Indy 3,232 Posted November 12, 2022 How has he under difficulty from budgets to outside challenges got them turned around and out performing a Norwich squad with depth facilities at Smiths disposal…….get him in before someone else snaps him up! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cambridgeshire canary 6,518 Posted November 12, 2022 Hate to say the obvious but he's not leaving Coventy mid season 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TeemuVanBasten 3,327 Posted November 12, 2022 I'd have him. But then I'd probably take Russell Martin right now. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hogesar 9,503 Posted November 12, 2022 14 minutes ago, Indy said: How has he under difficulty from budgets to outside challenges got them turned around and out performing a Norwich squad with depth facilities at Smiths disposal…….get him in before someone else snaps him up! I mean on the current form table he's out performing Burnley too, and a host of other clubs which much bigger budgets than Coventry. I wonder why he's never been seriously linked with bigger jobs as it appears he has consistently done well at Coventry. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Capt. Pants 4,092 Posted November 12, 2022 18 minutes ago, cambridgeshire canary said: Hate to say the obvious but he's not leaving Coventy mid season What like Nathan Jones you mean? Money talks. Offer him enough and he will come. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cambridgeshire canary 6,518 Posted November 12, 2022 (edited) 4 minutes ago, Capt. Pants said: What like Nathan Jones you mean? Money talks. Offer him enough and he will come. Good thing we have lots of money and are in a good finacial position then Edited November 12, 2022 by cambridgeshire canary Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alex_ncfc 643 Posted November 12, 2022 Robins would jump at the chance to come here and prove himself at a bigger club. Much rather have him here than Russell Martin Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
canarydan23 4,060 Posted November 12, 2022 13 minutes ago, hogesar said: I mean on the current form table he's out performing Burnley too, and a host of other clubs which much bigger budgets than Coventry. I wonder why he's never been seriously linked with bigger jobs as it appears he has consistently done well at Coventry. A few people, myself included, advocated for him after Farke's dismissal. Now I'm not saying we were smarter than Webber....actually, I have a kettle smarter than Webber, so maybe that is what I'm saying. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Capt. Pants 4,092 Posted November 12, 2022 1 minute ago, cambridgeshire canary said: Good thing we have lots of money and are in a good finacial position then- oh We have a US investor in the wings, the position of Head Coach is a dispensable resource. I'm pretty sure Robins will be on less than Smith and sidekick Shakespeare. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tumbleweed 106 Posted November 12, 2022 Kettle? I have a tomato plant smarter than Webber..... Robins in Martin in Emma Hayes in In fact anybody in......... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wacky Waving Inflatable Arm Flailing Tube Man 3,703 Posted November 12, 2022 Robins would definitely come here, but he wouldn't be top of my list. He's a good coach, don't get me wrong, but he doesn't strike me as someone who has enough about him take us up and keep us there. I think he's probably reached his ceiling by doing well at a club like Coventry, in all honesty. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Indy 3,232 Posted November 12, 2022 3 minutes ago, Wacky Waving Inflatable Arm Flailing Tube Man said: Robins would definitely come here, but he wouldn't be top of my list. He's a good coach, don't get me wrong, but he doesn't strike me as someone who has enough about him take us up and keep us there. I think he's probably reached his ceiling by doing well at a club like Coventry, in all honesty. Possibly but until given the chance it’s only opinion. After last season I doubt Smith has any ability to structure and set up any City team to stay up, that said I don’t think he’s good enough to get this very strong squad promoted in the first place, we’ll end up 8th or 9th. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hogesar 9,503 Posted November 12, 2022 39 minutes ago, canarydan23 said: A few people, myself included, advocated for him after Farke's dismissal. Now I'm not saying we were smarter than Webber....actually, I have a kettle smarter than Webber, so maybe that is what I'm saying. That's fair, I'm just surprised a club bigger than Coventry haven't already come in for him. On paper he's earnt the opportunity ahead of the likes of Michael Carrick walking into Boro. