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Offline SheffieldVillain

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Re: Dean Smith - Confirmed
« Reply #10500 on: October 07, 2020, 07:32:35 PM »
Saturday is the 2nd Anniversary of Dean Smith's appointment.

1st season - promotion
2nd season - Wembley Final
3rd Season -?

Raise a glass on Saturday, to all that he's done so far.

Then raise a second glass to our future.

3rd Season: F.A. Cup winners. Grealish winner. Picture of Deano and Jack lifting the cup together, two of 'ours' getting us the cup back for the first time in 60+ years. 

Would it ever be possible to better that?

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Re: Dean Smith - Confirmed
« Reply #10501 on: October 07, 2020, 07:48:41 PM »
Saturday is the 2nd Anniversary of Dean Smith's appointment.

1st season - promotion
2nd season - Wembley Final
3rd Season -?

Raise a glass on Saturday, to all that he's done so far.

Then raise a second glass to our future.

3rd Season: F.A. Cup winners. Grealish winner. Picture of Deano and Jack lifting the cup together, two of 'ours' getting us the cup back for the first time in 60+ years. 

Would it ever be possible to better that?


Being there to see it.

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Re: Dean Smith - Confirmed
« Reply #10502 on: October 07, 2020, 08:03:11 PM »
Saturday is the 2nd Anniversary of Dean Smith's appointment.

1st season - promotion
2nd season - Wembley Final
3rd Season -?

Raise a glass on Saturday, to all that he's done so far.

Then raise a second glass to our future.

3rd Season: F.A. Cup winners. Grealish winner. Picture of Deano and Jack lifting the cup together, two of 'ours' getting us the cup back for the first time in 60+ years. 

Would it ever be possible to better that?


Being there to see it.

It’s going to happen isn’t it? This will be the year.

Offline purpletrousers

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Re: Dean Smith - Confirmed
« Reply #10503 on: October 07, 2020, 10:09:35 PM »
Well Dean does take us to Wembley every season, so it’s the only option left, right?

Offline charlatan

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Re: Dean Smith - Confirmed
« Reply #10504 on: October 07, 2020, 10:58:31 PM »
Alas the semi gets you to Wembley.

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Re: Dean Smith - Confirmed
« Reply #10505 on: October 07, 2020, 11:45:05 PM »
Alas the semi gets you to Wembley.

Ah yes, of course.

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Re: Dean Smith - Confirmed
« Reply #10506 on: October 08, 2020, 01:30:20 AM »
Alas the semi gets you to Wembley.

Ah yes, of course.

Ah. But Dean takes us to a final every season........

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Re: Dean Smith - Confirmed
« Reply #10507 on: October 09, 2020, 04:18:02 PM »
And the final day of the season, too! 

I hope all his nay sayers are at least willing to give him time now.  I'm not so naive to believe that it is now going to be a walk in the park, there is a long way to go and there will be many bumps in the road.  There is now some optimism, enthusiasm and hope, something we have all lacked for too long. UTV!

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Re: Dean Smith - Confirmed
« Reply #10508 on: October 09, 2020, 06:30:30 PM »
I'm impressed with the staff he has assembled around him, vastly experienced coaches with the exception of John Terry who, to his credit is there to learn and, if the reports are to be believed, has resisted the opportunity to take the main gig elsewhere. I hope this feel-good feeling continues.

Offline Andy_Lochhead_in_the_air

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Re: Dean Smith - Confirmed
« Reply #10509 on: October 10, 2020, 10:04:59 AM »
Happy anniversary to this thread, long may it continue.

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Re: Dean Smith - Confirmed
« Reply #10510 on: October 10, 2020, 01:52:53 PM »

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Re: Dean Smith - Confirmed
« Reply #10511 on: October 15, 2020, 09:13:53 AM »
Ron Saunders trending in twitter

don’t know if it’s just personalised or it’s nationwide but still nice to see

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Re: Dean Smith - Confirmed
« Reply #10512 on: October 19, 2020, 04:55:34 PM »
Anybody seen his talk at tiger lab on YouTube? I’ve only watched the opening minutes, watching the rest later.

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Re: Dean Smith - Confirmed
« Reply #10513 on: October 19, 2020, 06:03:56 PM »
Well done Dean keep it up.

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Re: Dean Smith - Confirmed
« Reply #10514 on: October 21, 2020, 03:17:22 PM »
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Aston Villa boss Dean Smith says his players are keeping their feet "firmly on the ground" to avoid "getting a bloody nose very quickly".

Villa have won their opening four games and will go top of the Premier League for the first time since 2011 if they avoid defeat by Leeds United on Friday.

But after relegation worries last term, Smith is wary of getting carried away.

"To come through those with maximum points certainly exceeds expectations," he said.

"Sheffield United, Fulham and ourselves would have looked at those opening two games and seen an opportunity to pick up points.

"We managed to win both of them and then you go into Liverpool and Leicester, who are both top-five teams.

"Our feet are firmly on the ground because, if you're off it at any stage in the league, you can get a bloody nose very quickly."

Having escaped relegation to the Championship by a point on the final day of the 2019-20 season, Villa have carried their strong end-of-season form into the new campaign.

A 1-0 win over Sheffield United and 3-0 victory at Fulham was followed by a remarkable 7-2 thrashing of Liverpool and then Sunday's 1-0 victory at Leicester.

Those results mean Villa face Marcelo Bielsa's side with the opportunity of winning five consecutive matches at the start of a season for the first time in their history.

Among the players to have shone for Villa during their excellent start is on-loan Chelsea midfielder Ross Barkley, who marked his debut with a goal against Liverpool before scoring the winner against Leicester.

"He's made a big impact," Smith added.

"The fact we've gone out and managed to entice that calibre of player into the squad has certainly gone down well in the dressing room and with our staff and fans as well.

"He's a top player, who has been in and amongst the Champions League for the last two or three years of his career. He's been a regular starter for England too.

"He's not played the amount of minutes he's wanted to [at Chelsea], and we've managed to get him to Aston Villa.

"His job now is to produce performances for Aston Villa that take the eye of Gareth Southgate and get him back into the England squad."

 


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