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Shrews and Cambridge yes, I think that equaliser for Reading puts them too far away now.

Cheltenham's game in hand is at home to Peterborough midweek before the last game. However, they have Carlisle Tuesday, we are away at Peterborough Wednesday, so that could be where the swing comes in if results go the way most expect. Our 3 home games are huge, I just hope the next 2 games don't have a big psychological blow on us if we lose them both and results elsewhere go against us. Realistically they're not the games we would target for a points return, but if we lose both that could heap loads of pressure on the home games.

It's a 3 horse race v 2 teams with worse form than us and very little to split us as far as points go. It may not happen, but don't understand where this, "not possible" line is coming from at the moment. We have to play 4 teams on the beach (I'm hoping Cambridge are one of them last game) where we have a good chance of getting 7 or 8 points from them. Personally think that will be enough. But that leaves Bolton, hoping they have one eye on rhe playoffs that game, and Peterborough which is always tough. 1 point from those 2 is a tall order, but not impossible, look at Carlisle they've taken 6 points from them away from home. It won't be easy, far from it, but it's not this miracle some are making out. We deserve to be in the position we're in now, but similarly, if we go down from this position, we'll also deserve to go as we've got a great chance. Would only have ourselves to blame.

I do get why people are so negative, but given the form of Burton and Cheltenham, I don't see why people think it's all over. We've got a massive chance of staying up. It's a 3 horse race for one survival spot, potentially 4 for 2 spots looking at Shrewsbury's run in.

For me the meeting is welcome, but the statement was poor. I wouldn't mind if it was short and sweet and just let fans know dialogue had started and will aim to continue. I wouldn't even mind if it said, fans have been outstanding recently and that support is very much needed in the coming weeks. But to ask fans to stop getting frustrated as it doesn't lift the players...words to that effect, is just asking for a backlash, and that's exactly what it got. A shame really as a positive was turned into a negative by a lazy statement that wasn't very well thought through.

Wish Loft a speedy recovery from his cold sore.

Fans were excellent. Enjoyed the safe standing, helped the atmosphere, we really need to add that at Vale. Onto the game. Other than Garrity and Ripley, gutless, spineless, pathetic. I can accept losing because a team is better than us, but to not even try is just completely unacceptable. Ojo is a disgrace. There are others that have thrown the towel in too that didn't fancy it yesterday. Loft had a cold sore and Wilson dropped out due to a "slight injury". The recruitment is to blame, as is Carol as she's facilitating the whole thing. Buck stops with her. Having one recognised striker in the squad, a 17 year old, was an absolute disgrace. This seasons issues were predictable, completely avoidable and all self inflicted. The January window was gross negligence, but to be in March and still not brought in a free agent is just carelessness. The evaluation has to start now. Being back in league 2 is going to be so depressing. Going forward, I expect Carol to pay for her huge mistakes. Invest heavily in the squad to give us a squad to challenge for automatic promotion, minimum. I want a title challenge. Most Vale fans have never experienced one. She needs to deliver by way of an apology. Pay the going rate for a recognised goal scorer. No more excuses. Invest in the fan experience to show fans she cares about them, including the installation of safe standing. Incentivise the Hamil and Paddock to improve the atmosphere by dropping ST prices in there to £250. Regardless of what division we're in.

All of those games we had Devine and / or Arblaster in the team. The team Moore is working with is devoid of that kind of talent and quality. It's pointless comparing, these players don't have anywhere near the quality needed.

He says that very rarely. It's been something I've looked out for ever since Gannon, he never referred to the club or the team as his own. It was always "them, they". Moore doesn't do that. I've seen a few comments about him on here, completely undeserved in my opinion. He strikes me as someone who's fully on board, doesn't want to go down and is trying to be careful with his messages so as not to dent the players confidence. Anyone blaming Moore is way off the mark and massively avoiding the clear issues we have at the moment.

Crosby was in charge v Pompey. We lost to Orient with Ryder.

1,680 sold according to the Valiant. Not great but not surprising given everything. Horrendous form, an extremely expensive month with so many games. Hopefully a win tomorrow and pay day for some before the match adds a few more to the following. Either way, I'll be there. Going with the view it could be our last visit there for some time. Enjoy it while we can.

Ticket sales look quite poor for this. A lot has been said about how we're one of the only clubs who's fans sit down away. For many years we've known our fan base is an aging one, I think this just proves it. Looks like thousands of standing tickets available still, hardly any seats.