Dave-R Posted December 13, 2018 Share Posted December 13, 2018 (edited) 20 minutes ago, villalad21 said: Seemed to be in a very happy mood Really enjoy his interviews, doesn't mess about, gets rite down to it, speaks the truth and a firm believer in what he's doing. I would actually fear for society if Dean Smith was a cultist, he would have everyone believing lol. Dean Smith for priminister Edited December 13, 2018 by Dave-R Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brommy Posted December 13, 2018 Share Posted December 13, 2018 30 minutes ago, Dave-R said: Really enjoy his interviews, doesn't mess about, gets rite down to it, speaks the truth and a firm believer in what he's doing. I would actually fear for society if Dean Smith was a cultist, he would have everyone believing lol. Dean Smith for priminister When you typed ‘rite’ I assume you meant to type ‘right’ and not the word meaning ‘a form of religious ceremony/passage’, even though the latter does pertain to Dean Smith’s cult status! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Made In Aston Posted December 13, 2018 Share Posted December 13, 2018 2 hours ago, brommy said: When you typed ‘rite’ I assume you meant to type ‘right’ and not the word meaning ‘a form of religious ceremony/passage’, even though the latter does pertain to Dean Smith’s cult status! The joke is far too high brow for the average villatalk member. I wouldn't be surprised if admin gave you a formal warning for this kind of repartee. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brommy Posted December 13, 2018 Share Posted December 13, 2018 52 minutes ago, Made In Aston said: The joke is far too high brow for the average villatalk member. I wouldn't be surprised if admin gave you a formal warning for this kind of repartee. Highbrow, repartee, moi? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted December 14, 2018 Share Posted December 14, 2018 Just reading a 442 preview magazine for start of season and we were tipped for 13th with our key player Mile Jedinak. How times have changed Brentford incidentally were picked for 3rd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted December 14, 2018 VT Supporter Share Posted December 14, 2018 22 hours ago, Made In Aston said: The joke is far too high brow for the average villatalk member. I wouldn't be surprised if admin gave you a formal warning for this kind of repartee. You underestimate the average VillaTalk member. This is not KRO, you know. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRO Posted December 15, 2018 Share Posted December 15, 2018 On 13/12/2018 at 15:49, villalad21 said: Seemed to be in a very happy mood Interesting how Praiseworthy he was of Bruce's Team Last Season....I have heard him on a few occasions, being very respectful to Steve Bruce. Shows what a top man he is. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farlz Posted December 15, 2018 Share Posted December 15, 2018 Worst performance I’ve seen under Smith so far, it was really bad today. Everyone was off it and we just had no control. Very lucky to get a point from that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villalad21 Posted December 15, 2018 Share Posted December 15, 2018 Hutton and Elmo are simply not good enough, that's not Smiths fault Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodders0223 Posted December 15, 2018 Share Posted December 15, 2018 Should have been braver and got O'Hare or Hogan up with Abraham. A midfield 2 of Whelan and Connor is the least pacey and dynamic pairing going. Little.wonder we created scraps at best. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villalad21 Posted December 15, 2018 Share Posted December 15, 2018 1 minute ago, rodders0223 said: Should have been braver and got O'Hare or Hogan up with Abraham. A midfield 2 of Whelan and Connor is the least pacey and dynamic pairing going. Little.wonder we created scraps at best. Agreed. I honestly don't understand what he see in Whelan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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mikeyp102 Posted December 15, 2018 Share Posted December 15, 2018 (edited) I have to say today was the first time that Smith has been here that I’ve been disappointed in him. Too late making subs, you could see El Ghazi was struggling and he should’ve changed it sooner. Hogan should’ve been on as soon as Shawcross was booked, to run in behind and pull them out of position. He was only on a few minutes and did it once where Shawcross was all over him. Edited December 15, 2018 by mikeyp102 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post andym Posted December 15, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted December 15, 2018 So 10 games in and we have 18 points, and that is having played Norwich, Derby, Boro and Baggies away, Stoke and Forest at home, and also includes the Blues derby. Pretty good really, considering we were robbed of 2 extra points against WBA thanks to cheating, and against Forest due to our utterly shit GK. After Leeds, we have (on paper) a much easier run, so the chance to push for the playoffs, especially if we can get players in in Jan. Bruce's shit results against the poor teams we started the season against have basically cost us any chance of automatic promotion. 