Thurs 26th December 2013, Port Vale v Notts C. Pre-match, Match itself.

[Bogie Boogie]

The demoralising rumours and statements coming from Vale Park, Smurf's constant PR disasters aren't going to encourage the many stay away fans to get to the match, the weather isn't likely to help and neither is the miserable performance at MK Dons.

 

Looks like a 6500 crowd at best. Let's hope we put in a good performance and the 'cash crisis' rumours are resolved and we may get a reasonable crowd against Rotherham..

[greengrass]

When was the last time we had a decent Christmas at the Vale ?

[Heatwave]

Bump.....

 

Hope thre's someone else out there who wants to discuss the football.

 

Any chance of Lofty coming back?

[Fred Flinstone]

Any chance of Lofty coming back?

 

Yes, and Yates, thankfully.

[Fred Flinstone]

I've checked three different sources now, and not one of the three has Lines listed as being booked.

 

Am I missing something here?

[markpvfc]

I've checked three different sources now, and not one of the three has Lines listed as being booked.

 

Am I missing something here?

 

Booked when, on Saturday? he was, my source was my own eyes.

[valefan16]

Booked when, on Saturday? he was, my source was my own eyes.

 

I thought he was too...

 

http://www.football-league.co.uk/page/Discipline/0,,10794~201310381~25,00.html

 

Says four bookings though? Has Robbo on 5 though!

[valefan16]

FA website confirms he is banned though unfortunately.

[werstayinup]

I am thinking that the team could look a little like this

 

 

......................................Johnson...................................

 

......yates...........duffy...........chilvers.............Dickinson........

 

 

.......tomlin...........birchall..........loft...........jmw........

 

.........................pope........hugill/hughes.............

 

Hughes could be worth a go in this game as he is sure to be fired up for it,the centre halves would worry me though although he could put dicko in at centre half and loft/taylor(if fit) at left back

[fairportnick]

****** Griff had better not be playing, I dont want a sore throat over Christmas.

[melv]

We need a big wake up call from the MK Dons game.We need to actually not stand off players giving them all the room they need and more.We need to be able to construct more than 3 consecutive passes to Vale players together.Fingers crossed that this has been worked on and the players respond.

[Fred Flinstone]

I am thinking that the team could look a little like this

 

 

......................................Johnson...................................

 

......yates...........duffy...........chilvers.............Dickinson........

 

 

.......tomlin...........birchall..........loft...........jmw........

 

.........................pope........hugill/hughes.............

 

Hughes could be worth a go in this game as he is sure to be fired up for it,the centre halves would worry me though although he could put dicko in at centre half and loft/taylor(if fit) at left back

 

Robertson?

[jacko4]

Plenty of goals in this one... 3-1 Vale

[Robbie Earle's Perm]

Bump.....

 

Hope thre's someone else out there who wants to discuss the football.

 

Any chance of Lofty coming back?

 

Well said that man, hope he is along with Yates, we need to get back to our brilliant run after the blip on Saturday.

[Birches Head Fred]

The 'blip' on Saturday should act as a spur against a County side on the up, therefore it's looking like a Boxing Day Cracker.

 

Johnson

Yates

Duffy

Robertson

Dicko

Tomlin

Griff

Loft

JMW

Pope

Dodds