| Dean Smith 14:29 - Nov 14 with 2815 views | Wickets |
Says Sky ! New Norwich manager . |  | | |  |
| Dean Smith on 14:31 - Nov 14 with 2791 views | Westover |
That's a pity I think he will do a good job I'm sorry to say 😩 |  | | |
| Dean Smith on 14:36 - Nov 14 with 2770 views | OwainG1992 |
I quite like him.
Think he's a more than decent manager.
What a shame! 🤣 |  |
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| Dean Smith on 14:40 - Nov 14 with 2747 views | EastTownBlue |
Suspect that Norwich will be better suited to him as a manager than his beloved Villa. | | | |
| Dean Smith on 14:40 - Nov 14 with 2739 views | footers |
Shame. He's a decent fit there.
Where's Fat Sam when you need him? |  |
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| Dean Smith on 14:49 - Nov 14 with 2709 views | Millsey |
| Dean Smith on 14:31 - Nov 14 by Westover |
That's a pity I think he will do a good job I'm sorry to say 😩 |
Really did well at Villa!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |  | | |
| Dean Smith on 14:58 - Nov 14 with 2677 views | Keno |
Pah!!
Never liked him |  |
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| Dean Smith on 15:04 - Nov 14 with 2658 views | Illinoisblue |
He’s inadvertently facked himself by buying Buendia for Villa. Surprised he’s going back into management so quickly. |  |
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| Dean Smith on 15:22 - Nov 14 with 2580 views | NthQldITFC |
| Dean Smith on 14:31 - Nov 14 by Westover |
That's a pity I think he will do a good job I'm sorry to say 😩 |
You can't polish one. |  |
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| Dean Smith on 15:24 - Nov 14 with 2569 views | Plums |
| Dean Smith on 15:04 - Nov 14 by Illinoisblue |
He’s inadvertently facked himself by buying Buendia for Villa. Surprised he’s going back into management so quickly. |
Rebound decisions are rarely good ones… |  |
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| Dean Smith on 15:29 - Nov 14 with 2539 views | pointofblue |
Damn, it looks like they've hired someone competent. | |
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| Dean Smith on 15:41 - Nov 14 with 2516 views | Guthrum |
| Dean Smith on 15:29 - Nov 14 by pointofblue |
Damn, it looks like they've hired someone competent. |
Farke was competent, just hadn't got the tools to even make a decent fist of it this season (especially with Pukki lacking form). That hasn't been changed. |  |
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| Dean Smith on 16:36 - Nov 14 with 2327 views | Illinoisblue |
| Dean Smith on 15:24 - Nov 14 by Plums |
Rebound decisions are rarely good ones… |
Smith seems a decent bloke but I hope his time at Carrow rd is a massive disaster for him | |
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| Dean Smith on 16:43 - Nov 14 with 2306 views | Nthsuffolkblue |
Isn't his CV pretty much the same as Farke's. Good record for promotion from the Championship and experience but little achievement in the Premier League?
Just feels a bit like they had someone lined up (Lampard?) that fell through and couldn't find any improvement on Farke after all. I guess they couldn't go back to him having sacked him. Just seems a strange change to have made.
Unless it is more about sharing all but 2 characters with the owner's name? |  |
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| Dean Smith on 16:45 - Nov 14 with 2289 views | WD19 |
| Dean Smith on 15:29 - Nov 14 by pointofblue |
Damn, it looks like they've hired someone competent. |
Yep, I am guessing he will get his ‘Leam Richardson’ too….. which is a bit annoying if I am being honest. |  | | |
| Dean Smith on 16:45 - Nov 14 with 2287 views | WeWereZombies |
| Dean Smith on 16:43 - Nov 14 by Nthsuffolkblue |
Isn't his CV pretty much the same as Farke's. Good record for promotion from the Championship and experience but little achievement in the Premier League?
Just feels a bit like they had someone lined up (Lampard?) that fell through and couldn't find any improvement on Farke after all. I guess they couldn't go back to him having sacked him. Just seems a strange change to have made.
