John Posted August 24, 2020 Share Posted August 24, 2020 Interesting to hear Andrea Stramaccioni confirm on Sky Sports News today, that he "was in touch with Aston Villa two years ago" about the managers job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave-R Posted August 24, 2020 Share Posted August 24, 2020 30 minutes ago, John said: Interesting to hear Andrea Stramaccioni confirm on Sky Sports News today, that he "was in touch with Aston Villa two years ago" about the managers job. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Posted August 24, 2020 Share Posted August 24, 2020 1 hour ago, Dave-R said: Like Jethro Tull, I spend a fair bit of time "living in the past". 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brumstopdogs Posted August 24, 2020 Share Posted August 24, 2020 Part two: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted August 24, 2020 Share Posted August 24, 2020 On 23/08/2020 at 17:00, dudevillaisnice said: Really? I’d say his interviews and press conferences are fine personally, I found Bruce/Mcleish far worse for example. I miss the entertaining ramblings of Lambert if honest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Wezbid Posted August 24, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted August 24, 2020 Dean may seem boring to some but I love hearing him talk, very down to earth and casual, he's always looking to improve himself as well as others which is a humble and quality attribute/attitude to have. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lexicon Posted August 25, 2020 Share Posted August 25, 2020 10 hours ago, Wezbid said: Dean may seem boring to some but I love hearing him talk, very down to earth and casual, he's always looking to improve himself as well as others which is a humble and quality attribute/attitude to have. He's clearly quite intelligent as well, which is a blessing after having to listen to Bruce. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted August 25, 2020 Share Posted August 25, 2020 14 minutes ago, lexicon said: He's clearly quite intelligent as well, which is a blessing after having to listen to Bruce. Tbf Bruce was intelligent too, he was just extremely calculating and predictable in his interviews. Well rehearsed little act with no substance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Silvers Posted August 25, 2020 Share Posted August 25, 2020 14 minutes ago, lexicon said: He's clearly quite intelligent as well, which is a blessing after having to listen to Bruce. Last year was a learning curve for Dean as well as a new squad too, still cant believe we stayed up. With the right signings we can only go one way..... hopefully. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Silvers Posted August 25, 2020 Share Posted August 25, 2020 Just now, sne said: Tbf Bruce was intelligent too, he was just extremely calculating and predictable in his interviews. Well rehearsed little act with no substance. Bruce is the smartest of the lot, knows exactly how to struggle, get sacked, get paid off big, get re-employed and repeat, probably the wealthiest manager in the prem after Pep 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Follyfoot Posted August 25, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted August 25, 2020 1 minute ago, Phil Silvers said: Bruce is the smartest of the lot, knows exactly how to struggle, get sacked, get paid off big, get re-employed and repeat, probably the wealthiest manager in the prem after Pep Him and Big Sam, one the 'promotion' specialist' the other the 'staying up specialist' 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powehi Posted August 25, 2020 Share Posted August 25, 2020 On 24/08/2020 at 11:13, Only2McInallys said: your right think i was mixing it up with this The "England lose 4-0" capper to that is one of my favourite jokes in anything, ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted August 25, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted August 25, 2020 11 hours ago, Wezbid said: Dean may seem boring to some but I love hearing him talk, very down to earth and casual, he's always looking to improve himself as well as others which is a humble and quality attribute/attitude to have. Yeah..no. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRO Posted August 25, 2020 Share Posted August 25, 2020 Interesting article in the express and star.....reporting Dean admitted he was naive last season....which many of us suspected. His lockdown work clearly had an impact and his honesty is mighty impressive....I want him to do well. Moving forward it is encouraging he sees the flaws and is addressing them.....thats all we wanted. I guess, i underestimated the learning process he had to make. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomaszk Posted August 25, 2020 Share Posted August 25, 2020 He should have had no excuses to improve on general performance and 17th place IMO. However, no players in is extra frustrating because it'll be hard enough to get current players up to full fitness and ready for the season, forget new ones. This sounds more negative than it's meant to be. I think a lot of the framework is in place to be at least a steady PL team. We just don't have the players for it yet. Market hasn't taken off at all but we're one of the sides with the capital to take action. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam2003 Posted August 25, 2020 Share Posted August 25, 2020 (edited) On 24/08/2020 at 09:38, John said: Interesting to hear Andrea Stramaccioni confirm on Sky Sports News today, that he "was in touch with Aston Villa two years ago" about the managers job. Who is that and would he have done better than promotion, staying up, cup final? Edit: not being snarky, genuine question. Edited August 25, 2020 by Adam2003 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Posted August 25, 2020 Share Posted August 25, 2020 26 minutes ago, Adam2003 said: Who is that and would he have done better than promotion, staying up, cup final? Edit: not being snarky, genuine question. He had managed Inter Milan, Udinese, Panathinaikos and Sparta Prague, up until 2018. I wasn't suggesting that he would have the better choice. I just thought that it was interesting to hear directly from him, that he was under consideration. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam2003 Posted August 25, 2020 Share Posted August 25, 2020 1 hour ago, John said: He had managed Inter Milan, Udinese, Panathinaikos and Sparta Prague, up until 2018. I wasn't suggesting that he would have the better choice. I just thought that it was interesting to hear directly from him, that he was under consideration. Definitely interesting! Not sure how I have missed him - looking at his Wikipedia now. Interesting that his career trajectory is steadily smaller clubs (but still great clubs). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomaszk Posted September 8, 2020 Share Posted September 8, 2020 This thread almost dropped to page 4! On 25/08/2020 at 19:49, Tomaszk said: He should have had no excuses to improve on general performance and 17th place IMO. However, no players in is extra frustrating because it'll be hard enough to get current players up to full fitness and ready for the season, forget new ones. This sounds more negative than it's meant to be. I think a lot of the framework is in place to be at least a steady PL team. We just don't have the players for it yet. Market hasn't taken off at all but we're one of the sides with the capital to take action. Said this two weeks ago and we're still in the same place I'd be fuming if I was him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villalad21 Posted September 8, 2020 Share Posted September 8, 2020 (edited) 2 minutes ago, Tomaszk said: Said this two weeks ago and we're still in the same place I'd be fuming if I was him. As of right now 17th would be a very good season imo We simply don't have the strenght in depth to achieve much more. Again. Our season is very dependent on Jack. A bit like Palace and Zaha really. Owners isn't giving Dean much to work with. Edited September 8, 2020 by villalad21 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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