Has Dean Smith gone then

[Edwam1972]

As per the title, have Smith and his backroom staff now officially left the club?

[nnfox]

Ibwas wondering the same thing... When does his contract end exactly?

[Unabomber]

I assume end of the month 

[Guest Mee-9]

Yes - they were given a contract to oversee the final games. 

 

No long term appointment. As of this moment we're managerless. 

[beepee1984]

2 minutes ago, Edwam1972 said:

As per the title, have Smith and his backroom staff now officially left the club?

How are we meant to know? 

 

We are only the fans, and the club doesn't like communicating

[fox_favourite]

I think they'll give it a few days to decide. His term has finished so it'll be a case to see if we extend. 

[Wymsey]

Think he said he was set to have talks with Top.

[Quorndon_Fox]

I really hope we don’t keep him and his team on. Nothing against the guy, he was brought in to do a job and didn’t succeed. 
 

We’re not going to get another opportunity like this to clear out the back room and bring in a squad they want.

[davieG]

28 minutes ago, beepee1984 said:

How are we meant to know? 

 

We are only the fans, and the club doesn't like communicating

When have we ever been told the details of anyone's contract?

[Hales]

Meeting tomorrow with Top

[KP Fox]

I have the utmost respect for the man. I only wish he shut up shop when we went 2-1 up versus Everton. He should have brought on Souttar and played 5 at the back. But hindsight is always 20-20 

[Sly]

He said yesterday he’d meet with Top in the next few days. I’m assuming his contract runs until June 1st. It’ll then be reviewed.

[AKCJ]

Would be a complete mistake to keep him IMO.

[Spudulike]

Unless they have already planned a successor then expect him to be given a rolling contract. 

 

Probably not the worse appointment but hardly inspiring when we all need a lift. It's his record at Norwich that is concerning. 

[Wasyls Pec Deck]

31 minutes ago, KP Fox said:

I have the utmost respect for the man. I only wish he shut up shop when we went 2-1 up versus Everton. He should have brought on Souttar and played 5 at the back. But hindsight is always 20-20 

Our so called best player scoring that penalty might have helped as well.

 

As for keeping him - there are more riskier appointments… but I’m not totally sold on him.

Edited 29 May 2023 by Wasyls Pec Deck

[Bryn]

We need a clean break, really needs to feel like a fresh start and he's associated with the past enough for me to want rid.

[FoxTimmy2]

I do like Dean, but I just don’t think he’s the right man for the job. We need a total revamp.

Edited 29 May 2023 by FoxTimmy2

[baldeagle]

Not for me , I wasn’t expecting him to be a magician in the short time he had but I didn’t see any real improvements at all not even a so called new manager bounce

[Dirkster the Fox]

If we keep Smith it will be catastrophic. Genuinely nothing against the guy, just not what we need.

 

We need to clear the decks. Lots going for us.

 

Get this next manager decision correct please 🤞

[don_danbury]

hope so

[Izzy]

Not yet.

 

JT has a couple more WAGs to shag then it's job done.

[kingkisnorbo]

I really hope he doesn’t get the job. No ill feeling towards him at all, we need something totally out of the box if we want any chance of getting back out. 
 

I’ll say it again, full cultural reset. 

[smudger63]

2 hours ago, nnfox said:

Ibwas wondering the same thing... When does his contract end exactly?

I thought it ended last night! 

[smudger63]

8 minutes ago, Izzy said:

Not yet.

 

JT has a couple more WAGs to shag then it's job done.

Well there's talk of the ladies moving to Seagrave when they sell Belvoir Drive, so we might never get rid of JT!

[EnglishOxide]

Don't get the dislike for him. He took the job when nobody else dared. 

 

His results weren't great but they weren't shit either. People seem to forget that he was brought in too late to make a real difference which was not his fault. 

 

Last 7 games under Smith: 9 points

Last 7 games under Bodgers: 1 point

 

Would have been lauded if Maddison bagged his pen against Everton or Castagne completed a smash and grab at Newcastle. He was also unlucky to lose Kelechi for a stint meaning we had to rely on Vardy and Daka who have had tragic seasons. 

 

There was a stint halfway through the first half yesterday where the team started sitting off and not pressing and he got stuck into them, you could visibly see the effect on the players as he wouldn't allow them to lose intensity. 

 

I think he's the right character to have in charge of the team for next season. We are not a Prem club anymore, we cannot be picky and we need strong leadership. We do not need another bollockless little twat like Brendan who only takes the job because he thinks it's a stepping stone to something greater.