'Ståle was considered to be marmite': How Norway's boss impacted Wolves' Irish quartet

Kevin Foley on his former boss,  who is aiming for his finest hour on Saturday when facing England in the World Cup quarter-finals.

NOT SO STALE: Norway manager Stale Solbakken during a press conference at Miami Stadium. Pic: Bradley Collyer/PA Wire.

Six of Wolves’ last nine managers hail from outside of the UK and Ireland but the club’s first-ever – Norway’s Ståle Solbakken – left an instant impression.

Relegation from the Premier League under Mick McCarthy and Terry Connor in 2012 convinced the hierarchy to pivot outside the usual markets and what they got was a Scandinavian firebrand.