Dean Smith: 'Promotion to Premier League would be pinnacle of my career'

<div class="pa_art"><p>Dean Smith insists he is ready to complete his "impossible dream" and guide Aston Villa to the Premier League.</p><p>The 48-year-old is on the brink of the top flight ahead of Monday's Sky Bet Championship play-off final with Derby.</p><p>Smith started his managerial career as caretaker boss at Walsall in January 2011 when the Saddlers were bottom of League One, eight points from safety.</p><!-- EMBED START Twitter --><figure><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="525" data-dnt="true"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Just two Villa fans chatting.<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/PartOfThePride?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#PartOfThePride</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AVFC?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#AVFC</a> . . .