Dean Smith - Confirmed

[ChicagoLion]

I have faith Smith will finally get it. I don’t expect to see Barkley starting for much longer. It’s been obvious and Smith is either a slow learner or just stubborn, but I think he’s got it now.

either trait is not great, I bet Barkley is first name on the team sheet.

[SoccerHQ]

Anywhere in the top half would be a good season. Its next season and the push for champions league qualification that gets interesting.  We definately need to learn some new tactics though.

We would have to sign amazingly well and even better than last summer to be anywhere close to 4th in 12 months time imo.

This season is a bit like 15/16, likes of West Ham and obviously Leicester finished above Liverpool and Chelsea. Have a look at the table and points difference between top 6 and 7th the next season.

Those teams will do what they always do and sack managers and/or spend 200m and go again.

Top half should be the target this season and then try to finish 7th or 8th next season and also have a good cup run. Then perhaps we can push on the following year although I suspect a couple of our star players might be thinking about their peak years by then so hopefully our squad will be stronger to deal with it.

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Anywhere in the top half would be a good season. Its next season and the push for champions league qualification that gets interesting.  We definately need to learn some new tactics though.

We would have to sign amazingly well and even better than last summer to be anywhere close to 4th in 12 months time imo.

This season is a bit like 15/16, likes of West Ham and obviously Leicester finished above Liverpool and Chelsea. Have a look at the table and points difference between top 6 and 7th the next season.

Those teams will do what they always do and sack managers and/or spend 200m and go again.

Top half should be the target this season and then try to finish 7th or 8th next season and also have a good cup run. Then perhaps we can push on the following year although I suspect a couple of our star players might be thinking about their peak years by then so hopefully our squad will be stronger to deal with it.

I expect we will spend heavily again though, which I'm not sure some of the others can.

[Bobby Boy]

Smith needs to be brave now, drop Barkley and trust Sanson and Ramsey to start and push McGinn further forward.

Dean shouldn't need to be brave to leave Barkley out if players are chosen on performances. Nakamba has been left out recently having played well in his previous game.

No-one apart from Barkley, Barkley's mum or his agent could complain if he was left out based on recent performances.

[Sexual Ealing]

Smith needs to be brave now, drop Barkley and trust Sanson and Ramsey to start and push McGinn further forward.

Dean shouldn't need to be brave to leave Barkley out if players are chosen on performances. Nakamba has been left out recently having played well in his previous game.

No-one apart from Barkley, Barkley's mum or his agent could complain if he was left out based on recent performances.

Or perhaps the Chelsea lawyer who wrote the terms of his loan deal?

[SoccerHQ]

Anywhere in the top half would be a good season. Its next season and the push for champions league qualification that gets interesting.  We definately need to learn some new tactics though.

We would have to sign amazingly well and even better than last summer to be anywhere close to 4th in 12 months time imo.

This season is a bit like 15/16, likes of West Ham and obviously Leicester finished above Liverpool and Chelsea. Have a look at the table and points difference between top 6 and 7th the next season.

Those teams will do what they always do and sack managers and/or spend 200m and go again.

Top half should be the target this season and then try to finish 7th or 8th next season and also have a good cup run. Then perhaps we can push on the following year although I suspect a couple of our star players might be thinking about their peak years by then so hopefully our squad will be stronger to deal with it.

I expect we will spend heavily again though, which I'm not sure some of the others can.

FFP has limited us a bit according to Purslow over last two years so would help if we could start moving on squad players for 5-10m like most of our rivals can do with ease. Hourihane, El Ghazi and Nakamba all fit into that category and at least their general performances this season for us and someone else have kept their values reasonably good, we should be getting at least 5m for Hourihane given his impact at Swansea for instance.

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Anywhere in the top half would be a good season. Its next season and the push for champions league qualification that gets interesting.  We definately need to learn some new tactics though.

We would have to sign amazingly well and even better than last summer to be anywhere close to 4th in 12 months time imo.