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wacky Waving Inflatable Arm Flailing Tube Man 3,703 Posted November 12, 2022 2 minutes ago, Indy said: Possibly but until given the chance it’s only opinion. After last season I doubt Smith has any ability to structure and set up any City team to stay up, that said I don’t think he’s good enough to get this very strong squad promoted in the first place, we’ll end up 8th or 9th. Yeah, I see it. As a matter of fact, Robins strikes me as a bit of a clone of Smith: similar age, similar styles of play (neat and tidy but no distinct style), nice blokes but a bit bland, and ultimately solid Championship coaches but not enough 'wow factor' to make me think they'll get us firing on all cylinders in terms of both results and performances. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
City 101 83 Posted November 12, 2022 46 minutes ago, cambridgeshire canary said: Good thing we have lots of money and are in a good finacial position then We **** tens of millions away on sub standard players I am sure we could find enough to replace a manager who will cost us lots more if he stays much longer. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
yellow_belly 226 Posted November 12, 2022 Yes please! Love robins Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Indy 3,232 Posted November 12, 2022 16 minutes ago, hogesar said: That's fair, I'm just surprised a club bigger than Coventry haven't already come in for him. On paper he's earnt the opportunity ahead of the likes of Michael Carrick walking into Boro. Exactly why not us? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hogesar 9,503 Posted November 12, 2022 3 minutes ago, Indy said: Exactly why not us? I wouldn't say no to Robins. But it just surprises me no-one else has taken a stab at him yet. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Indy 3,232 Posted November 12, 2022 14 minutes ago, Wacky Waving Inflatable Arm Flailing Tube Man said: Yeah, I see it. As a matter of fact, Robins strikes me as a bit of a clone of Smith: similar age, similar styles of play (neat and tidy but no distinct style), nice blokes but a bit bland, and ultimately solid Championship coaches but not enough 'wow factor' to make me think they'll get us firing on all cylinders in terms of both results and performances. Really? Robins got a pig of a club promoted from league 1 Smith failed with Walsall. Took Coventry to an EFL trophy win and promotion to the Championship and now building on that with a run which see Coventry with a better record per game than Norwich! Not being pedantic but given the chance I would rather Robins than Smith. Just my opinion, Robins would get more out of this Squad than Smith appears to be. Just my opinion and appreciate other will see things differently. 💚💛 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tumbleweed 106 Posted November 12, 2022 Smith has achieved extraordinary things here. He has turned a squad poor in the EPL into a squad poor in the Championship. He must not be allowed to continue his remarkable progress and turn it into a squad poor in Lge 1. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wacky Waving Inflatable Arm Flailing Tube Man 3,703 Posted November 12, 2022 20 minutes ago, Indy said: Really? Robins got a pig of a club promoted from league 1 Smith failed with Walsall. Took Coventry to an EFL trophy win and promotion to the Championship and now building on that with a run which see Coventry with a better record per game than Norwich! Not being pedantic but given the chance I would rather Robins than Smith. Just my opinion, Robins would get more out of this Squad than Smith appears to be. Just my opinion and appreciate other will see things differently. 💚💛 He probably would get more out of the squad than Smith, mainly due to Smith's current underperformance. But Walsall are a smaller club than Coventry, and Smith did solid jobs at both Brentford and Villa, so I'm not convinced that Robins has a better track record than Smith despite coaching for a similar length of time. And as Hogesar said, why has no bigger club come in for him? Other clubs must not be fully convinced that he can coach at a higher level than he is now. I just think Smith for Robins would be a bit of a sideways step, and feel there are better options out there. