Quote from: olaftab on October 14, 2018, 05:11:49 PMQuote from: DPA on October 14, 2018, 03:45:28 PMhttps://twitter.com/davidanderson_1/status/1051027246109118466?s=21 Worth a read on Dean Smith Villa fans, from a Brentford fan in peace. I have to agree with criticism of our strategy to replace Bruce. From considering Marquee names like Henry to heavyweights like Rodgers and ending up with salt of the earth smith does seem a bit strange.And yet all options included John Terry harpooned in. Really hasn't been a good start from the new regime at Villa Park.
Quote from: DPA on October 14, 2018, 03:45:28 PMhttps://twitter.com/davidanderson_1/status/1051027246109118466?s=21 Worth a read on Dean Smith Villa fans, from a Brentford fan in peace. I have to agree with criticism of our strategy to replace Bruce. From considering Marquee names like Henry to heavyweights like Rodgers and ending up with salt of the earth smith does seem a bit strange.
https://twitter.com/davidanderson_1/status/1051027246109118466?s=21 Worth a read on Dean Smith Villa fans, from a Brentford fan in peace.
Quote from: olaftab on October 14, 2018, 05:11:49 PMQuote from: DPA on October 14, 2018, 03:45:28 PMhttps://twitter.com/davidanderson_1/status/1051027246109118466?s=21 Worth a read on Dean Smith Villa fans, from a Brentford fan in peace. I have to agree with criticism of our strategy to replace Bruce. From considering Marquee names like Henry to heavyweights like Rodgers and ending up with salt of the earth smith does seem a bit strange.4And yet all options included John Terry harpooned in. Really hasn't been a good start from the new regime at Villa Park.
Quote from: brontebilly on October 14, 2018, 11:09:54 PMQuote from: olaftab on October 14, 2018, 05:11:49 PMQuote from: DPA on October 14, 2018, 03:45:28 PMhttps://twitter.com/davidanderson_1/status/1051027246109118466?s=21 Worth a read on Dean Smith Villa fans, from a Brentford fan in peace. I have to agree with criticism of our strategy to replace Bruce. From considering Marquee names like Henry to heavyweights like Rodgers and ending up with salt of the earth smith does seem a bit strange.4And yet all options included John Terry harpooned in. Really hasn't been a good start from the new regime at Villa Park."Apart from :saving the club from financial meltdown (Xia was selling off car parks) keeping our prize asset and telling Daniel Levy to fuck off in the process,Bringing in a highly rated and much needed CEO, Giving Bruce the money to buy John McGinn,Getting rid of Bruce and his mind numbing "style of play" ,Bringing in a highly rated Sporting director,Bringing in a highly respected coach who's known for attractive modern style of play, Bringing in an assistant who knows the modern game inside out and has won everything you can in professional football, And giving the whole club and fanbase a huge lift and sense of optimism, I mean, apart from that brothers and sisters, what have the new owners ever done for us?"
Quote from: olaftab on October 14, 2018, 05:11:49 PMQuote from: DPA on October 14, 2018, 03:45:28 PMhttps://twitter.com/davidanderson_1/status/1051027246109118466?s=21 Worth a read on Dean Smith Villa fans, from a Brentford fan in peace. I have to agree with criticism of our strategy to replace Bruce. From considering Marquee names like Henry to heavyweights like Rodgers and ending up with salt of the earth smith does seem a bit strange.You have no idea what the new "strategy" was in replacing Bruce. You have seen speculation in the media about other managers the same as the rest of us. For all you know the Smith/Terry duo was their aim from day one. If you do have some inside knowledge on the new owners feel free to share it but you will be asked to provide some kind of evidence by everyone on here.
Quote from: The Edge on October 15, 2018, 09:40:31 AMQuote from: brontebilly on October 14, 2018, 11:09:54 PMQuote from: olaftab on October 14, 2018, 05:11:49 PMQuote from: DPA on October 14, 2018, 03:45:28 PMhttps://twitter.com/davidanderson_1/status/1051027246109118466?s=21 Worth a read on Dean Smith Villa fans, from a Brentford fan in peace. I have to agree with criticism of our strategy to replace Bruce. From considering Marquee names like Henry to heavyweights like Rodgers and ending up with salt of the earth smith does seem a bit strange.4And yet all options included John Terry harpooned in. Really hasn't been a good start from the new regime at Villa Park."Apart from :saving the club from financial meltdown (Xia was selling off car parks) keeping our prize asset and telling Daniel Levy to fuck off in the process,Bringing in a highly rated and much needed CEO, Giving Bruce the money to buy John McGinn,Getting rid of Bruce and his mind numbing "style of play" ,Bringing in a highly rated Sporting director,Bringing in a highly respected coach who's known for attractive modern style of play, Bringing in an assistant who knows the modern game inside out and has won everything you can in professional football, And giving the whole club and fanbase a huge lift and sense of optimism, I mean, apart from that brothers and sisters, what have the new owners ever done for us?"Overseeing a shambles of a transfer window that has left us with one centre half? I'm sure you were all giddy when Lerner and Xia took charge too but lack of effective governance eventually did it for them aswell. The new manager search only adds to the concern as the article articulates well. John Terry coming in as assistant is a farce and puts unnecessary pressure on Smith from day one. Roy Keane wasn't exactly much of a help to Paul Lambert despite his medals.
Overseeing a shambles of a transfer window that has left us with one centre half? I'm sure you were all giddy when Lerner and Xia took charge too but lack of effective governance eventually did it for them aswell. The new manager search only adds to the concern as the article articulates well. John Terry coming in as assistant is a farce and puts unnecessary pressure on Smith from day one. Roy Keane wasn't exactly much of a help to Paul Lambert despite his medals.
Quote from: The Edge on October 15, 2018, 09:21:41 AMQuote from: olaftab on October 14, 2018, 05:11:49 PMQuote from: DPA on October 14, 2018, 03:45:28 PMhttps://twitter.com/davidanderson_1/status/1051027246109118466?s=21 Worth a read on Dean Smith Villa fans, from a Brentford fan in peace. I have to agree with criticism of our strategy to replace Bruce. From considering Marquee names like Henry to heavyweights like Rodgers and ending up with salt of the earth smith does seem a bit strange.You have no idea what the new "strategy" was in replacing Bruce. You have seen speculation in the media about other managers the same as the rest of us. For all you know the Smith/Terry duo was their aim from day one. If you do have some inside knowledge on the new owners feel free to share it but you will be asked to provide some kind of evidence by everyone on here.Spot on. For all anyone knows, the Smith / Terry combination might have been their preferred choice from day one and they were just waiting for the appointment of the Director of Football before announcing it. All the rumours written in the papers regarding other managers may well have been exactly that.