LakotaDakota Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 3 hours ago, PieFacE said: I actually agree. I think we could get promoted under fat sam. The football wouldn't be great, but it would be organised and we'd have an actual gameplan. Said a few times that if we can't get rodgers then fat sam would be the best option. He would get us out of this league (more than likely this year) and keep us up/get a mid table finish the first year in the prem. From there a decision can be made on his/the future but that would be step 1&2 completed of never ending up in this position again. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villanmac Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 (edited) It's like 2am in the club now. We need to stop pissing about and give Dean Smith the gig. Edited October 10, 2018 by villanmac 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westholmevillan Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 5 minutes ago, terrytini said: Another one....! Clear from what !!? It's very clear that we didn't plan 'our finances' correctly ....FFP Its clear that we didn't have a plan to take a close look at other managers in case it went tits up...it did Its clear that this is the reason that we don't have a manager in place...when we should have by now And let me make this clear, I'm NOT having a pop at the new owners, who have, IMO done an excellent job so far! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Godders Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 1 hour ago, DaveAV1 said: I still don’t really understand this system thing. Firstly did he have it at Walsall? Secondly why can’t we replicate it? And thirdly if it’s all down to this system and it can’t be replicated, is Smith going to spend his entire career at Brentford? https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2718752 There's a long article that summarises Brentford's setup. A very interesting few paragraphs on Smith's role as well. He's a "head coach" as it's a conscious decision to limit the scope of his role at the club. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBlack Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 Still stand by my first comments after Bruce went, Rodgers or Rafa (wasn't aware of the Purslow connection at the time) first choice, Smith a perfectly valid third choice. Smith, if he wants the job, should be hired over anyone that isn't sure/keen. Rodgers too but for some unknown reason the press and bookies seem to have gone off him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeAVFC Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 4 minutes ago, LakotaDakota said: Said a few times that if we can't get rodgers then fat sam would be the best option. He would get us out of this league (more than likely this year) and keep us up/get a mid table finish the first year in the prem. From there a decision can be made on his/the future but that would be step 1&2 completed of never ending up in this position again. He's an improvement on Bruce as he does actually have a game plan (dull as **** mind) but I honestly don't think I can take any more putting 10 men behind the ball. Just some excitement would be nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A'Villan Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 2 minutes ago, terrytini said: Except you have no idea if that’s true. The readiness of some of our fans to attack the new owners completely baffles me. It’d be bad enough if it was based on facts, but based as it is on a handful of speculative tweets and newspaper articles it makes no sense at all to me. Agreed, it is baffling. Especially when from the outside looking in what I have seen is the retention of Grealish, those either already appointed or linked to a position have seemingly impressive credentials, and they weren't afraid to make a decision to cut ties when it became evident the likelihood of success under Bruce was unfavourable. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeAVFC Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 2 minutes ago, Godders said: https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2718752 There's a long article that summarises Brentford's setup. A very interesting few paragraphs on Smith's role as well. He's a "head coach" as it's a conscious decision to limit the scope of his role at the club. A lot of coaches have that title though. Nuno is 'head coach' at Wolves, so by that logic Wolves are having success despite him. Same with Fulham, Jokanovic is also 'head coach'. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Godders Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 1 minute ago, MikeAVFC said: A lot of coaches have that title though. Nuno is 'head coach' at Wolves, so by that logic Wolves are having success despite him. Same with Fulham, Jokanovic is also 'head coach'. All I can say is read the article. I'm not aware of Wolves or Fulham taking the same approach as described in the article, regardless of whether they call their manager head coach or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Albert Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 Linked with carlos carvalhal's no2 now.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ciggiesnbeer Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 10 minutes ago, LakotaDakota said: Said a few times that if we can't get rodgers then fat sam would be the best option. He would get us out of this league (more than likely this year) and keep us up/get a mid table finish the first year in the prem. From there a decision can be made on his/the future but that would be step 1&2 completed of never ending up in this position again. If we did go for the same old British manager route then I agree Big Sam is the best of a bad bunch. Signing up for a few more years of pragmatic football is not what I am hoping for in the new manager though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 (edited) Lot of money being placed on Dean Smith. I’d be happy with that appointment. Edited October 10, 2018 by Vive_La_Villa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pintpotvilla Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 39 minutes ago, mikeyp102 said: Where have you got this most from? Sky news reporting it 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jareth Posted October 10, 2018 VT Supporter Share Posted October 10, 2018 Wikipedia tells me Brentford finished the 2017–18 season in ninth-place and were "widely regarded as the Championship's entertainers" after Smith built an attracting passing style of play on a shoestring budget. You'll do poppet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnnyp Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 2 minutes ago, Vive_La_Villa said: Lot of money being placed on Dean Smith. I’d be happy with that appointment. Think it's just people reacting to him jumping into the favourite position by way of Faria and Henry going out rather than anyone with actual info on whether Villa have approached Brentford . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeAVFC Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 https://www.expressandstar.com/sport/football/aston-villa/2018/10/10/dean-smith-firmly-in-the-frame-for-aston-villa-job-after-rui-faria-pulls-out-of-the-race/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westholmevillan Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 25 minutes ago, JAMAICAN-VILLAN said: This sounds like Merson after a 3/4 bottle in disguise. EDIT: The post you responded to that is My bottle is always FULL! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 He is one of us so will understand the constant moaning and whining is a cultural thing. He’ll also know how long we have suffered for. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jareth Posted October 10, 2018 VT Supporter Share Posted October 10, 2018 Also, have to say I do not in the least dislike fate - Dean Smith wants this job, has sat patiently and it looks like his turn has come due to others not seeing the opportunity. He won't be slighted by that, but he will grasp the opportunity and I think he'll understand the club. I can't see any problems with this at all. Even Hogan can get scoring once more. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ciggiesnbeer Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 Oh dear, Dean Smith. ok I am gonna log off and hope this one goes away like the last three front runners. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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