KenjiOgiwara Posted November 14, 2018 Share Posted November 14, 2018 It's weird how the more you hear from and about DS the more you like him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hippo Posted November 14, 2018 Share Posted November 14, 2018 6 minutes ago, KenjiOgiwara said: It's weird how the more you hear from and about DS the more you like him. Its weird to me that whatever he does some way translates into what a great coach he is - you seen the way he laces his shoes - world domination awaits ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GENTLEMAN Posted November 14, 2018 Share Posted November 14, 2018 7 minutes ago, hippo said: Its weird to me that whatever he does some way translates into what a great coach he is - you seen the way he laces his shoes - world domination awaits ! I understand where you’re coming from to a certain point, but admit it, you’re a little salty over the performances so far under Smith 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hippo Posted November 14, 2018 Share Posted November 14, 2018 2 minutes ago, GENTLEMAN said: I understand where you’re coming from to a certain point, but admit it, you’re a little salty over the performances so far under Smith Salty ? I wasn't as taken as some , with his appointment. Will qualify that and say that so far he doesn't seem to have put a foot wrong. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lerner's Driver Posted November 14, 2018 Share Posted November 14, 2018 13 minutes ago, hippo said: Its weird to me that whatever he does some way translates into what a great coach he is - you seen the way he laces his shoes - world domination awaits ! Yet another positive development, Bruce merely expected the players to "put wor boots on", whereas Smith pushes the envelope by tying the laces. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted November 14, 2018 Share Posted November 14, 2018 39 minutes ago, hippo said: Its weird to me that whatever he does some way translates into what a great coach he is - you seen the way he laces his shoes - world domination awaits ! Nothing like ten posts a day before stating he only ever finished mid table at Brentford and Walsall 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
romavillan Posted November 14, 2018 VT Supporter Share Posted November 14, 2018 1 hour ago, Zatman said: Nothing like ten posts a day before stating he only ever finished mid table at Brentford and Walsall Out of his depth.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AntrimBlack Posted November 14, 2018 Share Posted November 14, 2018 19 hours ago, TrentVilla said: Could we just not all agree never to mention that guy again? All past managers will be mentioned from time to time for comparisons or historical reasons. You cannot just ignore them, however much you might like to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrentVilla Posted November 14, 2018 Moderator Share Posted November 14, 2018 21 minutes ago, AntrimBlack said: All past managers will be mentioned from time to time for comparisons or historical reasons. You cannot just ignore them, however much you might like to. Nope. In my mind there hasn’t been a manager between O’Neill and Smith! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post BOF Posted November 14, 2018 Moderator Popular Post Share Posted November 14, 2018 2 minutes ago, TrentVilla said: Nope. In my mind there hasn’t been a manager between O’Neill and Smith! I'd acknowledge poor old Houllier tbf, but I get what you're saying. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hippo Posted November 14, 2018 Share Posted November 14, 2018 3 hours ago, Zatman said: Nothing like ten posts a day before stating he only ever finished mid table at Brentford and Walsall if he wins games i like him, if he doesnt I wont. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave J Posted November 14, 2018 Share Posted November 14, 2018 6 hours ago, tomav84 said: our problems after said final whistle were far bigger than the manager as we have since learned. we didn't have a pot to piss in at that time, so had no money to pay off bruce and his backroom and certainly not the small fee we paid brentford for smith. do you remember that we were seriously contemplating administration right? so with no money, who do you think we could have realistically replaced him with at the time? or are you one of those that claim ANYBODY could have done a better job than bruce? i know folks dont want to hear this, but credit where it's due to bruce for navigating us through the summer and rebuilding in a short space of time after the takeover (in spite of the lack of CB), and then not having a disastrous start to the season. it was the right time to hand the reigns over in the end and fortunately it seems like the smith gamble is starting to pay off Navigating to what exactly another season in the championship ? Are you one of those who still thought he could deliver - I say again, he should have gone at the final whistle. He left us in a fine mess - I have zero empathy whatsoever for him. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRO Posted November 14, 2018 Share Posted November 14, 2018 (edited) 8 hours ago, romavillan said: Some of us were asking for Smith the xmas before that... some were asking in Oct 2016......hindsight is an exact science. Dean Smith is the future and that's what we should be focusing on. Edited November 14, 2018 by TRO 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRO Posted November 14, 2018 Share Posted November 14, 2018 5 hours ago, Zatman said: Nothing like ten posts a day before stating he only ever finished mid table at Brentford and Walsall but that was with Them.....I would guess he has got better in time and has better players to work with now. Like other managers we have had, they matured with us...i.e Saunders,Little,Taylor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KenjiOgiwara Posted November 14, 2018 Share Posted November 14, 2018 6 hours ago, hippo said: Its weird to me that whatever he does some way translates into what a great coach he is - you seen the way he laces his shoes - world domination awaits ! I agree. Great knots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
praisedmambo Posted November 14, 2018 Share Posted November 14, 2018 6 hours ago, hippo said: Salty ? I wasn't as taken as some , with his appointment. Will qualify that and say that so far he doesn't seem to have put a foot wrong. You can't wait till he does though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave J Posted November 14, 2018 Share Posted November 14, 2018 3 hours ago, TrentVilla said: Nope. In my mind there hasn’t been a manager between O’Neill and Smith! That Lambert fella had all the hallmarks of a good manager at least until Randy forced him into an abyss that he is unlikely to recover from - he joined as a bright energetic forward thinking manager and left a broken one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRO Posted November 14, 2018 Share Posted November 14, 2018 26 minutes ago, Dave J said: That Lambert fella had all the hallmarks of a good manager at least until Randy forced him into an abyss that he is unlikely to recover from - he joined as a bright energetic forward thinking manager and left a broken one The same old lines rolled out after the last Ipswich game...." i thought we were excellent"..... words from a manager, is not the be all and end all.....but they do give an indication the guy knows what he's talking about. nebulous soundbites do not fill me with confidence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave J Posted November 14, 2018 Share Posted November 14, 2018 4 minutes ago, TRO said: The same old lines rolled out after the last Ipswich game...." i thought we were excellent"..... words from a manager, is not the be all and end all.....but they do give an indication the guy knows what he's talking about. nebulous soundbites do not fill me with confidence. I did say he left a broken manger - and not his fault either imo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alreadyexists Posted November 14, 2018 VT Supporter Share Posted November 14, 2018 We have had a shocking run of ‘managers’ some of which I would debate actually have any degree of expertise in that role. All just my opinion of course but: Gerard Houllier - not bad, could’ve been good but health meant he was gone. Alex McLeish - dour, dreary and very poor tactically. Not even that likeable as a person. Paul Lambert - a half decent manager, forward thinking, I liked him. Stifled by Lerner’s purse strings, and poor results meant he lost the fans and dressing room. Tim Sherwood - a complete charlatan, no tactical nouse, no football coaching abilities, just a fraud in a stupid gilet. Remi Garde - the fall guy, no idea if he was any good, but frankly I doubt it. Roberto DiMatteo - no understanding of team balance, player potential or tactics... not a manager, just another charlatan. Steve Bruce - not a bad manager tbh, but set in his ways, defensively minded, dogmatic with decisions and opinions to a fault. Dean Smith - so far, I think he’s good. Seems astute, intelligent and had a good way with the players. Fingers crossed DS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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