pete 318 Posted November 12, 2021 Dean Smith to be new NCFC Coach. Delia still keeping up the nepotism Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cambridgeshire canary 6,675 Posted November 12, 2021 Hmm, the guy who with Bunedia and a Villa squad worth 4x ours and quite frankly a better and stronger squad than ours was on a 4 match winless run with them. Here we go.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TIL 1010 4,718 Posted November 12, 2021 If it turns out to be Dean Smith i will be underwhelmed to say the least. 12 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GJL Mid-Norfolk Canary 1,735 Posted November 12, 2021 Smith wasnt even available when we sacked Farke....who was our original target when we pulled the trigger, or was Lampard it?? 7 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hucks6 169 Posted November 12, 2021 No better than Farke waste space Webber. Ifs it’s the best you can do don’t bother 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alex_ncfc 644 Posted November 12, 2021 1 minute ago, GJL Mid-Norfolk Canary said: Smith wasnt even available when we sacked Farke....who was our original target when we pulled the trigger, or was Lampard it?? This. Lampard has backed out and now we revert to someone who is also cheap and available and just wants a Prem job. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cambridgeshire canary 6,675 Posted November 12, 2021 3 minutes ago, GJL Mid-Norfolk Canary said: Smith wasnt even available when we sacked Farke....who was our original target when we pulled the trigger, or was Lampard it?? Very good question. This is quite the shambles from Webber Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Foxy2600 297 Posted November 12, 2021 1 minute ago, TIL 1010 said: If it turns out to be Dean Smith i will be underwhelmed to say the least. So TIL Overwhelmed would be indicated by Cyrillics? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Samwam27 519 Posted November 12, 2021 How can SSN know he'll be offered it 'in the next few days' Are they psychic. Either hes been offered it or he hasnt Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Real Buh 3,423 Posted November 12, 2021 What if he turns us down 🤣🤣🤣 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Virtual reality 706 Posted November 12, 2021 Just can’t see it. Wasn’t even available when Farke was sacked. If the first choice was Lampard and Smith now gets the job it is shocking incompetence from Webber. I’m still expecting the appointment to be none of the above Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fuzzar 1,702 Posted November 12, 2021 Well I guess we'll all get behind him, but this appointment does feel a bit meh to me. Lucky for Webber he suddenly became available, because he definitely wasn't first choice when the decision to sack Farke was made. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
C.I.D 302 Posted November 12, 2021 4 minutes ago, TIL 1010 said: If it turns out to be Dean Smith i will be underwhelmed to say the least. ....if it's on SKY then it must be true but I'll need to hear it from Talksh*te before believing it 😔 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Branston Pickle 3,633 Posted November 12, 2021 (edited) I’m happy enough if true - he’s a decent coach. Definitely has something to prove after leaving Villa. Though given how things have been I think it wise to wait before going too far down the road of believing it. But just to say, people do realise that Smith got Villa up and kept them up for two seasons , don’t they? These same people have been bleating about how poor Lampard’s experience is, but seem happy to take a guy from Norway’s league which is lower quality than Scotland. I too wanted KK, but people dissing Smith don’t seem to realise anything about him. Edited November 12, 2021 by Branston Pickle 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alex_ncfc 644 Posted November 12, 2021 It would be seen as a 'steady' appointment, and yes very underwhelming. But if he can get us playing and keeps us up then we'd all be happy. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Indy 3,283 Posted November 12, 2021 I concur it can’t be Smith, he wasn’t even available nor has he actually got any good track record…..Farke is a far better coach. Utter dross that can’t be true…..rather have Martin. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Foxy2600 297 Posted November 12, 2021 Honestly- I’ll take some Scandinavian chancer that’s got his local band of brothers into the Lord of the Rings Div3 North Volvo Replacement Exhaust League… 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
norfolkngood 1,086 Posted November 12, 2021 i think Knutsen would have been better ,maybe the unknown is more exciting ? We have seen what smith can do with a team with better players than ours a team like ours needs a Coach with that little bit extra to get the players over performing i can not see smith doing that Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mello Yello 2,278 Posted November 12, 2021 NCFC Club Ambassador is impressed.... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Foxy2600 297 Posted November 12, 2021 To get out of our Top26 mentality we need lots and lot of Oofle Dust and Sooty in Charge Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Midlands Yellow 3,925 Posted November 12, 2021 Exciting stuff, NCFC never disappoints with new managers. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
crab man 164 Posted November 12, 2021 no no and 100% no. he's just been sacked, he needs a break before taking another position. he's not gonna have the enthusiasm for it and I don't expect him to be able to motivate the players. hugely underwhelmed if this happens, would rather have kept farke. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
duke63 541 Posted November 12, 2021 Managerial record...underwhelmimg doesn't begin to describe it. Walsall 4 January 2011 30 November 2015 Pl 260 W 84 D 96 L 80 32.31 [101] Brentford 30 November 2015 10 October 2018 143 57 35 51 39.86 [101] Aston Villa 10 October 2018 7 November 2021 139 55 28 56 39.5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TeemuVanBasten 3,327 Posted November 12, 2021 15 minutes ago, TIL 1010 said: If it turns out to be Dean Smith i will be underwhelmed to say the least. I agree. But with the caveat that people were underwhelmed by some previous appointments who proved to be successful, like Nigel Worthington and..... Daniel Farke! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Midlands Yellow 3,925 Posted November 12, 2021 Just now, crab man said: no no and 100% no. he's just been sacked, he needs a break before taking another position. he's not gonna have the enthusiasm for it and I don't expect him to be able to motivate the players. hugely underwhelmed if this happens, would rather have kept farke. Exactly. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
duke63 541 Posted November 12, 2021 8 minutes ago, alex_ncfc said: It would be seen as a 'steady' appointment, and yes very underwhelming. But if he can get us playing and keeps us up then we'd all be happy. Villa sacked hm because they didn't think he could keep them up. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Keith83 3 Posted November 12, 2021 Didn't they say Frank was to sign also? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
canarydan23 4,060 Posted November 12, 2021 The only good thing about Smith is he's not Lampard. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alex_ncfc 644 Posted November 12, 2021 2 minutes ago, duke63 said: Villa sacked hm because they didn't think he could keep them up. Very true, and if I'm being honest with myself I'm not sure how we could manage to get a much worse squad to stay up. But then I guess you never know. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ron obvious 1,498 Posted November 12, 2021 Tomorrow's headlines ... Norwich City expected to offer ̶F̶r̶a̶n̶k̶ ̶L̶a̶m̶p̶a̶r̶d̶ ̶D̶e̶a̶n̶ ̶S̶m̶i̶t̶h̶ A. N. Other manager's job in next few days Share this post Link to post Share on other sites