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  1. Generally we looked better with our formation tonight but offensively we look poor with very little quality when it matters but what really irks me is our defending as a team.

    We concede yet again after winning 1st contact in the box. To be fair Wing is a fantastic 1 in 50 strike and you could argue Massey could have thrown himself at it but the 2nd one has summed us up.

    Under a bit of pressure and we fold like a deck of cards. Block the bit then every <ovf censored> player in our box stands and watches. It’s the same every single game we have played.

    Weak minded players, majority aren’t good enough for L2 and don’t even get me started on Grant. 

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  2. Change of formation and we looK better for it although Sang and Jones not giving me confidence.

    We just have to be better in the final 3rd. We’ve had good situations but quality not been good enough.

    Got to get the ball to Mighten and every opportunity. 1st time since Jeno we have a winger who is exciting to watch.

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  3. 1 hour ago, Devine intervention said:

    Any manager worth is money would watch sat and straight away the third goal watch it and go the two culprits of that going in our net won't be playing tonight in fact the lack of commitment in which that goal was scored said it  all for me and on my opinion they should never play for the club again the second goal was bad enough a man a footballer turning his back on the ball the third well some folks will say great goal me I'd say whys your CENTRE HALF lying on the floor and the other incumbent slipping at such a bad time 

    You cannot have people playing for the club who do just for a wage .

    These are people who are going be judged by thousands of onlookers watching them .

    I've seen so much of these ridiculous goals going in Vales net over the years , that to continue picking players cause they head a ball is ridiculous .

    I'm going try enjoy the remaining games (home)then unless I see a team who on the pitch represents my heart my love for Port Vale im not going bother going anymore just pick and choose go on whether we have players leaving everything on the pitch not looking like they couldn't care less and playing like they couldn't care less also which is terrible to me and a form of fraud .

    UTV 

    Come on mate now is the time for one your passionate get behind the lads, run through brick walls for the manager etc. kind of posts.

    Turn posters from 'Negative Nancy's' to 'Positive Pamela's' with hope, energy and enthusiasm.

    1 result changes everything. Tonight it changes.

     

     

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  4. 31 minutes ago, Playa Amodores said:

    MBE, I think that’s what we’re all hoping and praying for. To do that though you’ve got to want to win and honestly I’m m struggling to pick out many winners in our team. No one on here wants us to be relegated and would love to see things turn around.if we only stay up on goal difference. For me Moore’s experience and I think motivation, is our last roll of the dice.

    The squad is dreadful I know but......

    We had 1 result with Darrell following a 3-2 loss at Cheltenham which also coincided with a change in formation.

    Lighting to striker twice tonight.

  5. 19 minutes ago, Vtid said:

    They’ll have a hard job there’s a few die hards staying away now. I just feel they could of put a buy one get one free offer on for all if it’s about getting a few extra bodies through the gate & not just prioritising season tickets 

    Season ticket holders haven’t been going either so it’s a problem across the board to get more bums on seats.

  6. 3 minutes ago, Vtid said:

    Prioritise the season ticket holders & sod everyone else. My point being it should have been made to anyone purchasing a ticket if they want boost the numbers 

    I agree its desperation stakes to get fans through the door but the club have to try something.

    After tonight, back to back home games we have to take minimum 4 points so you a hope larger backing will help, not that it has helped us away from home !

    We can't really have VP with 5k fans for games which I feel are effectively going to decide what league we play in next season. If we lost those games or failed to win any I think from a psychological standpoint we would be done.

     

     

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  7. As rubbish as its been it only takes 1 result to change the mentality of players and fans alike giving optimism, hope and even a it of confidence for the remainder of the season.

    I have no logical explanation but I really fancy us tonight to get something from the game.

    New manager bounce in full effect.

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  8. Just now, JoeB2 said:

    Ah didn't know that. Has there been no pre-match interview for this?

    Nothing released but I don't think they usually do them for midweek fixtures anyway.

    If you go on BBC Sounds there is a link to the full interview which Darren Moore gave to Phil, this was a clip taken from that.

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  9. You can't knock the club for trying with such a pivotal home match however talk about desperate.

    Resorting to free entry because you have <ovf censored> up recruitment. I wonder if we will see that in the next open letter from Carol?

    I"ve already got 1 of 2 Season Tickets I've been struggling to fill with a body for the past 3 months so I definitely not going to be able to bring another 1 along!!

