andy jones

Recently our keeper has aimed goal kicks directly at Uche which even if we don't win the first ball sees the next phase of the game in the opposition half rather than our keeper retrieving the ball from our net due to yet another catastrophic loss of possession by our back line.

All that is very true and it's also very worrying. Since AC has 'stumbled' onto a system, that Uche is an integral part of, I have seen our supporters, after the match, coming out of the ground with smiles on their faces even though we may not have won (Charlton). If AC loses Uche and reverts back to the the 'Vale Way' of playing then we will be back to glum, unhappy fans who may well not renew STs (particularly if reverting back to the boring, catastrophic, system sees us relegated). The new 'Vale Way' of playing may be what the coaches want, but i am pretty damn sure its not what the majority of supporters want. It's the proverbial watching paint dry scenario. I, for one, will never forgive the lead up to the Middelsborough second goal that killed the match as a contest. BTW what message does it send to the opposition and our supporters when at our kick off the ball is immediately passed back to the keeper without any other player touching it. Total negativity.

When he is 100% fit. The Uche now is twice the player he was when he arrived. Plus he isn't at peak fitness even now. There is still more to come and clearly he terrifies defenders now. Add that third division (not Championship) goal sharpness and he will be one of the best in this league. IMHO

Now if we signed him and played him alongside Uche !!

Yep, we spend months getting him fit to the point that he frightened Charlton that much they immediately want to buy him and pair him with Alfie May.

Instead of Uche going Charlton keep him at Vale and sign Alfie May. Lol That's some partnership Charlton will have.

Since when have we been a club that only signs loans? There's a time and place for permanent signings and that's the summer when there is best value for money from a big list of out of contract players. Our permanent signings last summer upped the overall quality of the team. If the club is getting to sign loans from Premier league clubs to go with our own permanent players improving season on season what's there to worry about?

Think the two loans we have already brought in clearly state the quality our DOF looks to bring to Vale. Perhaps we should stick with signing donkeys as they won't get Recalled!

Give me real class and quality like Devine and Arblaster for half a season rather than a league 1 donkey you're tied to for 2 years anytime! Onwards and upwards Vale!!

As no genuine rumours appear to get out of the club these days then the players rumoured to be genuine rumours must be just rumours. 😆

Yep, very true FC That's what comes of gettin' owd!!

Just a thought ... In the Rudge years we bought players cheaply. Sold them on when playing well then used a proportion of the sale to buy the replacement to develop and then sell on etc etc Is Garrity and Weir the rebirth of that ideology perhaps? Considering one is injured and the other only a loan not a permanent signing I am jumping a lot of bridges, heart ruling head of course. Just dreaming that any possible sale of Garrity could be a positive and not a disaster for us.

<ovf censored> fan in the pub just mentioned a rumour on the oatcake that they are keen on signing Rhys Walters. Can't be arsed to check the bloatcake.

Question: How many injury prone players does it take to make a football squad? Answer: Don't know, ask Port Vale !!

What's this 'Vale thing' of always wanting to bring former players and Managers back. FFS there's a big pool out there, go and fish in it 😒

BTW I don't want signings for signings sake I want them to Improve the team with better quality than what we have. If we can't afford to do that then simply tell us. Tell us the Plan B and implement it.

Are Reading paying their players now? Matty Smith if not anyone?

Except the focal point of the post was Reading's Sam Smith (a 1 in 3 striker at Cambridge 2021-23) is worth a cheeky bid as Reading are cash strapped and very close to being unable to pay their players which would give Smith the opportunity to walk. So, read it again mate.

Just watched Eastleigh and their striker McCallum scores both goals and scores for fun but is probably way out of our price league. However how about a cheeky bid for Reading striker Smith who would play off Uche in a Tony Naylor fashion. More importantly with the Royals in financial distress he is probably within our price range.

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A quality striker is out of our budget and too risky (all eggs in one basket) get experienced management into the club on a short term basis to motivate existing players to get mean and ugly ... frighten them into scoring. Bring in a Manager that loved motivating players ... Neil Warnock

Remember Mel Charles debut. A Friday night game at Crewe and driving along the longest convoy of Vale fans I have ever seen (A500 not built in those days). He was <ovf censored>, we lost, and we realised he wasn't his brother, the legendary John Charles!

Got to say his comments on the Stevenage Manager were beautiful.