KB_Villan Posted November 7, 2021 Share Posted November 7, 2021 Gutted, not that I don't think he didn't have his faults, but pre season really screwed Dean over, Jack leaving, COVID issues, friendlies being cancelled, how many players missed out on proper pre season and are only now just starting to look fit. Bailey/Buendia still haven't completed 90 mins. Midfield also needed a revamp in the summer. That can't just be on Smith. We would have been desperate to be where we are right now when Bruce was in charge. Good luck Dean, you lived the dream. thanks for everything! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave-R Posted November 7, 2021 Share Posted November 7, 2021 Now I do hope that our Owners bring in a proper world class Manager or Coach and money should be no object here. I do not want to see someone fresh to the area or someone who we go through this again with next season and the chopping and changing happens every season or two. Need someone knew who can carry on and do better in the work Smith started. Don't ask me who though. Did Poch get taken?? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tayls Posted November 7, 2021 Share Posted November 7, 2021 (edited) It’s sad, but I was one who thought we needed to make a change. Dean will forever be remembered positively for being the one who got us promoted. Not many managers leave us with a lasting legacy. We have had some brilliant moments over the past three years. However, the reality now is that we are a poor footballing side in the best league in the world. If we continue on this path then we will be back to where we started, and there is no point in doing that. The change was necessary, we can’t be sentimental about things else we will never get to where we want to be. Dean is a Villa man, he will forever be a Villa man and I will always applaud him whenever he returns to Villa Park. Thanks for everything. Edited November 7, 2021 by Tayls 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tumblerseven Posted November 7, 2021 Share Posted November 7, 2021 (edited) Sad to see him go. Very excited to see who our new manager will be. I think its a good move from our management i think its very smart move. In a menner we lost our last games its just crushing we need a BIG CHANGE to restart our teams mentality and confidence. This move actualy gives me more confidence in upper management of our club. Its shows that they have an idea how to act in difficult times the bravery to act and it shows ambition. Edited November 7, 2021 by Tumblerseven 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave-R Posted November 7, 2021 Share Posted November 7, 2021 Just now, KB_Villan said: Gutted, not that I don't think he didn't have his faults, but pre season really screwed Dean over, Jack leaving, COVID issues, friendlies being cancelled, how many players missed out on proper pre season and are only now just starting to look fit. Bailey/Buendia still haven't completed 90 mins. Midfield also needed a revamp in the summer. That can't just be on Smith. We would have been desperate to be where we are right now when Bruce was in charge. Good luck Dean, you lived the dream. thanks for everything! Think Midfield can be sorted in January if the new guy is given a decent cheque and there should be a fair bit left as we didn't kill all our transfer window money. That's why I believe this happened to get someone in quickly give them time to sort out I any new additions are needed in January. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim Posted November 7, 2021 Share Posted November 7, 2021 Shakespeare gone as well according to the blue bird. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted November 7, 2021 Share Posted November 7, 2021 Thank you Dean.As someone who has regularly watched Walsall since 2008 it was brilliant to see someone rise from being their youth team coach to caretaker manager to eventual manager and in less than a decade become a premier league manager of his boyhood club. That is something to be proud of.We've all criticised him at times and he's not perfect but he more than fulfilled his remit when he took over in October 2018. He'll get a terrific reception whenever he returns (get the feeling Norwich would be a good fit for him if he fancies it).Sometimes you just have to accept a manager has taken a club as far as he can and we've reached that point so think this is a decision in the interest of both parties. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pacbuddies Posted November 7, 2021 Share Posted November 7, 2021 No more British managers please. The best one is Rodgers and even he isn't setting the world alight! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave-R Posted November 7, 2021 Share Posted November 7, 2021 2 minutes ago, Tayls said: It’s sad, but I was one who thought we needed to make a change. Dean will forever be remembered positively for being the one who got us promoted. Not many managers leave us with a lasting legacy. We have had some brilliant moments over the past three years. However, the reality now is that we are a poor footballing side in the best league in the world. If we continue on this path then we will be back to where we started, and there is no point in doing that. The change was necessary, we can’t be sentimental about things else we will never get to where we want to be. Dean is a Villa man, he will forever be a Villa man and I will always applaud him whenever he returns to Villa Park. Thanks for everything. That is true, this is a business and a club who wants to win things and if need be we can't be holding any emotional feeling towards players or staff if they are not making the best happen with there time at Villa. If there's any truth to this insubordination and games playing then I expect the new guy to put a stop to it until they do show their worth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rightdm00 Posted November 7, 2021 Share Posted November 7, 2021 (edited) 8 minutes ago, maqroll said: I hear you. But 5 losses in a row with the team looking worse and worse with each game is hard to survive, anywhere. I think the brass were unhappy with last season's finish and a spell like this was never going to be tolerated much longer than it was. In the poll, I voted to give him another game after a Soton loss. He'd earned the two week break to try to finally put things right. It is really **** sad that they've cut him loose, but it's a business and it's their money on the line, so I understand it. The look on his face at the final whistle yesterday made me really feel for Dean. He looked like his dream was shattering before his eyes. I wish things were different. I always look at that Wolves collapse as the point of no return. Had we won that game.... Sad day in Villa Land. It really was the turning point. My son learned a valuable lesson as a Villa fan that day. As the 2nd Villa goal went in he remarked that game was over and we would win. His face when Wolves scored the 3rd . Edited November 7, 2021 by Rightdm00 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foreveryoung Posted November 7, 2021 Share Posted November 7, 2021 What John Gregory said "Dean Smith gave Aston Villa football Club the kiss of life". Hopefully with the kick start Smith has given us over the past 3 years, we can now move on to where we wanna be. Thankyou Dean! