peterms Posted October 12, 2018 Share Posted October 12, 2018 28 minutes ago, Stevo985 said: Hate to break this to you... but Dean Smith was a centre back. Quote ...do we think that JT joining Bruce’s coaching team was an option at any point? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted October 12, 2018 VT Supporter Share Posted October 12, 2018 30 minutes ago, peterms said: ?? You said Bruce plus Terry would be too many centrebacks. Dean Smith is also a centre back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villan-scott Posted October 12, 2018 VT Supporter Share Posted October 12, 2018 I imagine that Bruce will be less than impressed his ‘mate’ has gone into Villa following his sacking. There will be a lack of golfing trips to Portugal and Christmas cards between the 2 this year I think! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peterms Posted October 12, 2018 Share Posted October 12, 2018 7 hours ago, Stevo985 said: ?? You said Bruce plus Terry would be too many centrebacks. Dean Smith is also a centre back OK, understood. I thought you'd misread what I was saying - apologies. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted October 12, 2018 VT Supporter Share Posted October 12, 2018 I wonder if JT has to move to Brum for this. Not sure if coaches have to spend more time around the club than 1st team players do, I would imagine so. Can't see such a dedicated Laandan boy moving lock stock and barrel up here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRO Posted October 12, 2018 Share Posted October 12, 2018 1 minute ago, sidcow said: I wonder if JT has to move to Brum for this. Not sure if coaches have to spend more time around the club than 1st team players do, I would imagine so. Can't see such a dedicated Laandan boy moving lock stock and barrel up here. We have landlords up here too.....its not exactly a backwater. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villakram Posted October 12, 2018 Share Posted October 12, 2018 6 minutes ago, TRO said: We have landlords up here too.....its not exactly a backwater. Unless they cancel HS2 and build a bridge to make visiting the the DUP luddites easier 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinker Posted October 12, 2018 VT Supporter Share Posted October 12, 2018 What's the odds he's out of retirement after a couple of weeks ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ciggiesnbeer Posted October 12, 2018 Share Posted October 12, 2018 Thinking about it John terry had many strengths but one of his biggest was transition and distribution. I think that will fit in very well with Dean Smith. I can see this being a very good partnership. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spoony Posted October 12, 2018 Share Posted October 12, 2018 2 hours ago, sidcow said: I wonder if JT has to move to Brum for this. Not sure if coaches have to spend more time around the club than 1st team players do, I would imagine so. Can't see such a dedicated Laandan boy moving lock stock and barrel up here. Not sure he even needs to. London to Brum and back is a doddle. Especially in a Lamborghini and a driver if you fancy a kip. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villan_007 Posted October 13, 2018 Share Posted October 13, 2018 5 hours ago, sidcow said: I wonder if JT has to move to Brum for this. Not sure if coaches have to spend more time around the club than 1st team players do, I would imagine so. Can't see such a dedicated Laandan boy moving lock stock and barrel up here. Dean Smith was doing it but the other way around. Not an issue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
romavillan Posted October 13, 2018 VT Supporter Share Posted October 13, 2018 11 hours ago, tinker said: What's the odds he's out of retirement after a couple of weeks ? Long odds I'd think. I'd expect Smith to give a go to a 19/20 year old rather than JT. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AvfcRigo82 Posted October 13, 2018 Share Posted October 13, 2018 7 minutes ago, romavillan said: Long odds I'd think. I'd expect Smith to give a go to a 19/20 year old rather than JT. Correct. We need to think forward and stop relying on 37yr old's. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinker Posted October 13, 2018 VT Supporter Share Posted October 13, 2018 34 minutes ago, romavillan said: Long odds I'd think. I'd expect Smith to give a go to a 19/20 year old rather than JT. I agree and it's the right thing to do long term but if we continue to leak goals then pressure will mount. It maybe the first test of Smith's commitment to building a future rather than clutching at short term fixes. All exciting stuff , UTV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodders0223 Posted October 13, 2018 Share Posted October 13, 2018 John Terry will not be coming back if Chester, Jedi, Bree, Hutton all break their legs. He's retired. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
briny_ear Posted October 13, 2018 Share Posted October 13, 2018 (edited) On 12/10/2018 at 10:46, villan-scott said: I imagine that Bruce will be less than impressed his ‘mate’ has gone into Villa following his sacking. There will be a lack of golfing trips to Portugal and Christmas cards between the 2 this year I think! Can I just point out the Steve Bruce thread is now in Other Football. It’s a bit sad to keep referring to a former manager in threads about the club as it is now. Edited October 13, 2018 by briny_ear Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Villan_of_oz Posted October 14, 2018 VT Supporter Share Posted October 14, 2018 23 hours ago, romavillan said: Long odds I'd think. I'd expect Smith to give a go to a 19/20 year old rather than JT. I hope this is the start of us actually using our academy/under-age team players Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villan-scott Posted October 14, 2018 VT Supporter Share Posted October 14, 2018 16 hours ago, briny_ear said: Can I just point out the Steve Bruce thread is now in Other Football. It’s a bit sad to keep referring to a former manager in threads about the club as it is now. Not sure why you have singled me out for comment on ‘He who shall not be named’. There is plenty of talk still knocking about as it’s only been just over a week since he left. There will be talk and comparisons for a bit yet. Apologies if you find it a bit sad. I drew him into this thread as he and Terry were ‘friends’ and the only reason Terry joined us apparently, so he is bound to be a bit narked Terry has been brought in as part of the team to replace him. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
romavillan Posted October 14, 2018 VT Supporter Share Posted October 14, 2018 (edited) 6 hours ago, Villan_of_oz said: I hope this is the start of us actually using our academy/under-age team players Hope so, if you look at players we've let go that are performing at our level and above we could have saved millions with better coaching and some more patience. Edited October 14, 2018 by romavillan 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRO Posted October 14, 2018 Share Posted October 14, 2018 (edited) 2 hours ago, villan-scott said: Not sure why you have singled me out for comment on ‘He who shall not be named’. There is plenty of talk still knocking about as it’s only been just over a week since he left. There will be talk and comparisons for a bit yet. Apologies if you find it a bit sad. I drew him into this thread as he and Terry were ‘friends’ and the only reason Terry joined us apparently, so he is bound to be a bit narked Terry has been brought in as part of the team to replace him. John Terry has lots of friends and for sure he will be disappointed for Steve Bruce....but he is also a realist. He has made many friends with people at Villa and in the end its his own career he is focusing on. He thinks Aston Villa is a good place for him to learn and gain some credibility....that's what his main objective will be. John Terry did not sack Steve Bruce so I would guess their golfing liasons in Portugal will be untouched.....Just that Steve is now able to spend more time telling stories to the golf club steward than John....how things change around. Edited October 14, 2018 by TRO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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