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Textbook Vale. First half injury time & it had to be him didn't it.

To be fair, he isn't going to come out & slam the squad re lack of quality after 2 x training sessions & ahead of his first match in charge is he. Only a fool would do that. He needs them onside, everyone working together to achieve safety.

Roe Lane, Clayton. Newcastle Towns training complex.

Part of the explanation which I didn't divulge, was that Carol will allegedly be worth more than RW. We're talking in the hundreds of millions.

I've been debating with myself whether to post the following or not. It will most probably get laughed off & ridiculed, based on me not being willing to name the source of the information. But I've decided to post it, based on the fact that I'm more confident it could be true with us getting Darren Moore on a 5 x year deal. It correlates with the information I was told a few weeks ago. For clarity, I've been told 2nd hand by somebody who isn't a Vale fan & has absolutely no reason to make this up. This person was told in relative detail by somebody I'd class as a very strong source of information re Vale. Long & short without going into super length of detail, Carol is closing in on some kind of game changing deal from a financial perspective. Apparently the family are on the verge of a huge windfall & Carol plans to spend money & leave a big legacy at the Vale & in Burslem as a whole. When I say huge windfall, we're talking multi millions putting Carol & the family in a different stratosphere to the one they are currently in. Apparently, this should all come about in the next 12 months, at the latest. Only time will tell, but I thought I'd share. This is a forum after all & it's something I'm interested to find out if anybody else has heard anything about? Could it be that we're on the verge of something special. Could explain why Carol is so keen to keep hold of the ownership & answer some of the questions re external investment. One to discuss...

This is going to be a really tough game. No surprise DC has got them ticking & full of confidence. We all knew what a great appointment it was for them at the time. Seen the aftermatch video last night as well. He's really got the home crowd going, in the palm of his hand much like we were. We're really going to have to show up to get anything out of the game. & it's a huge game.

Probably because he's good pals with Brown from their time together at Spurs. Can't imagine Brown is privately very complimentary about his time at the Vale, based on the fact it wrecked any career he was hoping to have in management. & smurf was in charge at the time remember, giving the players the left over pies. We're a different club now. Shame Tim isn't up to date. He did touch us, without the required barge pole, & seems very pleased to be here. Good appointment. Darren Moores black & white army.

A brilliant appointment for us. Well done Vale. & just like that, the buzz is back.

I shared it before & I'll share it again. This was the Lincoln chairman's reasons for sacking Kennedy... "Kennedy, 47, became the first Lincoln manager in almost nine years to be dismissed rather than leave by mutual consent or move to another club. In an interview with BBC Radio Lincolnshire, Scully added that style of play and development of talent under Kennedy were reasons for parting ways on Wednesday."

I've got a bad feeling Kennedy will get announced on Wednesday. If it was Moore, I'd have expected him to be announced ahead of the Peterborough game, based on what happened in the playoffs with Sheff Weds. Would have potentially given us a psychological advantage.

Lewis Cass scored for Stockport today on his full debut. Would you believe it.

"Kennedy, 47, became the first Lincoln manager in almost nine years to be dismissed rather than leave by mutual consent or move to another club. In an interview with BBC Radio Lincolnshire, Scully added that style of play and development of talent under Kennedy were reasons for parting ways on Wednesday." Sounds exactly what we should be looking for ☠️

Rumours beginning to circulate online re Kennedy. God I hope not. Would be such an uninspiring appointment. You might as well have kept Crosby & hoped for the best.

Why is everyone losing their heads over Kennedy. He was spotted in the scouting seats ffs. Will he apply for the job, yes probably, along with lots of others. Does it mean the job is his, no it doesn't. He was probably just doing due diligence before he applies for the role. Something that most ppl do before applying for a new job.

I'm not saying it to console myself. Nobody wants relegation & it would be a massive hit like you say, but do I think we'd be scraping around fighting for survival in League 2 like last time... no. I think we'd rebuild & bounce back faster than we did last time we dropped. I'm not saying relegation is okay, it's really not. But if we do drop I think we're better placed as a club to be okay in League 2. I certainly don't envisage us dropping out of the Football League like we almost did on multiple occasions last time. I'm just trying to look at things longer term. At the moment whether we like it or not, we're a top half League 2/bottom half league 1 club. It's no massive surprise that we find ourselves in exactly that kind of position. Next managerial appointment is massive.

Carol, that is a superb letter. Ultimately herself & Kevin own the club & they deserve our respect. As owner of the club she had every right to entrust Flitcroft with the job she bought him in to do. We are unrecognisable from when he first came to the club, nobody can deny that. The message is loud & clear. He's here to stay, Carol's here to stay. There will be ups & downs (potentially even a relegation along the way) but ultimately we are working to improve the club over the long term. The letter rubber stamps this. Whether you agree with her or not, you have to respect her opinion & she's right about the potential protests. Very subtly hinting that potential managers will be looking at that before they make a decision to join us. DF is no Norman. He may have appalling interpersonal skills & he might come across like a used car salesman at times with the language he spouts, but ultimately he will be doing his best for this club. Even when that's not good enough (Jan transfer window). I hope we can come together as a fan base. We might go down. Does anybody want that to happen, absolutely not. Would we be in a much stronger position to bounce back, yes absolutely. The journey continues. Ultimately you either come along for the ride or you don't.

Agreed probably not. But there's no way we planned on going into tonight's game with Will Ryder in the dugout. Oh to be a fly on the wall during that meeting yesterday.

Do we think there's a chance Crosby walked & we've called it a sacking to save face...

The more I think about it the more I believe we'll end up with Gary Bowyer. I don't want him, but I can 100% see it happening until the end of the season.

Correct.

For what it's worth (& we'll probably never know) I'm pretty convinced the original plan was to give AC the game tonight, hence why he took training yesterday. There was clearly a meeting after training & <ovf censored> has hit the proverbial fan. Crosby has lost his <ovf censored>, Scho has backed him up & Dunn has backed him as well. They've called out the disaster of a transfer window & they've all been tinned. Flickers has gone cap in hand to Will Ryder on the basis he's basically the only person left (other than the GK coach who we're yet to hear about) who can look after the side tonight, other than Flitcroft himself (which he was never going to do based on the abuse he would've received). There is no plan B. He's currently drawing up a list of options following Crosby's unexpected outburst yesterday. Ryder will be in charge at the weekend (Interim strikes me as being in place for a few games, not just one). The pressure is on, massively.

Clearly been a fall out behind the scenes. You can tell by the kind of language used in the announcements. Dunn gone as well, no thanks for his time at the club. All seems very non amicable. After stating 2 x weeks ago that relegation wasn't in his vocab, Flitcroft is now quoted as saying League 1 survival is our only priority. You couldn't make it up. If anybody needed any further evidence this guy is full of <ovf censored>, then this has to be it. Good luck to Ryder & Co tonight.

Steve Evans is not leaving a Stevenage promotion charge to come here is he. Let's be realistic. Plus he only works where there's money to spend so let's rule him out. My money is on Mark Bonner, but I would not be at all surprised if Flitcroft takes over until the end of the season.

Be surprised if we don't speak to Mark Bonner ex Cambridge. Highly thought of young up & coming manager.

Pete Wild is the only person who would excite me & I think we've got next to no chance of getting him. Ainsworth ain't coming here folks, absolutely no chance. He also doesn't play tippy tappy football. He plays the kind of football we should be playing to stand a decent chance at League 1 level. Up & at them, balls into the box, physical & in your face. Unfortunately our DOF has us wedded to a style & system that only works for those teams who have money to spend on genuine quality players. Rip it up & start again.