Dean Smith - Confirmed

[adrenachrome]

Read the book.

Will their be a test, Sir? Does it go towards our grades?

[Rigadon]

Fair to say Lowton, Westwood, Joe Bennett, Benteke all done OK.  I prefer that model to Bruceball Old and Experienced.

Huh???   The only decent player there was Benteke IMO.  The rest were different shades of shite.  I would like a good mix of youth and experience and not some experiment last seen when we had Mr Go Again.   What should we put up with anything else is beyond me.

[Allan C]

He’s definitely good enough for a mid table championship team which is where we are at the moment

but if we want to be better than that Horihane needs upgrading or he needs to improve a lot imo

That is a fair comment  ok for now, not good enough if we want to go places

[Mister E]

Read the book.

Will their be a test, Sir? Does it go towards our grades?

No, there won't be a test.
It may help to explain some stuff, though.

[adrenachrome]

Read the book.

Will their be a test, Sir? Does it go towards our grades?

No, there won't be a test.
It may help to explain some stuff, though.

I gess Ive lurned my lesson. I blame phonix.

[footyskillz]

I also like to mention the book soccernomics for those interested .
And more interesting in regards to our beloved  football and sport

Read the book.

Will their be a test, Sir? Does it go towards our grades?

No, there won't be a test.
It may help to explain some stuff, though.

I gess Ive lurned my lesson. I blame phonix.

It applies analytical tools to everyday football topics.

Soccernomics isn't in the first place about money. It's about looking at data in new ways. It's about revealing counterintuitive truths about football. It explains all manner of things about the game which newspapers just can't see. It all adds up to a new way of looking at football, beyond clichés.

If you  read Soccernomics you can garner a better understanding of football and also economists thinking.

[Chinchilla Bathhouse]

I really enjoyed Soccernomics. It was originally called 'Why England Lose' and, as footy says, isn't all about football finances. It's about the science and maths of football - sounds dull but it was a cracking good read. And I hate maths.

[mr underhill]

Right now Dean Smith is looking like a tool.

[Drummond]

Right now Dean Smith is looking like a tool.

No, fans calling for him to go or calling him out are the 'tools'.

[PaulWinch again]

Got out jail. But Dean it’s not good enough at the moment, sort it the fuck out.

[Steve67]

Got out jail. But Dean it’s not good enough at the moment, sort it the fuck out.

Paul, let's have this debate this time next year.  To be honest, I wasn't particularly impressed by the window, other than Mings, but the summer is massive and he needs to have a full close season with his own players.  We were absolute tripe for 81 minutes tonight but clearly, when we need to, we CAN be competitive. 

[PeterWithesShin]

I'm still behind Smith but we need to start seeing a lot more of that last 15 mins and a lot less of the first 80 which was as poor as anything we've seen for a long time.

[Drummond]

I'm still behind Smith but we need to start seeing a lot more of that last 15 mins and a lot less of the first 80 which was as poor as anything we've seen for a long time.

Let's hope that instills some belief and we can kick on.

[PeterWithesShin]

It shows what we're capable of which makes the first 80 and some of the recent performances even more frustrating.

[PaulWinch again]

I'm still behind Smith but we need to start seeing a lot more of that last 15 mins and a lot less of the first 80 which was as poor as anything we've seen for a long time.

Sums it up nicely. The level has been rubbish.