Quote from: dcdavecollett on May 31, 2019, 10:22:42 PMHow is it possible to take over a club :a) in 14th place in Octoberb) with a talented but crazily unbalanced squadc) then have two key players out for three months eachand STILL win promotion! All this while making the team's playing style obviously easier on the eye.I think we're lucky to have him and we're going ti have him for a long while...Listen I love Dean and I think he did a great job but we are Villa. He never for one second looked like a man who thought getting us into the playoffs (or higher) would be some sort of miracle, unlike Steve fucking Bruce.Above all things, that's what I most love him for - the fact that he genuinely looked at us, sentiment aside, and thought: "What the fuck is this squad doing occupying 14th place in the championship? This is a promotion squad."I'm not suggesting it was easy by any means, and he did well with loan recruitment in January, but that's the big thing for me. The common sense of it all.
How is it possible to take over a club :a) in 14th place in Octoberb) with a talented but crazily unbalanced squadc) then have two key players out for three months eachand STILL win promotion! All this while making the team's playing style obviously easier on the eye.I think we're lucky to have him and we're going ti have him for a long while...
Oh and, "it takes a while to find a system and style of play with the new signings". Actually Steve, good managers buy players that will fit into and compliment the system and style of play that the manager employs, whereas you bring in players and then seem to think "now what the fuck do I do with them". Wanker.
Quote from: AsTallAsLions on June 01, 2019, 12:58:51 AMQuote from: dcdavecollett on May 31, 2019, 10:22:42 PMHow is it possible to take over a club :a) in 14th place in Octoberb) with a talented but crazily unbalanced squadc) then have two key players out for three months eachand STILL win promotion! All this while making the team's playing style obviously easier on the eye.I think we're lucky to have him and we're going ti have him for a long while...Listen I love Dean and I think he did a great job but we are Villa. He never for one second looked like a man who thought getting us into the playoffs (or higher) would be some sort of miracle, unlike Steve fucking Bruce.Above all things, that's what I most love him for - the fact that he genuinely looked at us, sentiment aside, and thought: "What the fuck is this squad doing occupying 14th place in the championship? This is a promotion squad."I'm not suggesting it was easy by any means, and he did well with loan recruitment in January, but that's the big thing for me. The common sense of it all.I agree with every word of both quoted posts.
All his signings made sense and you could see why we signed them. Meanwhile how it often felt under spuddy. Quote from: PeterWithesShin on September 28, 2018, 06:02:50 PMOh and, "it takes a while to find a system and style of play with the new signings". Actually Steve, good managers buy players that will fit into and compliment the system and style of play that the manager employs, whereas you bring in players and then seem to think "now what the fuck do I do with them". Wanker.
Yes yes. Quote from: PeterWithesShin on June 01, 2019, 01:22:05 AMAll his signings made sense and you could see why we signed them. Meanwhile how it often felt under spuddy. Quote from: PeterWithesShin on September 28, 2018, 06:02:50 PMOh and, "it takes a while to find a system and style of play with the new signings". Actually Steve, good managers buy players that will fit into and compliment the system and style of play that the manager employs, whereas you bring in players and then seem to think "now what the fuck do I do with them". Wanker. Yes yes yes.
Sorry. It was necessary.
Quote from: cheltenhamlion on April 25, 2019, 06:47:50 PMQuote from: The Edge on April 23, 2019, 05:29:35 PMQuote from: Lastfootstamper on April 23, 2019, 09:09:23 AMCheers, 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. How odd. I own a van at Burnham and was there for part of last weekend. Am going to Hafan y Mor next month in a van swap owners arrangement thing.OT stuart but how much do you reckon it costs you a year to have a van - er indoors wants one.
Quote from: The Edge on April 23, 2019, 05:29:35 PMQuote from: Lastfootstamper on April 23, 2019, 09:09:23 AMCheers, 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. How odd. I own a van at Burnham and was there for part of last weekend. Am going to Hafan y Mor next month in a van swap owners arrangement thing.
Quote from: Lastfootstamper on April 23, 2019, 09:09:23 AMCheers, 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.
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.
Quote from: Bad English on June 03, 2019, 12:50:42 PMSorry. It was necessary.It's ok, I take it as a complement.
https://www.waste of paper.co.uk/sport/sport-opinion/aston-villa-dean-smith-avfc-16476412.amp?__twitter_impression=truePlease can somebody reassure me that all true Brummies go to Conservative clubs and it has nothing to do with politics?
Quote from: Sexual Ealing on June 24, 2019, 10:16:35 PMhttps://www.waste of paper.co.uk/sport/sport-opinion/aston-villa-dean-smith-avfc-16476412.amp?__twitter_impression=truePlease can somebody reassure me that all true Brummies go to Conservative clubs and it has nothing to do with politics?Does it fucking matter, really? Shock horror someone may have a different world view to you.
I taught Holder how to nod.