Dean Smith - Confirmed

[clash city rocker]

It will be hard to compare Smith and Bruce as Smith will never have as much money to spunk up the wall that Bruce did.

[DeeBoy1]

We are so slow getting the ball out wide nowadays. You go back to our golden run in November and December and Bolasie and El Ghazi were destroying full backs around that time.

Both gone off the boil spectacularly and you also have Albert in really poor form.

I think the loss of Axel has been quite under estimated. He carried the ball out from the back into midfield which immediately drew in a player, which in turn creates space and disrupts the oppo's formation. By losing that ball carrying defender we have in essence lost that extra man which in turn makes it much harder for the wingers to make space and for Conor to get on the half turn and create assists.

[dcdavecollett]

Spot on.

In losing Axel and JG we have lost the two best, and most consistent, players in the squad.

[ChicagoLion]

He seems stuck on starting Hourihane and Albert.

Who do you play instead?

Ain’t this the same fella who has notched a fair few goals and many assists?

No where near enough to justify carrying the passenger that he is.

[Chris Smith]

He seems stuck on starting Hourihane and Albert.

Who do you play instead?

Ain’t this the same fella who has notched a fair few goals and many assists?

No where near enough to justify carrying the passenger that he is.

Not sure I follow the logic. If he is scoring and creating then he is clearly not a passenger. Until we have another player to do that and have with an improved all round game it’s not hard to see why he gets picked.

[Ads]

I think we need to get back to 4-1-4-1 and take risks in committing men forward again. We need 4 or 5 hitting the box again.

[ChicagoLion]

He seems stuck on starting Hourihane and Albert.

Who do you play instead?

Ain’t this the same fella who has notched a fair few goals and many assists?

No where near enough to justify carrying the passenger that he is.

Not sure I follow the logic. If he is scoring and creating then he is clearly not a passenger. Until we have another player to do that and have with an improved all round game it’s not hard to see why he gets picked.

He is a passenger because he fails to impact in any way most the games he plays, he can not tackle , close down, move the ball quickly, win it in the air or do anything except the occasional assist and rare goal.
Iggy POP wrote a song about it.

[Clampy]

But who do you pick instead?

[old man villa fan]

He seems stuck on starting Hourihane and Albert.

Who do you play instead?

Ain’t this the same fella who has notched a fair few goals and many assists?

No where near enough to justify carrying the passenger that he is.

Not sure I follow the logic. If he is scoring and creating then he is clearly not a passenger. Until we have another player to do that and have with an improved all round game it’s not hard to see why he gets picked.

If he was an inside forward 40 or 50 years ago, fair enough but his primary purpose is to control the middle of the park.  If our midfield dominated more, I think we would see our forward players scoring more goals.

[stuart445]

I think its fair to say Deano has a free hand this season, the next window however is crucial as it will define where we are heading and it could go either way.  Have written this season off.  I am 100% behind Dean Smith but am realistic to know he doesn't have a  5 year  window like a certain former manager thinks he's got at Sheff Wed to get things right.

Nope Smith doesn't get a free hand this season Bruce wasn't allowed to have one (by some) so Smith isn't allowed one either.

Thing that is important to point out is if we don't go up next season we'll have no Abraham, no Grealish and most likely no McGinn so next season. So all this blaming the bad run on Grealish being injured just shows how vital promotion is this season as we'll have no Grealish next season if we fail.

[LukeJames]

If he chooses to give Smith a free hit this season then that is his choice, you coming on here telling people that he cant have a free hit because Bruce didn't isn't going to change his views.
Smith has a free hit from me aswell for the rest of this season, as would any manager that has come in under the same circumstances.
I had no intentions of giving Bruce a free hit, he was brought in as the promotion expert with that being the only thing on which he would be judged. He failed and left us in a mess.

[GordonCowansisthegreatest]

I think its fair to say Deano has a free hand this season, the next window however is crucial as it will define where we are heading and it could go either way.  Have written this season off.  I am 100% behind Dean Smith but am realistic to know he doesn't have a  5 year  window like a certain former manager thinks he's got at Sheff Wed to get things right.

Nope Smith doesn't get a free hand this season Bruce wasn't allowed to have one (by some) so Smith isn't allowed one either.

Thing that is important to point out is if we don't go up next season we'll have no Abraham, no Grealish and most likely no McGinn so next season. So all this blaming the bad run on Grealish being injured just shows how vital promotion is this season as we'll have no Grealish next season if we fail.

Yawn!!
Must be bedtime.

[dave.woodhall]

The more Stuart moans about him, the more Dean Smith gets a free pass from me until the end of time.

[VILLA MOLE]

I think its fair to say Deano has a free hand this season, the next window however is crucial as it will define where we are heading and it could go either way.  Have written this season off.  I am 100% behind Dean Smith but am realistic to know he doesn't have a  5 year  window like a certain former manager thinks he's got at Sheff Wed to get things right.

Nope Smith doesn't get a free hand this season Bruce wasn't allowed to have one (by some) so Smith isn't allowed one either.

Thing that is important to point out is if we don't go up next season we'll have no Abraham, no Grealish and most likely no McGinn so next season. So all this blaming the bad run on Grealish being injured just shows how vital promotion is this season as we'll have no Grealish next season if we fail.

Bloody Hell is anybody staying ??

[Behind Bluenose Lines]

I think its fair to say Deano has a free hand this season, the next window however is crucial as it will define where we are heading and it could go either way.  Have written this season off.  I am 100% behind Dean Smith but am realistic to know he doesn't have a  5 year  window like a certain former manager thinks he's got at Sheff Wed to get things right.

Nope Smith doesn't get a free hand this season Bruce wasn't allowed to have one (by some) so Smith isn't allowed one either.

Thing that is important to point out is if we don't go up next season we'll have no Abraham, no Grealish and most likely no McGinn so next season. So all this blaming the bad run on Grealish being injured just shows how vital promotion is this season as we'll have no Grealish next season if we fail.

Bloody Hell is anybody staying ??

Us idiots will be...