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Got away with one against Oxford live on the telly. Wasn’t so lucky a few weeks later against Rochdale. Was it Grew who called him a coward on the radio?

Under V2001 the following kits only lasted one season: 03/04 third 04/05 away 05/06 home and away 06/07 home and away 07/08 home and away 11/12 away They were also made by Vandanel and the quality was horrendous.

He was under contract at Signal Radio and was never going to come.

Yes Rory, that shirt was worn during the 99/2000 relegation season & the 2000/01 LDV Vans Trophy season. It was mentioned in the press during the second season that we were choosing to wear our away kit for almost every away game to save on wear and tear because we were running out of white shirts. That, I believe, was also why we chose to wear the away kit at the Millennium Stadium.

He said he wasn't keen on their early stuff but Quiet Life was a great album.

In addition to his £50k salary over several years, Bill Bratt was the only V2001 member to get his share money back out of the club. After his resignation as chairman in 2011, he sold his shareholding to Mike Lloyd. Not long after, the club went into administration and the shares all became worthless pieces of paper. Every other shareholder lost out. Some ordinary fans lost 5 figure sums.

I thought that at first but now the away kit has disappeared from the online shop so maybe it just sold out completely. Not many Puma kits have been released yet (the ones that are made by the UK licensee of Puma anyway). Fleetwood away was revealed last week. Sometimes manufacturers get a bit lazy and have the same design or features across all their clubs. Puma however tend to make bespoke kits for each club. We could end up with a kit with a similar V neck collar or side panels though.

Derby pulled out of signing Smith on loan from Wednesday in January because they wanted a loan fee and his wages paying in full. He's supposed to have been on five figures a week.

It's funny how Bill Bratt appears to be using Vale being rubbish again as an opportunity to rewrite history. Did anyone go to the 'talk' he gave in a pub in Burslem on Valentine's Day?

He's the only bloke who ever came back from Turkey with a hairline that was worse than when he went.

I think Tall Paul was Paul H, former V2001 director. The bloke you're on about is Paul T (paultvale?) - I haven't seen him at the games for a couple of years TBH. He was a Mod on here I think.

Uche Mk II is one of the strangest footballers I’ve ever seen. Too slow and no stamina for the amount of running required for a centre forward. Disproportionate amount of upper body strength, shields the ball well but wins very few headers. Can’t hit a barn door and his all round play isn’t good enough to overlook that. He's been the second most disastrous centre forward signing we’ve made this season. I’m not falling into the trap of thinking some of our players might be better next year simply because they’re in a lower league. Sitters like the one on Saturday don’t get any easier in League Two.

PJ isn’t very fussy these days since the paintballing accident.

Spoiler alert: we get relegated at the end

At the end of the day Cheltenham need a favour from one of two relegated sides to stay up. Feel a bit sorry for Cambridge fans, the timing of the Bonner sacking was odd as they let him carry on for 2022/23 despite him having a poor run. Like with us, changing managers doesn't seem to have done a thing for them. They also have the best GK shirt in the whole division.

I was at the McAlpine for Warnock’s last game in charge of Town and it was clear that the manager they already had was wringing every last drop from a very limited group of players, to put it politely. I’m not surprised Moore wasn’t able to get a tune out of them, as he hasn’t done with us. Considering where he was in the summer after Wednesday’s promotion, Moore and his agent picked his next two roles extremely poorly. Whether or not this is Moore’s fault, and whether Moore is the right man for us going forward, are two separate issues. I still have my doubts about the latter and whether both us and him are the right fit for each other.

Our best chance of a win is if Cambridge rest a few players and play Jack Stevens in goal. My Prediction: Port Vale 1-0 Cambridge Utd Stevens OG

It was a statement. it fulfilled the purpose of needing to make a statement. It didn’t say an awful lot. Actions will always speak louder than words.

You can’t have been for a wee this season

Are we League Two Ready?

Agree with the general sentiment that we need to stop poncing about.

What would Smurthwaite need a white wig for?

Moore could see what hand he was going to be dealt before he accepted the position. His job was to play it. It wasn’t a free hit.

Warren has let himself down here. Not only did he use a swear word but he also began a sentence with a conjunction.

If you have two midfielders in double figures then it should be the icing on the cake of at the very least a half decent season.