Dean Smith - Confirmed

[manic-road]

I've never thought that he should be kept on if he takes us down.  That would be unacceptable.

Worked well at Burnley, going onto gain European footy.

[Three Spires Villa]

Going down should be seen as a failure. If we keep Dean or not, in that circumstance is up to the owners. If it was me, I think I would keep him. However I am a little worried if Dean can cut it as a manager at this level.

[Steve67]

I think the owners will review the situation if we are in the bottom three on January 1st, given we'll have played all the bottom teams by that point.

[Ian.]

SGT nearly took us down after he got us back up, that first season was a right struggle but we persevered and the on nearly went and won the league.

[garyshawsknee]

SGT nearly took us down after he got us back up, that first season was a right struggle but we persevered and the on nearly went and won the league.

After Sunday's game I thought thank God there was no internet in 1989, SGT would have been slaughtered.

[Louzie0]

The fitness thing allways gets raised after a run of poor results.
Check out the 2 boat race crews after the race.
The victors look like they could row it again, the losers have hands down breathing heavily looking totally shagged out.

That’s a really good point!
They do.
I agree, you can’t underestimate the power of positive thinking, adrenaline and serotonin (if that’s the natural high I mean) when a final assault on the oppo’s defence has paid off.
If it hasn’t, you’re right, everything negative kicks in.

[Three Spires Villa]

SGT nearly took us down after he got us back up, that first season was a right struggle but we persevered and the on nearly went and won the league.

After Sunday's game I thought thank God there was no internet in 1989, SGT would have been slaughtered.

Could that argument / point of view, have been used to keep Bruce or Lambert?

[Nelly]

Lambert had a long, long time to get things right though. He even had time to re-invent us into a total football machine based on his travels in Germany.

[Three Spires Villa]

Lambert had a long, long time to get things right though. He even had time to re-invent us into a total football machine based on his travels in Germany.

Yes he did ha ha

[Ian.]

SGT nearly took us down after he got us back up, that first season was a right struggle but we persevered and the on nearly went and won the league.

After Sunday's game I thought thank God there was no internet in 1989, SGT would have been slaughtered.

Could that argument / point of view, have been used to keep Bruce or Lambert?

No, not really. Lambert had enough to time and Bruce had pocket full of cash to get us up. He turned us around and fair play, but his time had come. In all honesty I think we came up ahead of schedule or maybe unexpectedly. We’re not quite ready and the money we spent is not a lot in the real terms of this league.

Anyway I still believe in a Smith and can’t believe after what he has done he’s being seriously questioned already. Ok it’s not been perfect but at times it’s been better than I hoped. We haven’t quite had the rub of the green and we haven’t had the nous or experience to come away with the 3 points we have often deserved. We’re still learning and rebuilding and if history is anything to go on so was SGT.

[ChicagoLion]

I was watching Snodgrass and thinking how valuable someone with his nous might have been to this team.
We really don’t have anyone to help the guys on the pitch see out a game.

[Ian.]

Yes I agree, he’d be brilliant for us this season.

[cdbearsfan]

I was watching Snodgrass and thinking how valuable someone with his nous might have been to this team.
We really don’t have anyone to help the guys on the pitch see out a game.

That's why I wouldn't be as averse as some to signing one or two older heads. Just one or two, and not on crazy length contracts.

[Ian.]

There’s old heads like Snoddy and Milner and then there’s your Lescotts and co.

[cdbearsfan]

Well, quite. Obviously we would need to get it right, but the same goes for younger targets. We have signed some incredibly average players in the last decade.