@villareport@reluctantnicko This could be another coutinho situation. Can't be offering these 30 year old a 3/4 year deal who are not reliable. 2 year deal with 1 year option ok.
@ToonMouthTyne@LCFC Smith came in to villa and went on a 10 game winning streak to reach playoffs, got us promoted, rebuilt a squad, kept us up, got us to a league cup final. Wasn't able to turn around sustained period of poor form but he's far from an extremely limited manager.