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Offline Risso

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Re: Dean Smith - Confirmed
« Reply #4980 on: December 05, 2019, 08:17:51 PM »
If he's such a bad manager and been "making poor game management choices since he joined" how did we get promoted breaking a club record along the way - sorcery? 

Who on earth said "he's such a bad manager"?  He clearly isn't, but he's also not perfect, and in my opinion his in-game management is one of his weaker areas.

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Re: Dean Smith - Confirmed
« Reply #4981 on: December 05, 2019, 08:45:45 PM »
Crikey, I’m lost for words. Our run from February and also the whole change in culture in such  a short space of time, doesn’t count for anything?

We’ve witnessed such dross for years and years to a really exciting, progressive and exciting style and Smith’s been written off already? He’s transformed this squad in a very short space of time to something quite special. Yes he’s made mistakes but so does everyone.

In all honesty I think we got promoted a year earlier than expected and we just need to keep improving and learning. I really don’t know what some people expect. It wasn’t great last night but it wasn’t as bad as some have said. The Wolves game was more of a shocker but also we have to remember they, like a Chelsea are very good established teams.

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Re: Dean Smith - Confirmed
« Reply #4982 on: December 05, 2019, 09:02:52 PM »
Referring to my earlier post referring to Pochettino - if a more experienced manager/coach comes onto the market we should be ruthless and ambitious - fair play to Smith for getting us promoted but if we want to be successful we need to get the best available - I daresay a defeat to Citeh at the weekend and Salford will be ditching Solskaer (sp?) And going for Pochettino

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Re: Dean Smith - Confirmed
« Reply #4983 on: December 05, 2019, 09:58:55 PM »
I have noticed a trend on here over recent years. We lose a  game or two and suddenly people seem to lose a bit of sense of reality or lose their shit, maybe a bit of both. Posts like keltzers amaze me really, it's almost as if us getting promoted passed him by completley or the way we were promoted  wasn't good enough for him.

Smith has had to do so much in such a short space of time and it's still a learning curve for him as manager and its also a learning curve for the club as well. Let's just finish out of the bottom three and take it from there.

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Re: Dean Smith - Confirmed
« Reply #4984 on: December 05, 2019, 10:16:57 PM »
I’m with you Clampy. I do get what FCTM says above, sometimes being ruthless works. I get what Risso is saying, maybe Smith needs to act quicker on our substitutions. I also understand frustration especially during the game or even straight after but those posts by keltzers are utter bat shit crazy.

Offline PeterWithesShin

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Re: Dean Smith - Confirmed
« Reply #4985 on: December 05, 2019, 10:40:20 PM »
Silva and Dick Emery are avilable, let's sack Smith and get one of those.

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Re: Dean Smith - Confirmed
« Reply #4986 on: December 05, 2019, 10:52:21 PM »
Sack Smith? FFS! Have we learnt nothing from the bouts of sacking Managers in the not too distant past?  Whilst I think the new contract has come a bit early, although perhaps a clause was hit, he needs time and support.

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Re: Dean Smith - Confirmed
« Reply #4987 on: December 05, 2019, 11:02:52 PM »
I hope we don’t make any stupid decisions regarding changing managers.
If we’d consistently been in the bottom 2 or 3 then there is a small element of doubt but we’re not.
We’re in a group of sides that will swop places with each other all season probably and as long we stay up then that’s fine by me.
Personally I’ve seen more than enough to convince me that we’ll be ok.

Offline PeterWithesShin

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Re: Dean Smith - Confirmed
« Reply #4988 on: December 05, 2019, 11:06:25 PM »
Pardew is available, we should get him. Plenty of experience.

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Re: Dean Smith - Confirmed
« Reply #4989 on: December 05, 2019, 11:49:10 PM »
Pardew is available, we should get him. Plenty of experience.

Behave, or it's the naughty step for you........

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Re: Dean Smith - Confirmed
« Reply #4990 on: December 05, 2019, 11:50:56 PM »
Glenn Roeder might do a job for us.

Offline Damo70

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Re: Dean Smith - Confirmed
« Reply #4991 on: December 06, 2019, 12:05:21 AM »
I will see you your Alan Pardew and Glenn Roeder and raise you a Joe Kinnear.

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Re: Dean Smith - Confirmed
« Reply #4992 on: December 06, 2019, 01:29:09 AM »
Once we've played Leicester 6 of our last 7 games will have been against the top 6. After that it's a more favourable run. Anyone who wants a change needs sectioning to be frank. Look at our previous run of managers. He's had a brilliant year.

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Re: Dean Smith - Confirmed
« Reply #4993 on: December 06, 2019, 01:30:09 AM »
I don't think anyone has been suggesting they want a change, have they?

Offline Mellin

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Re: Dean Smith - Confirmed
« Reply #4994 on: December 06, 2019, 01:31:41 AM »
Something I heard tonight. Should've stated that.

 


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