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave J Posted December 15, 2018 Share Posted December 15, 2018 22 minutes ago, andym said: So 10 games in and we have 18 points, and that is having played Norwich, Derby, Boro and Baggies away, Stoke and Forest at home, and also includes the Blues derby. Pretty good really, considering we were robbed of 2 extra points against WBA thanks to cheating, and against Forest due to our utterly shit GK. After Leeds, we have (on paper) a much easier run, so the chance to push for the playoffs, especially if we can get players in in Jan. Bruce's shit results against the poor teams we started the season against have basically cost us any chance of automatic promotion. 100% this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave J Posted December 15, 2018 Share Posted December 15, 2018 1 hour ago, mikeyp102 said: I have to say today was the first time that Smith has been here that I’ve been disappointed in him. Too late making subs, you could see El Ghazi was struggling and he should’ve changed it sooner. Hogan should’ve been on as soon as Shawcross was booked, to run in behind and pull them out of position. He was only on a few minutes and did it once where Shawcross was all over him. He's human and will make mistakes - Bruce was just garbage who made mistakes consistently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeyp102 Posted December 15, 2018 Share Posted December 15, 2018 10 minutes ago, Dave J said: He's human and will make mistakes - Bruce was just garbage who made mistakes consistently. Of course he’ll make mistakes, never said he wouldn’t. Doesn’t mean I can’t comment when does make them. As for Bruce, why even bring him up, he’s gone and today is nothin about him. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LakotaDakota Posted December 15, 2018 Share Posted December 15, 2018 38 minutes ago, andym said: Bruce's shit results against the poor teams we started the season against have basically cost us any chance of automatic promotion. Win on Sunday and we are 9 points off top of the league with exactly half of the season to play. Teams made that up in a week last season, nevermind 23 games 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomaszk Posted December 15, 2018 Share Posted December 15, 2018 1 hour ago, mikeyp102 said: I have to say today was the first time that Smith has been here that I’ve been disappointed in him. Too late making subs, you could see El Ghazi was struggling and he should’ve changed it sooner. Hogan should’ve been on as soon as Shawcross was booked, to run in behind and pull them out of position. He was only on a few minutes and did it once where Shawcross was all over him. I agree. He rescued a sinking ship so quickly there was bound to be a few leaks still poking around. The great thing from my point of view is that we still weren't that poor today. We just weren't our usual incredible selves. Missing your best player never helps either. Subs should have been earlier though, we needed a lift. Really getting blue balled with O'Hare now. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRO Posted December 15, 2018 Share Posted December 15, 2018 (edited) Its the first time under Dean Smith, that I felt we done well to get a point. The conditions clearly suited their "Out muscling" game which they did very well to be fair. We had too many 5/10 performances to expect much more, but I am still concerned about our physical involvement in a game....they closed us down and nullified our play, whilst in contrast Joe Allen ran the show....We were not able to exhibit our technical superiority, but what bit they had was left unattended. We have to get more players than just McGinn who are willing to get touch close and get their foot in or dare I even say track back. Their 4 yellows ( despite the illegalness about them) showed where the commitment lay today. Pleased we were able to come back from what looked like to me, a defeat.....but not pleased that we landed ourselves in that situation in the first place. The main concern for me with this defence of ours is.....The ease and simplicity that they concede.....We have to work hard for what goals we get and then hand the opposition ones on a plate. I wouldn't blame the manager for much today, it just highlights the shortfall for some weaponary in the squad. Edited December 15, 2018 by TRO 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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