• Dean Smith & Drinkwater

Posted: **Sun Jan 12, 2020 3:40 pm**

See Drinkwater straight in the Villa team after two days only training. Smith has already made him feel good by publicly saying he has already had an impact around the club in training

Did it not take SD three weeks before he played him in the U-23

"Dyche-fit" my arse. This saying is just a way out of not playing people. Be interesting to see what DD does today but the first step in management of motivating, and giving someone a feeling of worth has already been achieved

Posted: **Sun Jan 12, 2020 3:49 pm**

This is going to be interesting ,City v Villa,if Drinkwater turns it on this message board will go into meltdown and probably be offline fotever

Posted: **Sun Jan 12, 2020 3:50 pm**

Never mind this message board, Mike Garlick will be coughing up his Sunday dinner right now.

Posted: **Sun Jan 12, 2020 3:51 pm**

Dyche fit is a convenient excuse to save himself from having to drop any of his favourites. Picking a clearly injured Ashley Barnes to start ahead of Jay says it all.

Posted: **Sun Jan 12, 2020 3:55 pm**

Dyche fit is and always has been a myth.

Posted: **Sun Jan 12, 2020 3:59 pm**

..and it cost us in excess £1.1 million in wages by my calculation to keep him "not Dyche-fit). This after DD came back from a pre-season with Chelsea. DD will be no fitter now than in August probably as he only played 150 minutes with us

Posted: **Sun Jan 12, 2020 3:59 pm**

Can’t actually remember Duche ever using the term Dyche fit.

It’s all his super fans on here that trot that excuse out, not him.

Infuriating though, not considered worthy of. A few minutes here and there for us......straight in for Villa.

Posted: **Sun Jan 12, 2020 4:01 pm**

Dyche said we couldn’t get him enough game time.

Translate as, he was a prick doing what he did so I’m not dropping corky and Westwood for him.

You can see where he’s coming from but boy did we need to freshen it up yet he just sat on the bench

Posted: **Sun Jan 12, 2020 4:12 pm**

There are only two reasons why people are moaning about Drinkwater not getting game time.

1. They have watched him in the under 23s and seen him bossing the game and being far too good to leave out.

2. They are cross that Burnley are not playing very well and assume that the manager is no use and is doing everything wrong.

How successful does a manager have to be to get some credit in the bank? Dyche has obviously not done enough so far.

Posted: **Sun Jan 12, 2020 4:17 pm**

Two league starts this season and both against City, who have arguably the best midfield in the division.

Posted: **Sun Jan 12, 2020 4:19 pm**

So apart from his off field issue, do you not think DD had enough in the bank given what hes achieved to assume we would play him and give him time to settle in. Again, this SD love in...you do realise, hes not always right. And on this one, he is so clearly wrong.

Posted: **Sun Jan 12, 2020 4:20 pm**

How successful does a manager have to be to get some credit in the bank? Dyche has obviously not done enough so far.

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He has, but will his own stubbornness be also his undoing

Got a job on now, pundits are worried about us

Posted: **Sun Jan 12, 2020 4:30 pm**

ewanrob wrote: ↑
Sun Jan 12, 2020 4:19 pm
So apart from his off field issue, do you not think DD had enough in the bank given what hes achieved to assume we would play him and give him time to settle in. Again, this SD love in...you do realise, hes not always right. And on this one, he is so clearly wrong.

Is the strength of your argument that DD once played in a side that won the league and that's all? Or have you seen him play recently?

If it's as clear as that that Drinkwater should have been playing for Burnley, then when should he have been brought into the side, who should he have replaced, what formation should we have used, and how many more points do you think Burnley would have now?

Posted: **Sun Jan 12, 2020 4:31 pm**

well he's now playing for a team that like to pass the ball

Posted: **Sun Jan 12, 2020 4:31 pm**

Let’s see how Danny plays today. If he has a stinker opinions on here might change.

Posted: **Sun Jan 12, 2020 4:32 pm**

You watch him either set up or score for Villa today.....

Posted: **Sun Jan 12, 2020 4:33 pm**

buzzclarets79 wrote: ↑
Sun Jan 12, 2020 4:32 pm
You watch him either set up or score for Villa today.....

Not today. City will batter them.

Posted: **Sun Jan 12, 2020 4:41 pm**

Commentators saying last time he played with us for v City

'He looked well off the pace'

Just to give an neutral expert opinion.

Posted: **Sun Jan 12, 2020 4:44 pm**

I thought Dyche had 2 options with Drinkwater, either bin him off back to the Bridge straight after the nightclub fracas, or keep him to get him fit and play him asap.

Doing neither wasn't an option.