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Indy 3,232 Posted November 12, 2022 (edited) 2 minutes ago, Wacky Waving Inflatable Arm Flailing Tube Man said: He probably would get more out of the squad than Smith, mainly due to Smith's current underperformance. But Walsall are a smaller club than Coventry, and Smith did solid jobs at both Brentford and Villa, so I'm not convinced that Robins has a better track record than Smith despite coaching for a similar length of time. And as Hogesar said, why has no bigger club come in for him? Other clubs must not be fully convinced that he can coach at a higher level than he is now. I just think Smith for Robins would be a bit of a sideways step, and feel there are better options out there. Fair enough, but who d you think are these better options given our financial restrictions? I fully appreciate your view, as I always my posts are only my opinion and that’s really not worth much 😂👍 Edited November 12, 2022 by Indy Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PurpleCanary 5,531 Posted November 12, 2022 Former Norwich City player Gary O’Neil is impressing in temporary charge at Bournemouth… Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Indy 3,232 Posted November 12, 2022 4 minutes ago, PurpleCanary said: Former Norwich City player Gary O’Neil is impressing in temporary charge at Bournemouth… Indeed he is and I think he might get that gig full time! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wacky Waving Inflatable Arm Flailing Tube Man 3,703 Posted November 12, 2022 32 minutes ago, Indy said: Fair enough, but who d you think are these better options given our financial restrictions? I fully appreciate your view, as I always my posts are only my opinion and that’s really not worth much 😂👍 Martin would be my choice. He's doing a decent job at Swansea and I just think he has a higher ceiling in the game than Robins. Scott Parker is also available and would surely be tempted, because I can't see his next job being in Premier League. To be honest, I haven't given it a huge amount of thought beyond those two. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Indy 3,232 Posted November 12, 2022 3 minutes ago, Wacky Waving Inflatable Arm Flailing Tube Man said: Martin would be my choice. He's doing a decent job at Swansea and I just think he has a higher ceiling in the game than Robins. Scott Parker is also available and would surely be tempted, because I can't see his next job being in Premier League. To be honest, I haven't given it a huge amount of thought beyond those two. I do agree Russell is doing a fine job, not too sure Parker would be worth the risk. Good player got two promotions in his cv but not sure, wouldn’t be disappointed in either to be honest both better than the current set up. Still prefer Robins and probably cheaper? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
By Hook or Ian crook 902 Posted November 12, 2022 1 hour ago, Tumbleweed said: Smith has achieved extraordinary things here. He has turned a squad poor in the EPL into a squad poor in the Championship. He must not be allowed to continue his remarkable progress and turn it into a squad poor in Lge 1. He’s Roeder mark 2 isn’t he. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PurpleCanary 5,531 Posted November 13, 2022 8 hours ago, Indy said: Indeed he is and I think he might get that gig full time! I am agnostic on whether Smith should be sacked. I leave that to posters who actually understand football.🤓 And O'Neil has very little experience. But one story has the incoming owner at Bournemouth wanting Bielsa. Which is just the kind of thing incoming owners tend to want. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheBaldOne66 670 Posted November 13, 2022 So playing devils advocate here, how do you actually know anybody would do a better job than Smith? And no I am not a fan of his at all. The players are as much to blame as Smith in that they don’t seem to want to control games anymore, they just are happy to do the bare minimum, where is the passion for the shirt? There are no real leaders anymore Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GJL Mid-Norfolk Canary 1,655 Posted November 13, 2022 20 minutes ago, TheBaldOne66 said: So playing devils advocate here, how do you actually know anybody would do a better job than Smith? And no I am not a fan of his at all. The players are as much to blame as Smith in that they don’t seem to want to control games anymore, they just are happy to do the bare minimum, where is the passion for the shirt? There are no real leaders anymore I'd see the present situation as similar to when Adams was replaced by Alex Neil mid season An under performing squad being badly coached/motivated only capable of beating the worst teams in the league. If someone came in and grabbed this squad by the scruff of the neck just as Neil did we'd see a vast improvement. When Neil came in , we'd given ourselves just too much to do to get top 2 as Watford and Bournemouth were too far clear and despite a good chase, we couldnt quite catch them Because of the nature of the league this season, top 2 isnt beyond reach - but we must act NOW. Smith and his staff must not be allowed on that plane to Florida and be given a minute more with this squad. Keep him and we can say goodbye to top 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites