Smith is now mostly in charge of identifying who to sign, that much has become clear.

But will/can we sign the players he asks for ?

and do you trust him? Will he sign players for a system that everyone but him can see doesn't work?

My god.

Who knows,hopefully he does xD

You might jest but I bet if RS wants passive defenders and short kicks or none that's easy to find

Are Lisone or McDonnell passive defenders?

He got Olpherts who would be the difference according to him how did that turn out? The guy is a charlatan.

The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.

I am finding the whole thing with Smith a bit conflicting now, for one main reason. He’s clearly a good ‘coach.’ It seems to me a lot of individuals in the squad, especially the younger end have improved under him. The likes of Walters, Holroyd, McDonnell, O’Conner, Johnson and even Roberts, who looked nowhere near first team level to start the year have all improved as individuals.

What I’m maybe starting to question is whether he’s ‘head coach’ material, certainly with the current level of support. He just can’t seem to pull us together as a team consistently. Yes some of that’s also falls on the inconsistent individuals we have in the squad.

I actually think he could do with a really strong second in command with some head coach experience.