Dean Smith - Confirmed

[clash city rocker]

When we went on our first exciting run under Deano (which was derailed by them stripey cloggers) he came out with this pearl "it's not just about beating the team your playing today it's also about putting fear into the team your playing next" I remember thinking i really really like that comment. Now that philosophy appears to be actually coming to fruition. Dean Smith & co are bit by bit dragging our once illustrious club into the modern football era. Exciting times.

Point of order - the word 'once' has no place next to the word 'illustrious' when describing Aston Villa.

Pont taken. Original post amended.
I think im quite guarded nowadays when talking about the villa. Fans from every club in this league accuse us of being both deluded and arrogant so i try to keep things under my hat a lot of the time.

I'm not ..  fuck em all.. I work with a nose and a dingle. On the back wall of our works unit someone has sprayed......8 out of 8....it all points to me apparently...!! I have been told to get rid of it and hopefully Saturday morning I will and replace it with.....9 out of 9.

[DennisHodgetts]

When we went on our first exciting run under Deano (which was derailed by them stripey cloggers) he came out with this pearl "it's not just about beating the team your playing today it's also about putting fear into the team your playing next" I remember thinking i really really like that comment. Now that philosophy appears to be actually coming to fruition. Dean Smith & co are bit by bit dragging our once illustrious club into the modern football era. Exciting times.

Point of order - the word 'once' has no place next to the word 'illustrious' when describing Aston Villa.

Pont taken. Original post amended.
I think im quite guarded nowadays when talking about the villa. Fans from every club in this league accuse us of being both deluded and arrogant so i try to keep things under my hat a lot of the time.

I'm not ..  fuck em all.. I work with a nose and a dingle. On the back wall of our works unit someone has sprayed......8 out of 8....it all points to me apparently...!! I have been told to get rid of it and hopefully Saturday morning I will and replace it with.....9 out of 9.

I would wait until Tuesday mate otherwise you might have to do it twice in quick succession....

[Dave P]

Dean Smiths answer to the manager of the month curse is to probably go and win it again.

[Villa in Denmark]

Dean Smiths answer to the manager of the month curse is to probably go and win it again.

Has anyone ever won it two months on the spin?

[PeterWithesShin]

They have in the PL, dunno about down here.

[Toronto Villa]

They have in the PL, dunno about down here.

Quite a few have - see linky - Warnock has done it 3 times at 3 different clubs. Nobody has done it 3 in row.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EFL_Championship_Manager_of_the_Month

[villan from luton]

Every time I hear him speak I am more impressed. No nonsense and seems a humble bloke who is loving his job. I heard Jed Steer interview the other day and saying the defence and him get specialist training with John Terry. I thought it was a brave move by Smith bringing Terry on board, but has been inspired. He has got us playing some great football in a short time, long may it continue

[kippaxvilla2]

Can I just say I love this bloke, his attitude, his approach to games and his demeanour whether we have won or lost.  I wish we would give him a chance even if we go on a bad run again.  I heard people on the airwaves and apparently people were on social media (whatever that is) calling for him to be sacked.  He is building something.

[Toronto Villa]

To me Dean Smith has every chance to do what Eddie Howe has done at Bournemouth and then if he gets the right support and financial backing over time make as a very attractive and competitive PL side operating at minimum in the top 10 of the league. Lots will need to go right in the next 5 years to become a top 8 then a top 6 side consistently. But before getting ahead of ourselves he is creating what we all hoped he would and it would be a simply outstanding achievement if he was able to cap it all off at Wembley next month and secure promotion.

[cdbearsfan]

They have in the PL, dunno about down here.

Quite a few have - see linky - Warnock has done it 3 times at 3 different clubs. Nobody has done it 3 in row.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EFL_Championship_Manager_of_the_Month

They don't seem to award it in May so hopefully Smith won't be able to win it three times in a row as we won't be in the Championship when the August award is allocated.

Everyone who has won two in a row has been promoted... so that could be a good omen if Smith does.

[PeterWithesShin]

To have only won it twice in 15 years is piss poor, shows how low we've sunk.

[cdbearsfan]

Our record in the League One Manager of the Month award is even worse. Shameful.

[PeterWithesShin]

Our record in the League One Manager of the Month award is even worse. Shameful.

Nearly 50 years since we won 2 league games in a row in division 3 so it's no surprise. 50 years, embarrassing.

[Lastfootstamper]

Cheers, Dean, you beautiful, beautiful man. Since landing here yesterday at Haven Hafan y Môr I've seen more Villa shirts than those of any other single club.

[The Edge]

Cheers, Dean, you beautiful, beautiful man. Since landing here yesterday at Haven Hafan y Môr I've seen more Villa shirts than those of any other single club.

I was in Burnham at the weekend. Same there. Villa shorts everywhere. Dean Smith has made us proud to show our colours again.