Was dead once.. Wolves have appointed Stale Solbakken as their new manager and he will take over on 1 July. The Norwegian, who was sacked by Cologne last month, will be officially paraded as Mick McCarthy's permanent successor next week. Solbakken, 44, who played for Wimbledon during the 1997-98 season, had held talks with the club on Thursday. He said: "I am delighted to be taking up the important challenge to manage Wolves." Chief Executive Jez Moxey confirmed that the new manager would be formally introduced to the media on Monday. Terry Connor will manage the team for the final game of the season against Wigan on Sunday, completing the agreement made when he took on the position in February. Connor, who took over on a caretaker basis following McCarthy's dismissal, is expected to be retained on the coaching staff. Former Sunderland manager Steve Bruce and ex-Charlton boss Alan Curbishley were both interviewed for the job before Connor's appointment. Solbakken moved into coaching just a year after being "technically dead" when he suffered a cardiac arrest in a 2001 training session while playing for FC Copenhagen where he was coached by England manager Roy Hodgson.
Great decision hiring a manager who just got a team relegated. They should have got someone like Di Canio
Agree with parker above..has this bloody club got a death wish or what. Theyre handling of this management business has been nothing short of comical. To sack McCarthy and put a inexperienced backroom coach clearly showed that it was an impetious decision with no thought and now to appoint a manager who just got his team relagated from the Bundesliga borders on the farcical. This Norwegan lad clearly hasnt got the ability, Cologne's season was not only blighted by relegation but apparant numerous incidents of players engaged in off the field antics which made the German national press. Someone upstairs at Molyneaux who are making these decisions need to take a good look at themselves, theyre dragging down a decent once proud working class club.
Too late for Mick Mac. the folks at Wolves shot themselves in the foot, but this new geezer is supposed to be a real hard nut. Time will tell.
Hard enough to come back from the grave Bill and hopefully bail Wolves out.. Quite like him before I know owt about him, think I'd prefer the soil to the West Midlands like..
