It’s been a fascinating day for Molde, who re-appointed former manager old Gunnar Solskjaer on a three year contract. The timing of this one is incredible, coming a few days after an international break, which would provide the perfect opportunity for the club to make changes and prepare for the challenges ahead.
After winning the league in 2014, their third Norwegian title in four years, Molde sit 7th with three games remaining. Recent form hasn’t been too bad. They have won each of their last two league games, scoring seven goals, and sit top of their Europa League group after drawing with Ajax. Interim boss, Erling Moe, had steadied the ship. You could argue he exceeded expectations.
Solskjaer won the first two of those titles, but his reputation faded in 2013, when an unknown young Stromdgodset coach stopped him winning three-in-a-row in 2013. He joined Cardiff City in January 2014 but could do nothing to arrest their slip into relegation and was sacked a month into their aimless Championship campaign.
He’s been carrying out various media and youth coaching roles since, waiting on the right job to come along. Molde have been looking for a permanent manager since parting company with Tor Ole Skullerud at the beginning of August. Solskjaer was reportedly their prime target back then but it looks like he’s held off until now, perhaps hoping for a gig in the well-heeled English game.
Apologies for the metaphor, but he dumped his girlfriend for a looker he knew from his student days, but who was way out of his league, so he soon found himself on the shelf. After spending months looking around he’s gone back to his old flame, who had let herself go but has got her act together in recent weeks.
I’m sure they’ll be very happy together. This is your time, Ronny. Beat them.
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HT
Minus smiley ( sorry )
Timreaper
Good shout but it’s Ambrose over Blackett.
CL highlights on ITV
Bourne
Jeezo just as well I scrolled on a bit!!! :-)
HT
I learned more @ 8.31 than since the topic was first raised
HH
I noticed that the bookies have us as fav the morra, only seen bet365, and they have us @ 6/4, and Molde @ 2/1
Hope they are right.
THE EXILED TIM on 21st October 2015 10:11 pm
I noticed that the bookies have us as fav the morra, only seen bet365, and they have us @ 6/4, and Molde @ 2/1
Hope they are right.
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Strange that, they’ve played the “top 2” so far and got more points that us against them, plus they’re at home.
I’ll take nil-nil right now
Bourne
Thems the facts as we stand.
Prediction for tomorrow?
the_huddle
EPL Qualifiers;
Chelski & Manure pretty likely.
City (6pts) away to Sevilla (3pts) & away to Juve (7pts) – not so sure.
Arsenal (3pts) away to Bayern (6pts) & away to Olympiakos (6pts) – who also have a home game v D. Zagreb (who they beat) – highly unlikely.
bournesouprecipe on 21st October 2015 10:11 pm
Aye now you’re crawling :-)
HH
CRC
Now the age of someone shouldn’t matter to the wage they pick up. Surely the merit of the job should define what someone is paid?
The living wage is a moral but also political issue.
Too many of our young people are placed on government work experience programmes, in which no wage is paid. Those lucky enough to get an “apprenticeship” are paid under £14000 per annum.
It is in my honest opinion designed to lower long term expectations of our young folk.
Like all right wing policies it borders on stupidity, offering nothing to our economy and could just be the final nail in our economy…..which is propped up by the housing values.
Who will buy your house ?
youth unemployment what caused that in the UK? nowt to do with the rise in pension age…..like I wrote stupid, myopic right wing policies.
BSR-Interesting to see less than 50k at Arsenal v Bayern Munich,10k less than capacity.
I would play Efe all day long.
My mate is presently compiling a ffs chart, it comprises of every player, and what mistakes they have made, misplaced passes and the like, and as far as I know, Efe is nowhere near the worst, he is doing it up till the new year, will be interesting to see what he comes up with.
TET
BBC Scotland TV headed straight to Ole Gunnar. It backfired in the interview, when he praised Celtic, to the hilt
Well I found it funny CSC
the_huddle
0-0 would be a very good result imo, fecked if I know what the bookies are thinking, esp B365, they are notoriously bad with their odds.
HH
BSR
Thankfully I don’t get the BBC, but I can imagine whoever suggested OGS won’t be getting a shot the night :-)
HH
BSR
BBC:
That’s the old ‘Fjord its a Grand Old Team to play for…………….’