This season is a bit like 15/16, likes of West Ham and obviously Leicester finished above Liverpool and Chelsea. Have a look at the table and points difference between top 6 and 7th the next season.

Those teams will do what they always do and sack managers and/or spend 200m and go again.

Top half should be the target this season and then try to finish 7th or 8th next season and also have a good cup run. Then perhaps we can push on the following year although I suspect a couple of our star players might be thinking about their peak years by then so hopefully our squad will be stronger to deal with it.

I expect we will spend heavily again though, which I'm not sure some of the others can.

FFP has limited us a bit according to Purslow over last two years so would help if we could start moving on squad players for 5-10m like most of our rivals can do with ease. Hourihane, El Ghazi and Nakamba all fit into that category and at least their general performances this season for us and someone else have kept their values reasonably good, we should be getting at least 5m for Hourihane given his impact at Swansea for instance.

Think we could get £10m for Trez too. £15m for both Trez and El Ghazi and somebody of real quality coming in would strengthen the squad.

Be interested to see if Ramsey can play as a wide attacking midfielder/forward too.

Horuihane and Nakamba are also a pair we could get money for.

[OCD]

Being assured of a third year of Premier League football should make a difference to FFP too. We couldn't afford to offer Callum Wilson the same wages that Newcastle could, for instance, which was said to be down to FFP.

[aj2k77]

We've lost 5 of the last 9 now. It's probably time to make a little change. Same players same formation same tactics week in week out isn't enough.

[Mellin]

Yeah, it's time to change things up. We've shipped too much water to have an incredible season now, but could still have a very good one.

[kippaxvilla2]

Fuming Dean Smith bemoaned a triple whammy after Aston Villa skipper Jack Grealish was ruled out.

Smith revealed he pulled Grealish out of training on Friday after the star suffered discomfort in his leg.

The Villa boss was then further frustrated to see online rumours emerge over the weekend of Grealish's injury which alerted the Foxes.

To deepen Smith's woes, Leicester capitalised to exploit the absence of Villa's talisman in a 2-1 Premier League win.

Boss Smith fumed: “I have been made aware that on social media there have been rumours he wasn't going to play.

“If it has been coming out of our training ground then I will find out where that is coming from and reprimand it.

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I recall after we beat them at the Crisp Bowl having a browse over FoxesTalk. Quite a few wanted Rodgers gone. Funny old bunch football fans.

[brontebilly]

Fuming Dean Smith bemoaned a triple whammy after Aston Villa skipper Jack Grealish was ruled out.

Smith revealed he pulled Grealish out of training on Friday after the star suffered discomfort in his leg.

The Villa boss was then further frustrated to see online rumours emerge over the weekend of Grealish's injury which alerted the Foxes.

To deepen Smith's woes, Leicester capitalised to exploit the absence of Villa's talisman in a 2-1 Premier League win.

Boss Smith fumed: “I have been made aware that on social media there have been rumours he wasn't going to play.

“If it has been coming out of our training ground then I will find out where that is coming from and reprimand it.

Deano would best off reprimanding the likes of Ross Barkley and his shameful performance today rather than worrying about rumours online about Jack's injury (which judging by Leicester's starting line up they weren't aware of). Seems like deflection tactics in truth.

[Villan82]

He hasn't used the squad properly. We had a tonne of games in a short period and he rarely rotated or during games made changes.

He's a good manager but that aspect needs to improve if he wants to get to the next level. I am sure he will.

[Scott Nielsen]

Smith needs to be brave now, drop Barkley and trust Sanson and Ramsey to start and push McGinn further forward.

Dean shouldn't need to be brave to leave Barkley out if players are chosen on performances. Nakamba has been left out recently having played well in his previous game.

No-one apart from Barkley, Barkley's mum or his agent could complain if he was left out based on recent performances.

Or perhaps the Chelsea lawyer who wrote the terms of his loan deal?

Surely we (or anyone else) would never sign a contract stipulating someone is guaranteed a starting position. I just can't belive that.