Paul6754

ST, What do you mean by the above phrase? Are you advocating that Carol should resign?

JRC, Similar perhaps but that was the worst. Your point about "issue between managers and players" is an interesting one but I hope it's not that as it's only the start of Moore's tenure. Prior to the Peterborough defeat and yesterday's debacle I was of the opinion that Moore had got the Vale more organized and more difficult to beat but the problem still to solve was how to score enough goals to win enough games to stay up. We all know the saying that 2-0 is the worst lead in football and Vale came out yesterday for the second half looking and playing scared, when the 1st goal went in they looked even more scared, became jelly-legged and to a man all confidence had blown away. Not one player stood up to lead, demanded the ball, lead by example or produced a crunching tackle to try and reverse the downward spiral. Then the subs were made, Uche looked disappointed to be taken off, he still looked to have something left to give and may have provided some inspiration, set an example and arrested the decline had he stayed on. If he's taken off replace him with Loft who put's himself about and may do similar etc etc. The reasons for yesterday's capitulation are likely the team doesn't have enough leaders, confidence is fragile, insufficient experience on the bench and poor substitutions. I won't give up hope 'til Vale are mathematically down but I doubt there is any coming back from this. What is a safe lead for this PVFC squad, if 2-0 up at home with 45 mins to go isn't safe then what is?

I'm off to watch the golf......be back Tuesday. 😭

In 62 years of watching the Vale I've never seen a Vale team capitulate like that, no leaders on the field, no one wanted to take responsibility or charge of the ball, WTF. Why does a team 2-0 up come out for the 2nd half and sit back and stroll around rather than press high up the field with intensity and effort, damn disgusting. I'm gobsmacked and gutted.

Just what the doctor ordered. Concentrate, no silly mistakes and we will win.

Come on Vale. Oh for a Ray Walker!

593 I can't remember the details of the letter but remember seeing video of Carol give an emotional speech after a game and in hindsight the emotion may have been due to her realizing that DF's position had become untenable.

I guess you'll have to move NW9 but if it's to the USA check out the location as the cost of your town property tax (Equiv of rates in the UK) will likely go through the roof!!!!

Yep I agree, iFollow has become very reliable this last few seasons with the only hiccups being the occasional audio blip. It's come along way from the first few years when the sound and video often weren't synchronized, the video used to cut out/freeze for long periods and sometimes it was touch and go if video could be accessed at all. No score was shown on the screen so if you went to the loo and a team scored you didn't know etc. Admin - Apols for the above double post, delete one if possible, OVF didn't appear to take the original submission so I tried again.

Looks looks International Audiences will carry on as usual and not be affected by any changes. Thank heaven for that, iFollow has been a lifeline to the Vale for me. CHANGES TO CURRENT WAYS OF WATCHING - Will matches still be available to watch via iFollow, or Clubs’ alternative streaming services? From the 2024/25 season onward, this new deal with Sky Sports will effectively replace the EFL’s domestic video streaming option provided via iFollow and club streaming services - Audio services will remain alongside existing audio-visual arrangements for international audiences. https://www.efl.com/news/2023/may/efl-and-sky-sports-broadcast-rights-agreement/

Just look at the improvement in virtually everything PVFC from the day the Shanahans took over to now. Just for the record Carol says around 6 mins 30 secs, "First and foremost it's a football club and success on the pitch is what it's all about", so her main focus is clear although events on the pitch this season haven't gone to plan. Exactly why recruitment has been so poor resulting in the current predicament in Lge 1 will likely never be known, If we go down it can/will be rectified.

It's the record against the teams around us that is embarrassing.

That Peterborough team have the best collection of attacking players in Lge 1, same as last season. If they don't get auto promo I doubt they'll go through via the play-offs as a better team than Vale will exploit the space they leave when attacking, they're like a "group of flat track bullies".

Looked like he kicked something out of sheer frustration.

Unfair fight, Vale beaten by a much better team, did well to keep it to 3 down. best opposition performance I've seen this season, same as last season at their place. Unlucky pen for me, 6 of one and half a dozen of the other, gonna have 20 pens a game if that is deemed a pen.

Damn, looked like a deflected shot but it was coming from the 1st second of the game. Attack and defense like we used to play as kids, their attackers are very skillful, pacey and athletic. Vale did well doubling up on their wide players but one moment of lost concentration and it's wiped out all the hard work. If we don't score keep it a 1-0 and certainly don't allow a big defeat.

Vale are due a surprise away win, hopefully tonight is the night but I'll take anything from this game.

Absolutely fine dining at it's best but I'd add an nice sausage or two in there as well plus a couple of fried eggs. I've got to wait 'til tomorrow night for my next fill of oatcakes. Oatcakes and a full English as good as food gets.

Brill results for Vale tonight. Surprised Ferry didn't start for Cheltenham and Patterson for Fleetwood, both of them played a major role in creating/scoring goals vs Vale.

Appeared to me that the defender tackled Dipepa just as he was about to shoot so he had no time to lift or smash it, I couldn't tell whether the ball came off the defender or Dipepa. Just incredible that we didn't score from that passage of play.

Vale are due an "OMG" away win this season so lets hope it's Wednesday. Hope the two wingers who tore us to shreds last season are not on the team sheet.

Not saying it is the way to win football games but luck, run of the ball does play a role sometimes especially the timing of the luck. I want Vale to have the luck/run of the ball now in these final, crucial games of the season and not their opposition.

Good point but 3 would have been a dream. People say there's no luck in football, well how the ball didn't go in the Wigan net from the deflected shot by Plant and the follow up by Dipepa was pure luck for Wigan. Massive game Wednesday for Vale and Tuesday for Cheltenham. Still got a fighting chance of staying up.

Current results stay the same apart from a Vale win and things would look a lot rosier tonight.

Workman like performance by Vale but have to take the chances. Thought Garrity was gonna chip their keeper when he was in on goal. The danger for Vale lies down their left hand side, got to double up on Goddo. Ref not giving Vale a damn thing.