Dean Smith - Confirmed

[themossman]

Yep 100% - I remember those sad interviews where he chucked players under the bus with the ‘clever’ twist that people should blame him for picking them. What a big man. I used to think he was a limited manager but a decent bloke with integrity, now I actually think he’s a bit of a slippery twat with more than a touch of the victim complexes.

Back to smith... it’s notable that if ever there was a coach who had the excuse that he didn’t have the players for his style it was him last season. I’ll stand corrected but I don’t think he used this excuse once during that dodgy period with grealish out.

[Flamingo Lane]

Best thing for me - and this is down to Smith, and the owners, and the players - is that going to a Villa match has become at long last a thing to look forward to, and that - whatever the result - we are all part of the same shared experience.

[The Edge]

Best thing for me - and this is down to Smith, and the owners, and the players - is that going to a Villa match has become at long last a thing to look forward to, and that - whatever the result - we are all part of the same shared experience.

100% This.

[p_ad]

Yes it's back to when you were a kid , and couldn't wait for the next game

[TopDeck113]

Nail hit on head. Deano has made all us sad cynics fans again.

[CT]

Best thing for me - and this is down to Smith, and the owners, and the players - is that going to a Villa match has become at long last a thing to look forward to, and that - whatever the result - we are all part of the same shared experience.

100% This.

Absolutely. Yesterday was a brilliant match, even for a neutral. End to end, chances by the boatload. Norwich to their credit, never gave up, always pressed and got in behind us in the wide areas time and again.

Great to watch.

[rooboy316]

It seems like teams need time to get used to playing his systems. It happened at Brentford, and then at Villa last year. We were middling and underperforming for a while and then suddenly everything clicked for our 10 wins in a row. Although this year it's 'his' team insofar as he's had a say in who we've bought, as opposed to an inherited squad... it's still a relatively new team with many who haven't played together. Hopefully there will be a similar moment when it all clicks - perhaps Saturday was it.

[Colhint]

It'll be a year with us on Thursday I think. 15th in the Championship when he joined, 15th in the prem one year on.

Thumbs up from me.

[kippaxvilla2]

Happy Dean Smith Day.

[West Derby Villan]

Happy Dean Smith Day.

Seconded, what a difference a year makes!

[AsTallAsLions]

Smith Out!

[Brend'Watkins]

A year already? He’s achieved a lot in that time, decent football, quality signings and uniting the club and fans. He’s had a bit of luck along the way with the new owners and the appointment of Purslow but he’s convinced them all he can do it. I hope he fulfills all his ambitions with his and our club.

[AsTallAsLions]

A year already? He’s achieved a lot in that time, decent football, quality signings and uniting the club and fans. He’s had a bit of luck along the way with the new owners and the appointment of Purslow but he’s convinced them all he can do it. I hope he fulfills all his ambitions with his and our club.

Hear, hear.

[Risso]

A year already? He’s achieved a lot in that time, decent football, quality signings and uniting the club and fans. He’s had a bit of luck along the way with the new owners and the appointment of Purslow but he’s convinced them all he can do it. I hope he fulfills all his ambitions with his and our club.

Hear, hear.

Yeah, no.

[PeterWithesShin]