Dean Smith - Confirmed

[SheffieldVillain]

From the Brentford statement, it looks like O'Kelly will be coming our way too as they say his position will be sorted in the next few days.

He was Assistant Manager though (not sure how that works when you have a Head Coach instead of a Manager and you also have a separate Assistant Head Coach, but whatever...), so it's hard to see where he'd fit?

At Brentford he had two Assistant Managers/Head Coaches - O'Kelly who he took with him and Thomas Frank who is being linked with the manager's job at Brentford. Maybe the same here?

Bruce had Clemence, Agnew and Calderwood so plenty of space.

[The Edge]

Brentford fan rang up talksport and said he's glad. Very overrated, conceded tons of late goals...etc etc.

Hopefully he's choked on his sour fucking grapes. I've been every Villa v Brentford game since we got relegated and apart from a half hour spell in the most recent game they've been by far the better team with a fraction of the resources we've had.

[Goldie.7]

This guy has a lower win % than potato head. I hope things change under him for the better but right now Villa man or not I'm very skeptical.

Good luck though.

[Ads]

At Brentford though. Brentford. Of Griffin Park. The size of the lower Holte.

[PeterWithesShin]

Brentford fan rang up talksport and said he's glad. Very overrated, conceded tons of late goals...etc etc.

They've conceded 3 late ones in the league this season and 1 was when they were 5 up. The poor lamb would have needed 24/7 supervision if he'd been watching us under RDM.

[myf]

I know he's a Villa fan. Is he from Birmingham? If so where. His wiki page says born in West Brom.

someone told me his folks live kings heath by cocks moors

[The Edge]

At Brentford though. Brentford. Of Griffin Park. The size of the lower Holte.

Correct. Some villa fans just cannot get positive about anything the club does. I sometimes wonder what motivates some of them to "support" the club.

[Dazvillain]

How’s he going to fit in JT and his own no2 from Brentford ?

[footyskillz]

I mentioned on tactis thread that a caller named fred a Brentford fan says last 3 seasons  Brentford at top of league for conceding late goals.

I was aware they struggle and seen them concede and throw away leads at times .  Villa of course had the 2-2 comeback and late goals conceded is a specialty which is a concern.

What was interesting is the caller thinking the subs made did little to consolidate  matches .
I noticed in match against Leeds that I thought subs were not the best and that Leeds eventually equalised.

Okay it's a completely different squad but the defending and concentration could have been better in those brentford sides and this season conceded I think the  most goals as headers or from corners / set plays.

Maybe it's to do with style of play?

The teams I've seen have also been organised and play a good football style and prefer attacking and moving ball forward.
Smith sets up  organised but not in a so called pragmatic way like Bruce and pulis but a more systematic way with tactical identification and a decent use and embracing of analytics in coaching . Bruce never comfortable in understand such systems.

Welcome his approach and coaching methods I hope rest of his coaching team come in

[Steve67]

I know he's a Villa fan. Is he from Birmingham? If so where. His wiki page says born in West Brom.

someone told me his folks live kings heath by cocks moors

His parents lived in Great Barr near enough to the Scott Arms pub. Not sure they are still there though.

[footyskillz]

There was a stat during the Leeds game. Brentford and Leeds were top 2 on almost every relevant attacking stat you could think of. Say all you like about the structure of the club, that comes from the coaching and set up of the man picking the team. A genuinely attacking manager, I bet he is very excited looking at our forward players.

Defenders. Hmm. Huth or Collins might be in as short term fixes pretty quick still.

Just saying but Aston Villa only team to have scored every game in championship this season.
That's an attacking relevant stat to beat the league let alone Brentford or Leeds !
Let's increase now and make it out score every team .

[Legion]

I know he's a Villa fan. Is he from Birmingham? If so where. His wiki page says born in West Brom.

Great Barr.

[ChicagoLion]

Of course there are doubts, life is uncertain but the board have acted decisively and brought a new management team in with lots of potential.
I am now working out how to de at the Swansea game.

[Legion]

Welcome to the greatest club you will ever manage.

[OCD]

Terry might be able to help on the point about not consolidating leads.