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Burton one up.

Tbf it’s been pretty even up to now the difference has been the finishing.

Disaster!

With yolks like that, your a shell of your former self But always a good egg!

At the end of the day we have to get the 49/50 points ourselves. Other results can’t be controlled but our own can.

Not eggspecting an eggciting game but we shell see. I’d settle for a draw.

The Clappers would be happy with a loss but the Rest would complain about a victory!

Garrity was part of our promotion team whilst I’d have Worrall over Chislett any day and as for Wilson he seems to be doing his best to keep injury free before moving on in the Summer. I agree about the defence though, Ripley apart they can all go for me. Major surgery is required during the next transfer window but I can’t see even that to be enough for us to challenge next season. There’s usually two ways to get out of L2: through money at it like Wrexham and Stockport or build season on season like Mansfield and Exeter have done. I really can’t see us doing a Wrexham.

Possibly but one thing’s for certain very few are good enough for L2 never mind L1. I will excuse the young players from criticism as they still have time to develop but of the others, I’d only keep Ripley, Garrity and Clarke - they rest can be released or paid up (if we can afford to). In return for my support all I ask is effort and commitment to the cause unfortunately, there’s been none of that in 2024. I predict now it’ll take three transfer window to turn this mess round.

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Going out to a prearranged event tonight so will have no access to the game. I’ll be back on OVF after 10pm to see the meltdown!!! 🙄

As long as he’s wearing our badge I’m fully behind him.

He had a far greater impact on Saturday’s game than Wilson.

I’m probably in the minority here and everyone is entitled to their own opinion but I think DF comes across as honest and knowledgeable in the latest podcast. Yes he has the spiel but in modern football I think, in his position, you have to. I really don’t agree with him getting personal abuse and whoever the perpetrators need to take a look at themselves and think how they’d like to be on the receiving end of it in their job. Carol sees far more of him than any fan and sets his objectives so if she’s happy with him th then so am I. Personally he’s exceeded my expectations in getting DM as Manager and I hope it’s enough to keep us up. I’ll be there next season regardless but I do think the club has moved forward massively off the pitch they now need to match this progress off it and for that there needs to be unity throughout the club. UTV.

Perfect Valentines evening out! 😵

The majority of fans will be there to support the team Saturday, the recriminations can wait until later especially as nothing will now change until the Summer. I must say though our record of signing strikers over the last couple of years is appalling. I would probably say in that time only Wilson has been good enough and he’s by probably been available for less than half his available games due to injury. The team will get my full support tomorrow but this window reminds me of the one where we sold Alnwick and Grant and that didn’t end well.

Peterborough, Derby, Bolton and Crewe are doing too bad with possession based football…..

Totally agree. There’s only a few days left of the window and it’s hard enough to get one striker in. People need to back him, the team, the manager and the club and accept we’re not the finished article. We will lose games but I’m confident we can get the 20pts we need to secure safety enabling us the improve further in the Summer.

I think Gandys have a vacancy you may be suited to.

I’ve seen Stevenage play three times this season and think they are a horrible watch. Reid and Piergianni are decent players but most of the others are bang average. In my opinion they won’t go up and could be well victims of second season syndrome next season.

Yep another player who made his first team debut at VP. 👍

100% correct but some on here think differently for some reason. If this were the case players would want to be transferred 4 times a season!

How anyone can see the lack of confrontation on Hamil Rd as being anything other than positive is beyond me.

The rumour was that Uche did ask to speak to Charlton though so if true, he’d forego the balance on his contract. You are correct about managers which is why I rarely feel sorry for them. The current system means there are some very rich managers who’ve been serial failures.

That isn’t how contracts work! If he left Vale in January his contract with us would be cancelled as he’s effectively broken it. That’s not to say he wouldn’t be financially better off by moving but he’d need to factor this into his move. The main motivation for him may also be location as Uche hails from the South East.