For those that didn't live through that era Ole the Footballer was a lot more than one legendary moment. This has probably been posted already on here but anyway..
And Solskjaer has won it!
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Never seen that. Some interesting names on there!For those that didn't live through that era Ole the Footballer was a lot more than one legendary moment. This has probably been posted already on here but anyway..
I listened to Definitely Maybe for the first time in a while driving home today. And now this thread. Good nostalgia day! I love those radio clips.
hope we get the win tomorrow!
hope we get the win tomorrow!
Go on Ole
Well if this thread is to white wash Ole, I'm not falling for it. Ole , the player is still a legend for me. May be even more than Rooney or Ronaldo and I still love the baby faced one.
Ole as a manager is still a clueless, incompetent, championship material manager who has no rights to be in the hot seat of united. Barring Newcastle, no one else has a worse manager than us and they have a care taker now.
Ole as a manager is still a clueless, incompetent, championship material manager who has no rights to be in the hot seat of united. Barring Newcastle, no one else has a worse manager than us and they have a care taker now.
Yeah clearly me and you are able to seperate the manager from player
Nah man, his playing career means he should stay here forever. United DNA.
Overstayed his welcome.
The only reason I want him to stay is to hear that again when he wins as a manager.
Ole was a tremendous player. Ridiculous when people try to reduce his impact as a player to 'one goal 22 years ago'.
more emotional appeals
I really don't care.
If he is not a good manager and he is continuing his job that is the fault of the Glazers more than Ole.
A legend, has always helped build United better, as a player with trophies and as a manager with some players.
If he is not a good manager and he is continuing his job that is the fault of the Glazers more than Ole.
A legend, has always helped build United better, as a player with trophies and as a manager with some players.
Love the man, and a nice reminder for all the numpties who name call when calling for him to be sacked, but, by this logic we should hire Federico Machaeda as our next manager.
Why of course its pathetic as its instigated by pathetic people !
Ole the manager is totally different to Ole the player, he him self should realize that, he obviously wrote some notes from SAF back in the day and that's all he depends on it seems which is never enough to manage this club. I can't deny what he achieved here as a player but now no one really care that much about it, we can only remember those magnificent moments and smile and hope we can live such moments again soon but obviously not with him in charge it seems.
Sourness publishing his story in The Sun did his rep an awful lot of damage in Liverpool.
A great player for us.
A poor manager, however.
They are different entities, but the longer this charade goes on with Ole as manager, the more his general club reputation will suffer - as he's damaging the club by not accepting his own limitations as a manager.
Remember, we support Manchester United, the club - not Ole. I do fear a section of our fanbase would be defending him even if we were in a relegation battle. Seriously deluded.
A poor manager, however.
They are different entities, but the longer this charade goes on with Ole as manager, the more his general club reputation will suffer - as he's damaging the club by not accepting his own limitations as a manager.
Remember, we support Manchester United, the club - not Ole. I do fear a section of our fanbase would be defending him even if we were in a relegation battle. Seriously deluded.
What's seriously deluded is your ridiculous last sentence. Absolutely nobody would be defending Ole if we were in a relegation battle, at least not his managerial position. There is, however, a section of the fanbase that has let their hatred of Ole the manager cloud their judgement of the man. It also leads them to being angry about things that have never happened, like expecting fans to back Ole if he gets us into a relegation battle.
Ole will always be a Man Utd legend, mostly for his contributions as a player, but also the recovery job he's done as a manager, even though he's probably reached his ceiling with us. My expectation is that he'll be gone at the end of the season, and he'll deserve respect for the job he's done and the class he's shown doing it.
So are you saying that bar Newcastle every single manager in the EPL would have had us finish higher in the EPL last season? Or has Ole only become clueless, incompetent, championship material manager in the last few weeks?
I’ll be honest. Whilst I’m vehemently against Ole remaining at the helm, there’s a part of me that really wants him to defy expectations and win something with us as manager. I shouldn’t conflate his playing and managerial roles but it is hard not too when I’ve had so many fond memories of him playing for us. I was at the 99 final and I’ll never forget that moment….ever.
Weirdly one of the most vivid memories I have from that season was the 3-2 home loss against Boro. Hamilton Ricard doing bits against the makeshift back four. Not sure what that says about me.
