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smithie

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  1. I reckon they'll open a $ynectics $olutions $uite to rival the RW Suite.
  2. Some of our fans would want oysters and champagne on-board and an overnight stay before even considering it.
  3. He's probably staying in with Leon Constantine and going through his contract options.
  4. But before the 2-point deduction surely?
  5. This kind of stuff gives me a headache just reading it!
  6. i hope those aims are in reverse order. Avoiding relegation has to be number 1 every season.
  7. It really shouldn't be beyond an experienced professional footballer to pass the ball a short distance with his foot.
  8. 8 points from two games would be an excellent return.
  9. She has been let down but I felt from the outset that she had unrealistic optimism for growing the attendances. Although it was great to see the enthusiasm and ambition, history shows we've struggled to break the 7-8k barrier even when an established Div 2 (ie Championship) side. Without ridiculous levels of spending, we were always going to (and probably needed to) stabilise in the third tier. What she maybe didn't twig was that there's no great appetite for mid-table football season in, season out. I feel sorry for her, but I'm sure she's got her exit route in mind. We're here for life.
  10. I'd love to have been there when the contract was awarded. DM; I'd like a minimum two-year deal CS & DF; We were thinking 3 years DM; If we're saying 3, we might as well say 4 CS & DF; What the hell, let's say 5 DM; Could I be cheeky and ask for 5 and a half? CS & DF; Does that include cliches and mangled English? DM; Yes Carol, Yes Dave. In fact can I call you two Clickers? CS & DF; That aligns with our values perfectly. DM; Great - see you tomorrow. Mobile phone records show that Darren's next Google search was "Bentley dealerships, Stoke on Trent".
  11. Agreed, although Burton play Carlisle at home and that's far from ideal. I felt Saturday was the last chance saloon. Now I'm thinking the bouncers kicked us out but they've let us back in for one more drink.
  12. Honestly, if I was Carol I would be in front of the players and lay on the line exactly what relegation would mean for her and our club. Would it work, would they give a hoot? I don't know but I doubt I'd be able to contain my frustration at the state of things currently. Unfortunately, it seems she's more likely to thank them profusely for coming to play for us. I wonder if her emotional demeanour on Saturday was triggered by the shouts from the terraces at full-time. Heaven knows where her head is at right now.
  13. I don't think that's true. He'll get time and rightly so, but he was number one on a list of one target for the job. It's inexplicable that the club interviewed only one person. As for Carol telling the people at the post-match gathering that she'd just been upstairs telling Darren's wife how grateful she was to DM for joining the club....well, I'm speechless.
  14. I wonder if John Rudge would describe the squad as "phenomenal". I wonder if you asked any manager in that division to name a phenomenal side, how many would say "Port Vale". I wonder if you asked fans of any team in that division to name a phenomenal side, how many would say "Port Vale". In its own way, Carol saying the players are phenomenal is one of the most worrying things she's ever said.
  15. Maybe, but there's a lot that's got to happen to make the journey from referring to bullet-proof "Flickers" in reverential terms to firing him anytime soon.
  16. Is it true this has been designated a "Bring an enemy" fixture?
  17. Despite his goal, Smith was overshadowed by Lopata at Cheltenham. Not only that but Lopata has shown more leadership and organisational ability than anyone else at the back.
  18. I wonder how many people who were bought along by a ST holder as a friend yesterday are still on speaking terms with them.
  19. It's not too surprising that selections are being questioned because we're running out of time and we don't have any margin for error. For me Lopata is the first name on the team sheet in defence, and I'm astonished that any manager of any length of tenure would think any different. He's head and shoulders above any other option there.
  20. My first alarm bell with regard to Carol's detachment from Vale fans and our fan culture was when said that a certain player got booed every time he came on. The player in question was David Amoo, she genuinely thought people shouting Amooooo was booing.
  21. Carol can't believe he came to little Port Vale. Little Port Vale with XL contracts.
  22. If Smith was asked to explain what he was attempting to do,what do you think he would say? Pass to the other Vale player when there's a Lincoln player there to stop him doing that? So why do it? Was he trying to hit the ball against their player to bring the ref's attention to him not being away from the ball? I'm sorry but either of those is negligent - moreso in an absolutely crucial game.
  23. I think that very, very sadly you speak for many diehards.
  24. I think saying it "happened" is too lenient. I could go and watch Sunday morning football in my local park and wouldn't see such a shockingly unprofessional action as that from Smith. A day on from the game and l still can't see what he was thinking. His negligence punctured the atmosphere and meant we'd have to come from behind to win yet again. I don't recall us doing that all season.
  25. When he's not fancied by an interim or permanent manager you've got to think he's out of the picture for the foreseeable.
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