sheffieldclayhead

Need to show more grit, guts and determination on the pitch next season - all have been lacking the season apart from a few players. Pride in the shirt and 100% effort.

Just got me and my daughter’s ticket for Saturday. Said we would make the last two home games even if we are down. The season has been a shambles and everyone one at the club is in some way to blame but that’s the Vale. Players, managers, coaches and owners come and go - it’s the fans that stay. Hope to see a win and stick two fingers up to this wretched season. After last week’s dissatisfaction now anticipated hope for L2. It’s never easy supporting the Vale is it. Role on Saturday VTID

The players need to take a long hard look at themselves. For a fan on minimum wage has to work over 2 hours to pay for a match day ticket. A few pints before the game and a pie another 2 hours. Travel to and from say an hour so over 1/2 day of hard work to come to the match. For what - to see this I can’t care attitude from overpaid and under talented privileged bunch of so called phenomenal footballers. Take a long hard look into those stands your not fit to wear the shirt. Even if your not good enough for L1 least show some fight. For all the excuses and reasons worst Vale side I’ve seen in 40 years.

Don’t really blame DM as not his team and this team is poor end of. Think he will stay and hopefully put together a promotion pushing team. Recruitment since promotion has been awful boarding on total incompetence. Only Uche, Chiswell and Dipepa earned their pay yesterday. Judgement still out on Ripley - two relegations in two seasons - some good saves but when things go wrong all he does is argue with players around him and blames them - not a team player me thinks.

Just got back to Sheffield what can I say - Real Madrid first half Get Real the second half. Although we are not mathematically relegated we are mentally and physically. We are just not a team when things start to go wrong like it did today. Will be down for Cambridge match but we will already be relegated I fear. Not mad just disappointed this team is not a Vale side of old.

Said I would make the last two home matches on a Saturday and just got me and my daughter’s ticket. Travel down from Sheffield and let’s see where this coming Saturday takes us. Last chance saloon time me thinks but that’s the Vale for you. Daughter is buzzing just hope the lads put a shift in deserving of the fans and the shirt they wear. See you on Saturday and let’s hope for a win.

Men vrs boys the gulf between the sides is frightening. Can’t argue with the scoreline we are just not good enough end of.

For me just looking at the league table this Sunday is enjoyable. May be short lived but a few weeks ago I would never have even thought we could be out of relegation. Well done DM and the lads.

Not a bad Saturday

Main problem with recruitment and ultimately a striker may have been many overlooked because they did not fit our style of one dimensional play and the so called matrix.

Get in if we go down least we are fighting now. 7 points from 12 - come on lads the great escape is on.

Decision for next season - this season L1 survival

The DoF decision can wait till next season - we have 9 games left to save ourselves from the more than likely scenario of relegation. We have got rid of AC, got rid of DF (who I think has not had a good transfer window since we came into L1 to be honest and his position had become untenable) so now lets see what our players and DM can do. As for Carol, yes she has made mistakes but we are in a better position with her than most clubs. My youngest asked when are we going to the Vale next (4 hour round trip), I said why we keep losing, she replied but you said we support the team through thick and thin, we are VTID. This made me think since '84 when I first went on a Tuesday evening standing the the railway paddock I knew each season some teams get promoted, some teams stay in the league and some get relegated. Lets face it I've seen quite a few relegations / promotions since '84 and always accepted the possible three outcomes. Taking my daughter these last few seasons has made me connect back with the club and I have thoroughly enjoyed travelling to Vale park and banter with my fellow fans (every home game is an away day as I say). Due to other commitments I can only go to the last two Saturday home matches - hoping we have a chance to stay up but if we are relegated so be it; its the chance we take each season. I will be there for Port Vale and the fans- not the players (they have let the fans down massively I feel in their performances and attitude), nor the owners. Players, Managers, DoFs and owners come and go but the fans and the club remain season after season with hopes and aspirations like every football fan. So for the 9 games left lets hope DM can motivate our players, - they owe us more than 9 games of good performances this season no matter what the excuses are; they are supposed to be professionals. Think we all need to hope and get behind the team now - 3 points on Saturday would be a massive boost for all concerned. Good luck and safe travels to fans home and away - see you on the 13th April - Until then UTV.

All the team is simply not good enough for L1 standards.