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  1. It’s a pretty bad vicious circle… Ryan Loft has been made the boo boy and the treatment of him on social media and in the ground has been pretty poor. And this is a bloke who pundits continually tell us is a confidence player. His reaction to his treatment is a natural human one unfortunately and the circle will continue.
  2. It’s disgusting. Look at the behaviour on here tonight. Slagging him off for walking down the tunnel… building the pack mentality hatred towards the bloke. When it gets pointed out that there are rumours he was abused at half time and probably within his rights to walk away, it gets ignored and they just move on. A bigger man would acknowledge that if’s that’s true some of the stuff said on here tonight is out of order and won’t help the player, the team or the club.
  3. Rumours on Twitter he was being abused by fans whilst warming up at half time. Not sure why brain dead idiots who abuse players at the ground can’t understand that it doesn’t help Port Vale football club… in fact clearly it does the exact opposite. Slag the bloke off for not clapping but IF he was being abused to his face as he is trying to do that job do you blame him for not sticking behind?
  4. Mitch Clarke too Add Mitch Clarke, Garrity and Plant to that team and you would hope it improves. Gore is an unknown quantity… he got written off after his first game by some but undoubtedly he has some quality and should contribute.
  5. Not sure that changes the fact that it took him as a new manager 7 games to get a win. We are in a really tough place, but people are giving up and effectively calling it “season over” after one game of DMs reign. He has had 2 days with the squad. As I say, get some of the injured players back and hope to hell.
  6. Trying to stay positive. DC joined us in a similar position and at the same time in the season. He didn’t win in his first 7 games. He didn’t get a win until 16th March. That said I think the division we are in and teams we are battling at the bottom are a far bigger challenge than that year. We have to hope that we can get some of these injured players back soon, sign an out of contract striker and pray to whoever you worship that we can scrape it this year and start again in the summer.
  7. Radio Stoke saying his backroom team with him today is Jamie Smith (his normal assistant manager) Lee Bradbury as coach Gary Walsh as GK coach (ex Man U keeper and GK coach at WBA)
  8. Gregory is a good shout, as we know Wednesday didn’t get their man due to the Michael Smith saga. I had a look at that website and saw Phuthi but he is a defender… it’s not clear whether he has played exactly 6 mins, or around 6 mins… also whether that’s since Jan or since the start of the season. This one may have to stay a mystery
  9. He also says that he never interferes with tactics or formations… and you can ask DC and AC and if they say otherwise it’s not true.
  10. The Flitcroft podcast is fascinating, especially the January bit. He rattles off loads of strikers details (no names but little clues) we were after and why we didn’t get them. Here are his comments and my GUESS as to who they might have been. Premier league player who had scored a lot of goals in league 2 who was our main target but he went somewhere 45 mins from where he lives - Joe Taylor went to Lincoln from Luton and had scored 11 for Colchester on loan Player we had everything agreed and at the last minute they asked for an astronomical loan fee - ?? Prem player on loan somewhere else who we wanted to buy, but couldn’t get him out of his loan - Dale Taylor Loan player from Arsenal who was up in Scotland but got another offer overseas which was above league 1 level - Mike Biereth was at Motherwell on loan from Arsenal and went to Sturm Gratz We were completely outbid for someone by one of the big hitters in league 2 - Jack Marriot to Wrexham Championship Striker - “everyone knows what happened on deadline day” - money was all agreed but his club didn’t get anyone across the line so wouldn’t release him - Michael Smith from Wednesday Championship player the fans would love, we have tracked his for 12 months. He wanted to come but they wouldnt sell him and he has only played 6 mins in the championship so far - ??? Frustratingly I can’t figure anyone out despite trawling late substitutions in the championship - Flitcroft says we will go back for him in the summer Championship striker who was exceptional in league 1 who we chased right to the end but it slipped by as they didn’t want to release him because they didn’t get their player and he hasn’t played much since - ??? Best Striker in league 2 - made a big bid but the player wants to try his chances in the championship for his next move - Jake Young He also said we are talking to out of contract players and some from overseas who could play here after Jan.
  11. Alan Nixon say it’s a no on Gayle… but how much does he know about what’s gone on today? Still a chance hopefully??
  12. This is an interesting interview with DMs usual assistant manager. It indicates he isn’t as wedded to 352 as we think. He says that they played 5 or 6 different formations at the start of their Wednesday journey as they adapted in games and figured out what was best for the players they had… which was the 352 they settled on. At Doncaster he played 4231. That said, I think our squad has been recruited for 352 so I reckon that’s what he will go for. Personally I think the 4231 would suit us at the moment Ripley Lowe Lopata Debra Grant Ojo Gore Chiz Weir Mighten Wilson
  13. Really pleased with that! Darren Moores black and white army!
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