Is Staying Up Good Enough

[saintvaliant]

There is a difference between what the target should be and what represents success.

 

The target should always be to finish as high as possible and to be promoted. All teams have that target.

 

Success is a relative measure though, driven by context and circumstance. In our case, and in this season, success would be a finish of 20th or higher.

[Robbie Earle's Perm]

I said 12th to 15th and I would be very happy with that. We are on course for 59 points which I think would be a more than acceptable tally especially given our defensive issues.

[ELDERBEZZA]

Get to 50 points asap and take it from there.

 

I agree 100%, as I posted a similar view 12 months ago and wow,what a massive surprise Vale gave us all.One step at a time and who knows what is in store for Vale:yes:

[Santa]

Yes, staying up is good enough.

 

We've had a decent run of form (10 points out of the last 15 available) but this side is still very much a work in progress and there's every chance we could hit a lean spell in the middle of the winter.

 

As long as we're a League One club next season I'm not particularly bothered about what position we finish in. What's more important is that the right things are put in place to develop the club long term, both on and off the pitch.

[Robbie Earle's Perm]

What, like the season we went up alongside wolves and sheff utd beating teams like Bolton, Preston etc along the way?

 

But those teams didn't have the financial strength they do now.

 

Other teams in our league that season included Bristol City, Swansea, Cardiff, Reading, Blackpool and Huddersfield who all arguably had bigger histories but not necessarily budgets than us back then.

 

The invention of the Premier League and Championship has certainly created a player and wages gulf to some extent.

 

There are a lot that have bigger budgets than us now.

 

In the interests of balance there were also teams in there like Chester and Aldershot who are now non-league.

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1988%E2%80%9389_Port_Vale_F.C._season

[valefan16]

I think we will be 12-14th as now come May which in such a competitive league would be a great achievement. Stating up is key though and that would be a good start to push on.

[Lady_Vale]

It should be good enough seen as we've just come up.

 

I reckon a mid table finish and novelty of league 1 wearing off we may see gates a little less next season though.

 

I just hope we can see a bit more progression next season or we may go stale like our last stint here.

 

Winning in league 2 actually did us a favour in some ways.

[For Us All]

Yes it is.

[Little_Al]

We should aim to win every competition we enter with the sure knowledge that we won't always succeed. However we need to measure whether the team has improved year on year.

[Gazleese]

For this season, if we stay up on goal difference, I'll be happy with that.

[Bells_Biscuit_Tin]

What, like the season we went up alongside wolves and sheff utd beating teams like Bolton, Preston etc along the way?

 

Ye but in them days you didnt have money thrown at teams like Crawley, Brentford, Peterborough, Bristol City and compare it to the last time we were in this league the standard is much greater imo.

[Paul6754]

Staying up is good enough, a mid table or better finish is a distinct possibility. The standard of some of the teams and players in this league is better than anticipated.

[davo80]

Ye but in them days you didnt have money thrown at teams like Crawley, Brentford, Peterborough, Bristol City and compare it to the last time we were in this league the standard is much greater imo.

 

It's a far better standard, I would compare the standard to the season we were relegated from the championship as to what league 1 is now, there is always a small team who makes it into the championship though, Scunthorpe, Yeovil etc

[Heatwave]

Yes it is.

 

Works for me.

[Bert Llewellyn]

Staying in league one is an absolute must. Staying up but also playing attractive football is a bonus.