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One of the most frustrating thing about being a Vale fan is watching manager after manager do this. How hard is it to pick a formation, then sign at least 2 players for each position?

Nah. MH and DM confirmed we'll have a "very competitive budget" for next season. I took this as money to buy players, money for good wages and money to pay off some of the dossers.

I also liked the utter disbelief from Moore when he was told we only had 4 friendlies last summer. Shows the absolute ineptitude of the way the club was being run.

I didn't think Moore was the man for us based on what I've seen so far. I just felt he didn't "fit" the fans. But I do feel much more encouraged after watching last night. I've seen a different side to him. Stern. Steely. Focused. Determined. Felt he had a real air of "I'm the boss, don't mess with me". Clearly the nicey nice approach was to try and get a tune out of these dossers. Feel like that will change now and I'm all for it.

I think it's from short-sighted Vale fans that just remember his assist + goal in the playoff semi and final. If we signed someone else with the exact same stats there would up uproar on here.

I don't think most Vale fans watch a lot of football so they aren't able to suggest anyone other than ex-players, 'big names' or players that played a blinder against us. I rarely see any other signing suggestions not fitting those 3 categories on here.

It's very simple for me. Cole Stockton would be a great shout. With Burton staying up, he's clearly surplus to requirements there. And surely we could offer a better package than Barrow. There is our first striker. Then we need to cherry pick someone from another smaller club, such as Will Evans or Klaidi Lolos. Carol to fund this to correct her mistakes. There is our 2nd striker. Then you've got Dipepa 3rd choice, and Loft 4th choice. I think Uche will reject us personally, but let's see.

Yeah. Got bored, had a look. Since the 19/20 season: Wilson 8,368 minutes (works out at 92 x 90min games). Around 1 goal every 3 games. Uche 6,751 minutes (works out at 75 x 90min games). Around 1 goal every 6 games. I don't think anyone at the club looks at things like this. It's very worrying.

Is this the same for minutes played? 1 "appearance" could be a 1 minute time waster sub or a full 90 minutes.

Who's going to take them?

Nevitt is a really odd one for Crewe. 0 goals in 21 games last season. 18 goals in 48 games this season. Maybe there is hope for Loft yet?

We might have to write off next season, and hopefully we'll finish mid-table before releasing these dossers. Hoping some of the maligned players might get a new lease of life. Try Sang and Grant in their natural positions of CM for example. Still need around 6 FIRST TEAM signings. And if the budget won't stretch, then Carol has to fund this to correct her mistakes.

Would like to see a manager show some common sense and use Uche properly. Gareth Ainsworth used him properly when he got 6 goals in 33 in the Championship with Wycombe, playing well enough for Middlesborough to shell out £750,000 on him. 4-2-3-1. Uche as the focal point. 3 L1 level creators behind him. Golden boot winner 2024/25.

Bowman has looked worse than Loft whenever I've seen him. Just my view though. He'll probably score 20 goals for someone now!

I definitely agree with the fullback/wingback argument as it frustrated me too. We could have shoehorned a more solid looking back 4 of something like: Debrah - Smith - Lopata - Yak Similar to the Pulis-ball tactics when he used to play Robert Huth at FB for example. Defenders have that defensive instinct, wingers and midfielders don't.

Baggaley is more in the know than you. So I know who I'd believe. He's commented on our budget most seasons. Every league club is privy to the salary spend of other clubs - it's a sheet of paper with all 24 budgets on it, just without any names.

Where is this nonsense coming from that "we had a L2 budget in L1". Mike Baggaley confirmed we had a lower mid-table L1 budget. Why are you making things up?

I think it's hard to play any formation here due to the personnel signed by DF. We can't play with wingbacks, as we don't have any wingbacks. The only natural one we have is Clarke, which is why Sang, Grant, Massey, Plant have all had to play out of position. And we can't play a back 4, because we don't have any full backs apart from Clarke again.

Also watched Crewe vs Colchester today. Looked up Elliott Nevitt and was a bit surprised by his goal record for Crewe. Last season: 21 games, 0 goals. This season: 43 games, 16 goals. Goes to show prior records mean nothing. Sent from my SM-G981B using onevalefan mobile app

Has it been confirmed that the retained list is out on Monday? Sent from my SM-G981B using onevalefan mobile app

We haven't won our final home game of the season in the last 10 years! 2022/23 Plymouth 1-3 2021/22 Newport Co 1-2 2020/21 Mansfield T 0-2 2019/20 Scunthorpe 2-2 (COVID stopped season early) 2018/19 Macclesfield T 0-1 2017/18 Carlisle 1-2 2016/17 Bolton 0-2 2015/16 Walsall 0-5 2014/15 Fleetwood 1-2 2013/14 Sheff U 1-2

Just found it.

I'm sure in one of Mike Baggaley's "Valiant" articles he said we had a mid-table League One budget this season. Every club in the league gets notified of the budgets of others clubs, just without the club names. If that was the case, DF has clearly completely and utterly squandered it.

It's a simple and obvious solution, one that yet again we didn't show any common sense over: Loans should supplement the squad. Not build the team around them. We were on a hiding to nothing. They do well, they get recalled in Jan. They do badly, we're stuck with a player we don't want.

This love in is getting a bit ridiculous. Yes, he was amazing for a few months. But he wasn't ever our player. People acting like he came through our youth system and got sold to Sheff. We get NOTHING for any success he might have now. He's gone. Move on.