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I think in terms of recruitment we need to sign players that are physical and aggressive because that’s we have lacked this season. The first appointment is important which will be the DOF and the he will have a hand in appointing a suitable manager for the squad. They won’t have much time for recruitment which is why we cannot have a wholesale of players.

Smith cannot keep his players motivated. I would like to see a manager who is either top tier in Europe that would be considered a coup or a British manager like a Dyche. There are plenty top quality players in the lower leagues that we are missing out on. I would like us to have a director who can identify those players . If you can keep your players motivated you will get a better production from them. I want Villa Park to be a nightmare for away teams. Our identity has always been about pace and power, when was the last time we have had that? im looking forward to the change. Honestly, after this season I really just want to see a more disciplined, organised team with pace and power offensively.

He has been poor but we know he has the ability to cut it at premier league level. Next season is a clean slate for him. Once we have a new manager they should give him the armband. It would be his 3rd season at the club and when fit he leads by example, his character has always been spoken highly of.

My predictions is that Smith will be gone by next weekend. Suso should be gone already but I’m assuming that we are looking for a replacement before sacking him.

Based on our previous years in the Championship I think many of us are aware that a complete rebuild will not be beneficial for this club. It is important that we keep our core Goalkeepers: Heaton, Steer, Nyland Defenders: Hause, Konsa, Engles, Guilbert, Targett. Midfielders: McGinn, Luiz , Hourinhane, Nakamba, Jota Forwards: Wesley & Samatta Add Ramsey, Barry and Chuckwuemeka to the squad And sign some quality wingers and striker and we’re good.

Karlan Grant would be a good signing. He can score at Championship and Premier league level

Purslow won’t leave he is a minority investor at the club. The project has failed pretty much. Purslow will need to come up with a new one.

Oh Suso has to go too and I’ve been vocal about him when he first joined. Smith to me shows that he is does not have what it takes to be a top level manager. He doesn’t act like he deserves to be in this league to me he is just happy to be in this situation.

The problem is that Smith does not have the players working for him and the club. If your players are not willing to run through brick walls for their manager then to me it means he has no control over the dressing room. This is why he has to go.

If we get relegated which is likely we deserve to. The manager and squad have come into this league with no bite, no aggression. The team is soft, mostly smiling after each match with gratitude.. Last season we had some aggressive players that lack quality but worked hard, Jedinak, Whelan. We never replaced those players and that is just the tip of the surface in terms of our poor recruitment. If we come back into this league I hope we are drilled defensively, aggressive on and off the ball and own a pest of a striker that defenders will hate. Despite the poor decision making from the referee,I still want smith to go. We need a manager that players will run through brick walls for and we need a manager that is not soft. In three weeks time, he will be gone and so will a few more players. Villa Fans hang on tight!

He needs more work on his game he will get a move but not for the fee that we want.

Absolutely blowing..

Hause and Konsa have performed better than him this season

Really? Why?

What is everyone’s thoughts on Roberto Martinez?

It’s the most difficult position to employ. Even top clubs struggle to find anyone of a higher quality if there is a such a thing.. It’s a niche role.

To be fair Barnsley have produced a few players over the past few years. Holgate ,Stones ,Lindsay, Mawson. They produce a lot of defenders.

Has anyone watched this video? Brought up some interesting points.

There are sporting directors that we don’t know of that are have a deep analytical understanding of the game. So a big name is not necessary as a replacement.

I don’t think that the Sporting Director market is similar to the Manager/Head Coach market in terms of big names. We could bring in someone who is relatively unknown like Stuart Webber at Norwich or Max Eberl at Gladbach or maybe someone lower profile. The point is all the money in the world cannot get you the best Sporting Director because look at Man Utd. This is going to be the more difficult appointment. You’re seeking for someone that can recruit players that can fit into a system that suits the clubs playing style for good value. Someone that is able to contribute heavy in finding replacement managers and coaches for the club and more.

I have expressed my concerns with his appointment nearly two years ago. I wanted him to prove me wrong, sadly he didn’t. Moving forward we should be looking for someone who is innovative and is able to build a team to support the manager and the club.

Unai Emery. If there is a project in place and the money is right. He will take a one year rolling contract.

I feel that mistakes have been made from Purslow’s appointment of Suso to JT given an assistant coach apprenticeship. I have had reservations about DS whilst he was at Brentford. The assistant manager appointed by their director ultimately improved Brentford in many ways and he is now about to lead them to the PL as their manager. Dean Smith has not produced the results. He has made numerous poor decisions and he cannot apply the knowledge he speaks of in interviews. Suso has not identified the right players and as a collective him and DS do not work. One if not both need to be gone by this time next month latest. As I said previously, we should look to Germany for a new manager and DOF. This summer we try to retain our core players and sell our high profile players and build on from there.

Who else saw the footage of DS & Purslow?

We tend to sign managers that are not use to having a transfer budget to recruit higher quality players, I.e Lambert, Sherwood, Di Matteo, Bruce and now Smith. The moment they are given a budget they make poor recruitment choices. Would Dyche be any different?