Dean Smith - Confirmed

[passport1]

Supporters aren't  in a position to judge potential managers but they can certainly rate the current one. He isn't  good enough for this level.

[Legion]

He has kept us up after getting us up against all odds.

[paul_e]

Mission Accomplished for Dean, I really like the bloke, he’s astute, flexible and tactically sound. I really think most of the problems of this season have been down to the quality of the players he was given rather than his skills.

Still, I think given the deep pockets of the owners there may be better managers out there to move us forward next season.

I don't agree with the bold bit and I don't Smith does either. Watch the post-match interview and he talks about needing to build a squad last summer and players having grown. i don't think for a second he'll be throwing anyone under the bus suggesting he didn't have a good enough squad.

[garyfouroaks]

He has kept us up after getting us up against all odds.

I am not anti- Smith, I am pro Villa.

His Championship credentials with a small club, and big club, are established. His Pl ability unknown. I agree with all of the caveats regarding last season. But is he the best qualified to take us forwards?

It seems likely we will lose Grealish, for a decent fee - spending that wisely will make or break us. Palace are in the same boat with Zaha.

[adrenachrome]

Percy saying the new manager story is bollocks.

John Percy
@JPercyTelegraph
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42m
Replying to
@RW44avfc
Absolute rubbish. Dean will be manager next season and there should be no debate now

[PeterWithe]

Mission Accomplished for Dean, I really like the bloke, he’s astute, flexible and tactically sound. I really think most of the problems of this season have been down to the quality of the players he was given rather than his skills.

Still, I think given the deep pockets of the owners there may be better managers out there to move us forward next season.

I don't agree with the bold bit and I don't Smith does either. Watch the post-match interview and he talks about needing to build a squad last summer and players having grown. i don't think for a second he'll be throwing anyone under the bus suggesting he didn't have a good enough squad.

It was quite clear he didn’t have a good enough squad, we would have targeted 40 points minimum and fell short. I wouldn’t be upset to see Dean in charge at the start of nest season but it’s another huge recruitment job for players and what’s behind him isn’t good enough at present.

[KevinGage]

Such as?

Go through the top 4-6 managers in most of the strongest leagues in Europe and then the top 3 in places like Portugal and the Netherlands for starters. I'd say there might be at least one or two out of that lot that (a) might be better than Deano and (b) might see VP as career progression.

[KevinGage]

I'll add that even if we're seriously looking at the Portuguese bloke or other candidates I hope the club wouldn't leak something like this so soon after we've ensured survival.

Would be a bit classless.

[pauliewalnuts]

Percy saying the new manager story is bollocks.

John Percy
@JPercyTelegraph
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42m
Replying to
@RW44avfc
Absolute rubbish. Dean will be manager next season and there should be no debate now

If Percy is saying it, it's kosher.

[PeterWithesShin]

I'm gutted we aren't getting a manager that was setting Lambert style records at his last club.

*Obviously he'll turn out to be brilliant at his next club.

**Lange I mean, Lambert will be as shit as ever.

[kippaxvilla2]

Talking of a new striker how about Tammy?

[Rudy Can't Fail]

I'll add that even if we're seriously looking at the Portuguese bloke or other candidates I hope the club wouldn't leak something like this so soon after we've ensured survival.

Would be a bit classless.

Jorge Mendes.

[ROBBO]

Smith will not be replaced in the short term but he will need some decent results early on, the owners won't be as patient this time around. Thought from the reaction of the players they are a pretty tight bunch, Jon McGinn was almost back to his best.

[ozzjim]

Smith earned the chance to take this forward by the way he has tightened the defence and found a way to grind results. Replace our front 3 with better players, get Heaton back in goal and buy a top quality box to box midfielder to replace Jack and we will be better next season. Keep Jack too, and we will be even stronger.

[Monty]

Of course he'll be in charge beginning of next season. I'm just not convinced next year will be anything other than a struggle with him to be brutally honest - all season we lacked any sort of real identity in our play, and when we got a run in at the death it was based on skin-of-teeth, siege defending of the kind that makes me wonder if those advocating for Allardyce didn't get their wish in the end, in a way. Not to diminish this, or to say that I'm not really fond of Deano, I really am. I just remain unconvinced. But perhaps that's all for another day.