MK Dons 3 Port Vale 0 - Post Match Discussion

[ELDERBEZZA]

Totally played off the park first half, MKD made it look easy with their quality passing.

Better second half, but never really looked like scoring.

Best ground I've ever been on, including several prem grounds.

Spot On !MKD took the foot off the gas in the second half, as we were never capable of scoring 3 goals, today.Some players need to have a close look at the dvd of today's game as they were shocking.We could easily have lost by 7 today!!Anyway lets dust ourselves down and start again on Boxing Day.

[Fosse69]

We might be looking for replacements for Adams, Lines and Neal.

 

I think MK deserve more credit than some on here have given them. They were very well organised, played some efficient football and had clearly done their homework on our weaknesses. Awesome stadium that wouldn't be out of place in the PL.

On the World Cup short list, whenever that happens.

[Andyregs]

I see BOOM BOOM scored 2 for Mansfield.

I'm glad he's back in action.

 

That isn't a suggestion that we should have kept him surely?

[Fosse69]

That was an atrocious performance, it was worse than Colchester earlier on in the season which I had the misfortune of paying money for and today I was conned again. MK Dons are not that special, but we made them look good because there was no attempt at tackling for most of the first half. We looked slow, disinterested and unfit.

 

Richard Duffy in particular was a disgrace and he gave the impression that he was playing drunk given that he needed 4 touches to even control the simplest pass. Lost the ball numerous times, slowed down our own build-up play and basically let players wander past him. It should not be acceptable and I cannot think why Griff ever gets stick because this was way below anything he has ever done in a Vale shirt.

 

Myrie Williams played well and I thought Tomlin looked good too, who really thought for the ball. Chris Shuker looked dangerous when we finally came up with something in the final few minutes. Birchall looked fat, slow and delivered nothing.

 

Defensively it has gone all to pot. The only player who defended appropriately was Dicko, the rest didn't seem to have a clue.

 

Match-day experience was pretty good though as their ground really is superb, but 30,000 seats will never be filled at a club with no history. I tend to think it would be great for us....even the seats are in Vale colours. The fact we nearly brought 700 fans today is a great credit to us, an amazing figure given we have 2 crimbo fixtures coming up and it is quite a long journey. Shame the players didn't bring themselves.

Population of 250k and growing, another generation who prefer local football to travelling into London, no reason why they could not get upto 20k in the Championship within 10 years. Who would have believed that Wimbledon and Wigan would have won the FA Cup when they were non-league? People are more than happy to watch history being made, it does not win games, money does.

[Bells_Biscuit_Tin]

We might be looking for replacements for Adams, Lines and Neal.

 

I think MK deserve more credit than some on here have given them. They were very well organised, played some efficient football and had clearly done their homework on our weaknesses. Awesome stadium that wouldn't be out of place in the PL.

 

So why were they below us in the league?

[Bells_Biscuit_Tin]

We might be looking for replacements for Adams, Lines and Neal.

 

I think MK deserve more credit than some on here have given them. They were very well organised, played some efficient football and had clearly done their homework on our weaknesses. Awesome stadium that wouldn't be out of place in the PL.

 

Plymouths stadium and fan base is way bigger the our but does that make them favourites in the cup? We bottled it today no excuses purely and simpley not one player gave 100%

[Fosse69]

So why were they below us in the league?

Less points, one game less played. Check them out at the end of Jan.

[valefan16]

I just thought we didn't turn up. After Willo and Shukes came on we had a bit if a go late on but as said hard to judge MK due to how poor we were and lacking in effort.

[fozvale]

Lets face it lads, this has been on the cards for a while, lets hope we can learn from it and move on.

[rsb]

MK DONS good stadium good concource area only thing lacking a roof in the away end only three rows of seats at the back where in the dry the roof they have is to high and offers no protecsion against the weather.

[gingersmum]

Poor show, players seemed to be on their Christmas break, little effort shown, my MOM was our coach driver for a smooth journey and a lovely coffee at Watford gap.

Team should pay our expenses after a no show.

[davo80]

We might be looking for replacements for Adams, Lines and Neal.

 

I think MK deserve more credit than some on here have given them. They were very well organised, played some efficient football and had clearly done their homework on our weaknesses. Awesome stadium that wouldn't be out of place in the PL.

 

Franchise fc and there stadium certainly belong nowhere near the PL they don't even deserve the right to play league football!!!

[Bells_Biscuit_Tin]

Less points, one game less played. Check them out at the end of Jan.

 

Missed the point, lots of people on herr talking like we were the underdogs. Why? Yes bigger picture as a club we have come a long way but a little constuctive is in order for days like today. Lets not forget we have a medioca manager whos gone on record for criticising fans and the chairman for lack of ambition. Bigger picture is one thing but unfortunately today he got it wrong and let us down

[wjbee]

WE were awful first half,Robertson was bad,Chilvers even worse,he is next to useless at defending,Myrie -Williams had one of his couldn't care less games,Tomlin never got going,Johnson in goal is a big weakness,he doesn't command his area at all,just look at their third goal to see what I mean and he was a bag of nerves,an emergency signing of a goalkeeper please.

[geosname]

WE were awful first half,Robertson was bad,Chilvers even worse,he is next to useless at defending,Myrie -Williams had one of his couldn't care less games,Tomlin never got going,Johnson in goal is a big weakness,he doesn't command his area at all,just look at their third goal to see what I mean and he was a bag of nerves,an emergency signing of a goalkeeper please.

 

If the people in front of him were as bad as people have said Im not surprised he was a bag of nerves... according to the BBC he made quite a few saves.