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1 hour ago, stupers said:

We're going to do a bit of a deep dive on the managerial candidates now it appears a decision is closer than ever. So we want to hear your final 3 (realistic) shortlist for the job! We're going to then discuss the most mentioned candidates on here (Facebook and Twitter) and their merits. 

Give us your ideas and why you'd want them. We'll mention as many as possible! 

Adams , great record of promotion. The job he's doing at Morecambe is incredible.

Parkinson. Worried about the football style, but he's a horrible git who wouldn't stand any nonsense.

Bowyer . Decent enough record , Bradford are a basket case so I'll excuse him that. 

Genuinely think we've no chance of the Cowley sisters sadly or they'd be number one

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2 hours ago, werstayinup said:

When was Clark classed as a troublemaker? he didn't play saturday as he had hardly trained all week..... if its true that Mckirdy has had a spat with askey then that happens in football BUT it depends what over and if it had an effect on other players,in all honesty i will be amazed if McKirdy is still at Vale at the end of January along with a couple of others

Smallthorne dog about 5 or 6 posts above mine mentioned Clark with others 

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With regards to McKirdy he played 26 starts and 12 subs appearances last season for Carlisle , scoring 11 goals of which 5 were in the FA Cup. 

The comments by Beech suggest he wasn't particularly happy in the Carlisle area ( i wouldn't be myself !!! ) and he is a bit of a maverick. Not really any suggestions of him being a troublemaker.

Why if he was such a bad influence was he not put out to pasture instead of playing 38 times?

I just think he has been an easy target on here, because he's different, socks rolled down , a bit of a pleb etc etc.

Was he absolutely awful at Stevenage? Too right , but so was every other single player bar Rodney.

https://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/port-vales-rivals-defend-decision-4149574

 

Also Askey comments on Theo don't suggest a trouble maker, granted that it was the first game of the season.

https://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/always-dangerous-john-askeys-verdict-4489139

 

I love how Clark is also thrust into the bracket of troublemaker now too having been a virtual ever present. Anyone just thought maybe despite the freak scoreline that Askey just set out more cautiously at Bolton as Clark gets exposed sometimes because he is so attack minded?

Although Mills was ran ragged until he finally settled into the game.

One thing we can be sure of is McKirdy hasn't been frequenting pubs or Bookies !!!

Losing by the odd goal often to a last minute sucker punch does not reek of bad individuals at the club, it reeks of poor game management from those on the pitch .