereas Randy has the decency to send his jet over to Norway to help OGS so he's not away from the club for too long, as they had a game coming up. Everyone in Norway was convinced he would leave if Villa offered him the job. Emotional blackmail? Something is a foot...like grumbob said... I smell a rat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houlston Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 OGS would not have got on Lerners plane the other day if his family weren't open to the idea of a permanent move to Birmingham. I smell a rat. 100% This. His wife would have made it clear before he even came over here, but no, his wife got on the plane too. Or maybe she got on the plane to see what Birmingham was like because maybe she's never been. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sellbydate Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 Meets with Molde owner, threatened by pulled investment. 'Family reasons'. Quite gutted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PoshVilla Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 Ok, I'm sticking my neck out here.. But here goes. Do not lock this thread yet. Amazing. No dig at all, just...well...I'm not sure many of us can carry on like this for much longer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomav84 Posted May 22, 2012 VT Supporter Share Posted May 22, 2012 Ok, I'm sticking my neck out here.. But here goes. Do not lock this thread yet. surely its over... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
packoman Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 Ok, I'm sticking my neck out here.. But here goes. Do not lock this thread yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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