Jay.P.A

Like it or not - Smith is/was responsible for building that Brentford team that virtually showed our team how to play football, with a tiny budget compared to everyone. I believe in Smith until/if he fails with his 'own' team. It's like this; You hired a builder to sort your big house out. This builder has a reputation of doing a 'decent' job. You have some tools but the builder tells you he needs to buy his own tools to do that job. So off you go, and you buy EVERYTHING the builder wanted to do the job. He goes on to buy older brands which were tried and tested and paid a lot of money for them. He also borrowed a few tools from his mates. Anyway, the builder starts his work, and your house starts to look good/decent. His methods probably aren't the best - he uses a lot of quick fixes, and uses the wrong tools for certain jobs - but the results seem to be working. Then you start realising although the house looks OK, the builder seems to be falling short. Some of things he promised, it looks like he won't deliver. It looks OK, its just not what you paid. For the money you paid the builder (top dollar) and paid for his tools, it's not going to finish as you wanted. The builder becomes unreliable and you decide to tell the builder that you're going to not going to use him anymore. You then look for another builder - a younger builder who comes recommended from various people. He has taken jobs before and has produced great results from his limited resources. You bring him in, and he tells you straight away that the work the old builder did was unfortunately not very good for the long term, and if you want it to be done you need to start the work again. You tell him that the tools you've already bought need to be used, even though the tools are absolutely shit now and don't work properly. The builder agrees to work with old shit tools but says the results might not be great. He'll try his damn best but the methods he uses, these tools won't be suitable. You ask him to try and after a few months, you'll buy him the tools he needs to do his job correctly. Long story short, Dean Smith has to use Steve Bruce's old, shit tools. Until Smith buys his own players and can put his coaching into place, I'm going to back him.

I tell you what, I'm at work right now when I get home I'll respond to this.

'Great job' which included a lot of shite as well. Look at it objectively.

He didn't announce it, the relative of the lad who needed the wheelchair did. He's class. Can't wait until he's back.

If it doubt, stamp it out Love it. Proper defender in our team now. The stamp IMO was not deliberate - he's a big guy and the striker fell right under him as Mings won the ball. Some comments in here are absolutely laughable. Anyway - hopefully he's as big/important for us as Van Dijk is for Liverpool.

THAT'S BLOODY OUTRAGEOUS! GET THE EFL AUTHORITIES INVOLVED!

He genuinely isn't a very good footballer. Surely you could see this? Yes - he has a big heart and gives 100% most of the time. But as of right now, I'd still keep Taylor ahead of him at LB, purely because of the fact we need a left footer at LB and Taylor has actually been decent last couple of games.

Way too early to be judging him. However he does have time, ability and potential on his side. Hopefully he becomes a good player for us.

I'm sorry, has Bannan already signed for us? Or could it be just an obscure link from a paper. Lol chill out everyone.

Yeah I agree with SGC. Murphy will become a very good striker for any side - hopefully it's here rather then elsewhere.

Excellent point.

IGN have given this a perfect 10 rating. Called it a masterpiece. Can't flipping wait to get it after work!!!

Brilliant analysis. Pretty much spot on.

Yesterday, around the 60/65th minute he was under pressure from two players and was almost certain to lose the ball in our own half. Turned away from one player and played Jack through in which he played in El Ghazi. Later on in the game he complete sold their right winger a dummy while under pressure again, right next to our box when they were pressing us higher up the pitch. Yes, there were times when he tried to launch the ball long and it went out for a throw - but he played in Adomah in behind their fullback which was a great ball over the top in the the first half which got us a corner in the end. Just some of the examples to show maybe fans are judging him very harshly.

Funny how opinions can differ. Yesterday and last week, I don't think Neil Taylor has been bad at all. Especially yesterday, Taylor was solid, composed under pressure numerous times, and was good defensively - chased back and got back to recover when the ball was played over him twice to the winger. Hutton on the other hand was absolutely shocking. Yes - he was OK at LB last season but he was crap yesterday and looked a yard off the pace in his natural position. The fact that Norwich targeted Hutton yesterday should tell you all you need to know. In the first half our decent attacks mostly came down the left due to Taylor and Adomah linking well and supporting each other. The amount of times Elmo, Whelan and Tuanzebe had to cover Hutton when he got into the wrong position was shocking.

I don't see any abuse here apart from the fact he is disagreeing with your post.

Rumours saying NSWE want the manager in by the 20th

Hotel? Trivago.

So am I reading this right? A few people are getting upset that he was complaining he didn't get a pass when he was in a good position so he could do his job and score a goal? That's exactly what I want all my forwards to be like. 'GIMME THE *****N BALL NOW SO I CAN SCORE FFS"

in before anyone talks rubbish or is writing him off already. Talented to say the least;

It's because he might have left.....I would've though anyway.

Lol oh ok. ?

Huh?

Honestly mate - I was shocked at some of the comments in this thread. Unbelievable. Has your opinion changed now? The King Is BACK.