Demitri_C Posted October 17, 2018 Author Share Posted October 17, 2018 One thing that pleases me with Smith is he coaches youngsters to get better. Basically the opposite of bruce. Bruce idea of developing youngsters was to ship then out to other clubs and let them develop them. Then if they impress he would maybe give them a go. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted October 17, 2018 VT Supporter Share Posted October 17, 2018 29 minutes ago, Demitri_C said: Bruce idea of developing youngsters was to ship then out to other clubs and let them develop them. Then if they impress he would maybe give them a go. When did Bruce EVER do this at Villa? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted October 17, 2018 Share Posted October 17, 2018 33 minutes ago, Demitri_C said: One thing that pleases me with Smith is he coaches youngsters to get better. Basically the opposite of bruce. Bruce idea of developing youngsters was to ship then out to other clubs and let them develop them. Then if they impress he would maybe give them a go. Wouldn’t have been so bad an approach if he did this part. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted October 17, 2018 Share Posted October 17, 2018 10 hours ago, dont_do_it_doug. said: Considering both Wallsall and Brentford played in Smith's style before Frank arrived I wouldn't concern yourself with thoughts that he was the key man. Obviously he played a role over the last 2 seasons however, he was one of the coaches. Hi mate. Welcome back, hope you’re well. Remember our bet about Wyness? £50 donation to acorns was it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted October 17, 2018 Share Posted October 17, 2018 6 hours ago, Kiwivillan said: Already a clash in management style at training. Smith and ROK wearing trackpants, Terry in shorts. I found this post and the word trackpants funny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted October 17, 2018 Author Share Posted October 17, 2018 15 minutes ago, Stevo985 said: When did Bruce EVER do this at Villa? Remind we where andre green is? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junxs Posted October 17, 2018 Share Posted October 17, 2018 Bruces idea of playing the youngsters was getting them in from Man U, Spurs & Chelsea rather than try to develop anyone himself 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted October 17, 2018 Author Share Posted October 17, 2018 8 minutes ago, Junxs said: Bruces idea of playing the youngsters was getting them in from Man U, Spurs & Chelsea rather than try to develop anyone himself Yep. Even davis he dropped him towards end of season and he didn't get a look in. I expect smith will be totally different. He would rather give a 34 year old dm a go than a youngster that sums him up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted October 17, 2018 Author Share Posted October 17, 2018 Can't make Saturday's game but I just ordered tickets for QPR for my firat game under Smith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomav84 Posted October 17, 2018 VT Supporter Share Posted October 17, 2018 come on here to see what everyone's saying about our new man and it's a page of moaning about bruce! something tells me he's going to dominate every forum of VT for a good while yet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheStagMan Posted October 17, 2018 Share Posted October 17, 2018 13 minutes ago, tomav84 said: come on here to see what everyone's saying about our new man and it's a page of moaning about bruce! something tells me he's going to dominate every forum of VT for a good while yet Well, he did a lot of damage that is going to take time to recover from, so hardly unexpected. Other previous managers, MON, Garde, McLeish, Houllier, Budda Handsome etc also get mentioned in threads. Funny how we might talk about things that are part of our past (in Bruce's case very recent past). Personally though, I am excited for the future. I hope that Smith is given at least the same amount of time that (unmentionable previous manager) was. I really think that he can build something great here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodgyknees Posted October 17, 2018 Share Posted October 17, 2018 39 minutes ago, Demitri_C said: Yep. Even davis he dropped him towards end of season and he didn't get a look in. I expect smith will be totally different. He would rather give a 34 year old dm a go than a youngster that sums him up. Tbf, Davis needed to be dropped. He wasn't playing too well at that point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted October 17, 2018 Author Share Posted October 17, 2018 16 minutes ago, tomav84 said: come on here to see what everyone's saying about our new man and it's a page of moaning about bruce! something tells me he's going to dominate every forum of VT for a good while yet Yeah that's what we have been doing the funny thing is about posts like this yoir moaning about other posters without actually reading what the original point is. It was about how great it is to have a manager who will develop youngsters unlike what bruce did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubberman Posted October 17, 2018 Share Posted October 17, 2018 2 minutes ago, Demitri_C said: Yeah that's what we have been doing the funny thing is about posts like this yoir moaning about other posters without actually reading what the original point is. It was about how great it is to have a manager who will develop youngsters unlike what bruce did. OMG!!11! It's happening again!1! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMelvillan Posted October 17, 2018 Share Posted October 17, 2018 3 hours ago, KenjiOgiwara said: Isn't it likely the media is full of shit in regards to that quote. Why would he state something that he knows is a lie and knows will be fact checked by everyone with a smart phone? It doesn't make sense. ah who can honestly say they havent embellished a cv or told a wee white lie in an interview? My current boss still thinks i'm fluent in Spanish. Cant speak a word of it!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bannedfromHandV Posted October 17, 2018 Share Posted October 17, 2018 34 minutes ago, Dick said: Tbf, Davis needed to be dropped. He wasn't playing too well at that point. Get with the script man, it's revisionism time. SB literally did nothing of any form of good and is to blame for every single one of our troubles. Thankfully we now have the messiah Dean Smith who is 'definitely' the right man to turn us into one of the top 3 teams in Europe. Or that's what seems to be the general tone to me anyway. Can't wait for 6 months from now when we're talking about needing a new Manager again. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villaglint Posted October 17, 2018 Share Posted October 17, 2018 7 minutes ago, bannedfromHandV said: Get with the script man, it's revisionism time. SB literally did nothing of any form of good and is to blame for every single one of our troubles. Thankfully we now have the messiah Dean Smith who is 'definitely' the right man to turn us into one of the top 3 teams in Europe. Or that's what seems to be the general tone to me anyway. Can't wait for 6 months from now when we're talking about needing a new Manager again. I’m looking forward to the inevitable “fitness of the players wasn’t where it should have been when I arrived” comment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KenjiOgiwara Posted October 17, 2018 Share Posted October 17, 2018 16 minutes ago, TheMelvillan said: ah who can honestly say they havent embellished a cv or told a wee white lie in an interview? My current boss still thinks i'm fluent in Spanish. Cant speak a word of it!! Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villabromsgrove Posted October 17, 2018 Share Posted October 17, 2018 For those moaning about Bruce still being mentioned .... We've still only actually got "what was" to discuss as fact. "What is" wont start until 3pm Saturday! So apart from detailing our hopes and dreams, any other discussion may well still include "you know who". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holteend1982 Posted October 17, 2018 Share Posted October 17, 2018 2 hours ago, Demitri_C said: Remind we where andre green is? He'd been injured nearly a whole season then came back and was given chances but was awful. He needed loaning out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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