Davkaus 14,988 Report post Posted February 8, 2019 Just now, AshVilla said: It doesn't take a knee jerk reaction to see we've been shit for close to 4 months. We can't expect better than 1 win in 5? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DCJonah 12,965 Report post Posted February 8, 2019 Just now, Johnnyp said: Continues in this vein and he doesn't. Villa can't go into a 4th championship season hoping it comes right. Car crash stuff tonight. Sack him and its just hoping it comes good. We need to build something. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DrUnKeNbUm 155 Report post Posted February 8, 2019 He won't last the season. Fraud of a manager Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
R.Bear 1,515 Report post Posted February 8, 2019 I'd love to hear people try and defend this. With our squad, with the money spent, getting outplayed and thrashed, at home, barely creating a chance. Abject and embarrassing. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
djdabush 647 Report post Posted February 8, 2019 Thing that I hated about Bruce was that we didn't have a style or identity to our play. In the first month or two, I saw us press high up the pitch, play from the back and look to dominate possession. I don't see any identity or style to our play anymore. I can forgive us not winning every game and having off days, but the fact that we have reverted to type in the way that we play is what really frustrates me. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Villarocker 4,067 Report post Posted February 8, 2019 (edited) 17 minutes ago, DCJonah said: Gets next season for me. Bruce **** us over a treat Bruce left us with a terrible back five and cover but, that all went out of the window in Smith's first 6 or 7 games because we looked a different team and class. Grealish apart, what's the difference? He's improved the defence and goalkeeper and yet we are worse and not playing anything like what we played when he first came in. I predicted this result and it's not hard to do, which really f**king hurts. Smith doesn't need to be sacked but he bloody well needs to do something different to this because it is way too unacceptable! Edited February 8, 2019 by villarocker Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bobzy 7,190 Report post Posted February 8, 2019 We need to stop playing ANY of Hourihane, Whelan and Jedinak. Tonight, we’ve seen all three. Solve that problem, and we’d start to move forward. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AshVilla 5,906 Report post Posted February 8, 2019 (edited) 2 minutes ago, R.Bear said: I'd love to hear people try and defend this. With our squad, with the money spent, getting outplayed and thrashed, at home, barely creating a chance. Abject and embarrassing. How much of that money has been spent on Dean Smith players? Sacking a manager after less than six months in the job is laughable. People should be venting their frustrations at the players who look like they can't be arsed and our poor performance in the January window. Edited February 8, 2019 by AshVilla Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Eastie 4,723 Report post Posted February 8, 2019 Poor transfer window and we still have Taylor and Hutton as full backs who are both shocking - smith had a good honeymoon period but the wheels have totally come off with 2 wins in 13 games and I can see us getting done in a few games coming up too - there are questions to be asked about how the team have gone backwards albeit losing 2 key players but that should not see such a total transformation that we have seen - smith needs to finish the season strongly or serious questions will be asked in the summer . Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DCJonah 12,965 Report post Posted February 8, 2019 1 minute ago, R.Bear said: I'd love to hear people try and defend this. With our squad, with the money spent, getting outplayed and thrashed, at home, barely creating a chance. Abject and embarrassing. Regardless of what's been spent. He has inherited a mess. Needs a chance to build his team Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mark Albrighton 6,564 Report post Posted February 8, 2019 3 minutes ago, DCJonah said: Sack him and its just hoping it comes good. We need to build something. I’m open to the idea of writing the season off and letting him build something. I’m not particularly happy that we’ve written this season off when there was still a chance, but there you go. But at what point do you say actually, nothing is being built? End of next season? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KMitch 1,317 Report post Posted February 8, 2019 My fear was that no matter who we replaced Bruce with, the fans wouldn't support him until the summer, no matter how difficult the struggle this season would be. We need better players all over the pitch and it's going to take several windows to work them out. Blame Smith, Blame Bruce, Blame Lerner/Xia, I don't care. We need to start building for the long term now and stop with quick fixes. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AshVilla 5,906 Report post Posted February 8, 2019 Just now, Shropshire Lad said: I’m open to the idea of writing the season off and letting him build something. I’m not particularly happy that we’ve written this season off when there was still a chance, but there you go. But at what point do you say actually, nothing is being built? End of next season? Three seasons minimum and i wouldn't include this one. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thejoker 246 Report post Posted February 8, 2019 Smith not doing great right now, but the majority of these players aren’t good enough. We need a massive overhaul in the summer. Smith is a good manager as he has proven in the past. We must hold our nerve. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
holteend1982 971 Report post Posted February 8, 2019 (edited) 12 minutes ago, DCJonah said: Regardless of what's been spent. He has inherited a mess. Needs a chance to build his team Still a good enough squad to at least challenge top 6. We've been rubbish past 10 games under him but tonight was something else, he doesn't deserve a chance to build a team if he keeps this up. Edit: dreadful for 80 minutes lol Edited February 8, 2019 by holteend1982 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AshVilla 5,906 Report post Posted February 8, 2019 Is Dean also to blame for the Sheff United second goal or the stonewall penalty on Mings? Can't really do much i'm afraid when the ref is a Birmingham City fan. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
New_Hope 868 Report post Posted February 8, 2019 ffs grow up. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DCJonah 12,965 Report post Posted February 8, 2019 Have that then. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DCJonah 12,965 Report post Posted February 8, 2019 26 minutes ago, Stevo985 said: At least the football is exciting though... Great shout. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
