Mantis Posted February 29, 2020 Share Posted February 29, 2020 Not sure changing manager right now would do much good as I think we're down regardless, but is Smith really the man to take us forward long-term? Even if he can get us straight back up, we'll be in the exact same position two years from now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post KentVillan Posted February 29, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted February 29, 2020 Just now, Mantis said: Not sure changing manager right now would do much good as I think we're down regardless, but is Smith really the man to take us forward long-term? Even if he can get us straight back up, we'll be in the exact same position two years from now. I don't get this attitude. There are 7 or 8 teams that could realistically go down. We are one of the 3 favourites for the drop, but it's not like the bookies have stopped taking money on it. Earlier in the season it looked like Southampton were definitely going down. Teams go through spells of good and bad form. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mantis Posted February 29, 2020 Share Posted February 29, 2020 2 minutes ago, KentVillan said: I don't get this attitude. There are 7 or 8 teams that could realistically go down. We are one of the 3 favourites for the drop, but it's not like the bookies have stopped taking money on it. Earlier in the season it looked like Southampton were definitely going down. Teams go through spells of good and bad form. Problem is, we've been in bad form for months and have looked extremely mentally fragile all season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villalad21 Posted February 29, 2020 Share Posted February 29, 2020 2 minutes ago, Mantis said: Problem is, we've been in bad form for months and have looked extremely mentally fragile all season. And we concede 2 goals every game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCJonah Posted February 29, 2020 Share Posted February 29, 2020 9 minutes ago, Mantis said: Not sure changing manager right now would do much good as I think we're down regardless, but is Smith really the man to take us forward long-term? Even if he can get us straight back up, we'll be in the exact same position two years from now. Only if we do another terrible recruitment job. Smith has not been amazing but he hasn't been the issue this year. I can't believe anyone looks at our squad and thinks, yeah, these boys should be doing so much more. It was an awful summer and we couldn't fix it in January. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KentVillan Posted February 29, 2020 Share Posted February 29, 2020 5 minutes ago, Mantis said: Problem is, we've been in bad form for months and have looked extremely mentally fragile all season. So have several other teams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eastie Posted February 29, 2020 Share Posted February 29, 2020 Not just the results but the pathetic performances too - madness from the management to set the team up so open this season - at this level you will get ripped apart hence most games 20 plus shots - watford and West Ham made the managerial change and have prospered - for me villa Bournemouth and Norwich will drop now . we don’t have the passion or fight to get out of this - our star players know they will get snapped up by better teams and our manager is tactically inept at this level . let’s enjoy Wembley as it could be a long time before we get another visit there . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAMAICAN-VILLAN Posted February 29, 2020 Share Posted February 29, 2020 20 minutes ago, Mantis said: Not sure changing manager right now would do much good as I think we're down regardless, but is Smith really the man to take us forward long-term? Even if he can get us straight back up, we'll be in the exact same position two years from now. I'd argue we would be more in a Sheffield United, or Wolves position to be fair. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mantis Posted February 29, 2020 Share Posted February 29, 2020 3 minutes ago, JAMAICAN-VILLAN said: I'd argue we would be more in a Sheffield United, or Wolves position to be fair. Not under Smith is my point. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted February 29, 2020 Share Posted February 29, 2020 4 hours ago, Graham t said: Blimey , if that is the only example of his tactical nous this season then it is no surprise that we are struggling. Surely he has more than one result all season in his locker? Plenty more examples when he has got it hopelessly wrong unfortunately . I expect him to pick the usual suspects and hope for the best..... ATB VLD. Eh you said last time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim Posted February 29, 2020 Share Posted February 29, 2020 1 hour ago, KentVillan said: I don't get this attitude. There are 7 or 8 teams that could realistically go down. We are one of the 3 favourites for the drop, but it's not like the bookies have stopped taking money on it. Earlier in the season it looked like Southampton were definitely going down. Teams go through spells of good and bad form. In 25 games we haven’t looked like going on any kind of run. We are done and in the main due to the incompetence of Smith. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KentVillan Posted February 29, 2020 Share Posted February 29, 2020 2 minutes ago, jim said: In 25 games we haven’t looked like going on any kind of run. We are done and in the main due to the incompetence of Smith. Cool, well unlike you, I can’t see into the future so I’ll just have to wait and find out. I would say though that we are a game in hand away from 16th... And we were 8th in the form table just last month, so your premise here is wrong anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted February 29, 2020 Share Posted February 29, 2020 1 hour ago, Mantis said: have looked extremely mentally fragile all season. You on about the players or the fans? The fans heads went long before the players did, too many have given up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KMitch Posted February 29, 2020 Share Posted February 29, 2020 McGinn coming back is going to be crucial... We're playing a lot like we were last season without Jack, disjointed, unorganized, and unlikely to make things happen all over the pitch. Jack came back and we went on that marvelous run... We really fell off when we lost McGinn this season and hopefully his presence back in the team will help inspire the squad like Jack's return last year did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim Posted February 29, 2020 Share Posted February 29, 2020 8 minutes ago, KentVillan said: Cool, well unlike you, I can’t see into the future so I’ll just have to wait and find out. I would say though that we are a game in hand away from 16th... And we were 8th in the form table just last month, so your premise here is wrong anyway. I don’t need a crystal ball, the last 25 games says it all. I’ll happily eat crow in May IF I’m wrong. But I won’t be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
useless Posted February 29, 2020 Share Posted February 29, 2020 (edited) People are talking as if we've been rubbish all season, if that was the case we'd be well adrift of safety by now. I've just gone through the last twelve years of the premier league and on only two occasions in that time has twenty-five points not been enough to keep a team out of the bottom three after twenty-eight games, in other words most seasons we wouldn't even be in the bottom three at the moment, and we haven't even played twenty-eight games ourselves yet. Edited February 29, 2020 by useless 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KentVillan Posted February 29, 2020 Share Posted February 29, 2020 12 minutes ago, jim said: I don’t need a crystal ball, the last 25 games says it all. I’ll happily eat crow in May IF I’m wrong. But I won’t be. Fair enough. I’d say you’re more likely than not to be right, but it’s nowhere near as clear cut as you’re suggesting. I reckon we’re not far off 50/50 to survive. There will be a few surprise results in the run in, we’ll be involved in one or two of them. That’s the nature of football. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bugzy1991 Posted February 29, 2020 Share Posted February 29, 2020 The man to take us forward is the man who decides the budget and those who get lucky enough to recruit good players. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted February 29, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted February 29, 2020 Eve of a cup final and people are talking about sacking the manager. Have a **** day off 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobzy Posted February 29, 2020 Share Posted February 29, 2020 4 minutes ago, Stevo985 said: Eve of a cup final and people are talking about sacking the manager. Have a **** day off Complete joke. Our fans are shit sometimes. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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