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  10. 18 minutes ago, robf said:

    I may be being overly simplistic but I see it as:

    • Infrastructure improvements - great to have
    • A competitive, balanced first-team squad - must have

    In order of priority:

    1) First-team squad
    2) Infrastructure

    I'm also surprised that when other clubs in similar positions were clearly able to bring in experienced strikers (Lyle Taylor to Cambridge say, or Mo Eisa to Exeter) these moves appeared to raise no alarm bells and no change of plan.

    The club seemed to stay in its bubble of - let's wait and see what happens / wait till bigger clubs make signings and get their offcasts / look at the PL2 market / wait till deadline day - almost as if adding another striker was a nice thing to have, not an absolute essential. 

    Where were the alarm bells once Uche had been injured? Why, if these other clubs are paying over the odds for Taylor, Eisa etc, did we not react and see if we could move some of the budget from other things to the playing budget and pay over the odds to ensure we get the right player in? Perhaps there was no budget to move, but the attitude after failing to sign anyone seems to be for the club to have shrugged its shoulders and say "Oh well, we missed out on some targets" as if it's a slight mishap rather than something that could seal relegation.

    Why does the club appear to not have learnt any lessons from the previous transfer windows? This is a club that on the 1st August had one senior striker in Ellis Harrison. A club who started the previous season with one fit, senior striker in Jamie Proctor. A club who waited till the very final day in January 2023 to add an injured striker despite us having no fit strikers at the start of the year. 

    Yes, we all get it's difficult to get a striker in. We realise there's a load of factors to getting someone in - but other clubs seemed to manage to do so.

    You won't get very far if you continually repeat the same mistakes every window. 

    Spot on Rob. I do think we are quite arrogant and ignorant as a club typified by our DoF which is what’s turning fans off and making some feel disconnected. Our approach in the transfer market is a reflection of our arrogance.

    Points are Sanity

    Our projects are Vanity.

    I know as a club where we are focused.

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  11. 34 minutes ago, JoeB2 said:

    Anyone who wants to see the potential impact of relegation, take a read of this thread from Accrington's chairman: 

    Long story short:

    - Relegation disastrous

    - Cost the club £1m a year

    - ST prices up to meet shortfall

    - Playing budget cut to meet shortfall

    The decision of Carol and Flitcroft to faff about creating 'Championship Ready' infrastructure before we had an established squad of steady League 1 players, with a manager to match, will end up destroying all of the long-term plans they were so excited for.

    It smacks of inexperience, a chairwoman and a DoF both in their roles for the first time, trying to replicate what the big clubs do without a proper grasp of the risks. A bloke who was working 2 days a week until recently was given full control of the football operations. Yes men (or family/friends) everywhere. More critical employees like Garlick jettisoned without ceremony.

    Prices will go up, budget will go down, and attendances will drop to reflect this - creating a vicious cycle.

    There isn't going to be a T-Zone and Campus if revenue is down £1m+ and there has to be cuts everywhere. We won't be able to build a data-driven recruitment model with top-class facilities and links with the top academies.  

    Food for thought for those serenely accepting relegation and thinking we'll come 'straight back up'. We simply have to stay up and reorient the entire club to improving our league position next year. Stuff your campus.

    I read Andy’s thread.

    He’s clearly fed up and wants out but nobody wants to buy the club however you have to applaud him for his  transparency.

    Big takeaway for me is 1 million loss of revenue in L2. If that during Carol’s alarm bells nothing will.

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  12. 4 minutes ago, Vtid said:

    That would be my back 4 too mate. Not so sure about Sang in the position but we are limited to options at the minute. Would be happy to see how he went playing there, his delivery isn’t too shabby at times and he’s got a good engine 👍🏻 

    It’s either Sang or Massey. After Saturday I don’t think Massey deserves to play.

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  13. Got to be a compact 4231 with a bit of pace out wide. We have to get a clean sheet give us something to take into the home games. We don't have WB's so stop bloody playing it!!! Hopefully DM has seen the light.

    Ripley

    Debrah Smudge, Kaspar,Yak

                Ojo Grant

    Sang Chislett Mighten

                Loft

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  14. I'm sure Dave Flitcroft has the data on it already. Players in our squad have experience of relegation from L1.

    Ripley, Smith, Clarke, Grant, Weir, Chislett, Loft - 7 Senior PLAYERS

    A squad made up of perennial losers and kids not ready for the 1st team.

    We've prepared well for relegation from L1.

    Hang it up in the dressing room.

    L2 Ready

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