Sky Sports are even getting in on the act now as well with the programme
'PL Years: Man Utd's Treble'
After showing the highlights reel from the month of August, it has now moved onto September with a look at the news from the time:
"After months of controversy, Viagra was made available by prescription on the NHS"
Let's be honest, the little blue pill wasn't required at the end of the season when Ole scored the winner to seal The Treble
...the same can't be said about his management now though
'PL Years: Man Utd's Treble'
After showing the highlights reel from the month of August, it has now moved onto September with a look at the news from the time:
"After months of controversy, Viagra was made available by prescription on the NHS"
Let's be honest, the little blue pill wasn't required at the end of the season when Ole scored the winner to seal The Treble
...the same can't be said about his management now though
Same. Its why I hope we avoid ex players in future. My head has been saying he's not good enough for a while but my heart wants him to turn around and shut all us negative Nancy's up.
Some of the comments in this thread are genuinely awful.
Exactly, a fine player with a legendary moment, who took on a job and showed integrity and shown to be a nice guy according to everyone around him. If the club decide to move on, it is what it is, but still someone who has brought a lot of joy to United fans.
No chance, nobody will care in 5 years. Liverpool fans remember Souness the player, Juventus fans will remember Pirlo the player, Chelsea fans will remember Lampard the player etc...
Posts like this just beggar belief.
Ole may not be the man to finish the job and take us back to be champions but ‘shite manager’? There is so much he has done behind the scenes and second in EPL behind state funded City? Hardly shite!
Have some respect.
Naa, there is more respect out there to a manager who got thrashed 5-0 by their eternal rival. So relax, he is a shite manager.
I went to that game! It was our last defeat before a 39 game unbeaten run culminating in the treble. I then went to our next loss!
Ole's legacy as a manager is too early to write at the moment. Even if he is sacked now and a new manager is able to win the PL with us in 1-2 seasons, Ole would be seen as the man who did a lot of heavy lifting in terms of putting together a squad but ultimately not good enough manager to win it himself. That would still be endearing to fans (atleast ones with half a brain) who would see Ole as a big part of bringing United back on the top.
On the other hand, if the new manager rips apart the team and starts a fresh then Ole as a manager wouldn't be seen as any better than Mourinho because ultimately he wouldn't have achieved anything after spending a tonne of money.
On the other hand, if the new manager rips apart the team and starts a fresh then Ole as a manager wouldn't be seen as any better than Mourinho because ultimately he wouldn't have achieved anything after spending a tonne of money.
Charity Shield?
2nd in a season where Liverpool barely had any fit players remaining and Chelsea wasted half a season with their own version of Ole? We would have finished 2nd regardless of who our manager was. Let's see where we end up this season (*hint* lower than 2nd *hint*).
I have respect for him because it's not his fault he is still in the job, it's up to the people above him. He is doing his best although we all know how out of his depth he is at this level. But again, not his fault he is still here so can't blame him for that.
Mate we have literally seen posts defending him last week after taking a 0-5 spanking from LFC at home, you think it would be any different if we were at 7 points instead of 17 for those guys? Perhaps some are more attached to Ole and the United of the past rather then what our club currently is now and I can understand that sentiment even if I find it quite damning
So you have no idea what you're talking about. Gotcha
Honest question: If Solskjaer doesn't score that goal (let's say it's Sheringham at the end of it for argument's sake) does he still go down as a legend?
Misery and failure is what those older people you refer to endured in the 70s and 80s (barring a few FA Cup victories) but, being proper supporters, stuck with the club and experienced the period of success that encompassed titles, doubles and THE treble.
Younger fans supposedly suffering only misery and failure now will be the older fans of the future and, if they are proper supporters, can hopefully look forward to reminiscing about glories themselves should they stick with the club and not jump ship to whoever.
What constitutes sticking with the club? Backing the manager blindly cos he's a legend or wanting what's best for the club? If the definition of being a proper supporter as you put it is the latter then rest assured we're all proper supporters.
Honest question: If Solskjaer doesn't score that goal (let's say it's Sheringham at the end of it for argument's sake) does he still go down as a legend?
Yes
We were seconds away from a golden goal extra time with the treble on the line. That would've been heart attack material.
I got my football mad 8 year old some old season reviews for his birthday in June.
I've watched the early noughties ones with him recently and the absolute range and quality of Oles finishes is extraordinary. Accuracy level was insane he hit the corners of the net like nobodies business.
I'd been bigging up Ruud to my lad ahead of watching them (he was deadly too of course) but it was Ole that stood out the most