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  1. 27 minutes ago, Shropshire_Valiant said:

    Sometimes players can pass a medical one day or week then on another given day/week could easily fail it if they have an underlying issue.  I'm sure I read about a player once who'd spent most of his career at one club but had he ever tried to sign elsewhere he'd have failed a medical, however was fit enough to play a decent amount of games every season for the club he was already at, can't for the life of me think who it was but it was someone fairly well known(i.e. premier level 90s era). 

    I agree with the salient point though doesn't say a lot for the numerous staff we appear to have and doing due diligence before it gets to the point of a medical.

    Who was the midfielder that played for Ipswich - never missed a game but I can't remember his name either...I think that might be who you're referring to

  2. 27 minutes ago, TJHValiant said:

    The market isn’t too expensive. We are in a competitive environment. It is dictated by other clubs, I.e our rivals. You either pay to compete, or you don’t. I don’t think Flitcroft or Crosby have these elite skills to defy the markets. That’s what their fans on here think we can achieve. 
     

    Will Goodwin is exactly, at 21, the sort of player who will go on to be a huge asset from what I have seen. He is the sort of player we should be investing in and will go on to be sold for much more. That’s my idea of developing youth, not going through a cycle of loans from the Prem which are never our players. I did actually think the lads who played at the Blackpool game were brilliant and there is some real hope there, but they won’t keep us in the league. 
     

    An owner has to pump in millions to keep a club afloat. That’s a minimum expectation of a league football club. May as well run it ourselves if being skint and not spending money is acceptable. The aim is, you put money in, in the hope that decent player sales can generate a profit or the club gets into the top two divisions where profit can be made if investment is frugal. 

    Then there is the scoreboard. I am staggered to find it was a loan against the club. I thought it had been donated to the club! So will this Vale Park campus be loaned against the club too? Or is there money for that?  
     

    There was another person who liked to loan money against the club rather than putting his own in…

    As I previously mentioned, Lincoln are due to post in excess of £3m losses for the year - look where they currently are in the league....4 points above us, having played 3 games more. Is that really the club you want. 

    The owners and staff want the club to remain in league one, be competitive but at the same time, look at opportunities that we can increase the income to the club. A perfect and simple example is the kiosks - they're looking to improve that area of the business. I can't remember how many times I've given up queuing because it was taking far too long - I won't be the only one and therefore, that is a loss of revenue for the club.

    Like it or not, the club needs to be able to generate it's own income sustainably rather than relying on a wealthy benefactor to inject endless amounts of millions in the club. If that's what you want, go and watch Man City or any other of the 'Elite' clubs. 

     

  3. 1 minute ago, rob1983 said:
    6 minutes ago, robf said:
    Yes. I think the campus will help put bums on seats.
    The campus scheme appears to involve big improvements in the Vale training pitch and academy infrastructure. 
    Better training pitches and an improved academy could directly improve the Vale squad.
    An improved squad should result in better performances.
    Better performances should result in bigger crowds.
     

    Come of it, pal. You've been round long enough to know the campus won't happen. It's just a PR exercise. Fans go to watch exciting players. Spend the money on the first team squad and the academy, and the crowds will grow. Invest in a decent manager. We can't even finish the lorne st

    In order to obtain higher level players, we need investment opportunities and whilst you don't agree the screen is necessary, the club see that as an opportunity of revenue growth. 

    The Campus is a long term vision, which you'd hope would help the club to grow. We haven't finished the concourse to the Lorne Street because we don't need to at present - we don't fill the ground and neither would we even if we splashed that £100k it would take to finish the concourse, on a 'proven league 1 goalscorer'.....which a £100K wouldn't get you. 

    We are spending money on the academy, I think that's clear to see - given the youth that have been given a chance this season. 

    At the beginning of the season, what was your expectations of where we'd finish in the league (in our 2nd season back in League 1)?

