Guitar Ray

The problem positions aren’t at CB. Smith was one of the few who played Ok on Saturday, where our midfield didn’t offer enough either defensively or in attack. Legge gave the ball away for one of the goals. Brisley may well deserve a chance but not just yet.

Seriously? Do we really need to make such wholesale changes? You’d drop Smith?

The main problem with the formation was that we had no width. Midfield still the problem area for me and has been all season.

3 year deal, or whatever, the length of contract doesn’t really matter these days anyway.

You could argue it typified the passion and exemplified what the game meant to the Macc players, or perhaps he’d simply copped some abuse during the game. Whatever it was he made himself look a rayt clown with that reaction at the end.

Haven’t read through this thread but clearly, although the formation didn’t work, if you can’t pass the ball, and keep turning it over to the opposition, you’re going to struggle. Far too many players looked way off the pace. The spark and energy we showed earlier in the season seems to have gone, we’re not pressing with anywhere near the same intensity in the last few games. Macc were poor but they wanted it far more than we did, and in the end that was the difference.

When so many players looked off the pace, it’s not the time to single out any one individual.

Never let it be said that I don’t believe in honest, and frank, discussion.

Utter garbage. Why don’t you eff off and take your effin opinions and effin shove em where the effin sun don’t shine you complete @#!&++[]>~?!##**¥$€=(£&

We’re doing far better than I’d have predicted after the fixtures were released and, overall, the entertainment has been superior to what I’d anticipated. We’re still a couple of players off being contenders in my opinion, but I’m more than satisfied a quarter of the season in. Still very early days but a big Thank You to the owners, staff, players and fans for lifting the gloom.

In the context of Port Vale Pope is a legend. To deny this is simply delusional.

Toms record speaks for itself, it’s beyond question. He’s a Vale legend, full stop. He should just let his boots do the talking, answer his critics with goals. No need whatsoever for this kind of post on social media.

Hopefully Atkinson can provide some legs in the middle. I felt Morecambe were able to run through the middle far to easily first half. Cranston was the main threat, both through the middle on the counter and out wide, so they lost this when he went off. We don’t seem to have players who can keep up or make up ground in these situations. Full marks to the staff for changing things at half time. We needed another striker on alongside Pope and Bennett did a great job.

I’m sure anyone reading this will, like myself, wish to offer their condolences. I’m also sure that there will be a great response to your request for a minutes applause.

Am I the only one who can’t seem to muster up much sympathy for Jones?