Dean Smith - Confirmed

[Roller]

This is an interesting observation from a Brentford forum site.   

John Terry spent the game bending the 4th official's ear, or standing as far away from Dean Smith as possible or flouncing back to his seat. The only communication between him and Dean Smith was after a spell of pressure (a spell LOL, probably most of the game) Smith turned to Terry and told him to advise his defenders. Terry did this wirly thing with his fingers and pointed, it was very bizarre, I had to laugh, WTF was that meant to mean. On another occassion, when Villa were going forward, 2 of the defenders looked at Terry and strugged, looking like a couple of lost kids on a pitch not knowing what to do. I've never seen a pro footballer do this before. All in all, Smith & Terry are NOT working well together, their body language and lack of communication said it all. Villa were cr@p

[Clampy]

This is an interesting observation from a Brentford forum site.   

John Terry spent the game bending the 4th official's ear, or standing as far away from Dean Smith as possible or flouncing back to his seat. The only communication between him and Dean Smith was after a spell of pressure (a spell LOL, probably most of the game) Smith turned to Terry and told him to advise his defenders. Terry did this wirly thing with his fingers and pointed, it was very bizarre, I had to laugh, WTF was that meant to mean. On another occassion, when Villa were going forward, 2 of the defenders looked at Terry and strugged, looking like a couple of lost kids on a pitch not knowing what to do. I've never seen a pro footballer do this before. All in all, Smith & Terry are NOT working well together, their body language and lack of communication said it all. Villa were cr@p

More to the point, why was a Brentford fan watching our bench and not the game? File under bollocks.

[Risso]

Perhaps he sits behind the dug out and therefore doesn't take him a lot of effort to do both.  It's not impossible to imagine that with things going as badly as they are, that two people who were thrust together and didn't really know each other before maybe aren't getting on as well as they might?

[SoccerHQ]

This is an interesting observation from a Brentford forum site.   

John Terry spent the game bending the 4th official's ear, or standing as far away from Dean Smith as possible or flouncing back to his seat. The only communication between him and Dean Smith was after a spell of pressure (a spell LOL, probably most of the game) Smith turned to Terry and told him to advise his defenders. Terry did this wirly thing with his fingers and pointed, it was very bizarre, I had to laugh, WTF was that meant to mean. On another occassion, when Villa were going forward, 2 of the defenders looked at Terry and strugged, looking like a couple of lost kids on a pitch not knowing what to do. I've never seen a pro footballer do this before. All in all, Smith & Terry are NOT working well together, their body language and lack of communication said it all. Villa were cr@p

Depends what the dynamic is, they could work well all week at Bodymoor heath and it's then decided on matchday that Terry should be more in the background.

What's clear to me is when a crucial decision has to be made, DS will turn to Richard O'Kelly more for input as they have the trust given O'Kelly was the number two at Walsall and Brentford.

They were talking plenty at 0-3 down last Friday night. John Terry has to earn that trust I'd say.

[Clampy]

Perhaps he sits behind the dug out and therefore doesn't take him a lot of effort to do both.  It's not impossible to imagine that with things going as badly as they are, that two people who were thrust together and didn't really know each other before maybe aren't getting on as well as they might?

It's possible, although interesting that it hasn't been mentioned elsewhere, which is strange considering regular season ticket holders sit behind the dug out at every home game. Still, we must think the worst.

[Chris Smith]

This is an interesting observation from a Brentford forum site.   

John Terry spent the game bending the 4th official's ear, or standing as far away from Dean Smith as possible or flouncing back to his seat. The only communication between him and Dean Smith was after a spell of pressure (a spell LOL, probably most of the game) Smith turned to Terry and told him to advise his defenders. Terry did this wirly thing with his fingers and pointed, it was very bizarre, I had to laugh, WTF was that meant to mean. On another occassion, when Villa were going forward, 2 of the defenders looked at Terry and strugged, looking like a couple of lost kids on a pitch not knowing what to do. I've never seen a pro footballer do this before. All in all, Smith & Terry are NOT working well together, their body language and lack of communication said it all. Villa were cr@p

More to the point, why was a Brentford fan watching our bench and not the game? File under bollocks.

I imagine West London rivalry issues have a lot to do with it.

Terry is the apprentice so he’s obviously going to have less input than the more experienced members of the team. Complete non-issue I would say.

[Clampy]

This is an interesting observation from a Brentford forum site.   