  4. 1 minute ago, rob1983 said:
    4 hours ago, maccapvfc said:
    How do you work that one out? Just because they've stated that the market is too expensive? I'd agree with them, when you consider that Will Goodwin left Cheltenham to go to Oxford for a reported £400K fee. We're trying to become sustainable and we've only just started this model of investing in our youth, which then allows us to be sell and reinvest - we've got to allow it time to develop before we start to see that coming to fruition. 
    Do we really want our owner having to pump in millions each year just to keep us afloat. There was a recent article about Lincoln are due to post losses of circa £3m for this season....is that the model you really want!

    No the fact that we had to borrow the money for a scoreboard that we don't really need and we are scrapping the money together for the toilets. I couldn't care less about the campus that'll never happen. Just a smoke screen to divert the attention away from another poor transfer window.

    The previous scoreboard was horrendous and didn't function as it should. Was it fundamental that we got a new screen, no - however, it was likely seen as a sponsorship opportunity to Autonet but also to Vale. Matt Hancock said in his interview a few weeks ago that they want to do the toilets but they've got plans to do a complete rebuild/remodel - it makes sense to hold fire on completing that work until the season finishes. 

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  5. 56 minutes ago, Vtid said:

    anyone else use their spotify for ale & vale podcast? Cant get mine on last couple of days it seems to have gone down? Cant say i'm missing Amos & his waffle like but quite like Bezza 😂

    I haven't listened to it for a little while now and then forgot all about it - so that might be one I listen to, to see out my working afternoon today.

     

    I've just had a search on spotify and it took me a little while to find it but I have now found them and it started to play the latest one which was uploaded on wednesday 

  6. 9 minutes ago, rob1983 said:

    Definitely skint then.

    How do you work that one out? Just because they've stated that the market is too expensive? I'd agree with them, when you consider that Will Goodwin left Cheltenham to go to Oxford for a reported £400K fee. We're trying to become sustainable and we've only just started this model of investing in our youth, which then allows us to be sell and reinvest - we've got to allow it time to develop before we start to see that coming to fruition. 

    Do we really want our owner having to pump in millions each year just to keep us afloat. There was a recent article about Lincoln are due to post losses of circa £3m for this season....is that the model you really want!

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  7. A huge thank you to those that have donated which I assume is from OVF followers (obviously I know Rob is but I can only assume the other two are as well) - Rob F, Mart and Glenn Oliver.

    Thank you so much, your generosity is greatly appreciated  

  8. Hi All,

    I was diagnosed with a brain tumour (Astrocytoma) in November 2022 on the day of my 37th birthday, the most unwelcome present I could have wished for. I had successful surgery in March 2023 and whilst I still feel the effects that this disease caused me, I'm determined to try and make a difference in this world in some small way. I therefore decided to complete the National 3 Peak Challenge to raise vital funds for Brain Tumour Research. I will be doing this in May 2024 (starting with Ben Nevis on 24th May). I will be joined by 4 excellent friends (1 of which is also a Valiant and the other 3 are regrettably Stoke fans - but we'll let them off on this occasion).

    Whilst I refuse to be a statistic, the diagnosis and survival rate are alarming - with only 12% of those diagnosed with a brain tumour surviving beyond 5 years - as a father to two young children, this is heartbreaking and a difficult one one to take. We very rarely hear of brain tumours or fundraising for brain tumours but yet they are the biggest cancer killer and only 1% of the national spend on cancer research has been put towards brain tumours since 2002. 

    If you'd like to read my story or kindly donate to a fellow valiant, you can do so on my just giving page below. The company I work for also match my fundraising £4£ which will be of huge benefit to. When using Justgiving, they do ask for a small donation to them for their services but this can be customised to pay as much or as little as you like - so please don't let that put you off.

    I will also share the story which was put together by Brain Tumour Research and shared with the Sentinel - just so you can see that I truly am a Valiant:

    Thank you all for taking the time to read my story and thank you in advance if you have donated or shared my story. 

