Villa

[Orient Punxx]

[Orient Punxx]

[Orient Punxx]

Well done Deano!

[y o y o y]

Delighted

[Smendrick Feaselberg]

Well done Deano.

Heard a lot of Villa fans have been unhappy with him, so glad he has stuck that in their face. That said they were wanting him replaced even if they stayed up as they see him as a poor manager at Premier League level.

[Thor]

Top news and I’m so pleased for him.

[Omygawd]

Well done Delano, to bring in so many new players and keep them up is a great effort.

[PoundhillO]

Congratulations to Deano what a great achievement.

[gshaw]

Congrats Deano and also to Villa owners for sticking by him. Contrast to Watford and I think justice was done.

[Tent Keague]

Well done Deano.

Probably sacked in the morning though for a Bundesliga Under-23 Coach or someone of that ilk.

[BiggsyMalone]

They avoided promotion by a point after being sh*t all year. I’m happy for Dean Smith but it’s nothing to congratulate him on

[NuneatonO's]

They avoided promotion by a point after being sh*t all year. I’m happy for Dean Smith but it’s nothing to congratulate him on

Avoiding promotion by a point is relatively good, isn't it?

Probably better than we'll do next Season!

[Thor]

He took them up when no one expected that to happen, that suggests the team wasn’t ready for the next level just yet however, he did it. He then had to virtually bring in a new team on a budget and get them enough points to stay up. He did that, he also got them to the cup final, that’s success if you ask me.

What happens next is how he will be judged, how good will his buys be? How he will transition them to avoid second year syndrome and how he will move them forwards and establish them as a regular premier league side. That’s the challenge for him now, but as a pre season target to stay in that league and get them to the final could be classed as a good season for them, the bar now gets raised.

[tuffers#1]

Well done Dean
If only for personal reasons between him & his late Father.

[RedDwarf 1881]

I'm absolutely delighted for Deano that he's kept Villa up. Well done .

[AckneyAwks]

Same as everyone else has said, i would like to congratulate Dean on keeping Villa in the Premier league. I am sure his family will be filled with pride and that includes his dad as well.
Football can be a cut throat buisiness and i just hope he gets the chance to carry on as manager at Villa next season.

[BIGRON]

Pleased for Deano , proper club with a proper stadium , glad they stayed up

[Top of the JES]

Well done Dean, Your dad will be smiling down on you tonight.

[tuffers#1]

Hope Danny Macklin gets Lingy to look at this thread & he tells Smudge about it

[Confucius]

Hope Danny Macklin gets Lingy to look at this thread & he tells Smudge about it

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[tuffers#1]

Hope Danny Macklin gets Lingy to look at this thread & he tells Smudge about it

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[DuvB]

Roy Keane is such an unbelievable misery slagging off Villa for their dressing room celebrations.

[ComeOnYouOs]

On purely football reasons, I think villa were dead lucky to stay up. They are really poor. Bournemouth are IMO much the better team, but were crucified by injuries early in the season.
Unless Villa strengthen massively, in the short close season, they are certs for the drop next season, particularly as they will probably lose their one class player to bigger & better things.
As an aside, it feels so weird to have the last weekend of the Premier League in the last few days of July, and the FA cup final in August!!!

[Disoriented]

Roy Keane is such an unbelievable misery slagging off Villa for their dressing room celebrations.

Why? He was quite right.

[DuvB]

Roy Keane is such an unbelievable misery slagging off Villa for their dressing room celebrations.

Why? He was quite right.

There are so many bad thing in life and football, you have to grab any opportunity to be happy and celebrate.