Dean Smith - Confirmed

[Big Ming]

Having failed to turn up against Watford and also failed to gain 3 points at home against Brentford, Deano is going to be getting some serious stick if we wake up next Sunday morning still on 4 points.

The Fat Spanish Waiter made a couple of cheap ho-hum signings and already has Everton at the races.

I fear there may be trouble ahead.......

[CT]

Plus we lost to Leyton Orient on the Big Match Revisited last night.

[GordonCowansisthegreatest]

Having failed to turn up against Watford and also failed to gain 3 points at home against Brentford, Deano is going to be getting some serious stick if we wake up next Sunday morning still on 4 points.

The Fat Spanish Waiter made a couple of cheap ho-hum signings and already has Everton at the races.

I fear there may be trouble ahead.......

Says he, completely ignoring the fact that both sides had about 6 weeks with the full squad training/preparing for these games and we still haven't had a full squad available!

[ozzjim]

Teams have to cope though. Nothing about the first 60 mins against Watford can be defended. Likewise playing Young in centre mid against Brentford.

Re comparing Smith to others... We play those teams in this league. I accept Tuchel and Chelsea are in another league, but it was an illustration of where Smith struggles for me. Benitez is just a very good manager and the level we should aspire to having at the club.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

Plus we lost to Leyton Orient on the Big Match Revisited last night.

Haha! Deano has done the heavy lifting (sorry, Chico) over the last 3 seasons, now he needs to do the fine tuning. It's a big season for him but if the performance on Saturday is anything to go by he's on the right track.

[Demitri_C]

It stills too early to talk about the sack but i certainly would not be considering offering him a new contract. His performance was dreadful while grealish was injured and our points return so far is poor.

I want to see improvement on  Saturday and 3 points

I do have reservations whether he can take us to europe bug doesnt warrant the sack yet.

[Risso]

Having failed to turn up against Watford and also failed to gain 3 points at home against Brentford, Deano is going to be getting some serious stick if we wake up next Sunday morning still on 4 points.

The Fat Spanish Waiter made a couple of cheap ho-hum signings and already has Everton at the races.

I fear there may be trouble ahead.......

Says he, completely ignoring the fact that both sides had about 6 weeks with the full squad training/preparing for these games and we still haven't had a full squad available!

Watford didn't have anything like a full squad.

[Drummond]

Teams have to cope though. Nothing about the first 60 mins against Watford can be defended. Likewise playing Young in centre mid against Brentford.

No, you're right. Teams should cope without half their first choice players. The manager should be able to coach those second choice players to be as good as the best they have.

[GordonCowansisthegreatest]

Having failed to turn up against Watford and also failed to gain 3 points at home against Brentford, Deano is going to be getting some serious stick if we wake up next Sunday morning still on 4 points.

The Fat Spanish Waiter made a couple of cheap ho-hum signings and already has Everton at the races.

I fear there may be trouble ahead.......

Says he, completely ignoring the fact that both sides had about 6 weeks with the full squad training/preparing for these games and we still haven't had a full squad available!

Watford didn't have anything like a full squad.

But still had 6 weeks to prepare!

[ChicagoLion]

At some point the excuses will run out.

[Hookeysmith]

I think Ings has warranted being dropped on Saturday. His contribution against Chelsea was shocking, irrespective of what formation we played. You do not need formational shape to contribute to running, tackling and genuinely forcing your own involvement in the game.

He needs to do more than just score goals

[Drummond]

At some point the excuses will run out.

And people will move on to the next person to moan about. It was ever thus.

[Sexual Ealing]

Some managers (Bruce) deserve all the stick they get. A manager who hits every target he's given doesn't.

[Chris Smith]

At some point the excuses will run out.

But people thinking that they always know best will be around for ever.

[dave.woodhall]

At some point the excuses will run out.

But saying he can't take us to the next level will never get old.