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15 hours ago, Dipepa delight said:

Bolton a good club Evatts a winner .

You never know Carlisle who are no mugs could get you up .

Our fans will always be our biggest plus 

We always have to endure <ovf censored> it comes with supporting a team who cannot afford good enough players to progress, but worst still have players who generally are just run of the mill dour players bar Chislett and Garrity who have a bit of something but if surround by 8 traffic cones trying kick a ball can see why we constantly lose and think there's nothing g I can do with this lot of defeated before kick a ball bottlers .

All the best to Bolton and Derby both deserve go up one way or another .

Cheers Dipepa, I think we’ve all endured what you describe about our teams. Unless you’re a Man Utd or an Arsenal fan it comes with the territory but despite that I’d rather be a Wanderers fan than any of the so called “Big” clubs. It’s always surprised me why Vale have not reached a higher level because I personally class you as bigger than L1 or L2. Certainly your fans and even your potential fan base could sustain a much higher level so it must be a disappointment that you’ve rarely reached that potential. Like ourselves and equivalent clubs it’s largely down to the owners and how much they’re prepared to invest. After a crook nearly did for us we’ve now got owners who are looking to take us back up to where we realistically should be so I’m hopeful that we can make it this year.
 

Genuinely sorry and surprised at your relegation but hoping that you’ll make up for it next year and bounce back. Moore seems to have come in for some criticism which is understandable but I believe he’s a very good manager and if you stick with him he’ll do well for you once he has his own players. You have to give managers time and if you look at us when Evatt first came in we were 23rd in L2 by January and many were calling for his head but after the first window he brought in his own players and we were promoted. Good luck next year anyway.

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Well heartfelt commiserations to you guys, you put up a good show yesterday, fortuitous at times maybe but you had your moments too. One thing I will say is a big call out to your fans who were as noisy and supportive as any we’ve had at the ToughSheet this season. It wasn’t to be but look forward not back and think of those celebrations next year when you’re back up again, which I’m sure you will be. Good luck next season. 👏😉

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1 hour ago, leedsvaliant said:

Yep. Most overrated player in league 1. Got the turning circle of a tanker, which would make him the fastest player in our defence.

We haven't got that gutsy performance in us that lots of teams down at the bottom have in them at this time of the season. If we keep it to 3-0 we have done well.

Bolton are pretty unlikely for one of the auto spots now, but they'll still outplay us without putting in too much effort.

I'd quite like them to miss out though for 4 fold:

1) They think they're an absolutely huge team but without the Premier League years I doubt they'd be getting the crowds they are now.

2) When they near enough got promoted at our place they sang 'we'll never play you again'. But then did about 2 years later.

3) I lived in a halls of residence with a Bolton fan at University and he was a complete chump. Put me off ever since.

4) Ian Evatt is the most dislikeable, arrogant so and so.


Apart from that I think they're great!

Interesting points there Leedsv but I think if you saw Rico a little more often I think you'd.probably change your opinion? We are nowhere near an absolutely huge club but other than the Two Manchester and two Scouse clubs we are the biggest and best supported of the Lancashire clubs. Burnley are currently marginally ahead of our average gate due to the large away followings in the PL otherwise like Preston and Blackburn they be way behind us.

Like all clubs we have some dick fans and you obviously found one and heard others making silly chants but the one point I can fully agree with is your view of Ian Evatt. He even winds us up with his stubbornness and ridiculous and embarrassing statements. Can’t knock what he’s done here so far though so I’ll let him off for being a plonker sometimes. 😁

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34 minutes ago, Nippy Naylor said:

Thanks for that post , that's really helped put me into a positive frame of mind for sat now 😬👍

Sorry about that Nippy, I know you’ve had it tough but as I said anything can happen at this stage of the season. We’ve effectively thrown away the automatics and will now have to make do with the play offs but after a terrific first half of the season where we had points on the board and games in hand, since January we’ve been awful and not just because of injuries, in fact had we had an equivalent first half we’d be nearer the bottom than the top. If your players have any character at all they’ll play like the Shrews did on Tuesday when to be honest we were lucky to get a point. I’ve been in your situation, worse in fact a few years ago when we nearly went pop so I can understand your frustration.  Actually thought you’d do well this season but clearly that hasn’t happened but it isn’t over until the fat lady sings so if your guys put some fight in it on Saturday we are more than beatable, though I do hope we’re not. 😁

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25 minutes ago, valiant_593 said:

I’ll change my prediction to 7-0 then 

To be fair 593 we had to win against Shrewsbury on Tuesday and we’re all fired up but we just never turned up. Funny things happen at this stage of the season so don’t write your chances off yet, we can be awful at times!! 🙂

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Just to bring you up to speed on Wanderers, we should be pretty much at full strength after resting a few with knocks against Shrewsbury. For whatever reason that led to a dreadful performance but not just by the players who came in, the whole team just flopped and in the end we were lucky to get a point. Santos is the only doubt and if he’s still missing I suspect you’ll get a chance to see Will Forrester again who apart from Tuesday has been tremendous. I’m really surprised and disappointed that Vale are where they are I expected much better from you but obviously things haven’t turned out well and sadly since Saturday is a major must win game for us I’d be surprised if we don’t really go for it, including goals to have even a chance of overtaking Derby. Still you never know footballs a funny game but whatever happens I wish you well next season wherever you are. If it is L2 I think after a clear out and recruitment summer DM should have a much better chance of turning you around.