Powerline

I never really liked Pope when he was a player at the Vale - obviously liked what he did for the team, but always thought he was a knob. Everything he’s done since his retirement has furthered that view. Quite funny really thinking back to his interview when he was slagging off Flitcroft and Clarke, saying Joyce was better than Walker etc. Look where we are now. He looks a right mug. He’s just a bitter man who I do not have the time of day for. No chance I’m going his testimonial and giving him money for beer and fags, I’d sooner flush 20 quid down the toilet.

Also think it’s laughable saying Taylor changed the game. He did nothing after coming on. The subs that changed the game were proctor and Benning.

I thought that showed him for the knob he is. He didn’t deserve to be on the pitch at vale. Every time he played he was god awful.

I also think Swindon are a vile, vile team. Their players are diving cheating bastards, Williams and McKirdy both scum. But their fans are awful. I almost want to win just to knock them down a peg or two more than I do to get in the play off final.

Agree regarding the sky coverage. Was an absolute disgrace really. Absolute Swindon love in, which is odd since we finished above them and we both won one in the head to head.

Got to disagree. He was totally anonymous when on. Only things I can remember him doing is having a pea roller shot that went miles wide, and getting hugely outmuscled in the run up to their second.

That’s not how it works

Yes we are still in the tie. But we can’t carry Taylor just because of one pass. He was absolutely powderpuff today and against Rovers. Brought absolutely nothing to the game today whatsoever.

People saying we shouldn’t have released McKirdy have short memories. Stevenage away anyone? He was total rubbish for us last season, didn’t put the effort in, and by all accounts was a rotten apple in the squad. On what grounds would we have kept him? I don’t particularly care what he’s done after.

Did you not watch the Bristol Rovers home game? He was <ovf censored> today too.

I’d have taken a one goal loss before the game, so am happy with that.

This ref is a joke. Never a foul on McKirdy there.

Get in. Got to keep it at a one goal deficit now.

I think I hate these more than Walsall. But I actually hope if they beat us they win it and go up so we don’t have to play them again next year.

Bin Taylor off ASAP. Absolutely <ovf censored>.

This is a truly dreadful performance

Jake Taylor is awful

I agree Gibbons has been bad today but he’s been out a while so can’t blame him.

Why can none of our players control a football

Has Taylor touched the ball since he’s come on? We’re just hoofing it aimlessly forwards.

You’d struggle to find a worse player on the ball at ladsanddads under 12s

Smith is atrocious

Last time Taylor played he was awful and cost us a goal.

But on no basis did he earn a contract. We looked stupid for signing him after Carlisle released him and then he did naff all all season. And yeah, he is a local lad, he went my school and was an absolute cock then too.

Why’ve all our fans shat the bed? They look better than us but they’ve not done a great deal either. Goal came from a ridiculous Smith cock up. There’s two legs remember. As long as this ends 1-0 we’ve still got a great chance.