First off I don't pretend to have any knowledge of tactics and formations, but from my long support of the Vale, this is by a long way the worst team that I can remember. Firstly the Manager's Reputation counts for nothing it is not how you manage good talent it is how you handle average or poor players, I recall Gordon Lee who took a very average bunch and just made them hard to beat and that was all supporters back then asked for and I am sure that is the same today so to that extent the current Manager is failing. Secondly, the owner. Back then money was tight and what was available was prioritised on playing staff, supporters accepted our hand-to-mouth existence and bought into the underdog "us against the world attitude". I like the improvements to the match day experience but this is negated by the embarrassing playing performance and in my opinion the playing performance is the priority so sad to say, the owner is also failing. So in my opinion, if we are to retain our football league status (and it is that bad) we need to return to the basics by scouting for talent and then negotiating a deal if possible rather than networking through agents for their offerings.
