canadiansaddler wrote:philthesaddler wrote:As I've said many a time, Dean Smith doesn't possess the tactical nous to get us anywhere near the playoffs.
Fed up of all this bullshit. I'm going to invent a time machine and send you back to the time of Barnwell, only then can you fully appreciate how football can drain you soul on a Saturday afternoon.
Now for some interesting FACTS
Three Managers in the last three decades have had WFC in a play off position from Division three
One is rightly a giant among men
the other two are viewed by some as the being crap managers , yet the one won the club only its second ever championship , the other has taken the club to Wembley for the first ever time and has put in place a decent infrastructure, but as Walsall fans wed rather have Managers who made decisions based on the bets they had placed or pick players based on who would go drinking with them.
Incidentally if you didn't look at the table on Tuesday night Phil we were only two points off a play off place, that's pretty close by most peoples definitions and yet based on current form we cant win at home
Be careful what you wish for Smith may one day be replaced by Paul Lambert or someone of similar ilk. No one is saying Smith is a god, Ginger Mourinho is merely a catch phrase like the "the great escape" from four years ago , but by christ there are worse managers out there and I for one would rather we stick with what weve got and continue to build
Right, so lets get this straight - just because Smith is not as bad as Barnwell, that makes him ok?
And because he's marginally better than Merson based on stats, thats makes him ok?
Look, I like Smith's approach, he has some good ideas and his intentions are good - but he's just not ever going to take us anywhere.
This league is not hard to get out of, you just need a little bit of flair, and a little bit of muscle. Look at Preston - they're up there but we've played them 3 or 4 times in the last year and they're no great shakes.
If you're happy with the mediocrity that Smith brings, and will continue to bring, then fair play, that's you prerogative. The sexy football thing is a myth - it's all foreplay. The home form (2014-15 5-5-6-18-20, 2013-14 7-7-9-21-28) is pretty crap with only 12 home wins in the last season and three quarters.
Personally, Im bored with Smith not learning or changing his approach for anything. It's blindingly obvious what our problems are, but he's simply too stubborn to see it, and incapable of doing anything to change it. Thats why I dont see the point of keeping him on.
If what you want is season after season of endless passing, with little end product, bouncing between 17th and 10th in the table, then pick Smith. But I want to see something more interesting and exciting.