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I would certainly add my vote to our wingers being at best inconsistent. Yet to understand what El Ghazi's role is to be honest, he seems confused also. A shame as he obviously has talent but no tactical 'nous.' regards, VLD.

I have confidence that 'in Smith we trust' fans mantra that has been prevalent all season will save us. Closely followed by ' we are not in the bottom three' mantra, another favourite. Regards, VLD.

Personally I don't think Mings has enough aggression in his game. He is a huge specimen but have you ever seen him intimidate anybody, I haven't. Regards, VLD.

Yet again I will emphasise that I don't necessarily want Dean to leave. I would love him to stay but the issue I have with his overall performance is that he seems unable to learn from his mistakes. Doing the same things and expecting different results is defined as lunacy. ATB VLD.

Human nature is the same now as it was when 'man' crawled on all fours. Some people will always be as helpful and willing to please as they can. Some are only interested in themselves and couldn't give a toss about anybody else. The first group just need asking to do something. The second group need 'instructing.' See today's 'panic buying' for example. ATB. VLD.

Yes they will, but unfortunatly not at Aston Villa....

Perhaps your nurse could help you......

Could you expand your argument without swearing. It just makes you sound like an idiot. Regards, VLD.

'Similar circumstances '.... Potter 62.5 million spent in summer Smith 146 million spent in summer not exactly similar then...... ATB VLD

Getting relegated Isn't an ' achievement ' me old cocker..... ATB. VLD.

Yes and the club is now on its way back to the championship . Is that what you want? ATB. vLD.

I don't think spending£146 million in the summer is taking our premier league position for granted. Plus another splurge in the winter window....That money was spent with the sole purpose of ensuring we stayed in the league.... ATB. VLD.

I can't recall thinking that we would be relegated considering the vast amount of money spent in the Summer. I did imagine that we might start slowly until Dean was able to incorporate his tactics and football philosophy . Unfortunately he has been unable to improve our players and generally speaking the team has performed a little worse each month until we were presented with watching complete chaos. The corona virus might just 'save' us from relegation. But what now if nothing changes with the team..... ATB VLD.

Unfortunately I can see McGinn and Grealish leaving in the summer. It's how the Premier league operates. Contracts mean nothing these days. The 'big' clubs will always take the cream from the small clubs ( that's us I'm afraid ). This is another reason why the club spiralling into the relegation zone has been a disaster. ATB VLD.

Oops, my reply was intended to 'oxfordvilla' post. Sorry for any confusion.....

I think you have made some interesting points here and they are worth making of course.....but......apart from sort of hoping for the best and crossing our fingers I don't personally think Dean is the answer. A forum is all about opinions and that is what makes them interesting and worthwhile so I will respectfully disagree with you here as I simply don't see the 'progress 'you see.... ATB. VLD.

P.S. Still waiting for anybody to forward a reason to keep Dean that reflects his tactical brilliance or astute buying in the transfer market. Most on here simply describe him as ' a nice bloke', which he probably is.... 'Nice blokes' tend to disappear in the harsh world of football management unfortunately... ATB VLD

I hear what you are saying and you have made some fair points but..".. I have suggested two 'possible' replacements ( please revisit my previous post ). You haven't stated why you think Dean is a 'success' ( note inverted comma's , not trying to take the 'mick') I never said I was clever.....I'm just giving my opinion , like you....... ATB VLD.

It would appear that the football season is finished as from now for this season at least. If the club decide to make a change then now would be ideal to give the new manager time to asses his players and introduce his own coaching philosophy. Obviously changing managers too often is not something that any club would take lightly. But what do you do when the incumbent is so clearly out of his depth..... ATB VLD.

Yes , that's the million dollar question isn't it. A young , unproven Graham Potter or an old experienced Sam Allardyce? I honestly don't know. What I do see is that Smith is failing. ATB. VLD.

Dean was given his contract extension when when the club was in 15 th position and only 4 points above the relegation zone. Obviously if we were to finish in that position then I think every fan would be happy and Dean would be deserving of a new contract , maybe. I thought that giving the manager a contract extension so early in the season was crazy as it was too early to judge the managers performance. It appears that I was correct. Since then the club has been sliding steadily towards relegation with the teams performances getting worse ( by and large ) every week. Wether sacking Dean would save us from relegation is impossible to forecast but I just don't see him as a Premier manager, he simply has no tactical skills ( just look at our defence ) and the player recruitment has been an embarrassing waste of money. Some may disagree with my analysis and I welcome his supporters posting on here and expanding on his abilities. ATB VLD.

We all want the same thing, which is a successful football club. We simply have different ideas how to achieve that aim. Having different opinions is normal and should be respected.... ( which you do , btw ). ATB. VLD.

I'm fine with that, you may well be proven right...... ATB. VLD.

ATB-----All The Best.... VLD....this is a bit of a joke with another poster....not malicious at all, but he hasn't got it yet so I will keep it to myself if you don't mind...

No problem at all old chap. ATB. VLD.