hippo Posted October 11, 2018 Share Posted October 11, 2018 48 minutes ago, A38villan said: Posted on the Brentford forum IDontBeeLieveIt said Yesterday 22:14 Can get someone tactically more astute now and the rest will take care of itself Be on here after 5 games ! Its been levelled at every manager since internet forums came to pass Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodders0223 Posted October 11, 2018 Share Posted October 11, 2018 36 minutes ago, pacbuddies said: The closest fans ever get to managing their club to glory is on a Playstation or X Box. This guy is going to be living the dream so I wish him all the very best. Football Manager? Completed it mate. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted October 11, 2018 Author Share Posted October 11, 2018 42 minutes ago, Paddywhack said: That's hilarous 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KHV Posted October 11, 2018 Share Posted October 11, 2018 16 minutes ago, Rob182 said: Are there not some free agents available that would instantly improve our options? Collins or Huth come to mind. Or the potential recall of Elphick. Collins/ Huth/ Elphick recall >>>> Jedi at CB It's hardly an impossible task. Do we have any money left?? We have just sacked Brice and Co and compensated Brentford. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KHV Posted October 11, 2018 Share Posted October 11, 2018 14 minutes ago, hippo said: Chester and Tunazabe isn't that bad. GK I accept. But with Smith playing more on the front foot - and Terry coaching the defence I am hoping for improvement - if not what was the point ? Expect a new GK in Jan - or maybe a free agent before that. I disagree, I know some people on here think he has potential to be good at centre back, however I think he is just generally crap. Don't rate him at all in any position Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheStagMan Posted October 11, 2018 Share Posted October 11, 2018 57 minutes ago, Eastie said: Not a he it’s a she , a shapely blonde lady indeed Apparently John Terry is on his way to BH right now. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hippo Posted October 11, 2018 Share Posted October 11, 2018 1 minute ago, KHV said: I disagree, I know some people on here think he has potential to be good at centre back, however I think he is just generally crap. Don't rate him at all in any position He is only young + plus we have Bedau ? - and maybe some others from the u23's Smith and Terry have been brought in to coach and improve our players and work more with the u23's - New players will arrive in due course - But I am expecting our new team to get more out of what we have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turvontour Posted October 11, 2018 Share Posted October 11, 2018 There's something i dont like about the fact he is a villa fan. I mean its vast majority great, as he loves the club, and im onboard with him being manager, but its a weird angle/distraction for me. All the media mentioning it at the top of their headlines and the OS going with "he's one of our own". Obviously it had nothing to do with his appointment, and is purely coincidence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lerner's Driver Posted October 11, 2018 Share Posted October 11, 2018 1 minute ago, turvontour said: There's something i dont like about the fact he is a villa fan. Yeah, strange lot aren't they. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hippo Posted October 11, 2018 Share Posted October 11, 2018 2 minutes ago, turvontour said: There's something i dont like about the fact he is a villa fan. I mean its vast majority great, as he loves the club, and im onboard with him being manager, but its a weird angle/distraction for me. All the media mentioning it at the top of their headlines and the OS going with "he's one of our own". Obviously it had nothing to do with his appointment, and is purely coincidence. Wouldn't say it had nothing to do with it...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommo_b Posted October 11, 2018 Share Posted October 11, 2018 45 minutes ago, CosmicVillan said: Hopefully sell Hogan back to them Why would we want to even consider that, we have the manager who got Hogan scoring 20 goals in 27 games.. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa89 Posted October 11, 2018 Share Posted October 11, 2018 1 hour ago, hippo said: Wouldn't be surprised if there was an informal agreement that he doesn't poach Brentford players. I'd be surprised if there was ever any informal agreements of this type in football. Every player has their price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheStagMan Posted October 11, 2018 Share Posted October 11, 2018 (edited) Welcome Dean and Welcome back John. As far as I can see, and as others have said, this has to have been going on for some time. You don't manage to negotiate the contracts, and the compensation deals with Brentford and align three appointments overnight or in the 12 hours since "Henry turned us down". This has clearly been going on since Bruce was sacked. JT announcing his retirement a few days ago, and the sacking of all the coaching structure at the same time as Bruce points in this direction. All of the other bollox in the media was, in my opinion just guesswork at best, downright playing of the betting market at worst. Dean Smith. He's one of our own. Looking forward to you building something here sir. In my opinion you will be given time to get it right. We gave Bruce 2 years, we have seen that the quick fix doesn't work. We know that this needs to be done right, and I am confident we have the right men for the job. Thank you Brentford, and I hope you find a suitable candidate to carry on Smith's work and keep you contending. Edited October 11, 2018 by TheStagMan 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VILLAMARV Posted October 11, 2018 Share Posted October 11, 2018 6 minutes ago, TheStagMan said: Brentwood 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unused Sub Posted October 11, 2018 Share Posted October 11, 2018 The appointments pretty much ticks all the boxes: A manager noted for forward thinking attacking football. A manager who’s stock is rising within the game. Local lad to connect to fans (this should help if he takes some time to get the team up and running. Folks are more likely to cut him some slack). While Smith isn’t a household name, Terry is. Looks like Smith will bring his coaching team with him. Appointing some kind of DoF type figure to introduce a structure to the whole football side of the club. You can sense a galvanising effect of the appointments already, most people are really looking forward to the next game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jareth Posted October 11, 2018 VT Supporter Share Posted October 11, 2018 I'd quite like a tropical swimming pool FWIW. Funny how JT is getting all the headlines over DS. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonLax Posted October 11, 2018 Share Posted October 11, 2018 There is a lot of talk about people being worried he is only a 'small cog in a bigger machine' but I think that is missing the bigger picture. He has been brought here precisely because we want a larger philosophy for the club and a head coach who will be a component in that. We want to set up that larger 'machine' here at Villa rather than a cult of personality approach built around the manager of the day. The very thing that people are saying is a potential weakness is actually one of the main advantages of his signing. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodders0223 Posted October 11, 2018 Share Posted October 11, 2018 When was the last time a manager of ours left us to go to a bigger job? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Albrighton Posted October 11, 2018 VT Supporter Share Posted October 11, 2018 1 minute ago, rodders0223 said: When was the last time a manager of ours left us to go to a bigger job? Graham Taylor mk i 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unused Sub Posted October 11, 2018 Share Posted October 11, 2018 2 minutes ago, rodders0223 said: When was the last time a manager of ours left us to go to a bigger job? No one has really left us for anybody, let alone for a bigger club. They generally just get sacked and their careers go downwards quite quick! Graham Taylor left us for the England job. That's about the only one. Gregory rocked up Derby about a week after leaving us, Saunders was appointed blues manager about a fortnight after leaving. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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