Reivax_Villa

Well to be fair he is proven in the Champions League which is considered a European top league.

There are certainly different styles to being a sporting director. heavily recruitment based/ Philosophy based ect

I will hold my hands up and say that I got it wrong in terms wanting him sacked. Dean Smith looks to thrive in pressure and likes being the underdog. I still have reservations about him but because he has improved towards the last 5 games of the season I will dismiss those for the time being. The players seem to like him and it will be his 3rd season with us which is good in terms of stability. I think he would benefit from some additional help in the coaching department. Looking forward to next season.

I’m very excited about this appointment to be honest and Michael Emenalo should be a no brainier to be honest but I am open to other appointments.

He is one of my favourite Villa players. His goals and assist have brought me so much delight over the past few years that they are part of my own memories. He is a big influence in the dressing room and he is very vocal. He has been at this club since the we were trying to find our feet in the championship and next season will be his 5th. Top professional!

Problem with Eddie Howe is his man management. I’ve heard whispers from ex players at Bournemouth of his Jekyl and Hyde personality. A lot of his signings don’t do well however his existing core from the Championship are the ones that pull through for him.

Chris Wood would get you ten premier league goals minimum. I would consider him Burnley need the money imo.

Proved me wrong! Well done DS!

He has just seen a 17 year old leave a championship club to join Dortmund. He is probably thinking to himself that he needs to move on and rightly so. He will be going to City, maybe Chelsea. Now is probably the time to show ambition and push on with his career.

I don’t think that our owners will be willing to let him go without a fight if we stay up.. But he deserves to move on and play for a better team with a higher ceiling. Only team that can afford him will be City.

He belongs at this level, he has also bulked up since lockdown. Defensively and offensively he is good and will only get better with experience. He does have the tendency to ball watch but he will improve.

If we stay up.. This transfer window should be interesting. There are going to be a lot of good players available. Cantwell, Buendia, Doucoure ect Premier league experience please and some quality wide players. We also need a quality striker

I woke up feeling happy about last night. Honestly I cannot believe that we have it in our hands for the last game of the season. Arsenal will be be up for it against Watford, they want to fight for places and Deeneys comments about them 3 years ago on BT might bite him. Bournemouth are the dark horse in this and could possibly get a win at Everton. Sunday 4pm will be BIG!

Deano has proved me wrong this evening. He set us up very well tactically

This is literally the best opportunity that we have to stay up. Hopefully the players are fired up for Tuesday!

I agree, the same way scouts still identify players whilst unemployed.

This is the hope. Questions to Purslow if that is not the case.

Fans thinking that relegation is acceptable from a manager because we beat a Liverpool u-18 side to ultimately reach the League cup final..

We got promoted because Grealish dragged us to the playoffs, when Grealish was injured we were playing poorly and he was close to getting the sack. At this time he still did not implement any type of attacking philosophy that he spoke of. He helped identify the players that we now have this season and now people are saying they are not his signings. There are interviews of his saying that he watched Trezeguet play for his country several times. He has has been poor this season, he didn’t change anything when we were losing games and still left us open at the back. He agreed to sign Danny Drinkwater when he has been completely pointless. His game management has been poor, even against Everton, we stopped pressing and we invited pressure, that was a tactical move. If it wasn’t then it’s even more concerning that his players are not taking his instructions. Perhaps you are besotted with him because he is supports the club..

That’s the main point. Purslow needs to pull something out the bag otherwise we will be really questioning him.

Very unlikely we are going to him another year, that would 3 years. We can’t be developing managers hoping that they will do well in their 3rd year.

We haven’t had a top class manager for ten years. I’m gobsmacked that people think that Dean Smith will take us forward. Since then we have continually regressed as a footballing side. We know that a top class manager can do wonders with a team that is not as talented as others.

The owners have invested £150 million in transfers alone, we haven’t even mentioned the cash injections over the past two years or the new training facility. He will be gone if we are relegated, there are no ifs and buts. I like Dean Smith but he is not a top quality coach or tactician. If the owners have looked at Leeds & Wolves they will know that a top manager is more important than the players. I genuinely hope that if we are relegated that they use their financial power to entice a top level Manager and sell this project to him.

Our team showed some spirit against Everton last night. Dean Smith did well to prepare us for yesterday’s game but it was not enough. We do not have time or resources to help develop a manager that we appointed in 2018. We have conceded 66 goals so far this season and conceded the 2nd highest amount of goals in the championship last season. Granted he took charge on the 10th of October but we conceded 5 goals against Nottingham Forest and lost 0-3 against Wigan. His tactics have been poor and his bark has not been bigger than his bite for recruiting the players that he wanted. We need to become ruthless towards under achieving players and management. I find it funny that people use Southampton not sacking manager Ralph Hasenhüttl as an example. He is a top level tactician and coach that was considered as a coup. Southampton are still a premier league club because they tend to hire top quality managers Pochettino, Koeman and any other manager that under performs is sacked. Purslow should have sacked Dean Smith before the winter transfer window but instead he offered him a long term contract. Keeping Dean Smith at this club after we are relegated is small club mentality. With the amount of resources and finances put into this club we should have a process in place after this season has finished in terms sporting director and a manager that can improve the squad drastically. I am also against the narrative that Dean Smith is an attacking coach because the stats would prove otherwise.