davehartshill

Would love to see the Bycars/Hamil/Railway Paddock knocked down and rebuilt. All 3 are no where near steep enough and offer awful views wherever you sit. The Railway Stand is okay but you then have the issue with pylons blocking the view. Knock them all down, rebuild them as one solid stand but much steeper and closer to the pitch. Perhaps move the pitch over towards the Lorne Street, too. As far as newer grounds go, I really like Shrewsbury’s. 3 stands similar to theirs (maybe slightly bigger) would be perfect.

Fair play. Admitted she’s made mistakes and wants to work to put them right.

This is what will probably happen.

Said when Crosby went we should have approached Evans. Exactly the sort of manager we actually need and the last of a dying breed, despite the fact that he’s a bit of a <ovf censored>, he shows more than an ounce of passion and fight. Doubt he would have come at the time, though, as Stevenage were doing well.

Entire squad needs gutting. Need 6-7 late 20s/ewrly 30s lower league players with experience, fight and a bit about them. We are desperate for a captain amongst them. Also add in 4-5 early-mid 20s lads who have played reasonably regularly in League Two or even League One. Add in a couple of younger lads (maybe from non league) who are hungry to prove themselves. <ovf censored> this loaning young players from Premier League sides off, at least for now. Pointless having a season long loan if it always comes with an option of “if they’re doing well they’re coming back”. Losing Arblaster and Devine has (arguably) relegated us as with those pair all season we’d probably have stayed up.

As much as I think he might do better with his own squad (because, let’s be honest this one is dire) I really don’t like how he refers to Vale in the third person constantly. It smacks of huge arrogance, almost as though we are beneath him and he doesn’t really want to be here.

You sound like Ryan Burge.

Pretty sure it’s the same account that posted on here years ago and if I remember rightly it was proven to be him.

Quite poetic that we are (basically) doomed to relegation to League Two on the same evening Mansfield clinch promotion to League One.

She also didn’t deserve to be ripped off by you. None of us did, actually.

Not sure we NEED a director of football but we do need a team of scouts headed by somebody to oversee it all and work with Moore in getting an entire new squad. Somebody the fans know and like would be ideal. Maybe Martin Foyle (who is apparently a scout for St Mirren) or somebody with an affiliation to the club would go a way to helping Carol repair things with the fans.

Didn’t particularly rate Clarke when he was our manager to be honest. He got us over the line (just) and there were some great performances under him but there were also some atrocious outings (Walsall and Salford at home the season we went up stick out) I’d like to see Moore given a chance with his own squad. Hopefully he can use his contacts or we can get a decent scouting network set up ASAP and build for next season, whatever division we are in (though, I think that will be League Two).

At present, no. But, she needs to admit that she was wrong and that she/her board/DF have made mistakes. That open letter was patronising to the very life blood of the club who more often than not come from generations of die hard Vale fans. The current situation is embarrassing. We’ve turned into an absolute circus. We will not stay up and will lose money being relegated. We are also looking likely to miss out on a proper Potteries derby, something a lot of the younger generation of Vale fans have never seen.

The fact that DF is ACTIVELY avoiding doing an interview with Radio Stoke says a lot. He’s avoiding because he knows they will ask awkward questions that he won’t have rehearsed podcast answers to.

You are correct about Smith not being a captain. Should be Ripley or Garrity for me.

But then how could we get Championship ready?!?!?!

Maybe if we are relegated he leaves. Can’t see him fancying a go at League Two.

This is honestly the one/two things that really irritate me. No way should DF be the DOF (he isn’t experienced enough and Carol literally said that DF wasn’t sure he wanted to get back into football, ffs!). Colin Garlick should never have been sacked and replaced with a lad in his 20s.

I genuinely believe he will quit if we haven’t won in the next couple of games.

Draw isn’t a bad result tonight but the 3 points would be massive and could kickstart a little up turn in form.

Wish we had seen more of him before he went back. Looked lively and pacey. A nightmare for defenders to deal with.

That’s the end of that then 😂

Even a player short we would have a chance

True. If they came down and Crewe didn’t go up it’d be alright. Don’t think I could stomach Crewe getting 2 league games against them before us.

Exactly that.