Jo Inge got favourable ‘mentions in dispatches’ in the Molde game tonight!
HT
Not confident it’ll be like Hamilton except Molde are a good team :-)
CRC
Every day is a school day on CQN. Only found out today the living wage was a different thing to the minimum wage.
BSR
Make that Malmo (same neck of the woods).
Prae
As opposed to “Solskjaers are we”
* Barefaced pinched reposts CSC *
BCW…
Good post, get paid for what you do not what age you are…ageism in reverse.HH
Bourne
I’ll take 1-1 right now.
Let’s boil it down…..
How many of you guys think a 17 year old selling you a pie should get less than a 30 year old ?
Or put another way who is trousering the difference.?
BIG-CUP-WINNERS on 21st October 2015 10:16 pm
Now the age of someone shouldn’t matter to the wage they pick up. Surely the merit of the job should define what someone is paid?
The living wage is a moral but also political issue.
Too many of our young people are placed on government work experience programmes, in which no wage is paid. Those lucky enough to get an “apprenticeship” are paid under £14000 per annum.
It is in my honest opinion designed to lower long term expectations of our young folk.
Like all right wing policies it borders on stupidity, offering nothing to our economy and could just be the final nail in our economy…..which is propped up by the housing values.
Who will buy your house ?
youth unemployment what caused that in the UK? nowt to do with the rise in pension age…..like I wrote stupid, myopic right wing policies.
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Isn’t this why the living wage misses the real target?
Tax credits helped those in society that were low paid and are the main breadwinner for the household.
The idea of the living wage makes sense but if you are honest a student taking a part time job on a Saturday is not the same as a single parent needing a wage to pay the rent.
BCW
It depends, if the 17 yo is living with his parents, and the 30 yo is raising a family, that is not the way I see it, but it is the way the powers~thiefs~government see it.
HH
http://www.livingwage.org.uk/faq#n1746
Just reading through Living Wage website. To be accredited you need to pay it to everyone over the age of 18.
Betfair Molde 15/8 Celtic 7/5 draw 12/5
Me I think 2-1to the hoops.
HH
KTF
UTLR
thetimreaper on 21st October 2015 10:37 pm
http://www.livingwage.org.uk/faq#n1746
Just reading through Living Wage website. To be accredited you need to pay it to everyone over the age of 18.
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And if Celtic move everyone to a zero hours contract we can get the badge, I’d be up for that with our playing squad :O)
Is it true Rangers agreed to pay the dead wage to all staff when the cva was rejected?
And I guess that one’s been done many times on here. :-)
BlantyreKev
A couple of cracking posts from you today.
There was hardly anyone in the ground at the Porto game
BK
No that one though :-)
A CQN debate with little or no acrimony or personal insults.
It seems the LW debate is a uniter not a divider.
I have sympathy with both Celtic and the employees.
From Celtic’s point of view the extra money can come from but two sources.
Savings made internally or increased prices imposed externally.
Savings, i.e. Cuts in areas of the business or an increase in prices.
To save costs Celtic can either cut the number of employees, full time or otherwise or reduce the salaries or payments made to regular or part time employees.
I’m sure neither option will be welcomed by those who will either have their hours reduced or their job eliminated.
Would players be happy with a wage cut? Would a reduced wage structure make us less able to attract and sign players?
Increased prices would levied be on season tickets, food and drink, hospitality and merchandising.
How would fans accept the raises? Would they stop buying season tickets or spend less at the game in the stores or online? Could the club weather a downturn in revenue?
It’s a balancing act that the board needs to perform with the fans looking on ready to decry any strategy they decide to take.
The United Nations appoints Saudia Arabia as head of an influential human rights panel…87 beheadings last year…madness!
Blantyre Kev
Boom Boom :-)
HH
CRC
ITV Champions League goals review breaks for 45 mins to show the news with the teaser that PSG v Real Madrid to come up. 0-0 for anyone in the modern world so we’ll turn over to watch Family Guy.
ITV probably pay more for this highlight show than the SPL receive for all our live games.
Ban live football
Maybe I should keep this for after tomorrow night’s victory?
Molded old dough. Lieutenant Pigeon from 1972.
Oh how we were enjoying those days.
http://youtu.be/aO5GWJJP3FM