Wolves appoint Solbakken

As of July 1, Ståle Solbakken will take over as manager of Wolves. And although before yesterday I knew nothing about him at all, I'm quite excited! 


We've moved swiftly to get the man we wanted, it's our first (proper) foreign appointment and he has had a lot of success in his short time as a manager. 


It would be silly to ignore his time at Cologne this season, but as many know the manager's job there is something of a poisoned chalice, and he had plenty of problems to contend with. 

He's got no hair, but we don't care

Listening to the Norwegian correspondent talking to Sky Sports News, he spoke of his attractive, attacking football, something that will certainly please the home faithful. A passionate character (look at the video below), he certainly seems like someone that if it goes well, Wolves fans will like him a lot. 


The players reaction to it all will be interesting. An up and coming foreign manager with experience of winning titles may convince the likes of Fletcher, Jarvis etc that it may be worth it to stick around for another year. How he deals with Roger Johnson will certainly be something to look at, as my guess is he probably doesn't know that he has (apparently) been a disruptive influence on the dressing room harmony. 


He'll have been briefed on the young players we have by Morgan for sure, Matt Doherty and Danny Batth the main ones that may be in the fight for first team positions. 


And in a way, I'm pleased that Terry Connor looks like he will still be at the club. Ståle will in all likelihood bring in some of his own men in, but having Terry there may be good as he can help them adapt to English football, and get to know the players. 


I'm not even bothered that it could go all wrong because for once we look to have a young, modern football manager who could possibly, take us onto a new level.