Re being his own man, I would agree, and he's capable of building a side over time but needs to be backed to put a structure in line the one he had at Brentford. Watching them now with much of the side Smith out together shows how well they have assembled the structure of the club. We lack that at the moment.
But you don't own a bike.
Do you have a need, a need for speed?
Very much so. It's old school, but at £5 a gram I'm game.
Quote from: Sexual Ealing on July 15, 2020, 10:03:37 PMVery much so. It's old school, but at £5 a gram I'm game.There is some liquorice flavoured LSD you might be interested in? You see allsorts.
Quote from: Allan C on July 15, 2020, 07:52:24 PMQuote from: dave.woodhall on July 15, 2020, 06:54:26 PMSo that's once it's worked, but it's something we have to do.I so wanted this to work with Smith, not because he’s a Villa fan and a “nice bloke” but because his style of play was a vast improvement on what went before. That hasn’t continued in the Premier League sadly but if he showed any sign of an improvement I would love him to stay. I can’t see it though. Can you see where he’s improved?? What are your reasons for retaining him in the Premier League??Because if we stay up he'll have done everything asked of him in both of his seasons, with a cup final appearance as a bonus. More importantly, we have to get out of the 'rip it up and start again' mentality of the past decade.
Quote from: dave.woodhall on July 15, 2020, 06:54:26 PMSo that's once it's worked, but it's something we have to do.I so wanted this to work with Smith, not because he’s a Villa fan and a “nice bloke” but because his style of play was a vast improvement on what went before. That hasn’t continued in the Premier League sadly but if he showed any sign of an improvement I would love him to stay. I can’t see it though. Can you see where he’s improved?? What are your reasons for retaining him in the Premier League??
So that's once it's worked, but it's something we have to do.
Quote from: dave.woodhall on July 15, 2020, 07:59:31 PMQuote from: Allan C on July 15, 2020, 07:52:24 PMQuote from: dave.woodhall on July 15, 2020, 06:54:26 PMSo that's once it's worked, but it's something we have to do.I so wanted this to work with Smith, not because he’s a Villa fan and a “nice bloke” but because his style of play was a vast improvement on what went before. That hasn’t continued in the Premier League sadly but if he showed any sign of an improvement I would love him to stay. I can’t see it though. Can you see where he’s improved?? What are your reasons for retaining him in the Premier League??Because if we stay up he'll have done everything asked of him in both of his seasons, with a cup final appearance as a bonus. More importantly, we have to get out of the 'rip it up and start again' mentality of the past decade.If we stay up, we want to move onto the next stage, which is well beyond His capabilities. Stay up this season and we will be struggling again next season With DS in charge
Quote from: ozzjim on July 15, 2020, 08:44:43 PMRe being his own man, I would agree, and he's capable of building a side over time but needs to be backed to put a structure in line the one he had at Brentford. Watching them now with much of the side Smith out together shows how well they have assembled the structure of the club. We lack that at the moment. It surely can't be beyond our means to just poach the people who worked above/behind him at Brentford. It's clearly a good way of working. I'm just a short bike ride away if the club wants to send me the relevant powerpoint and a signed blank cheque.
Quote from: Rudy65 on July 15, 2020, 10:23:20 PMQuote from: dave.woodhall on July 15, 2020, 07:59:31 PMQuote from: Allan C on July 15, 2020, 07:52:24 PMQuote from: dave.woodhall on July 15, 2020, 06:54:26 PMSo that's once it's worked, but it's something we have to do.I so wanted this to work with Smith, not because he’s a Villa fan and a “nice bloke” but because his style of play was a vast improvement on what went before. That hasn’t continued in the Premier League sadly but if he showed any sign of an improvement I would love him to stay. I can’t see it though. Can you see where he’s improved?? What are your reasons for retaining him in the Premier League??Because if we stay up he'll have done everything asked of him in both of his seasons, with a cup final appearance as a bonus. More importantly, we have to get out of the 'rip it up and start again' mentality of the past decade.If we stay up, we want to move onto the next stage, which is well beyond His capabilities. Stay up this season and we will be struggling again next season With DS in chargeYou have no way of knowing that.
Quote from: Sexual Ealing on July 15, 2020, 09:17:57 PMQuote from: ozzjim on July 15, 2020, 08:44:43 PMRe being his own man, I would agree, and he's capable of building a side over time but needs to be backed to put a structure in line the one he had at Brentford. Watching them now with much of the side Smith out together shows how well they have assembled the structure of the club. We lack that at the moment. It surely can't be beyond our means to just poach the people who worked above/behind him at Brentford. It's clearly a good way of working. I'm just a short bike ride away if the club wants to send me the relevant powerpoint and a signed blank cheque.I agree about getting a decent structure throughout the club, although I am less convinced about the lasting impact of Smith. Well over half the core of Brentford's regular team signed since Smith left: Mbeumo, Jansson, Pinnock, Raya, Norgaard, Jensen. Also, Da Silva only played after Smith left, so he can't really take too much credit for their current team.Brentford may not end up getting promoted, but either Thomas Frank has thus far done better than Smith or their recruitment has gone up a notch since he left.
Because it's that easy, which is why everyone does it. Except they don't.