Dean Smith - Confirmed

[villa `cross the mersey]

A clip from Villa's dementia cafe with Dean as special guest. Brilliant scheme and Deano is an absolutely top bloke.
https://twitter.com/AVFCOfficial/status/1341353794156646400

It is indeed a brilliant scheme and the guy (Martin)  doing all the talking with Dean in that clip is my elder brother !
Nice one Dean for taking time out to talk to the guys - it was very much appreciated

Like.  You should be proud of him.

I am Dave... he has been through a lot and his current mental health is a tough one to bear

[CT Villan]

A clip from Villa's dementia cafe with Dean as special guest. Brilliant scheme and Deano is an absolutely top bloke.
https://twitter.com/AVFCOfficial/status/1341353794156646400

What a lovely thing to do...is someone chopping onions as I appear to have a tear in my eye ?

[Footy-Vill]

A clip from Villa's dementia cafe with Dean as special guest. Brilliant scheme and Deano is an absolutely top bloke.
https://twitter.com/AVFCOfficial/status/1341353794156646400

It is indeed a brilliant scheme and the guy (Martin)  doing all the talking with Dean in that clip is my elder brother !
Nice one Dean for taking time out to talk to the guys - it was very much appreciated

Thanks Sheff V
Just seen this. Wonderful all round. Dean Smith such a credit to Villa.
All the best to Martin and yourself vcm.
The scheme seems great too and it's very good to see and hear the interaction.

Sending warmth and regards.

[West Derby Villan]

A clip from Villa's dementia cafe with Dean as special guest. Brilliant scheme and Deano is an absolutely top bloke.
https://twitter.com/AVFCOfficial/status/1341353794156646400

Thanks SV for posting, very moving

[mcgrath_85]

That has to be the biggest credit to Smith and his coaches, the improvement of the players. Matt Taggart has been superb all season and looking like the price tag he came with. I thought he did get unjustified stick at times last season as he was also one of our best attacking outlets alongside Jack at times. However his all round game is just so much better now. He seems much tougher and braver too and he’s winning high balls quite often.
Just image on this basis how good Cash and Dougie will be next season!

Why would Dougie need another season to prove how good he is?
And what about Traore and Watkins? - are they not going to get the 2nd season bounce that we've seen this season with Trez and Targett?

I’m not knocking them at all, I think Cash is great and Dougie is absolutely brilliant. All I meant was they are superb now, so image how good they could be. If we carry on the same trajectory it’s going to be very exciting. I really hope we can nail down Dougie here though, I’d hate to lose him to Man City.

Nothing was mentioned about Dougie having to ‘prove’ himself. You’ve just assumed that’s what Ian J meant for some reason. You appear to want to find the negative in peoples positive or positively critical posts. Then you start a counter argument totally missing the original point. It’s getting tiresome.
It’s more than reasonable to assume that younger players will continue to to develop year on year, particularly in the environment that we have around the club currently. 

[nigel]

Brilliant clip

Dean just seems so comfortable talking to normal people. You could imagine bumping into him at a pub and having a chat like you'd known him for years.

[eamonn]

There must be those who think that about Remi Garde...

[Mister E]

That has to be the biggest credit to Smith and his coaches, the improvement of the players. Matt Taggart has been superb all season and looking like the price tag he came with. I thought he did get unjustified stick at times last season as he was also one of our best attacking outlets alongside Jack at times. However his all round game is just so much better now. He seems much tougher and braver too and he’s winning high balls quite often.
Just image on this basis how good Cash and Dougie will be next season!

Why would Dougie need another season to prove how good he is?
And what about Traore and Watkins? - are they not going to get the 2nd season bounce that we've seen this season with Trez and Targett?

I’m not knocking them at all, I think Cash is great and Dougie is absolutely brilliant. All I meant was they are superb now, so image how good they could be. If we carry on the same trajectory it’s going to be very exciting. I really hope we can nail down Dougie here though, I’d hate to lose him to Man City.

Cool - thanks for clarifying. I just wondered why you'd selected those two, but I understand now.
I agree it's all massively positive!

[RamboandBruno]

A clip from Villa's dementia cafe with Dean as special guest. Brilliant scheme and Deano is an absolutely top bloke.
https://twitter.com/AVFCOfficial/status/1341353794156646400

Lovely clip. And indeed brought a tear to the eye. I’m am utterly proud that dean is our manager, in the cut and thrust of the money machine that is the premier league, to have a seeming every man, a supporter and a really good coach as our gaffer, is actually fairly inspiring. Can you imagine for one minute if we won the FA Cup with him in charge and Jack as captain, my God it would literally be never ever forgotten. UTV and merry christmas

[clash city rocker]

A clip from Villa's dementia cafe with Dean as special guest. Brilliant scheme and Deano is an absolutely top bloke.
https://twitter.com/AVFCOfficial/status/1341353794156646400

Lovely clip. And indeed brought a tear to the eye. I’m am utterly proud that dean is our manager, in the cut and thrust of the money machine that is the premier league, to have a seeming every man, a supporter and a really good coach as our gaffer, is actually fairly inspiring. Can you imagine for one minute if we won the FA Cup with him in charge and Jack as captain, my God it would literally be never ever forgotten. UTV and merry christmas

I think that although he is a prem manager he actually gets real life.

[SoccerHQ]

There must be those who think that about Remi Garde...

I actually think that about the likes of McLeish and Steve Bruce. Great football men who had fantastic playing careers and for all their faults as managers have some very interesting experiences at all their various clubs so would have no issue sitting down to an hour listening to their thoughts on their career.

Would pass on Paul Lambert though.

[ChicagoLion]

There must be those who think that about Remi Garde...

I actually think that about the likes of McLeish and Steve Bruce. Great football men who had fantastic playing careers and for all their faults as managers have some very interesting experiences at all their various clubs so would have no issue sitting down to an hour listening to their thoughts on their career.

Would pass on Paul Lambert though.

and David O’Leary.

[eamonn]

Agreed. You'd have a great session in a pub with Bruce or Big'Eck. Dolly and Garde might be a bit of a struggle. MON...he'd probably throw his Guinness in your face at the first hint of criticism you threw at him.

[dave.woodhall]

Of all the Villa managers I've spoken to, the one I'd most like to talk football with is BFR and the one I'd most like to have a pint with would be McLeish. 

[SoccerHQ]

Agreed. You'd have a great session in a pub with Bruce or Big'Eck. Dolly and Garde might be a bit of a struggle. MON...he'd probably throw his Guinness in your face at the first hint of criticism you threw at him.

O'Neill would spend about two hours saying "Brian Clough said this..." That said surprised he hasn't published a book on his time in management as would be some interesting stuff in there.