Next Villa manager

[Chico Hamilton III]

I don't know anything about Wagner so had to look at his stats. He's managed Huddersfield for 44 games ( 2 short of a full championship season) and has won 62 points so far. If we're being really kind and assume that he would get 6 points form the next 2 games ( taking him up to a full season of games managed) he would be on 68 points, that wouldn't have made the play offs last season. If we're being unkind and giving him zero points from the last 2 games, they'd have finished below Brentford and Blues. Is he really that good or are we being seduced by his links to Klopp? I've no idea

P44   W18   D8    L18

Have I cocked my maths up? wouldn't be the first time...

[kippaxvilla2]

He only really came to prominence for his smash hit The Ride of the Valkyries.

[PGW]

I don't know anything about Wagner so had to look at his stats. He's managed Huddersfield for 44 games ( 2 short of a full championship season) and has won 62 points so far. If we're being really kind and assume that he would get 6 points form the next 2 games ( taking him up to a full season of games managed) he would be on 68 points, that wouldn't have made the play offs last season. If we're being unkind and giving him zero points from the last 2 games, they'd have finished below Brentford and Blues. Is he really that good or are we being seduced by his links to Klopp? I've no idea

P44   W18   D8    L18

Have I cocked my maths up? wouldn't be the first time...

Wiki give the P44 bit...equates to 66 doesn't it...dunno which is correct....it basically means he didn't start that well with his record
so far this season.

[cdbearsfan]

I can't be arsed with this site descending into puns again.

I refuse to compose one.

[Chico Hamilton III]

I don't know anything about Wagner so had to look at his stats. He's managed Huddersfield for 44 games ( 2 short of a full championship season) and has won 62 points so far. If we're being really kind and assume that he would get 6 points form the next 2 games ( taking him up to a full season of games managed) he would be on 68 points, that wouldn't have made the play offs last season. If we're being unkind and giving him zero points from the last 2 games, they'd have finished below Brentford and Blues. Is he really that good or are we being seduced by his links to Klopp? I've no idea

P44   W18   D8    L18

Have I cocked my maths up? wouldn't be the first time...

Wiki give the P44 bit...equates to 66 doesn't it...

62 - I had to use the calculator on my phone though

[ClaretAndBlueBlood]

I don't know anything about Wagner so had to look at his stats. He's managed Huddersfield for 44 games ( 2 short of a full championship season) and has won 62 points so far. If we're being really kind and assume that he would get 6 points form the next 2 games ( taking him up to a full season of games managed) he would be on 68 points, that wouldn't have made the play offs last season. If we're being unkind and giving him zero points from the last 2 games, they'd have finished below Brentford and Blues. Is he really that good or are we being seduced by his links to Klopp? I've no idea

P44   W18   D8    L18

Have I cocked my maths up? wouldn't be the first time...

Wiki give the P44 bit...equates to 66 doesn't it...

62 - I had to use the calculator on my phone though

sounds pretty impressive to me taking all things into account, Huddersfield, size of club, resources available etc

[Dave Cooper please]

A few Brentford fans on Twitter seem to think we've approached Dean Smith.

[Chico Hamilton III]

I don't know anything about Wagner so had to look at his stats. He's managed Huddersfield for 44 games ( 2 short of a full championship season) and has won 62 points so far. If we're being really kind and assume that he would get 6 points form the next 2 games ( taking him up to a full season of games managed) he would be on 68 points, that wouldn't have made the play offs last season. If we're being unkind and giving him zero points from the last 2 games, they'd have finished below Brentford and Blues. Is he really that good or are we being seduced by his links to Klopp? I've no idea

P44   W18   D8    L18

Have I cocked my maths up? wouldn't be the first time...

Wiki give the P44 bit...equates to 66 doesn't it...

62 - I had to use the calculator on my phone though

sounds pretty impressive to me taking all things into account, Huddersfield, size of club, resources available etc

Interesting, Dean Smith's record is very similar since he took over at Brentford

P41 - W17 - D7 - L17

Evening Standard's take on things:

http://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/brentford-relaxed-amid-dean-smith-links-to-aston-villa-manager-s-job-a3360641.html

[Exeter 77]

A rumour I heard on Monday was Dean Smith as Hodgson's assistant - probably originated in the mind of a fantasist though.

[aj2k77]

I honestly think that this isn't a job for a rookie manager. Especially not one with less than 50 games.

[joe_c]

https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2011/nov/30/steve-bruce-sunderland-sacked

Posted from a link on twitter.  Mmm. Worrying article really.

Certainly is. More detail here from his perspective on why he was sacked:

http://www.espnfc.com/story/1044893/steve-bruce-blames-hatred-for-sunderland-dismissal

[ozzjim]

Dean Smith won twice from Jan to March/ April. I would love him to have a shot at it and really do well due to him being a genuine fan but would hate it if we ruined him.

[Ads]

He's been promoted twice since though. That's all the matters, the next 35 games.

[aev]

Dean Smith won twice from Jan to March/ April. I would love him to have a shot at it and really do well due to him being a genuine fan but would hate it if we ruined him.

Won twice - that sounds like progress.

[Chico Hamilton III]

Certainly is. More detail here from his perspective on why he was sacked:

http://www.espnfc.com/story/1044893/steve-bruce-blames-hatred-for-sunderland-dismissal

Jesus, replace "Geordie" with "Bluenose" and "Sunderland" with "Villa" and there's Bruce's resignation letter from Villa already drafted and ready to send

"I just think the owner saw the hatred that was directed towards me from the terraces and thought I would never recover from it. Even if I had won the next six games some people would never have forgiven me for being a Geordie."

He added: "The hatred I suffered was unbelievable. It was brutal, it really was. In fairness it was a minority of Sunderland fans who abused me but it was way over the top and very hurtfull".