Davkaus Posted December 1, 2018 Share Posted December 1, 2018 4 minutes ago, Thug said: The crazy part is that it was so obviously plain to see to every man and his dog.. except to the 1 man that actually mattered. Play to your strengths, don't use your trump cards to "protect" the weakness. He was just soooooooo negative, and it was feeding down into the players. I'd love to just watch him watching our games. I hope there are tears of shame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Villan4Life Posted December 1, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted December 1, 2018 Steve Bruce - 'who are Villa gonna get that's better than me?' Dean Smith - 'Hold my pint....' 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Popular Post Thug Posted December 1, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted December 1, 2018 3 minutes ago, Adam2003 said: I don’t think there’s any point getting into a Bruce defence point here, everyone has long since made their mind up and I am clearly delighted to have Smith and don’t think Bruce would ever have us playing like that. But that doesn’t mean I don’t also think if we had tried to play like it in the first year we were down it wouldn’t have been a disaster. I honestly believe Bruce stabilised us when this was the most toxic freefalling club in the country and he gets credit for that from me - as does Terry as captain. Now I think Smith can have us climbing just as fast the other direction. I can't agree with this as hard as I try. We wasted 2 years under him. The squad of players he had at his disposal should have walked the championship last year. As for stabilising the club? Had Nassef and Wes not ridden in on a white horses, Bruce's inability to get us up with THAT squad would have been what cost us our future. Xia must be wondering what might have been had he appointed a less negative manager. 4 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post KMitch Posted December 1, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted December 1, 2018 The Championship Table since Smith took over. We're 2nd and keep in mind, 5 of those 8 games were against the other teams around us at the top of the table. Brilliant stuff. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thug Posted December 1, 2018 Share Posted December 1, 2018 Just now, KMitch said: The Championship Table since Smith took over. We're 2nd and keep in mind, 5 of those 8 games were against the other teams around us at the top of the table. Brilliant stuff. Wow, Norwich are on some run huh? I'm sure I saw that they were one of the youngest teams in the division too. And all the scare mongers who were talking about machines and cogs... look at number 22. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brumstopdogs Posted December 1, 2018 Share Posted December 1, 2018 Couple of things I love about Smith: 1) The attacking subs - even though we were winning today on came Hogan and Kodjia. He wanted more goals and was not content with sitting back. 2) The intelligence we play with. We didn't just lump the ball in the box - we played the game we wanted to and put the ball (mostly) on the floor. UTV. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodders0223 Posted December 1, 2018 Share Posted December 1, 2018 2 minutes ago, Brumstopdogs said: Couple of things I love about Smith: 1) The attacking subs - even though we were winning today on came Hogan and Kodjia. He wanted more goals and was not content with sitting back. 2) The intelligence we play with. We didn't just lump the ball in the box - we played the game we wanted to and put the ball (mostly) on the floor. UTV. It's football basics and was Bruce's biggest failing. You are winning, you are on top and out playing the opposition....why concede all that and let them come at you 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Popular Post Zatman Posted December 1, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted December 1, 2018 Damn this Dean Smith Free Pass 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted December 1, 2018 Author Share Posted December 1, 2018 Incredible simply incredible. Thank you Deano Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
privateer Posted December 1, 2018 Share Posted December 1, 2018 15 minutes ago, Villan4Life said: Steve Bruce - 'who are Villa gonna get that's better than me?' Dean Smith - 'Hold my pint....' God I loathe that ugly, conceited, deluded jerk. Now we've got a proper Villa man who's a proper football manager having got rid of one that was neither, can we get rid of that totally un-Villa Manc-crap Oasis played at VP? It has zero connection to, or history at, Villa and I hate it as much as I hate Bruce. It is merely an ugly reminder of underachievement and mediocrity. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thug Posted December 1, 2018 Share Posted December 1, 2018 1 minute ago, privateer said: God I loathe that ugly, conceited, deluded jerk. Now we've got a proper Villa man who's a proper football manager having got rid of one that was neither, can we get rid of that totally un-Villa Manc-crap Oasis played at VP? It has zero connection to, or history at, Villa and I hate it as much as I hate Bruce. It is merely an ugly reminder of underachievement and mediocrity. Get some UB40 on? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villalad21 Posted December 1, 2018 Share Posted December 1, 2018 Greatest time as a fan since the MON era for anyone at the age of 25 or below. Loving every minute of this. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave-R Posted December 1, 2018 Share Posted December 1, 2018 1 minute ago, villalad21 said: Greatest time as a fan since the MON era for anyone at the age of 25 or below. Loving every minute of this. For me its the early to mid 90s, Big Ron, Brian little days, but this era could quickly take over and all it would take is a promotion and a championship title win.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave-R Posted December 1, 2018 Share Posted December 1, 2018 Dean and the boys certainly had borough's thongs down as if they were begging for it.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
privateer Posted December 1, 2018 Share Posted December 1, 2018 7 minutes ago, Thug said: Get some UB40 on? Jeff Beck. Not some inner city trash band that does covers for undiscerning listeners. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villalad21 Posted December 1, 2018 Share Posted December 1, 2018 2 minutes ago, Dave-R said: For me its the early to mid 90s, Big Ron, Brian little days, but this era could quickly take over and all it would take is a promotion and a championship title win.. Sadly too early for me being born in 91. MON era is what i have fondest memories of Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
privateer Posted December 1, 2018 Share Posted December 1, 2018 1 minute ago, Dave-R said: Dean and the boys certainly had borough's thongs down as if they were begging for it.. Yep, they got such a vicious back-alley backscuttle they dropped their chips. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M_Afro Posted December 1, 2018 Share Posted December 1, 2018 I categorically did not want this man as our manager. I am an idiot. Most enjoyable football since BFR 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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