Dean Smith - Confirmed

[Ian.]

I can’t see how he can be at fault for over half the team forgetting how to pass the ball with any conviction. It was quite painful to watch.

[Monty]

I can’t see how he can be at fault for over half the team forgetting how to pass the ball with any conviction. It was quite painful to watch.

That would be somewhat down to coaching though. They didn't look like they had patterns of movement rehearsed and down.

[PaulWinch again]

Tonight was the complete antithesis of Saturday. On Saturday it looked like we’d looked at Leeds and set up a tactical plan, and a starting 11, specifically designed to beat them. That was great. Tonight we just put out the same team, with the same plan, against a completely different team. It was so poor and tactically naive.

[SoccerHQ]

Hate watching us play 10 men, we are simply never very convincing at all and drop far too many points.

If we want to become a top level team again we simply can't do that and need to develop ruthless edge in this situation as other teams do when we lose a man.

[Rudy65]

I can’t see how he can be at fault for over half the team forgetting how to pass the ball with any conviction. It was quite painful to watch.

That would be somewhat down to coaching though. They didn't look like they had patterns of movement rehearsed and down.

Agreed. It was just hopeful crosses into the box. Where was the conviction or quality to take players on and make things happen. Shows to me the limitations of the management or players or both.

TBH I though we were poor against Leeds. We defended well but we’re poor offensively. Roles were reversed tonight but again offensively we were really lacking quality

[SoccerHQ]

I can’t see how he can be at fault for over half the team forgetting how to pass the ball with any conviction. It was quite painful to watch.

That would be somewhat down to coaching though. They didn't look like they had patterns of movement rehearsed and down.

Agreed. It was just hopeful crosses into the box. Where was the conviction or quality to take players on and make things happen. Shows to me the limitations of the management or players or both.

TBH I though we were poor against Leeds. We defended well but we’re poor offensively. Roles were reversed tonight but again offensively we were really lacking quality

We're good when we have something to hold onto.

Even with this good season we're having it's sobering seeing we've only claimed one point in games we've been behind in at any stage.

Again there's something a bit wrong there and we need to improve on that to become top 6 again in the future.

[Mister E]

The team started sloppily; the first 10-12 minutes were really painful. That is probably down to how the team were prepared. In tonight's case, not well.
As Paul Winch says above, there seemed to be an expectation that the game would be the same as vs Leeds. Clearly, wrong.

[ChicagoLion]

Another lazy team selection and then not reacting when it wasn’t working.

[Uknowthescore]

He’s took us as far as he can.  If we’ve got aspirations of being a top 6 club the owners need to get rid in the summer. To be a top 6 club you need a top manager, deano ain’t it I’m afraid

[dave.woodhall]

He’s took us as far as he can.  If we’ve got aspirations of being a top 6 club the owners need to get rid in the summer. To be a top 6 club you need a top manager, deano ain’t it I’m afraid

And the winner is........

[Ian.]

He’s took us as far as he can.  If we’ve got aspirations of being a top 6 club the owners need to get rid in the summer. To be a top 6 club you need a top manager, deano ain’t it I’m afraid

That’s absolute bollocks, how can you know that? It’s work in progress and since he’s joined he’s done fantastic in a very short space of time. Ridiculous thing to say.

[AV82EC]

He’s took us as far as he can.  If we’ve got aspirations of being a top 6 club the owners need to get rid in the summer. To be a top 6 club you need a top manager, deano ain’t it I’m afraid

Utterly clueless comments. Smith deserves some criticism for tonights "performance" but to suggest we need to get rid, deary me.

[Legion]

He’s took us as far as he can.  If we’ve got aspirations of being a top 6 club the owners need to get rid in the summer. To be a top 6 club you need a top manager, deano ain’t it I’m afraid

Wow. Just, wow.

[Ads]

What a load of absolute shite.

[Legion]

He is blinkered with his appraisal of certain players and use of tactical substitutions at the right time but to get rid of him? After what we have achieved since the end of last season? Utter nonsense.