# OTC Special: Ole Gunnar Solskjær on Istanbul and the transition from player to manager Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/on-the-continent-a-european-football-podcast-6504430/otc-special-ole-gunnar-solskj-r-on-istanbul-and-the-transition-from-player-to-manager Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/on-the-continent-a-european-football-podcast-6504430/otc-special-ole-gunnar-solskj-r-on-istanbul-and-the-transition-from-player-to-manager.md Podcast: [On The Continent - A European Football Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/on-the-continent-a-european-football-podcast-6504430) Published: 2026-05-26T13:58:34+00:00 Episode link: https://shows.acast.com/on-the-continent/episodes/otc-special-ole-gunnar-solskjaer-on-istanbul-and-the-transit Audio file: https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/64be9eec0ea5360011fa0255/e/6a10530180978431daf18c8d/media.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/on-the-continent-a-european-football-podcast-6504430/episodes/otc-special-ole-gunnar-solskj-r-on-istanbul-and-the-transition-from-player-to-manager Duration seconds: 2140 ## Resource Before last week’s Europa League final, Dotun and Andy flew to Istanbul to meet former Beşiktaş manager and Manchester United legend Ole Gunnar Solskjær and record a special episode in front of a live audience! Ole told us all about his life in Istanbul, his fond memories of the city and, of course, his incredible time at Manchester United as both a player and a coach. Thank you to official UEFA Europa League partners Enterprise for hosting us in Istanbul for the game. Ask us a question on  X ,  Instagram  and  TikTok , and email us here:  otc@footballramble.com . For ad-free shows, head over to our Patreon and subscribe:  patreon.com/footballramble . ***Please take the time to rate and review us on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your pods. It means a great deal to the show and will make it easier for other potential listeners to find us. Thanks!*** On The Continent is your definitive podcast for European football. Subscribe for new podcasts every single week and throughout the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/on-the-continent-a-european-football-podcast-6504430/episodes/otc-special-ole-gunnar-solskj-r-on-istanbul-and-the-transition-from-player-to-manager/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/on-the-continent-a-european-football-podcast-6504430/otc-special-ole-gunnar-solskj-r-on-istanbul-and-the-transition-from-player-to-manager.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.