Unless it is more about sharing all but 2 characters with the owner's name? |
Smith had Villa looking like they could break into the top four (or top six maybe) monopoly at the top of the Premier League at times, I don't think Farke ever really looked like doing that at Nodge. |  |
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| Dean Smith on 16:46 - Nov 14 with 2277 views | Bramidan |
| Dean Smith on 15:41 - Nov 14 by Guthrum |
Farke was competent, just hadn't got the tools to even make a decent fist of it this season (especially with Pukki lacking form). That hasn't been changed. |
I don't think it's Pukki lacking form I just think he's one of those strikers who is above average in the championship but not good enough, or fast enough, against premiership defenders and premiership defences. | | | |
| Dean Smith on 16:52 - Nov 14 with 2246 views | Nthsuffolkblue |
| Dean Smith on 16:45 - Nov 14 by WeWereZombies |
Smith had Villa looking like they could break into the top four (or top six maybe) monopoly at the top of the Premier League at times, I don't think Farke ever really looked like doing that at Nodge. |
17th, 11th, 16th and then sacked for in danger of bottom 3. Not sure how much that threatens the top 4 (or even 6)!
OK - I see Farke consistently finished 20th but don't Villa have a far better squad and have invested in it?
It feels to me they have gone fairly like-for-like. Time will tell. I am sure we all agree that we hope he equals Farke's Premier League record without matching his Championship one. | |
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| Dean Smith on 16:55 - Nov 14 with 2226 views | Nthsuffolkblue |
| Dean Smith on 16:46 - Nov 14 by Bramidan |
I don't think it's Pukki lacking form I just think he's one of those strikers who is above average in the championship but not good enough, or fast enough, against premiership defenders and premiership defences. |
He was on fire for half a season on the Premier League. I reckon that, had they cashed in on him that January they probably could have got a decent fee for him. Whether teams worked him out, he has lost some of his pace or he is missing the service of Buendia who knows? Probably a bit of a combination of them all. | |
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| Dean Smith on 18:43 - Nov 14 with 1997 views | billlm |
| Dean Smith on 14:31 - Nov 14 by Westover |
That's a pity I think he will do a good job I'm sorry to say 😩 |
Me to,I wasn't happy when they sacked farke, |  | | |
| Dean Smith on 18:50 - Nov 14 with 1942 views | WeWereZombies |
| Dean Smith on 16:52 - Nov 14 by Nthsuffolkblue |
17th, 11th, 16th and then sacked for in danger of bottom 3. Not sure how much that threatens the top 4 (or even 6)!
OK - I see Farke consistently finished 20th but don't Villa have a far better squad and have invested in it?
It feels to me they have gone fairly like-for-like. Time will tell. I am sure we all agree that we hope he equals Farke's Premier League record without matching his Championship one. |
If you look at Villa's position throughout the 2020/21 season you can see they tailed off towards the end, but I think my assertion holds up to week 14 at least:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020%E2%80%9321_Aston_Villa_F.C._season#Results_by | |
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| Dean Smith on 18:52 - Nov 14 with 1936 views | ArnieM |
| Dean Smith on 15:22 - Nov 14 by NthQldITFC |
You can't polish one. |
I’d say his Villa squad are a lot stronger than the norwich one… it’ll be interesting to see what he goes and how it goes. He’ll no doubt have the obligatory honeymoon period, but I’m not convinced he’ll keep them up , and I can’t see old smith splashing the cash - unless they sell first . |  |
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| Dean Smith on 18:54 - Nov 14 with 1918 views | Oldboy |
They are still going down. |  | | |
| Dean Smith on 20:48 - Nov 14 with 1705 views | ParisBlue |
| Dean Smith on 18:54 - Nov 14 by Oldboy |
They are still going down. |
Maybe, everybody is assuming so, but they've given themselves a chance.
Their next game is vs Southampton, Villa's opponents in Smith's last game. Then it's Newcastle. If they get the 'New Manager Bounce' then that gap will be closed. They've also got Villa in December.
They've given him a 2.5 year contract. If they do go down and don't come back up then that aligns to the parachute payments.
More interestingly Stuart Webber's contract is up at the end of this season. Will be interesting if he agrees an extension.
I wish Dean Smith the worst of luck. |  |
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| Dean Smith on 23:00 - Nov 14 with 1537 views | Deano69 |
‘ and the club's bosses will stress that Smith was their first choice from the start of the process…’
Yeah right. |  |
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