The back of the Sun football pull out today had the table after twenty games in Lamberts first year. We only two points worse off so anything is possible if we remember how that season ended. But at the moment it's hard to be too optimistic.
Quote from: ez on December 29, 2019, 05:26:17 PMIf Smith is staying i would hope the owners have among other things, a contingency plan in place for possible relegation and all it's knock on effects, otherwise they're making a massive assumption that we won't go down.A) they will be for sure looking at replacement options in case dean can’t turn this around this month. I would imagine some points targets in place as minimums B) if worst case happened and we went down we would be ok mainly from the sales of Jack, McGinn and Mings. Circa £150m. C) With option b and parachute payments we won’t even be close to ffp issues
If Smith is staying i would hope the owners have among other things, a contingency plan in place for possible relegation and all it's knock on effects, otherwise they're making a massive assumption that we won't go down.
I cannot believe you lot are onto this thread.I'd rather go down with Smith than sack him, to be honest - and I'm confident the club share that mentality. If you've paid attention to any of Purslow's interviews, you'd know that we've begun a long-term project, with Smith at the heart of it. We need some key additions in January and a plan B, not another several years of managerial roundabout.
Quote from: Chipsticks on December 29, 2019, 09:53:54 PMI cannot believe you lot are onto this thread.I'd rather go down with Smith than sack him, to be honest - and I'm confident the club share that mentality. If you've paid attention to any of Purslow's interviews, you'd know that we've begun a long-term project, with Smith at the heart of it. We need some key additions in January and a plan B, not another several years of managerial roundabout.AgreedI bought into the long term project idea because I was fed up of Aston Villa being on the bloody managerial merry go round for years on end.
I'd rather go down with Smith than sack him, to be honest - and I'm confident the club share that mentality.