USA_Villa Posted February 21, 2017 Share Posted February 21, 2017 6 minutes ago, Chindie said: Would Dean Smith be uttered once if he had a connection with, say, Forest? As he's currently one of the top 10 English managers, I'd probably say Yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eastie Posted February 21, 2017 Share Posted February 21, 2017 37 minutes ago, USA_Villa said: It should be Dean Smith Could just as easily find the job way too big for him - too much of a risk - the next one has to be right . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodytom Posted February 21, 2017 Share Posted February 21, 2017 I think we should go into any new manager search fearless. The whole club from top to bottom is terrified of getting it wrong. Even if we're cursed, which were not I truly believe there is a manager out there that can provide me with more than this garbage I've been watching for 6/7 years. I don't care whether he's a safe pair of hands or not, can he get professional footballers stringing 3 passes together? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mykeyb Posted February 21, 2017 Share Posted February 21, 2017 1 hour ago, Eastie said: As a number two yes , not as number one - worked well with Bruce at hull . things seem to have gone tits up since calderwood arrived and started taking training Or on the flip side we stuck a useless Pillock between the sticks who couldn't catch a cold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacketspuds Posted February 21, 2017 Share Posted February 21, 2017 We won't make the play-offs regardless of whether or not we change the manager and I think we'll stay up so I wouldn't bother sacking him until we've got through the rest of the season. Two main reasons are... 1) Bruce may actually get the 18 or so new players in the squad this season to start to find some cohesion and subsequent form to warrant another crack at it next season. 2) If we're still shit at the end of the season I would think that, in the summer, the choice of manager would be better than trying to find someone to take over now. (Unless we go for Rowett). 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eastie Posted February 21, 2017 Share Posted February 21, 2017 6 minutes ago, mykeyb said: Or on the flip side we stuck a useless Pillock between the sticks who couldn't catch a cold. Next 3 games should reveal his future . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post mikeyp102 Posted February 21, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted February 21, 2017 7 hours ago, villanmac said: Rowett is EXACTLY what we need. He's tailored made for eradicating the mercenary, don't give a f**k culture we have had for the past 5 years. I have mate who is close to a few down the blues and they say no-one steps out of line with him. The same was said of Bruce, and prior to coming here rightly so. I just don't get why the clamour for Rowett, yes he did decently at Blues, but if people are unhappy with Bruce's tactics, they'll be in for a surprise under Rowett, where we'll have everyone behind the ball. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USA_Villa Posted February 21, 2017 Share Posted February 21, 2017 BTW. Brentford are 2-0 up away to Sheffield Wednesday. Stop messing around and give Dean Smith a call. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAMAICAN-VILLAN Posted February 21, 2017 Share Posted February 21, 2017 6 minutes ago, USA_Villa said: BTW. Brentford are 2-0 up away to Sheffield Wednesday. Stop messing around and give Dean Smith a call. Just look at the table and realise Huddersfield could actually, realistically win the title. Will say again Wagner is who we should have tried our hardest to get. In typical Villa fashion they will probably go up now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kuwabatake Sanjuro Posted February 21, 2017 Share Posted February 21, 2017 Why are Dean Smith, Rowett and Warburton the most mentioned managers still. They'd all keep Villa up but have fans lost all sense of ambition at all that they will settle for bog standard championship managers. This is meant to be a big club with a supposedly wealthy owner who wants to go places, no more half measures for me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted February 21, 2017 Share Posted February 21, 2017 8 hours ago, kurtsimonw said: Hes a classless prick. He's where he deserves to be. Nowhere. Er why? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mantis Posted February 21, 2017 Share Posted February 21, 2017 2 hours ago, jacketspuds said: We won't make the play-offs regardless of whether or not we change the manager and I think we'll stay up so I wouldn't bother sacking him until we've got through the rest of the season. Two main reasons are... 1) Bruce may actually get the 18 or so new players in the squad this season to start to find some cohesion and subsequent form to warrant another crack at it next season. 2) If we're still shit at the end of the season I would think that, in the summer, the choice of manager would be better than trying to find someone to take over now. (Unless we go for Rowett). 3) Getting somebody in now might just drag them down before they've had a proper chance to put things right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dn1982 Posted February 21, 2017 Share Posted February 21, 2017 Having a new manager thread when we've got a new manager? FFS this is awful. Should someone start a New Manager thread Season 17/18? Talk about Bruce going by all means but how long will it be before this thread is quoted in the rag that is the Mail and we are seen as a joke again!! Well done Villatalk. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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thabucks Posted February 21, 2017 Share Posted February 21, 2017 Jaap Stam has done wonders at Reading should try and poach him. He is more realistic than Wagner IMO. Murat Yakin?! Dennis Bergkamp?! Insert random name here ?!......... someone progressive who can build something an ethos. To develop talent and to be tactically astute. We have some good technical players who are wasted under the current old school tactically clueless manager. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mykeyb Posted February 21, 2017 Share Posted February 21, 2017 57 minutes ago, Kuwabatake Sanjuro said: Why are Dean Smith, Rowett and Warburton the most mentioned managers still. They'd all keep Villa up but have fans lost all sense of ambition at all that they will settle for bog standard championship managers. This is meant to be a big club with a supposedly wealthy owner who wants to go places, no more half measures for me. Fans ambitions change. Right now I'd take staying in this division as a reasonable ambition Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kuwabatake Sanjuro Posted February 21, 2017 Share Posted February 21, 2017 3 minutes ago, mykeyb said: Fans ambitions change. Right now I'd take staying in this division as a reasonable ambition It won't take a lot to stay up, just an average manager with balls. The only problem with that is that we would have to sack an average manager again next season when under performing and start again. No half measures, get the right man in now and build from there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jon_c Posted February 21, 2017 Share Posted February 21, 2017 I can't see there is any way Xia won't go for a 'name'. If he wants to be building himself a profile in China, he is not going to be appointing someone as low profile as Dean Smith. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAMAICAN-VILLAN Posted February 21, 2017 Share Posted February 21, 2017 42 minutes ago, thabucks said: Jaap Stam has done wonders at Reading should try and poach him. He is more realistic than Wagner IMO. Murat Yakin?! Dennis Bergkamp?! Insert random name here ?!......... someone progressive who can build something an ethos. To develop talent and to be tactically astute. We have some good technical players who are wasted under the current old school tactically clueless manager. Mentioned Stam yesterday but no one took the bait. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
choffer Posted February 21, 2017 VT Supporter Share Posted February 21, 2017 4 hours ago, USA_Villa said: Why did they just extend his contract until the summer of 2019 then? It was a contractual obligation, a clause from the original contract that if he lasted this long, it'd get extended. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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