    This post has been pre-approved by Rob F. 

    thanks,

    Gary

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  9. 4 hours ago, Brian Johnson said:

    Portsmouth have had a right mix bag of results recently

    Played 7

    Won 2

    Drawn 2

    Lost 3

    In those 7 games, Cheltenham, Leyton Orient & Bristol Rovers have beaten them and Exeter & Fleetwood have drawn with them.

    Should be confident of getting at least a point against these and with a bit of luck all 3 points

    I remember Portsmouth manager doing an interview just before they played Cheltenham bemoaning their injury list, although he did state something like "I've not seen or spoken to a manager in recent months that don't have an injury crisis". So that could have played a part in some of their below par performances or results - I've no idea if that has since changed but we do need to be cautious - they're right up there for a reason. 

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  10. 4 minutes ago, Emile said:

    I do agree let's see on Feb 1st but...

    Arblaster > Jenson Weir. Unproven loan replacement replacing our probably best player this season so far
    Devine > Gore probably coming in. Unproven loan replacement replacing arguably our best player in December
    Balmer > Williams = proven not good enough, unproved loan replacement
    Thomas > no replacement yet
    Conlon > no replacement yet 

    I don't think you can argue we are replacing departing players with better permanent signings because we haven't made a permanent signing so far. Balmer wasn't good enough so his replacement is potentially better already. The other two might be better than what we had, or they might not.

    Like I say, I am waiting until Feb 1st to really judge things but I really hope we do improve our squad for the second half of the season.

    Agreed, you can't argue that we've replaced the players with the same or better quality until they've had time to gel and settle. 

    Both Arblaster and Devine, were both unproven when they arrived at the Vale. My opinion, Devine took longer to settle than Arblaster because he came later than the Blaster did. 

    I've no objection if we're getting loan players in, in January - as they can't return to their parent club until the season has finished (unless they pick up a long term injury obviously - then their fitness and wellbeing will be managed by the parent club).

    I'm looking forward to getting some signings, get them integrated and hopefully push up the table for a stress free end of the season.  

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  11. 1 minute ago, Osh said:

    I know i'll get pelters for this, but I think Loft is a far better 'footballer' than Uche.  Uche's just brilliant at pulling defences all over the place.  I know Loft has taken over from Conlon/Benning/Jones (insert your favourite hated player here) - as Vale fans always seem to need someone to hate, but I still think he'll come good for us.

    Just my 2'

    No one wants to know about your 2inch Osh 😆

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  12. 14 hours ago, JoeB2 said:

    The absolutely farcical striker market is in evidence again as Will Goodwin is subject to £400k bids from Oxford.

    He's pretty decent and young, but it's £400k for 6 goals and a bit of potential, these days. Imagine what a 'proven goalscorer' as we often bang on about fetches.

    They only signed him for £20K from stoke in January 2023 too - scored 6 in 28 games for them.....and that's what £400k gets you - obscene 

  13. 54 minutes ago, JoeB2 said:

    Just the overall standard of performance, considering the fact that "Alfie's at Spurs".

    I actually felt that is how he originally played when joining us too, that he felt he was too good to be at our club or level - what do parents expect when the kids are in a huge setup like spurs. Dropping down to clubs like ours allows them to become accustomed to toughness of mens football rather than the u12/u23 setups. He has started to shine through a little more but I think he still has more to offer. When the chips are down, that is when the character of the player should shine through to see what they're really made of. 

  14. 1 hour ago, Guppys left peg said:

    Seems a strange move as Askeys done a really good job overall there. Doesn’t seem to be a popular move either so maybe to do with a falling out behind the scenes over money possibly?

     

    You're right the sacking doesn't really make sense given the promotion and then sitting 12th in the league. Unless the club feel that they invested in players this season and that they ought to be in a better position than they are. The comments from the club do make it sound like a possible falling out as they've been 'having on going discussions for the past few weeks'. 

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  15. With the Bruno era I think we could all see from the start of the season that it was going to eventually come crashing down at some point. We picked up results but I’m not sure how, as we were truly awful in most games and getting overran on most occasions. I imagine scouting us for the start of the season would also have played a part - as we were a pure unknown.

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