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Offline curiousorange

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Re: Dean Smith - Confirmed
« Reply #14715 on: October 16, 2021, 05:24:24 PM »
Terry would be a humongous gamble. Not managed a team but we're looking for Europe within the next couple of seasons.

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Re: Dean Smith - Confirmed
« Reply #14716 on: October 16, 2021, 05:24:43 PM »
So, for the nine millionth time (given that many of us can't see him getting the season after this), who's a decent and realistic replacement?

Or put another way, who wants to earn £5m a year?

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Re: Dean Smith - Confirmed
« Reply #14717 on: October 16, 2021, 05:24:49 PM »
In the same way it’s not my job to sack him, it’s also not my job to replace him.  I think we will finish lower than last season.  If that is acceptable then fine we can become Charlton under Curbishley.  If we really are ambitious, then maybe it’s time to review it.

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Re: Dean Smith - Confirmed
« Reply #14718 on: October 16, 2021, 05:25:10 PM »
Not John fucking terry. This isn’t the manager training camp

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Re: Dean Smith - Confirmed
« Reply #14719 on: October 16, 2021, 05:27:56 PM »
Not John fucking terry. This isn’t the manager training camp

It seems to be at the moment!

Offline Villan82

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Re: Dean Smith - Confirmed
« Reply #14720 on: October 16, 2021, 05:29:24 PM »
If we ever want to challenge for honours again we need to aim for a big manager. It's too long since we had a top class manager, somebody other clubs would covet. Since Little, MON is the only one who comes close. Smith has potential but ultimately he doesn't seem to be progressing fast enough. A top premier league manager does not lose that today. Spurs at home in his first season should have been ample warning to make ssure you don't come out of a game like that empty handed.

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Re: Dean Smith - Confirmed
« Reply #14721 on: October 16, 2021, 05:32:19 PM »
Maybe Dean just needs a subs coach.

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Re: Dean Smith - Confirmed
« Reply #14722 on: October 16, 2021, 05:32:37 PM »
Not only should Smith take the blame for that shit show, but also the rest of the coaching staff because it seems to me it is a collective decision when deciding on what substitutions are to be made.

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Re: Dean Smith - Confirmed
« Reply #14723 on: October 16, 2021, 05:33:30 PM »
Screw it, Rangnick's too good to be pratting about with Lokomotiv Moscow. Bring the gegenpresser supreme to the Prem.

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Re: Dean Smith - Confirmed
« Reply #14724 on: October 16, 2021, 05:33:34 PM »
I hope he doesn’t get a minutes sleep for the next few days after that.

Woeful.

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Re: Dean Smith - Confirmed
« Reply #14725 on: October 16, 2021, 05:33:51 PM »
Maybe Dean just needs a subs coach.

That’s actually a good idea, along with a tactics coach, a formation coach etc

Offline LukeJames

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Re: Dean Smith - Confirmed
« Reply #14726 on: October 16, 2021, 05:37:28 PM »
Losing 2-3 with 10 minutes left when 2-0 up is disgusting. Blokes out of his depth.

Up there with Bradford.

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Re: Dean Smith - Confirmed
« Reply #14727 on: October 16, 2021, 05:49:32 PM »
Conte's probably the sort of manager Newcastle will properly target in 2-3 seasons so would be some statement to go for that type. We're already training the squad in 3-5-2 most games....

Luciene Favre generally done well at most clubs he's managed in last 15 years so that would be more realistic pick for where we're at.

This idea that Dean Smith is only manager in world football worthy or capable of managing us looks a little bit misguided when last 10 minutes like today happens.

Hopefully he learns from it. Given our general fixture list for next 2 months I'd be very concerned if we're plodding around 12/13th when we hit December and wouldn't shock me if owners decide he's taken us as far as he could at that point.

At 2 up today we were 7th so I don't see battling for that position as some sort of ridiculous demand. Many teams below the top 4 are very average currently like Spurs and Arsenal and when everyone is fully fit we have a pretty good squad in most positions.

If DS isn't capable of that then we need a rethink otherwise Newcastle will just overtake us in near future and they'll be another team we won't finish above for many seasons like Spurs, Everton, Leicester, West Ham etc.

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Re: Dean Smith - Confirmed
« Reply #14728 on: October 16, 2021, 05:52:40 PM »
At least we've seen the last of 3 at the back and 2 up top. Our goals against feels nothing like last season. Neither does our strike force.

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Re: Dean Smith - Confirmed
« Reply #14729 on: October 16, 2021, 05:59:07 PM »
The thing is Dean has got us to mid table and that’s what we look like - a wildly inconsistent team who can pull off a couple of excellent performances and then turn in some shockers (either whole games or enough of a game to lose it). Dean won’t have too long to prove he can take us on the next step I suspect. His game management was badly wanting again today.

 


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