Mellor!

They got wide players on and absolutely murdered us with simple balls into the channel. Go two banks of 4 and cut out the space. We made no attempt to attack in the second half. So at least make an attempt to defend the lead, rather than jogging around and looking like they haven't got a clue what to do.

And sat there and did nothing to counter it, when you could see from the 46th minute what was going to happen.

Maybe our definitions of solid are different? A solid League 2 squad to me is someone like Barrow or Gillingham. Whereas a good one is Mansfield or Stockport. We need the latter or we're just building on League 2 sand again.

We've seen in the last two years what happens when you build a solid League 2 team in preparation for League 1... We have wasted millions on <ovf censored>. If we are going to continue to spend that kind of money, then we need to do a Stockport, Wrexham and Mansfield and spend the money on a very good League 2 squad with League 1 quality players as well. We already have some League 1 quality players in Garrity, Chizzy, Ojo. These need to be built around with the best League 2 player we can afford. The big spenders have all gone up. We should be close to the top of the pile on what we can spend on wages. We also need to spend the going rate on goalscorers. We've spent the money this year on Loft and Uche that would have got us a proper recognised striker. If Carol is going to fix hers and Flitcrofts mistakes then we need to do it properly. Players who have been there and done it, played in their specialist position. Not spending the same amount of money on players that can play 3 positions but are <ovf censored> in every one of them.

#RoryWasRight

So we're losing top half League 1 money, to be potentially relegated from League 1. Cheers Dave.

Ripley Plant Smudge Yak Wynne🤷‍♂️ Sang Ojo Chizzy Garrity Mighten Uche Need to try and get a bit of pace in the team.

I clapped. I told them to get their heads up and go again Saturday. I did it because as fans we have nothing else left we can do. These players are the only ones who can get us out of this. We've got two massive games on Saturday and Tuesday. We need to stay behind them until the end now. Giving them a round of <ovf censored> and booing them will do nowt. Showing them we're backing them just might. Give the players/the club/the recruitment team etc... both barrels if we do go down. Anyone who knows me will tell you that if I don't think they're putting it in, I'll let them know. But right now the only option as fans is giving every bit of support we can (even if it looks like the players aren't). At least we've done our bit then.

Don't forget your turnip. Everyone has to put one on their head and stick a finger up their arse when the opposition score. Massive Vale away game tradition.

While I agree Willo has got an appalling injury record, I don't know why people keep using the '90 minutes' argument to beat him with. With the introduction of 5 substitutes, not many attackers play 90 mins anymore, as managers like to keep the energy high in those areas. How many 90 mins as a player like Chizzy completed? I'd genuinely be surprised if it's more than 10.

Just filling cavities

Hope not. Warren will get jealous.

Vale did actually send a carrier pigeon to my house with any updates.

Anyone heard owt about Willo? Is he out long term or just a knock? We have absolutely zero quality up top without him.

⛴️HMS Piss The League

Don't worry. Flitcroft always worked "three windows in advance". So we'll have loads of players lined up...

Deduct them 30 points. They've had their niceties from us for the season.

8-0 Lofty hattrick

Someone parked on your drive again?

Well done Baylee. He looked like a boy in a man's game when he first come into the team. He's come on leaps and bounds since he started angaint Orient though. Hopefully it continues and he's not sold off for money to be put into another Flitcroft vanity project.

Could remortgage my house and put the money on it...

Who Flitcroft employed. He had been a "performance analyst" until he came to Vale. He became our head of recruitment in July 2022 after a year of recruitment analysis. Since becoming head of recruitment, he has a terrible record of signing players of the required standard, along with with Flitcroft.

I do it all the time as I said the other week when Osh moaned at me. As someone else said earlier its like an insurance. I had money on Mansfield in the play-offs. Just cushions the blow a tiny bit if the worst thing happens.

That's exactly what I'm doing. Pays for next year's season ticket.

I'm not sad. I got 20s before the Pompey game!