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Burton (A) match thread - 23rd March
TJHValiant replied to ollyandpatch's topic in Port Vale present
Agreed. The next three games, Burton, Rovers at home and Northampton are ones you’d usually say we could get something from. -
Burton (A) match thread - 23rd March
TJHValiant replied to ollyandpatch's topic in Port Vale present
Actually Burton on the same points as Cambridge so a win would guarantee 3 points from safety. -
There were also many people on here strongly of the belief that from the available candidates Moore was the best man for the job. I myself, felt he was easily the strongest candidate on paper and many praised Flitcroft and Carol for what was seen as a coup.
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Nobody is saying Crosby is good. What I am saying is that Moore has not made us any better, in fact worse, as no way would we best Blackpool 3-0 today. Crosby deservedly got the push, but Moore looks worse so far. You’d expect a bit of magic if he was truly good.
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Nope, I’m saying Crosby did do that but Moore coming in has left that looking an impossibility now. It is just unimaginable.
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I would just say this for Crosby. Can you imagine, if we played Blackpool at home next week that we would win 3-0? That pretty much sums it up for me, Moore has not increased hope, only wiped it out. The only player on that pitch who we had then who we don’t have now was Devine, although Uche is of course injured.
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Donaldson seems to be a bit of a Mo Chaudry figure. Likes a bit of positive publicity, but I doubt will put the big money in. Personally, I hope we can find an investor to take Carol’s work to the next level. Despite all the aggro over Flitcroft, I simply don’t think anyone could see anything more than mid table league 1 football on our current resources, even if they were used as effectively as possible.
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Bell from memory was always derided for being mean with money and lining his own pockets at the expense of the club. However Rudgie seems to praise him quite a bit in the book for making funds available and doing his best to support players being brought in that he sold. There was always progressive investment for years at Vale from about 87 post Spurs cup win to 97/98. After that, we just seemed to keep having to sell anyone decent to survive.
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Carol is worth £180m after selling Synectics. If she wants to spend, she certainly could. Robbie loves Robbie and has enough adoration from his fans. When he is about 70 and he wants a bit of glory again or a legacy before he dies off, he might fancy a go. Can’t see it myself .
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Robbie has been sucked into nothing. He is the one getting all the plaudits and love. Can’t say Carol has got much time or money out of him
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So it’s not the talent or the ability of the team that will see the club through, but the fact that they are good mates?? Dear god, that might be what wins you matches in a pub team with your mates but if players think that’s enough in league 1 to make a difference, they are deluded.
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Indeed and lest we forget the most number of seasons at 2nd tier level without being promoted to the top one of any other club.
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It’s quite an achievement to have managed that. I bet Carol is really pleased what Flitcroft has helped to achieve. I mean, even Smurfwaire and MOLD asset strippers couldn’t plumb such depths of misery over a whole season.
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My biggest gripe with Carol is that many of her comments about the club create the impression that she has bought a small, minor division club with no history like Stevenage or something. I genuinely think she believes the current situation isn’t that bad and we are somehow punching above our weight being in league 1 in the first place. That’s certainly the flavour of things I get from the letter.
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I think that was Bono from U2. Our next President as President Robbie has been dreadful, not overseen a win yet. I hear he is keen to invest as he shares Carol’s vision for helping the poor and needy.