20 Jan 2019 19:00:09
I know Red Man will be one of the first to disagree with me here, but if OGS keeps this up then it is a no brainer. We’ve tried the up and coming Manager, we’ve tried the old pro, we’ve tried one of the best and none of them worked. Perhaps we need someone who understands our club, who is engrained in our culture, who is a optimist that trusts youth, someone who wants to play the right way, someone who learned from the best, someone who won titles, cups, and the Champion’s League. No, not Ryan Giggs, but Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, a man who has risen to a remarkable challenge and taken to it like a duck to water.

I saw Ole once in John Lewis in Cheadle. Our wives were looking at material and I glanced over and shared one of those ‘are you as bored as me? ‘ moments. I’m never star struck but I’ve always regretted not shaking his hand and showing my appreciation for everything he did whilst at our club. Often a sub, he never complained, he could have left but chose to stay and fight and when he did nail down a place after Beckham left, injury took his chance with persistent knee injuries.

Since his arrival he has not put a foot wrong. He has been polite, positive, and engaging. I couldn’t care less that he has never managed in a big league; if he wins the next league game that will be the best start ever in the EPL, usurping Guardiola and Ancelotti.

All the fancy names being bandied about have no idea what United is about, this is a club that I believe is unique in world football. The largest global revenue generator but at heart still a local feel where people are proud to work here.

If we keep winning there is no debate for me and even if we lose, I expect OGS to react in a way that makes me proud to be a supporter of Manchester United FC.

1.) 20 Jan 2019
20 Jan 2019 19:36:57
I want to see OGS succeed too tony. I want to see us finish 3rd and get past PSG with him. He is an abdolute legend for me and all itd fans - as a player though.

I feel what everyone else is feeling and its amazing BUT we need to re-evaluate the permanent role at the end of the season. 7 out of 7 wins is absolute fantastic but in the grand scheme of things 7 games is a small victory albeit brilliant.

2.) 20 Jan 2019
20 Jan 2019 20:05:46
And i just want to reitterate that i really want ole to succeed and take us on full time.

3.) 20 Jan 2019
20 Jan 2019 21:32:34
Big tests ahead of us in the next 6 weeks Ajh.
I maintain my stance of if we get top 4 and get a good cup run ole should ne given the job.
It won't suit the po h brigade but you can't keep everybody happy.
Lots to admire about how ole has gone about the job and there are no complaints from me on any front.
I think we are woefully short on strength in depth, with ole there i have much more confidence in having a smaller high quality squad of 18 or so players backed up by 4 or 5 youth prospects such as chong gomez garner tuanzabe mc tominay mitchell.
The players look like they want to play for him.
Once they have a set back or 2 we will find out more about ole i personally don't think he will be found wanting.
As i said the next 6 weeks are huge i expect a defeat or 2 so we will know more at the end of them.
I want it to be ole over any other canditate simply because if he gets the job he will have earned the right in situ and that is really tough.

4.) 21 Jan 2019
21 Jan 2019 13:50:22
I can understand the logic of waiting till the end of the season and weighing up the respective merits of the candidates being considered.
What is hard to understand is united supporters not prepared to consider Ole for the job despite as AJH says “Perhaps we need someone who understands our club, who is engrained in our culture, who is a optimist, that trusts youth, someone who wants to play the right way, someone who learned from the best, someone who won titles, cups and champions league, no not Ryan Giggs. Ole”
If this was what Giggs did going 7 from 7 while he was caretaker manager, the clamour to give home the job would have been deafening and almost universal.
If you were to write out a list of pre requisites for the ideal united manager then Ole would fit the bill almost entirely. The one thing missing is proven success. He has achieved that on a smaller scale in Norway let’s not forget. He took a perennial loser in Molde and turned them into winners. Given the right support (supporting coaches, a good DOF to help with long term strategy) I believe he could be as successful as anyone else. He can only beat the teams in front of him. So far he has done that flawlessly, and in superb style I might add. There is a long way to go. But let’s not write him off before he even starts. That’s not the way united fans support our own.

5.) 21 Jan 2019
21 Jan 2019 18:35:22
AJH

I would not rule out Ole, I just think the clamour has come too early. Yes we have won 7 in a row, but I am with the Ed who said let’s see what happens when we lose, how will he deal with that? We are on the crest of a wave but maybe it’s my age and experience just says woah, make the decision logically at the end of the season, make sure it fits in line with the club plan. I feel Ole smacks of a SAF clone and we are again pinning our hopes on the same plan that worked for 26 years, one all powerful manager. It makes me uneasy as water finds the easiest path and the present decision makers may think change isn’t really needed, money doesn’t have to be spent, appoint a manager who fans like whilst the money keeps rolling in. Then when things don’t work, the same anguish starts again. I just don’t want us to fall into a trap.

6.) 22 Jan 2019
22 Jan 2019 03:24:13
Redman
I like your voice of reason. All decisions should be made rationally based on the best information we have available at the time. I would just ask are you being over cautious.
As excited as people are by Ole’s start I doubt anyone disputes that we need to see a larger body of work. See how he performs against the Man City’s, Liverpool’s and Chelsea’s. See if he can handle the Champions League. To date we have played Arsenal and two mid table teams in Bournemouth and Brighton of any note.
He has dispatched all three. All while keeping the squad happy and engaged and representing the club magnificently.

In your view you would swap a proven winning formula in the premier league and domestically at least for an unknown? The promise of something better. Poch for example has not won anything yet though I agree he does tick many boxes in terms of professionalism, style of play, faith in youth etc. The remaining ‘candidates’ have never managed in the premier league. The success rate for foreign managers coming to the PL is not high. A handful have had some success while scores have not. At best it would be as much a gamble as Ole. But they don’t have his history and United culture. We all know Ole managed Cardiff and was not successful. He seems to be making a much better job of it this time. Sure there maybe be reasons for that, better support, better squad, but he is still doing it. Doesn’t that show that he is capable of learning and adapting, developing himself as a manager? You might say that’s another Fergie trait, maybe he learned that from the boss too. I don’t think Ole is so much a Fergie clone as he is a Manchester United man, to his core.
Given his success so far wouldn’t it be sensible to take that and try to build on it to make United even stronger? Find a complimentary DOF, secure Phelan, Carrick, McKenna etc. Rather than going through another restart. Which has very real risks.