Dean Smith - Confirmed

[Risso]

Hopefully for somebody else to spend.

[LeeB]

Hopefully for somebody else to spend.

Unless they're taking direct control of recruitment. Probably couldn't do much worse.

[Des Little]

down and its Smith & Co out, simple as that.

Stay up and it’s Legs & Co round mine.

[SoccerHQ]

Think he's confirmed himself for next season now.

A few weeks ago we were going down Norwich style and I really couldn't see how he'd keep himself in a job.

Now we're making a right good go of it so think the board will look at things and even if worst still happens we've gone down winning a few so potential for quick winning start to championship. Given the quick turnaround we should have most of this squad for September.

[montague]

Best game as Villa manager tonight

[paul_e]

I'm not sure what changed but tonight we did all the things I expected from us under Smith, that's the sort of performance his Brentford team used to put in.

[wince]

Credit where credit is due. Well done dean

[brontebilly]

Subs were a lot more proactive tonight and we were all the better for it.

[Villan82]

Well done Dean, credit where it' due.

[Rudy65]

If Smith is given the opportunity to bring us back up (which I doubt, every Manager always believes that they wont be sacked) then he will have 10 games to prove that he can do the job, if we are mid table at that point he will be gone, and then we will be scratching around for a replacement.

Big decisions need to be made whichever division we are in next season, and I include looking at the Chief Exec role,personally if it were me I would like to see us ask the ex-Crystal Palace Owner (cant remember his name), who I listen to on the radio and he talks a lot of sense. and also our chief scout will be gone.

Simon Jordan? That is a real marmite shout. I would be for it, he is brutally honest and upfront. His pomp and bravado often disguise the fact that he is extremely clued up and more often than not speaks a hell of alot of sense. For a long time, Aston Villa have suffered from not having anyone in a position of authority that is willing to speak home truths or be decisive at the right time.

Ditto, I like Jordan as well, although more as an interesting radio pundit

[Rudy65]

I'm not sure what changed but tonight we did all the things I expected from us under Smith, that's the sort of performance his Brentford team used to put in.

Even the time wasting Lansbury sub

He got it spot on tonight

[themossman]

Yes praise where it’s due. If we manage this it will be because Dean (belatedly) turned us into a harder to beat team and figured out how to hang on in games. I didn’t think it was the right approach with the players we had but if we stay up it was, and  he will deserve huge credit.

[Steve67]

Arteta is an astute tactician and Dean outdid him tonight.  We took full advantage of Arsenal's 'after the Lord Mayor show' but who cares, we needed to win and we did.  Excellent from Dean Smith tonight.

[Toronto Villa]

It will be impossible to fire him if he keeps us up now. And I’ve been one of his harshest critics. Unless Pochettino or Allegri suddenly picks up the phone and says they want the job it would be unfair to can him if we gets us out of trouble.

[hilts_coolerking]

He's finally getting performances out of the squad and just at the crucial time; he deserves massive credit for that.  If he does keep us up he's fulfilled his brief, albeit by a close margin, and probably deserves to stay.  But I do still doubt he's the man to take us higher up the table.