maqroll Posted April 15, 2023 Share Posted April 15, 2023 (edited) Dean looks like he's just snorted a pound of cocaine. He will love being back in the Premier League. I hope he keeps them up. Edited April 15, 2023 by maqroll Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duke313 Posted April 15, 2023 Share Posted April 15, 2023 Thought first fixture for him, basically a free hit this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAMAICAN-VILLAN Posted April 15, 2023 Share Posted April 15, 2023 What an unfortunate game for him to have to start with! when i checked online and say it was 3 - 0 at beginning of 2nd half i feared the worst for them. Not too bad in the end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonLax Posted April 15, 2023 Share Posted April 15, 2023 They won the second half. Deano’s turning around their fortunes already! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted April 15, 2023 Share Posted April 15, 2023 1 hour ago, duke313 said: Thought first fixture for him, basically a free hit this one. He learnt starting Vardy is basically pointless at this stage at least. Leicester miles better second half so if they take that onto Wolves they might win that. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted April 15, 2023 Author Share Posted April 15, 2023 Vardys finished they need ti stop playing him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post tinker Posted April 15, 2023 VT Supporter Popular Post Share Posted April 15, 2023 Hope he keeps em up, wish we could loan em Aaron and Archer to help. 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodders Posted April 15, 2023 Share Posted April 15, 2023 At one point I thought they'd be absolutely smashed after 30 min, but had chances to get a couple. I think City would have gone up a gear if they had got a second Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted April 16, 2023 Share Posted April 16, 2023 I could have told him Vardy was finished from watching his last couple of starts. Leicester managers need to just play Iheanacho; I know he's frustrating and he does miss chances but he's the only striker who's fit and in any kind of form so just concentrate on getting him going in the remaining games. They're absolute garbage as a team but they do have some winnable games left, and if he can get 3 wins and a draw they'll at least be in with a chance. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djdabush Posted April 16, 2023 Share Posted April 16, 2023 I can imagine them persevering with Vardy, Shakespeare has a good relationship with him from his previous spell there and Smith was reluctant to keep Pukki out of the team at Norwich when he's clearly past his best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Villa_Vids Posted April 16, 2023 Share Posted April 16, 2023 On 15/04/2023 at 10:41, Tomaszk said: Ha, Deano made you look a right mug. Sorry you didn't think he'd be a success and he was a preposterous success. Not at all. I'm a nobody on an internet forum in the grand scheme of it. I was delighted with all the good Smith did with us and the moments he created. I'm an Aston Villa supporter - I express my opinions which contain praise and criticism, I try to be balanced - not malicious or bitter. And If I'm proven wrong (which I have been) I'm delighted if it benefits the club. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulC Posted April 16, 2023 Share Posted April 16, 2023 12 hours ago, djdabush said: I can imagine them persevering with Vardy, Shakespeare has a good relationship with him from his previous spell there and Smith was reluctant to keep Pukki out of the team at Norwich when he's clearly past his best. It would be a huge mistake if he did. Great player he was but he is not that player season. They really should finish above Everton and Forest with the resources they have Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted April 16, 2023 Share Posted April 16, 2023 12 hours ago, djdabush said: I can imagine them persevering with Vardy, Shakespeare has a good relationship with him from his previous spell there and Smith was reluctant to keep Pukki out of the team at Norwich when he's clearly past his best. Pure and simple they go down if they do that. Iheanacho will be upfront v Wolves. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GENTLEMAN Posted April 16, 2023 Share Posted April 16, 2023 23 hours ago, maqroll said: Dean looks like he's just snorted a pound of cocaine. He will love being back in the Premier League. I hope he keeps them up. How long can they keep hold of him though? Would he be tempted if the likes of Manchester City come calling??? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fightoffyour Posted April 17, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted April 17, 2023 On 15/04/2023 at 18:38, maqroll said: I'd have advised Dean to wait until Monday to take over. That's it though isn't it, do you go straight in for the Man City match and risk losing that fabled "new manager bounce" in your toughest possible first game but get more time with the squad and perhaps learn a few things, or do you do what another former manager of ours would've done and say "sorry I've already got tickets for the Aintree festival, see you next week lads." Deano isn't one to shy away from a challenge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jayEm Posted April 21, 2023 Share Posted April 21, 2023 4 hours ago, bannedfromHandV said: I think he’s probably overwhelmingly surprised at how quickly the players have picked up on his direction and how well that’s translating out on to the pitch. I mean I’m sure he backed himself to come in and be successful but I doubt even he thought he could turn it around this much, this soon. I really hope he falls in love with us, imagine if we still have him as Manager in a decades time and what could be achieved. I think it reflects very well on Dean Smith and the kinds of players he brought in. Eight of our starters on Saturday were Smith signings, and one of the others was McGinn. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom13 Posted April 21, 2023 Share Posted April 21, 2023 1 hour ago, jayEm said: I think it reflects very well on Dean Smith and the kinds of players he brought in. Eight of our starters on Saturday were Smith signings, and one of the others was McGinn. Seems mad when you think about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheepyvillian Posted April 22, 2023 Share Posted April 22, 2023 (edited) So happy for Deano today. I think the experience of his Villa reign may just give him an edge in helping Leicester to avoid the drop. Norwich just never felt like the right fit, but if he manages to achieve the objective of saving Leicester's season, then hopefully they reciprocate by giving him the opportunity to prove he has what it takes to be a Premier league manager. What Aston Villa fan wouldn't be happy to see that? Edited April 22, 2023 by sheepyvillian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheepyvillian Posted April 22, 2023 Share Posted April 22, 2023 On 21/04/2023 at 18:34, jayEm said: I think it reflects very well on Dean Smith and the kinds of players he brought in. Eight of our starters on Saturday were Smith signings, and one of the others was McGinn. If you listen to a lot of Brentford fans they still hold him in high esteem for the foundations he helped cement in making Brentford the team they are today. He was actually the man who interviewed Thomas Frank for the Brentford B team job and gave the green light to appoint him. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted April 22, 2023 Share Posted April 22, 2023 9 minutes ago, sheepyvillian said: So happy for Deano today. I think the experience of his Villa reign may just give him an edge in helping Leicester to avoid the drop. Norwich just never felt like the right fit, but if he manages to achieve the objective of saving Leicester's season, then hopefully they reciprocate by giving him the opportunity to prove he has what it takes to be a Premier league manager. What Aston Villa fan wouldn't be happy to see that? Think they'll go all in for Potter. As I said last week there's still plenty to play for DS. He wins another 3 games and keeps Leicester up and suddenly that would be 4 in 8 games so he should then be a viable option for someone like Crystal Palace, that would actually be a decent fit imo given the crop of young players they have and style they wanted to implement under Vieria. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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