Posted: **Sun Jan 12, 2020 4:46 pm**

CombatClaret wrote: ↑
Sun Jan 12, 2020 4:41 pm
Commentators saying last time he played with us for v City

'He looked well off the pace'

Just to give an neutral expert opinion.

So did the rest of the 11

Posted: **Sun Jan 12, 2020 4:46 pm**

There’s no such thing as “Dyche fit”

The number of goals we concede in the 45th and 90th minutes of games puts paid to that myth.

Posted: **Sun Jan 12, 2020 4:49 pm**

Didn’t cover himself with any glory then!!!

Posted: **Sun Jan 12, 2020 4:49 pm**

He was pretty **** for Man City’s goal just then.

Very “Cork-esque” - can’t run and can’t tackle.

Posted: **Sun Jan 12, 2020 4:49 pm**

Still rubbish.

Posted: **Sun Jan 12, 2020 4:49 pm**

Drinkwater at fault for City’s first goal.

Posted: **Sun Jan 12, 2020 4:51 pm**

Looks like Dyche was right after all, **** poor defending from him there

Posted: **Sun Jan 12, 2020 4:52 pm**

Pimlico_Claret wrote: ↑
Sun Jan 12, 2020 4:51 pm
Looks like Dyche was right after all, **** poor defending from him there

Didn’t mean to like that, I meant to laugh at it.

Posted: **Sun Jan 12, 2020 4:53 pm**

Agent Drinkwater

Posted: **Sun Jan 12, 2020 4:53 pm**

Hahaha

UTC!

Posted: **Sun Jan 12, 2020 4:53 pm**

“Drinky”

Posted: **Sun Jan 12, 2020 4:53 pm**

Drinkwater playing really well...

Posted: **Sun Jan 12, 2020 4:53 pm**

And the 2nd

Posted: **Sun Jan 12, 2020 4:54 pm**

dsr wrote: ↑
Sun Jan 12, 2020 4:30 pm
Is the strength of your argument that DD once played in a side that won the league and that's all? Or have you seen him play recently?

If it's as clear as that that Drinkwater should have been playing for Burnley, then when should he have been brought into the side, who should he have replaced, what formation should we have used, and how many more points do you think Burnley would have now?

Your the one using that season in isolation not me, during his 4 or 5 seasons at Leicester he was one of their standout players and resulted in his transfer to Chelsea. Not his fault the new manager didnt fancy him. Whether he plays well today or not his manager has shown faith in him and played him.Not a bad idea eh!

Maybe ask our illustrious leader why he bought him, to replace who, and what's his formation with him in the team

Posted: **Sun Jan 12, 2020 4:54 pm**

Posted: **Sun Jan 12, 2020 4:54 pm**

Agent Drinkwater?

Posted: **Sun Jan 12, 2020 4:54 pm**

More like Drinkwhiskey.

Posted: **Sun Jan 12, 2020 4:54 pm**

So that's one mistake and he's written off. Let's just stick with Cork and Westwood forever and ever.

Posted: **Sun Jan 12, 2020 4:54 pm**

Absolute liability, almost Lowtonesque.

Posted: **Sun Jan 12, 2020 4:54 pm**

Just passed to his ex team mate in the box, two nil City.

Perhaps that’s why he hasn’t been playing!!!

Posted: **Sun Jan 12, 2020 4:54 pm**

Hope Claretonthecoast isn’t watching

Posted: **Sun Jan 12, 2020 4:55 pm**

Simply cannot understand why Dyche did not play him more often

Posted: **Sun Jan 12, 2020 4:55 pm**

he's having a nightmare

Maybe this was the master plan, maybe he's our special agent!!

Posted: **Sun Jan 12, 2020 4:55 pm**

0-2 City

Posted: **Sun Jan 12, 2020 4:55 pm**

He's miles of the pace, I will be amazed if not off at half-time.

Posted: **Sun Jan 12, 2020 4:55 pm**

He's been at fault for both goals.

Posted: **Sun Jan 12, 2020 4:56 pm**

Wtf is drinkwater doing there?

Perhaps the experts on here have realised why he played once.

Posted: **Sun Jan 12, 2020 4:56 pm**

This is comedy gold, poor lad, still the110k a week will cushion the blow.

Posted: **Sun Jan 12, 2020 4:56 pm**

Hes having a nightmare,Dyche was right all along...as you were

Posted: **Sun Jan 12, 2020 4:56 pm**

jrgbfc wrote: ↑
Sun Jan 12, 2020 4:54 pm
So that's one mistake and he's written off. Let's just stick with Cork and Westwood forever and ever.

Make that two!

Posted: **Sun Jan 12, 2020 4:56 pm**

Some people making themselves look a little silly here.

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