The Official Dean Smith Thread
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Claret & Blue Blood
Vital 1st Team Regular
I am sad that DS has been sacked. He is a decent bloke and always wanted the best for our club. I am convinced the Greedy Chav does not come out of this untarnished - he downed tools in the second half of last season having been tapped up by Abu Dhabi and the fall out of his move this season has rumbked on. The signings this season have not really worked out and it as if it became a 'perfect storm' with injuries, international breaks and poor form. There are poor vibes from behind the scenes with JT and RO'K.
Dean did a great job and the memories will remain with true Villa fans. I hope that he gets another job when he is ready - he might he tempted to get over this episode by going Stateside with his son. But when he does rock up at Villa Park again he will get a warm welcome - unlike the arsehole who was complicit in his demise.
Dean did a great job and the memories will remain with true Villa fans. I hope that he gets another job when he is ready - he might he tempted to get over this episode by going Stateside with his son. But when he does rock up at Villa Park again he will get a warm welcome - unlike the arsehole who was complicit in his demise.
danvilla2
I’m not an expert
I can only comment on Instagram as I’m not on the other socials, but the player tributes - or lack of them - is a strange one. Mings, Cash, Ramsey and Luiz are the only ones I’ve seen.
Not that these things need to always be done publicly, but with the amount of times I see videos of fucking Salt Bae you would’ve thought a thanks to Smith would come from some of the players he improved.
Not that these things need to always be done publicly, but with the amount of times I see videos of fucking Salt Bae you would’ve thought a thanks to Smith would come from some of the players he improved.
Silhillvilla
Vital Football Legend
Unfortunately without grealish we are pretty poor , that's all backed up by stats . Blame who you want for him leaving - his dad, his agent, the player himself, whoever agreed to such a low buy out clause. BUT the club and management did not come up with a workable solution to life without him. Taking long throws isn't the answer. The club were also weak while he was here allowing his lockdown chav antics to go unpunished it was an example of total indiscipline at the club , maybe a glimpse into how things are at the club . Something is far from right that's for sure
Some of the posts on here are a bit churlish, can fully understand people who didn't like him wanting him gone, but there seems an attempt to rewrite history, and airbrush out the good stuff.
Shame.
Villan57
Alert Team
Not o mention the ones he stuck his neck out for week in week out despite them playing shit, I'm thinking Ollie Watkins, SJM
Melon Donkey
I am a little bit perplexed
Did you honestly expect anything else?
JNB90
Vital Squad Member
Yeah, I didn’t find any of them particularly heartfelt either.
I guess we’ll never know, but things don’t seem to be harmonious behind the scenes
Sadly, no.
Melon Donkey
I am a little bit perplexed
Oh yes . There certainly is.
Chieftoast
Vital Reserves Team
Wonder how many of this seasons transfers were Dean's choice- was ings bought just as a smoke screen in the grealish transfer or did smith want him to be a part of a formation that he hadn't used before? was smith-Rowe his choice instead of buendia? Was ward- prowse his choice? Did they rumble on because they weren't part of purslows plans? Was he sold down the river?
Morley WithenShaw
Vital Reserves Team
Low buyout clause for YKW???? Really, not showing he's worth anywhere near what we got for him, sub yesterday in a massive game, & didn't come on. I think we had them over, unfortunately, Norwich did similar to us with that waste of space Argentinian duffer!!!
Silhillvilla
Vital Football Legend
We could not afford to lose him though so the figure was far too low
JW1985
Vital Champions League
I've seen Steer, Targett, Archer put stuff up on twitter. Freddy Guibert posted something that people took to be taking the piss but was actually concerning something to do with Strasbourg.
Morley WithenShaw
Vital Reserves Team
Get your point to a degree, but, he missed 1 in 4 games, we were overly reliant on him & if we had spent wisely, we would have been better without him. We may have gone backwards since he left, but, he absolutely has & I for one, never want him back. You make your bed ..........................
Tbf I don’t think Ollie Watkins is on social media….what a sensible boy! And I should imagine knowing SJM‘s character he’ll show his appreciation for Dean when he feels the time is right. Think if I was a player today I wouldn’t be anywhere near social media tbh.
JW1985
Vital Champions League
So would you have refused the 100m and had him not sign then? Because I'm sure if he'd refused to sign and it became known he'd refused to sign during the season leading to him potentially going for a lot less you'd have understood right.
Pangloss
Vital Football Legend
Showing loyalty to players like Watkins and McGinn has contributed to him losing his job. It's sad really. Smith's "bad" management isn't causing Watkins to not be able to control a football and show any strength on the ball. That's on Watkins. Players, as always, get away with it in this game.
https://heroesandvillains.info/2021...JFqGjTznlj0LVJldfM_b6kdn3-d9HsX4LJjTRTMyaeQdU
Good piece by Dave Woodhall from 'Heroes and Villans'....another appreciative reflection which pretty much sums up his time at the club.
Good piece by Dave Woodhall from 'Heroes and Villans'....another appreciative reflection which pretty much sums up his time at the club.
Pangloss
Vital Football Legend
I wanted to post something similar to this but didn't bother before. It's one thing to want him out, that's fair enough. But to actively seek to erase all of Smith's achievements is fucking moronic. Honestly some of those posts are an embarrassing read.
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