John Terry spent the game bending the 4th official's ear, or standing as far away from Dean Smith as possible or flouncing back to his seat. The only communication between him and Dean Smith was after a spell of pressure (a spell LOL, probably most of the game) Smith turned to Terry and told him to advise his defenders. Terry did this wirly thing with his fingers and pointed, it was very bizarre, I had to laugh, WTF was that meant to mean. On another occassion, when Villa were going forward, 2 of the defenders looked at Terry and strugged, looking like a couple of lost kids on a pitch not knowing what to do. I've never seen a pro footballer do this before. All in all, Smith & Terry are NOT working well together, their body language and lack of communication said it all. Villa were cr@p

More to the point, why was a Brentford fan watching our bench and not the game? File under bollocks.

I imagine West London rivalry issues have a lot to do with it.

Terry is the apprentice so he’s obviously going to have less input than the more experienced members of the team. Complete non-issue I would say.

Forgot about the London connection. Good point Chris.

[SoccerHQ]

Perhaps he sits behind the dug out and therefore doesn't take him a lot of effort to do both.  It's not impossible to imagine that with things going as badly as they are, that two people who were thrust together and didn't really know each other before maybe aren't getting on as well as they might?

It's possible, although interesting that it hasn't been mentioned elsewhere, which is strange considering regular season ticket holders sit behind the dug out at every home game. Still, we must think the worst.

I glanced over to DS a fair bit at 0-2/0-3 at the bench just to see what DS was doing about it and he was deep in conversation with O'Kelly on a few ocassions. Terry was very much in the background.

[XXVilla]

I don’t want him sacked but he needs to get more out of the players he’s currently got. We can’t keep saying that it’s not his team or players. If he has aspirations to be a successful manager then this excuse is just not good enough.

We can keep saying that. Because it's true.

And people saying to change the system to suit the players are barking up the wrong tree. Why play Steve Bruce football again? It doesn't bloody work.

Well this doesnt bloody work either

Because its short - term thinking to expect it to.

It’s not short term thinking to expect to be in the top half of the Champoinship whoever our manager or players are. He should be able to get a tune out of this lot.

No point playing death metal when the crowd want classical and nobody listens to death metal any more.

But then you have a band who can only play death metal and the show must go on so...

Then expect the audience to do little more than look on disdainfully until the band exeunt stage left.

So you’re saying... Musicians can’t play how Smith wants them to. Smith still tries to get them to play how he wants. Smith ignores playing to the musicians’ strengths until he gets some new musicians who can play how he wants. Death metal band keep keep getting dreadful classical music reviews. Fans get annoyed anyway and shout rude things and boo. Smith still tries to get death metal band to still play classical music... etc etc

[Ads]

I heard a Blues band from Australia play a fine cover of War Pig at the Deaf Institute on Tuesday.

[Lastfootstamper]

Yes.

[paul_e]

That's how I call it .
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Those who claim I speak nonsense on posts that's just an opinion not fact because I also make remarkable insightful ones too but as I say too much negative stuff going round with damped expectations and lack of critical thinking or alternative ideas being discussed with out being dismissed.

Boom.
up the villa

You don't get to, effectively, call the owner asset strippers who 'gave' us Smith and Terry as a distraction or call Mings a violent thug and then claim to be insightful. Sometimes you post things that are reasonably sensible but in the last week or 2 it's been mainly tantrums and sulking when people disagree with you.

[Risso]

Those who claim I speak nonsense on posts that's just an opinion not fact because I also make remarkable insightful ones too but as I say too much negative stuff going round with damped expectations and lack of critical thinking or alternative ideas being discussed with out being dismissed.

Boom.
up the villa

When does your break from posting on here begin, or have I missed it already?

[JUAN PABLO]

We only have 6 decent players in the whole squad .

3 of them are not ours .

A fit Grealish , Axel , Chester with the likes of SJM , Mings and Tammy we are a top 4 side .  The rest are pretty poor.   Grealish and Axel getting injured was a massive blow at the wrong time.
The goalkeeper could come good.

Get those two back with Chester I think we could have a good final run.

[KevinGage]

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Those who claim I speak nonsense on posts that's just an opinion not fact because I also make remarkable insightful ones too

Boom

Yas, the Peter Ustinov of transfer speculation. Don't need Sky Sports News anymore, it's all here.

Why the boom, though FS? Did you miss-time a header Ryan Mason-style?