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted November 7, 2021 Share Posted November 7, 2021 1 minute ago, jim said: Shakespeare gone as well according to the blue bird. Very interesting if that is true. New manager must be all but done if that's the case as Shakespeare would be obvious caretaker for Brighton game. Given some of the rubbish they've got us playing I'd want McPhee and Danks nowhere near caretaker capacity tbh if it has to come to that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post NurembergVillan Posted November 7, 2021 Moderator Popular Post Share Posted November 7, 2021 I'll just paste what I wrote on Twitter yesterday and gave Dave permission to use as an article on H&V - Quote Football’s all about dreams, isn’t it? And quite often the pursuit of those dreams is more exciting than fulfilling them. Being almost there, almost in touching distance – this time, surely this time, it’s going to happen. And that was what Villa fans were handed in 2018. An astute Villa fan as manager and a precociously talented Villa fan as captain. Deano and Jack. A couple of Brummies we could see ourselves in. There was a dream, and there was a chance it would come true. Ten wins in a row, play-offs, promotion, cup final, survival, 7-2 v Liverpool. Realistically, we didn’t think we were going to win the league or even finish top four. We just wanted some hope and finally we’d got it. They were us and we were them. But dreams don’t last forever, and this one began to fade during the summer. Jack’s dreams were bigger than he could achieve here. And his departure hurt all the more because he was supposed to be a fan, a fan like us. He was supposed to be here forever. He was supposed to fulfil our dreams ahead of his own. But this is real life, not a dream. The fulfilment of dreams is why letting go of Deano is so hard, too. We want him to have one more chance because we want it to work. We want him to be the one. We want him to fulfil our dreams because they are also his dreams. To let him go is to let go of the romance. And without romance, football doesn’t have a soul. We can’t imagine the next dream because we have no control over it. We can only wait for it to be put into place and then we have to shape it for ourselves. It was the same with Brian Little and John Gregory. If we let go, there’s no guarantee that what comes next will be better – and that’s scary. Because right now things are bad, but at least we can dream. We can wish for things to work out, but they’re not going to. That picture of Jack and Deano on the North Stand was like something from a different era. Right now it IS from a different era, sadly. It’s over. It’s time to let go and embrace a different dream. https://heroesandvillains.info/2021/11/06/dont-dream-its-over/ 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillanousOne Posted November 7, 2021 Share Posted November 7, 2021 He had horrid luck, he didn't actually dig the hole we were in, but he had no chance of getting us out. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chindie Posted November 7, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted November 7, 2021 I don't think there's many managers that can leave with the respect of the fanbase, but Smith does, and deserves it. This year hasn't been great and he's had a bad hand dealt in many respects, but he's been good overall and put some pride back in the club. Thanks Dean. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonjon Posted November 7, 2021 Visiting Supporter Share Posted November 7, 2021 A very sad day, for a very good man, But the expectations of PL owners are sometimes un realistic, He was very well liked with us at Brentford and did a great job in laying the foundations to our rise to the PL, We knew full well that when the Villa job came up he would be off and he left on very good terms, like he did at Walsall, that’s the type of man he is. He won’t be out of work long, And I will bet a pound to a penny that ROK will be by his side, (And that I think was the main problem with him leaving under strange circumstances) Who you will get is anyone’s guess, but it’s bound to be someone who is on the failed management merry go round!!!. Good luck Dean, I know you will always be welcome back at Brentford and Villa Park. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VBM Posted November 7, 2021 Share Posted November 7, 2021 I have never felt so conflicted. He had to go really, but I am just so sad he couldn't be the one take us that little bit further. Normally when a manager leaves because of poor results, I really glad to see the back of them, but this time I'm just gutted. Thanks for everything Dean! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrassyNoel Posted November 7, 2021 Share Posted November 7, 2021 So, so sad it's ended this way. The games with my lad just coming of age to love the Villa were Smith's. All the way through to Wembley, what a glorious day and memory. God bless, Dean. All the best and thanks for everything. UTV. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post DCJonah Posted November 7, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted November 7, 2021 Pretty gutted but to some extent I can understand it. I just hope it's someone that makes it worth it. I didn't think it would get to this but ultimately we've lost 5 and it doesn't look like changing. I thought we'd be able to be a midtable club this year but clearly something isn't right. He's had a huge impact on the club and whilst I'm gutted he's gone, I'm glad it's ended like this with the fans and journalists showing the man the respect he deserves. He's built the foundation for us to push on, which 3 years ago didn't look possible. I'm glad he'll always be able to return to VP with his head held high. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted November 7, 2021 Share Posted November 7, 2021 3 minutes ago, Rightdm00 said: It really was the turning point. My son learned a valuable lesson as a Villa fan that day. As the 2nd Villa goal went in he remarked that game was over and we would win. His face when Wolves scored the 3rd . It was a throwback Villa collapse, and I thought we'd put those behind us. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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