Tomaszk Posted October 27, 2022 Share Posted October 27, 2022 2 hours ago, MessiWillSignForVilla said: Smith was on thin ice from before he even got the job? He arrived onto thin ice yes. Half an inch to be precise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa89 Posted October 27, 2022 Share Posted October 27, 2022 3 hours ago, Demitri_C said: Deanos gotta get them promotion or he is going to struggle to get a high profile job again Hard to know if he will want another job. He would have made his money now, could be time to retire Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ciggiesnbeer Posted October 27, 2022 Share Posted October 27, 2022 8 hours ago, rodders0223 said: If I speak I'm in big trouble. Interesting about the corners. I wonder how their throw ins are? Anyway I wish Deano all the best. He is only 51. His management skills and career still have plenty of room to grow. I want him to do well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted October 27, 2022 Share Posted October 27, 2022 On 26/10/2022 at 10:11, tomav84 said: it was always a weird move for him. i think he just wanted to prove that he was still a PL manager when he got offered the norwich job i'd have liked to see him go for another project Southampton would be a good fit for him with all their young players but that's the thing, you wait for that type of job and it hasn't come up in the year since he's left us. Perhaps Brighton may have looked at him aswell but again that job only came up last month. Norwich made sense given at worst he'd be competiting at top end of championship which is happening and they usually give managers time to build things again. West Brom would also have seriously considered appointing him I'm sure (and Stoke) but again not much different to Norwich apart form a longer commute. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pinebro Posted November 1, 2022 Share Posted November 1, 2022 Deano vs Beale tomorrow! I may actually watch the game.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
useless Posted November 6, 2022 Share Posted November 6, 2022 I think I've just worked out an amazing fact, Dean Smith is the only former Aston Villa manager currently in work as a manager. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panto_Villan Posted November 6, 2022 Share Posted November 6, 2022 1 minute ago, useless said: I think I've just worked out an amazing fact, Dean Smith is the only former Aston Villa manager currently in work as a manager. We really pick ‘em, don’t we? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted November 6, 2022 Share Posted November 6, 2022 52 minutes ago, Panto_Villan said: We really destroy ‘em, don’t we? fixed for you 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodgyknees Posted November 7, 2022 Share Posted November 7, 2022 I love Deano, but the time had come for him to move on. It hurt as much as when JG left, but it was right. It’s just sad we screwed up so badly with his replacement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HKP90 Posted November 7, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted November 7, 2022 14 hours ago, useless said: I think I've just worked out an amazing fact, Dean Smith is the only former Aston Villa manager currently in work as a manager. I mean some of them are dead, but still quite a fact. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post DCJonah Posted November 7, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted November 7, 2022 (edited) 12 hours ago, Dodgyknees said: I love Deano, but the time had come for him to move on. It hurt as much as when JG left, but it was right. It’s just sad we screwed up so badly with his replacement. I no longer feel gutted about it. The whole of Gerrards time, I couldn't believe we chucked Dean away for that shit 12 months of Gerrard ball. Now, I can finally be happy for Dean's time here and the role he played in helping us build for the next step. Edited November 7, 2022 by DCJonah 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJBOB Posted November 7, 2022 Share Posted November 7, 2022 (edited) Agreed - as has been the case for a lot of English managers - they just sadly lack the tactical nuance a lot of the foreign managers seem to have to bring them to the next level. Deano tried a few different things, but the minuteau of adjustments that Unai put on display against United is not something Dean could've done with his time with us. But I hope Deano can bring Norwich back up, or at the very least, we keep loaning our youngsters for him to develop as a lot of players came to rise under him. Edited November 7, 2022 by DJBOB 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pinebro Posted November 7, 2022 Share Posted November 7, 2022 7 minutes ago, DJBOB said: Agreed - as has been the case for a lot of English managers - they just sadly lack the tactical nuance a lot of the foreign managers seem to have to bring them to the next level. Deano tried a few different things, but the minuteau of adjustments that Unai put on display against United is not something Dean could've done with his time with us. But I hope Deano can bring Norwich back up, or at the very least, we keep loaning our youngsters for him to develop as a lot of players came to rise under him. My main gripe with Deano was his in game management. If his plan A didn't work he struggled to change a game. Overall a fantastic manager for us though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodders0223 Posted November 7, 2022 Share Posted November 7, 2022 8 hours ago, HKP90 said: I mean some of them are dead, but still quite a fact. I'd take a few reanimated corpses over Gerrard tbfh 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAuthority Posted November 7, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted November 7, 2022 Unai is younger than Deano. I thought that was interesting 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjw63 Posted November 12, 2022 Share Posted November 12, 2022 Norwich concede what looks like a losing goal in added time, poor old Deano will be on his bike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Follyfoot Posted November 12, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted November 12, 2022 Will be gone before Monday I reckon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HongKongVillan Posted November 12, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted November 12, 2022 Still in PO spot as we speak hopefully he will buy get a bit more time to go on those winning streaks. But fearing the worse now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pinebro Posted November 12, 2022 Share Posted November 12, 2022 Listen. He isn't an automatic promotion type of manager. He is a streaky manager we all know this. But he can still easily take them up through the play offs. Does it really matter how you get promoted as long as you get promoted? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodders Posted November 12, 2022 Share Posted November 12, 2022 Why is he under pressure? He's still doing OK isn't he? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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