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I thought Villa were wrong to sack Dean Smith previously. Yes, he'd had a poor run of results but that can happen to most Premier League teams at any given time. Since arriving he'd kept them up against all odds, improved them considerably, and probably deserved more time.Originally Posted by upthemaggies
Having made that decision, and having recruited Steven Gerrard from Rangers, you would hope they might give him more than 10 months before reaching a judgement, but it does appear the club (and their fans) are setting expectations more in keeping with the club Villa were 40 years ago than what they're entitled to expect now.
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I watched Forest on MOD last night, they played quite well. I don't think they will be relegated this season, there's too many poorer teams. Given they're buying a player every day, they must have loads of last season's promotion winners that need game time. Time for a call, recruitment team?
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Only teams they've beaten in their last 15 are Norwich, Burnley and Everton. After Arsenal and Man City they are away to Leicester which could be a whoever loses gets sacked scenario.
When I went there it was a very special place, a real sense of a grand history in full and total depth which I haven't felt anywhere else including Old Trafford and Wembley. For the chief club in the 2nd largest city in England they have massively underachieved in recent years, even more so taking into account their chief rivals Birmingham who have never challenged Villa's status as the city's no.1 club in the way Everton have with Liverpool or Man City with Man Utd.
Notts are unbeaten against them in the last six Meadow Lane meetings, including 4 clean sheets. Villa will almost certainly remain our biggest home gate since the 1950s as well when we got 34k against them in 1972.
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This is hilarious.
Chelsea fans.......
https://twitter.com/DirtyFootbaIIer/...92359113342976
Vaguely reminiscent of NCmad at times.
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Jeff Stelling
@JeffStelling
Well done VAR . One of the great goals ruled out for something nobody even appealed for. It’s a total shambles as it has been from its inception
Danny Kelly
@dannykellywords
Well done VAR again, you blood-sucking joy-vacuum. Another great goal wiped off WITH NOT ONE LEICESTER PLAYER APPEALING. VAR now totally in charge of the English game. No explanation, no accountability, just robotic searches for any reason to ruin the game as a spectacle. #VARout
Fan comment: "Football now governed by a parking warden mindset. "
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Danny Baker
@prodnose
Those of us who said from Day One that VAR was a giant corporate power grab, a means made for vampiric egos to interfere whenever they could, were decried as luddite nostalgics.
And here we are, where speed cameras are randomly applied to a Grand Prix.
#SmashAllTheCameras
Specsavers
@Specsavers
Are you free for a chat tomorrow, VAR?
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Thomas Tuchel just sacked, crazy
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On the one hand, I agree with you. On the other, he seemed increasingly fragile on the touchline in recent weeks. Shades of Roy Hodgson at Liverpool, where you start worrying for their mental health. I’m sure he’ll be well recompensed for his efforts, but maybe this is the right moment for him to take some time away from the spotlight.
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Would never have guessed a few weeks ago that Bournemouth and Chelsea would have been the first two clubs to sack their managers in the PL, looked like it would be Leicester and Villa.
Chelsea next manager Betfair odds earlier today
Graham Potter: 4/6
Mauricio Pochettino: 9/4
Zinedine Zidane: 11/2
Brendan Rodgers: 17/2
Roberto Mancini: 20/1
Roberto Martinez 25/1
Antonio Conte: 25/1
Massimiliano Allegri 33/1
Diego Simeone 33/1
Marcelo Bielsa: 33/1
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Imagine they'll try and get Zidane. Would like to see Pochettino back in the Prem - perhaps with Newcastle if Howe ever finds himself in the England job.
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