gwi1890 Posted April 11, 2023 Share Posted April 11, 2023 Wonder if Big Cuts joins him? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HKP90 Posted April 11, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted April 11, 2023 (edited) Ohhhhhhh Deano, bad move, man. Don't see anything good here. If he stays up it will be 'because of the squad' in the media. If he goes down it's two relegations on the CV, and his last ever top flight job. Wanted him to take a mid table Champ side up. Edited April 11, 2023 by HKP90 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fightoffyour Posted April 11, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted April 11, 2023 2 hours ago, Tomaszk said: No one else would touch this job without a long contract on the table because of the many downsides. Deano, never afraid of a challenge, says yeah go on then. Foolish? Perhaps. Brave? Of course. City and a 2020 Grealish away first game. Grim. The ability is there. If he makes the team feel happy, they should pull out of this with ease. I expect 433 with the 8s running in behind opposition full backs as soon as they press forward. He could've also said he had commitments like watching cricket until after the City game to have more chance of starting with a bounce, but Deano? Nah, get me in there. I can handle Jacky boy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted April 11, 2023 Share Posted April 11, 2023 9 hours ago, Brumstopdogs said: He needs to spend more money on his white shirts. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post LondonLax Posted April 11, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted April 11, 2023 35 minutes ago, HKP90 said: Ohhhhhhh Deano, bad move, man. Don't see anything good here. If he stays up it will be 'because of the squad' in the media. If he goes down it's two relegations on the CV, and his last ever top flight job. Wanted him to take a mid table Champ side up. You can’t turn down another crack at the premier league. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HKP90 Posted April 11, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted April 11, 2023 Just now, LondonLax said: You can’t turn down another crack at the premier league. If he goes down he'll never get another chance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post LondonLax Posted April 11, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted April 11, 2023 (edited) 2 minutes ago, HKP90 said: If he goes down he'll never get another chance. And he might not have gotten another chance had he turned them down as well. You’ve got to jump at every opportunity and back yourself at that level. Edited April 11, 2023 by LondonLax 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HKP90 Posted April 11, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted April 11, 2023 3 minutes ago, LondonLax said: And he might not have gotten another chance had he turned them down as well. You’ve got to jump at every opportunity and back yourself at that level. It's a bold choice, I'll give him that, but how much can he actually do with the last few games of the season. They must be hoping Maddison can do a Grealish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Posted April 11, 2023 Share Posted April 11, 2023 29 minutes ago, HKP90 said: If he goes down he'll never get another chance. Dean is a far better bet than Jesse Marsch would have been, but giving him only until the end of the season, doesn't suggest they see this as a long term thing. I think he would have a better chance at getting them back up than he did with Norwich, given the opportunity. I think Leicester and Dean could be a decent fit for each other and that he might even keep them up on the last day, as he did with us. There is always the risk that if he did, they would hand the job to someone else though, but if they did that it would do his future employability no harm. Good luck Dean, I think you will need it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HKP90 Posted April 11, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted April 11, 2023 16 minutes ago, John said: Dean is a far better bet than Jesse Marsch would have been, but giving him only until the end of the season, doesn't suggest they see this as a long term thing. I think he would have a better chance at getting them back up than he did with Norwich, given the opportunity. I think Leicester and Dean could be a decent fit for each other and that he might even keep them up on the last day, as he did with us. There is always the risk that if he did, they would hand the job to someone else though, but if they did that it would do his future employability no harm. Good luck Dean, I think you will need it. Hope he does it. I like Deano marginally more than I can't stand Leicester. And I really like Deano. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fun Factory Posted April 11, 2023 Share Posted April 11, 2023 48 minutes ago, HKP90 said: It's a bold choice, I'll give him that, but how much can he actually do with the last few games of the season. They must be hoping Maddison can do a Grealish. If you look at their squad it's still pretty decent, certainly not one of the 3 worse. It is so tight in the relegation battle a few wins can make a massive difference. However, I wouldn't really put Smith down as a firefighter manager. Ideally, he would like a couple of months to look at the squad and get them to play his style of football. Still after Norwich perhaps he felt he couldn't turn this down. Terry coming back is interesting considering he said he was done with football a few weeks ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kuwabatake Sanjuro Posted April 11, 2023 Share Posted April 11, 2023 2 minutes ago, The Fun Factory said: If you look at their squad it's still pretty decent, certainly not one of the 3 worse. It is so tight in the relegation battle a few wins can make a massive difference. However, I wouldn't really put Smith down as a firefighter manager. Ideally, he would like a couple of months to look at the squad and get them to play his style of football. Still after Norwich perhaps he felt he couldn't turn this down. Terry coming back is interesting considering he said he was done with football a few weeks ago. His style of football has been a bit crap since Richard O'Kelly left though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted April 11, 2023 Share Posted April 11, 2023 1 hour ago, HKP90 said: If he goes down he'll never get another chance. He was probably not getting another crack as it is Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don_Simon Posted April 11, 2023 Share Posted April 11, 2023 Absolutely understand him taking it. But, defence was hardly a strong point for his Villa, (until he had a mid-season covid induced pre-season), and defence is where Leicester are completely ****. Surprised Leicester didn't go for Benitez, personally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sulberto21 Posted April 11, 2023 Share Posted April 11, 2023 I think it’s a good move for him and Leicester. They have a decent squad and bringing Terry in will help. Obviously they’re gonna have to keep their WAG’s on lock and key but his defensive knowledge should help them. Deano needs to believe in his methods which had Walsall and Brentford playing so well. And that first half season during lockdown season imo was the best I’ve seen Villa play for years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinker Posted April 11, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted April 11, 2023 He will do well there, they have some great players who just need a bit of nudge. Terry going there will help shore up the defence, pleased for him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted April 11, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted April 11, 2023 28 minutes ago, Don_Simon said: Absolutely understand him taking it. But, defence was hardly a strong point for his Villa, (until he had a mid-season covid induced pre-season), and defence is where Leicester are completely ****. Surprised Leicester didn't go for Benitez, personally. Am I the only person who thinks Benitez is yesterday's man? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don_Simon Posted April 11, 2023 Share Posted April 11, 2023 2 minutes ago, sidcow said: Am I the only person who thinks Benitez is yesterday's man? No, I'm absolutely with you. But of the two, if you want to focus on tightening up a defence, I'd go Benitez over Deano. (And I love Deano!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted April 11, 2023 Share Posted April 11, 2023 18 minutes ago, Don_Simon said: No, I'm absolutely with you. But of the two, if you want to focus on tightening up a defence, I'd go Benitez over Deano. (And I love Deano!) They dont have defenders to play Rafa style that Faes is a huge accident Probably Leicester best chance to stay up is to outscore teams Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted April 11, 2023 Share Posted April 11, 2023 2 hours ago, HKP90 said: If he goes down he'll never get another chance. He'll just have to go to a Stoke, Bristol City or Blackburn in next 18 months and have a crack there. I think it's a decent gamble from him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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