Quote from: Three Spires Villa on January 19, 2019, 05:11:40 PMAutomatic gone & play offs gone, here for another seasonIm wondering have we settled for that at management and board level already?The two signings already made this month certainly dont seem the types to come straight into a team.Elphick, Steer and Green all back from loans and a bunch of players in the last few months of their contracts still involved in the first team.Has an end of days feel to it.Grealish's injury was obviously a huge below but Ive been distinctly unimpressed by Smith since then. We have completely fallen apart.
Automatic gone & play offs gone, here for another season
Nothing will change until we sign at least two quality defenders and two quality midfielders. But I’m afraid question do have to be asked about both Smith and Terry. Something stinks about the place again.
Although we don’t like it and don’t want to admit it but with the prima Donna big earners going at end of season and loans , if not some in rest of this month, it’s not going to get better for a long long while . Can’t afford big earners, lot more dead wood needs to go, there’s little chance we’ll be using high paid loanees .We’ll end up with squad similar to DS used to like Brentford come this time next year and it’ll be up to him to coach and get results.While all that change going on and another 3 prem teams get relegated with parachute payments plus those already in championship still with parachutes spending bigger than us being around, there’s an awful lot of rebuilding to do.I’ve been frustrated with DS the last few weeks thinking if it was Bruce, we’d be throwing more than savoys by now and he’s going the same way, but we’ve got nothing more than we got at the moment .Pointless slagging current regime at mo we just got to buckle in and enjoy the next 2 or 3 years ride best we canEdit...oh and btw if Steer or Nyland had played today they would have saved the first goal quite easily . We would have then won the game with a very mediocre performance like most other mid table teams do
Can we send bolaise back now If he is on 70k a week , what a balls up that is.
The time to judge DS is when he gets his own team together. Grealish and Tuanzebe are big losses - as soon as they return I'm sure results will improve. Still a good chance of the play-offs....
Quote from: Deano's Mullet on January 19, 2019, 05:01:27 PMMore two twos than a ballet dancer. Point rescued but rubbish again. Defence and midfield terrible, only rescued by decent attack again. Play offs still in reach but no chance with these losers and big questions about Mr Smith.Big questions - boy there’s some hyperbole on this thread, there really is. Here’s been here 2 mins, trying to turn round 7/8 seasons of decline - and your questioning him already.
More two twos than a ballet dancer. Point rescued but rubbish again. Defence and midfield terrible, only rescued by decent attack again. Play offs still in reach but no chance with these losers and big questions about Mr Smith.
Quote from: TonyD on January 19, 2019, 05:23:03 PMNothing will change until we sign at least two quality defenders and two quality midfielders. But I’m afraid question do have to be asked about both Smith and Terry. Something stinks about the place again. Yes of cource it does but he was a 'please the fans appointment' just like Lambert and I expect he will be given far more time than his managerial ability deserves. We all saw how that ended.
Quote from: passport1 on January 19, 2019, 05:29:46 PMQuote from: TonyD on January 19, 2019, 05:23:03 PMNothing will change until we sign at least two quality defenders and two quality midfielders. But I’m afraid question do have to be asked about both Smith and Terry. Something stinks about the place again. [/quoteYes of cource it does but he was a 'please the fans appointment' just like Lambert and I expect he will be given far more time than his managerial ability deserves. We all saw how that ended.Smith hasn't been here long he may be the answer he may not.I'll reserve judgement on him until he has had a pre-season and has brought some of his own players in.Seems you and some others have already made their minds up. I’ve not made my mind up about Smith but I think even losing Jack and Axel doesn’t explain how we have reverted to shit mode. I think something stinks in this squad of players and if I was Smith I would send all the loans back , drop most of the rest and only play those with a genuine attitude to compete.
Quote from: TonyD on January 19, 2019, 05:23:03 PMNothing will change until we sign at least two quality defenders and two quality midfielders. But I’m afraid question do have to be asked about both Smith and Terry. Something stinks about the place again. [/quoteYes of cource it does but he was a 'please the fans appointment' just like Lambert and I expect he will be given far more time than his managerial ability deserves. We all saw how that ended.Smith hasn't been here long he may be the answer he may not.I'll reserve judgement on him until he has had a pre-season and has brought some of his own players in.Seems you and some others have already made their minds up.
Nothing will change until we sign at least two quality defenders and two quality midfielders. But I’m afraid question do have to be asked about both Smith and Terry. Something stinks about the place again. [/quoteYes of cource it does but he was a 'please the fans appointment' just like Lambert and I expect he will be given far more time than his managerial ability deserves. We all saw how that ended.