jim Posted December 28, 2021 Share Posted December 28, 2021 Just now, mykeyb said: Still don't understand why he took the Norwich job On the rebound and believed he was good enough to keep them up. Can see him being sacked at the end of the season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoelVilla Posted December 28, 2021 Share Posted December 28, 2021 42 minutes ago, AvonVillain said: Today's game for Norwich could be Dean's fifth straight defeat in charge. Not likely to cost him his job this time, of course, but you have to feel for the bloke. Surely he hasn't had this kind of run in his managerial career before. Hard to feel for him when I think he made a huge mistake taking the Norwich job at that point. Someone should have told him to take a little break and recharge. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villalad21 Posted December 28, 2021 Share Posted December 28, 2021 This will take a hit to his reputation. Struggle to see him getting any Premier League jobs after this. Need to rebuild himself in the Championship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davkaus Posted December 28, 2021 Share Posted December 28, 2021 Another one for the post-Villa managerial graveyard I think 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wainy316 Posted December 28, 2021 Share Posted December 28, 2021 (edited) Totally unnecessary reputation damager for Smith taking this job. Not even whingy whiney Pep would be able to keep these up. Edited December 28, 2021 by Wainy316 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mykeyb Posted December 28, 2021 Share Posted December 28, 2021 The Albion job would be Taylor made for him and will be a vacancy there sooner or later Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonVillian Posted December 28, 2021 Share Posted December 28, 2021 not looking good for him - hope norwich give him a season in the champ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Condimentalist Posted December 28, 2021 Share Posted December 28, 2021 Got to feel for Deano. I love the guy but I think taking the Norwich job was a mistake. Not often you do a really good job and then take a massive step down. He probably wasn't getting a job as good as Villa again, but after the job he did here he could have been in the running for much better prem gigs, either during the season or in the summer. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villalad21 Posted December 28, 2021 Share Posted December 28, 2021 1 minute ago, Davkaus said: Another one for the post-Villa managerial graveyard I think Yup. Could go the way of Lambert this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim Posted December 28, 2021 Share Posted December 28, 2021 2 minutes ago, Condimentalist said: Got to feel for Deano. I don’t, it was his decision to take the job. He no doubt wanted to prove a point and felt he was good enough to keep them up. Also hard to feel sorry for someone who gets paid handsomely to win football matches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim Posted December 28, 2021 Share Posted December 28, 2021 4 minutes ago, villalad21 said: Yup. Could go the way of Lambert this. Said it when he was manager, when he leaves he will disappear down the leagues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AvonVillain Posted December 28, 2021 Share Posted December 28, 2021 10 minutes ago, mykeyb said: Still don't understand why he took the Norwich job He was quite clear and displayed a great deal of humility about it. Feel for him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulC Posted December 28, 2021 Share Posted December 28, 2021 Poor appointment. Was struggling with far better players with us so what they did they expect with Norwich. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AvonVillain Posted December 28, 2021 Share Posted December 28, 2021 3 minutes ago, jim said: Also hard to feel sorry for someone who gets paid handsomely to win football matches. "Didn't you learn anything from Love Day, pal?" ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Albrighton Posted December 28, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted December 28, 2021 (edited) It’s not just true of the likes of Lambert though. Atkinson, Little, Gregory. All of them did well here and subsequently disappeared down the leagues. Edit - I suppose Atkinson didn’t find himself in the Championship (Division 1), but he took Forest there and he certainly didn’t have a higher profile job after leaving us. Edited December 28, 2021 by Mark Albrighton 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M_Afro Posted December 28, 2021 Share Posted December 28, 2021 This will go down well……I always thought Farke was a better manager than Dean. He did really well with what he had at Norwich. Replacing him was always going to be very difficult. I really wish Dean had left it well alone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davkaus Posted December 28, 2021 Share Posted December 28, 2021 1 minute ago, M_Afro said: This will go down well……I always thought Farke was a better manager than Dean. He did really well with what he had at Norwich. Replacing him was always going to be very difficult. I really wish Dean had left it well alone. I'll be interested to see where he ends up next, he did a very good job with the resources he had in the Championship, but is it enough for him to get given a crack at another PL team? Probably not. Maybe one of the teams that fails in the play offs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M_Afro Posted December 28, 2021 Share Posted December 28, 2021 3 minutes ago, Davkaus said: I'll be interested to see where he ends up next, he did a very good job with the resources he had in the Championship, but is it enough for him to get given a crack at another PL team? Probably not. Maybe one of the teams that fails in the play offs. I think he will end up back at Norwich at some stage. They were really well suited. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PieFacE Posted December 28, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted December 28, 2021 23 minutes ago, mykeyb said: Still don't understand why he took the Norwich job Yeah was such a strange choice. Think he had some credit it the bank to secure a better PL job but that's all but gone now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foreveryoung Posted December 28, 2021 Share Posted December 28, 2021 I've no sympathy for someone sacked with a £2 million pay off jumping straight back into management, to the worst job in the Prem. Villa must have been draining, shoulda took some time off with the family, especially over Christmas. Not so long ago he was earning 45k a year with Walsall living in Great Barr. Go and chill out with ya millions for a couple of months for gods sake. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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