Dean Smith - Confirmed

[AsTallAsLions]

Purslow had a face like thunder at half time.

Can only imagine what he looks like now at 3-0 down after no half time changes. Hope he fucks Dean out. Smith really has no excuses and no defence for this shambles.

[SoccerHQ]

Ultimately Dean is having his annual 10 match winless run. Let's face it if we don't beat Norwich we're probably going to not win for that length.

You can get away with it at championship or league one level.

At prem level you'll get very close to being relegated.

[PeterWithesShin]

I like Dean but making no changes at HT really doesn't reflect well on him.

[Damo70]

We don't really know too much about our owners and even Purslow to an extent. I suspect after today we are going to find out how ruthless they are or otherwise. I am a great believer that if you are going to change your manager during the season it should be in time for the new guy to be able to use the transfer window.

[Demitri_C]

How the hell can yoh give him a new contracy when we were in average form??

What a idotoc decison that has been and now wilm cost the club double the compensation once we get rid of him.

There is no way he will stay on much longer with garbage like this

[PeterWithesShin]

It will almost certainly make zero difference to the compensation if he's sacked.

[AsTallAsLions]

It will almost certainly make zero difference to the compensation if he's sacked.

Correct. Sure look at MON, he walked at the worst possible time leaving us in total disarray and then successfully sued us for compensation.

[Toronto Villa]

We don’t know the terms of his new contract or the termination clauses. It could be structured in a number of different ways based on performance. But ultimately the cost of terminating is irrelevant when compared to all of the costs and player sales associated with relegation. It doesn’t bare thinking about.

[gpbarr]

Will develop into a great manager but he is being found at with his inexperience and naivety right now and has to go if the owners want to protect their investment. I really wanted it to work - a Villa boy and all that - but it’s failing big time and every game without action is a game closer to doom

[baddowvillans]

The Manager and players at Norwich and Watford won't find it hard to motivate their players for the next two games. I wish I could say our manager will have our players motivated and ready for them plus a plan A, B and C dependent how the game develops but don't have it in me.

[villadelph]

The Manager and players at Norwich and Watford won't find it hard to motivate their players for the next two games. I wish I could say our manager will have our players motivated and ready for them plus a plan A, B and C dependent how the game develops but don't have it in me.

We are terrible coming out of HT. One of a managers most important jobs.

[SoccerHQ]

The Manager and players at Norwich and Watford won't find it hard to motivate their players for the next two games. I wish I could say our manager will have our players motivated and ready for them plus a plan A, B and C dependent how the game develops but don't have it in me.

I'm still not worried about those teams. One is 6 points behind us and Norwich are as bad as we are defensively if not worse.

Danger is though we're going to nicely settle ourselves into 18th. Southampton 3 points above us and all the teams above are picking up points so there dosen't seem an obvious team to catch.

[themossman]

Yeah this game is as genuine a 6 pointer as they come. I feel like whatever we do from here (and I do think we'll finished above watford and norwich) this game has relegated us.

[themossman]

One glimmer of hope is that Soton's away form is better than their home form so we could even it up but I don't see it.

[aev]

I'd get rid.