Dean Smith and Craig Shakespeare's Blue Army!

[mazarron fox]

Imagine the scenes when big Dan is selected first match

[Beachyboy]

5 minutes ago, Babylon said:

https://fb.watch/jP_8RIEY6x/

Sounds like the sort of manager the players like.

If he has JTs respect, surely the players will see that and think this is a CL winner and he really buys into Smiths methods. I will give him a chance.

[MrLuke]

[KingsX]

50 minutes ago, lfu said:

The princes who were promised

⚽⚽ ⚽⚽ ⚽⚽

 

Terry looks relieved that his left ball finally dropped.

 

Oh wait, he's already got two.

[Mike Oxlong]

1 minute ago, Ric Flair said:

This will turn out to be one of the most inspired acts of desperation the club has ever witnessed.

I’m not sure whether this means we have got to the shitter just in time or unfortunately come up a couple of paces short 

[Guest Mickyblueeyes]

3 minutes ago, Ric Flair said:

This will turn out to be one of the most inspired acts of desperation the club has ever witnessed.

Guaranteed will be here in a year begging for Top to sack Smith while being sat 18th in the championship. Top won’t sack him because he is a “nice guy”. I’ve never been so against an appointment in all my years of supporting this club and probably because this signifies the end of an incredible period - self destruction complete. 

[Guest Electric Yetis]

My Villa supporting mate absolutely raves about Smith.

 

I feel nothing but dread but he insists he's great.

Edited 10 April 2023 by Rain King

[bridport007]

19 minutes ago, Matt said:

How many of our squad will have worked with Shakespeare before?

 

I make it 6? Maybe 8 if you include Thomas and KDH.

Why wouldn't you include them?

[Scotch]

The thing with an interim manager is that IF by some miracle we stayed up, we sort of become an attractive proposition again in the summer for a new manager to come in to.

 

7 players out of contract, freeing up a ton of wages, probably 3/4 big earners being sold for decent money, topping up transfer funds and hopefully some investment of transfer funds. A new manager has the opportunity to come in and construct almost a whole squad exactly how they want it. 

 

Which makes the recruitment of a new manager in the summer absolutely vital. He will define our next decade. 

[Mike Oxlong]

The downside to bringing Terry in is that we’ll need to find the funds for another disabled parking space at the stadium and “training” ground 

 

[lcfcsnow]

3 minutes ago, Rain King said:

My Villa supporting mate absolutely raves about Smith.

 

I feel nothing but dread but he insists he's great.

He did a good job there but he's also a Villa fan so they had that connection, I know Pearson wasn't a fan but it feels a bit like that for them.

[Matt]

2 minutes ago, bridport007 said:

Why wouldn't you include them?

Because they weren't part of the first team at the time, he probably knew of them but i'm not sure how much he'd have had to do with them back then.

 

Edited 10 April 2023 by Matt

[dooflip]

2 minutes ago, Mickyblueeyes said:I’ve never been so against an appointment in all my years of supporting this club and probably because this signifies the end of an incredible period - self destruction complete. 

Would you have rather had Ted Lasso on a 3/4 year deal?

 

Yes it’s crap, but realistically could it be any better? Literally nobody wants this job.

[cityfanlee23]

He loves a ball playing CB so I wonder if Soyuncu will get the nod over Amartey or Souttar?

[Begley]

2 minutes ago, Rain King said:

My Villa supporting mate absolutely raves about Smith.

 

I feel nothing but dread but he insists he's great.

You will be doing well to find any Villa supporter that doesn't like Smith and don't have total respect for him. As I said above, he is not a Top 6 manager but he is a decent one and a very likable guy. He also tries to play nice football and is honest in interviews. Yes, he is not perfect but he is a damn good appointment for a club that has a team that look totally disinterested and and clearly underperforming 

[Molson Canadian]

 

[cityfanlee23]

I'm surprisingly optimistic about the idea of Smith, Shakey and Terry if we can convince JT to join, I think we have a half decent run in and would back them to at least get us doing the basics. Get into 'em Dean

[Pliskin]

The more the day goes on the more optimistic I feel about this. 

[st albans fox]

5 minutes ago, bridport007 said:

Why wouldn't you include them?

Cos they were ten ……

luke was about 16 when shakey left, KDH high teens but nowhere near the first team squad 

[Chelmofox]

1 minute ago, Pliskin said:

The more the day goes on the more optimistic I feel about this. 

Interesting to see the difference between Villa fans opinion of Smith and Leeds fans opinion of Marsch. Obvs Leeds have the whole Bielsa problem but there does seem to be a real dislike for Marsch. I hope Smith is interim and with JT and Shakespeare, and that they are all at Seagrave tomorrow. But yes, I’ve grown into this today. 

[Daggers]

46 minutes ago, nathan. said:

Smith will get a longer deal if he keeps us up and deservedly so.

If he does then I’m going round his house with a load of bottles of water, a loaf and a fish. 

[Guest bennytwohats]

4 minutes ago, cityfanlee23 said:

I'm surprisingly optimistic about the idea of Smith, Shakey and Terry if we can convince JT to join, I think we have a half decent run in and would back them to at least get us doing the basics. Get into 'em Dean

Exactly where I’m at. Simple ask: give them belief and new ideas. That’s all that’s been missing. JT an unlikely hero in our season is as bizarre as it is brilliant.

 

let’s go!

 

[STUHILL]

No idea why, because he is a c*nt, but having Terry come in as well, has made me more optimistic about this. 

[WoodyFox]

 

[ARTY_FOX]

Is it done or still time to fall apart?