Dean Smith - Confirmed

[Drummond]

I'm with you algy

[Risso]

I think there’s a lot more to be worried about at the moment, but when it’s all calmed down I don’t want him starting next season as manager. He’s not of the standard required.

[Nunkin1965]

I'm with you algy

I’m in with the Smith crowd.

[itbrvilla]

I think there’s a lot more to be worried about at the moment, but when it’s all calmed down I don’t want him starting next season as manager. He’s not of the standard required.

Nowhere near. He's done nothing to show he is developing or learning.

[CT]

I'm with you algy

I’m in with the Smith crowd.

..and me. Who knows, we might have Heaton and Wes back by the time we ever play again.

[mr underhill]

or the game could have gone bust. The financial ramifications are huge and will probably ensure we and two others go down.

[SamTheMouse]

I think there’s a lot more to be worried about at the moment, but when it’s all calmed down I don’t want him starting next season as manager. He’s not of the standard required.

Reluctantly, I have to agree.

[Mister E]

I think there’s a lot more to be worried about at the moment, but when it’s all calmed down I don’t want him starting next season as manager. He’s not of the standard required.

Nowhere near. He's done nothing to show he is developing or learning.

That's the key point: he has not demonstrated learning, the coaching has not dealt with obvious on-the-field issues, the desperation-acquisitions in January were reckless and in the last 2 league games the players did not seem interested.
Sad to say, he's out of his depth.

[geolex]

I don't think it very fair to characterise Vic Crowe as 'ultimately not good enough', given what he did actually achieve as manager following the departure of Tommy Docherty.

Didn’t Smith do something similar? Take a failing team and get them up, only to fall short of expectations? Losing a LC final albeit against far superior opponents? I’ll stand corrected if I’m wrong, no problem with that whatsoever.


Crowe finished 3rd in his 1st season after promotion (dont think smith will).. when villa got to LC final in 1971 we beat teams who put out their best sides ie Burnley (who were one season off promotion back to div 1)) man utd (3 years off Euro cup win) not wolves and liverpool schoolboys..so i dont think the comparison is  fair

[TheMalandro]

With the game (world) in meltdown - give Pochettino a call, offer him a big contract and a vision.

Obviously a unlikely appointment, but if our owners are serious, why not?

[cdbearsfan]

I don't think anyone is going to be making huge financial commitments until we have some idea when the next competitive game is likely to be.

[mr underhill]

This could easily see the football landscape change dramatically - and if ultimately it results in considerably less money going to the PL I'm all for it.

[Flamingo Lane]

Vic Crowe also oversaw the development of the youth set up that led to the likes of Brian Little, John Gidman and Bobby McDonald becoming first team regulars at the age of 18/19.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

This could easily see the football landscape change dramatically - and if ultimately it results in considerably less money going to the PL I'm all for it.

Good point. I wonder how many Sky Sports contracts will be canceled not to be renewed in the near future.

[tony scott]

I think Dean has found the Premier league more difficult than he had hoped it would be, he must be worried that whatever permutation he try’s, the players are not responding, some of this down the calibra of the opposition. I think the most significant factor is the ability of opposition coaches/ managers to easily counter his preferred system of play.
He by all accounts embraces modern coaching techniques so I think it’s the ability to change tactics during the game that’s missing, and without it the team and coaching will never reach the consistent high level that’s required.