Sat 18th January 2014, Port Vale v Oldham, Pre match, Match itself.

[werstayinup]

..........................Neal.........................

Grimmer...Robertson...Davis...Dickinson...

........................Griffith......................

JMW..................Cuvelier.............Loft...

...............Williamson...Hugill.................

 

But then that's just my thoughts on the starting XI! :)

 

I have a feeling Yates might get rested. He's looked a bit tired lately, and that's understandable as he's played almost every game/minute! Give him a breather.

 

Hugill and Willo both scored on Tuesday and deserve a crack at it.

 

That looks decent to me but I don't think he will drop Pope tbh

[werstayinup]

Strangely enough on Tuesday I was talking to several Plymouth fans after the match and they all suggested that if they had had Popey in their team they would have beaten us! They thought his overall play in laying the ball off and his willingness to run all over the pitch for Vale's cause was exemplary.

 

I too thought he did well but most of the lay offs were not actioned by anyone. In the last 15 minutes or so he was everywhere attempting to stop their men getting near our box.

 

Perhaps we are asking too much of him? Maybe he needs a rest but usually scoring forwards hate to be on the bench so Micky has a dilemma.

 

So many people cannot see that side of his game

[Angel of Burslem]

Id go with:

 

Neal

 

Yates

Grimmer

Robertson

Dicko

 

JMW

Griff

Cuvelier

Loft

 

Pope

Williamson

 

3-2 Vale, get on it!

[DazFred]

I think he will go

Neal

Yates Grimmer Davis Dicko

JMW Flo Griff Loft

Pope Hugill

Subs:

Johnson Robbo Shuker Benji Dodds Birchall, then any 1 of Tomlin, Jones, Chilvers if fit, if none of them fit then Lloyd or O'Neill

[Heatwave]

I think he will go

Neal

Yates Grimmer Davis Dicko

JMW Flo Griff Loft

Pope Hugill

Subs:

Johnson Robbo Shuker Benji Dodds Birchall, then any 1 of Tomlin, Jones, Chilvers if fit, if none of them fit then Lloyd or O'Neill

 

May well be right, but I'd prefer to see JMW on the left. Popey seems to work better with crosses from the left - but that's not the side they often come from.

[mitchpvfc]

Neal

 

Grimmer Robertson Davis Dickinson

 

JMW Cuvelier Griff Loft

 

Pope Hugill

 

Bench: Johnson, Yates, Birchall, Shuker, Lloyd, Dodds, Williamson.

[paultvale]

Strangely enough on Tuesday I was talking to several Plymouth fans after the match and they all suggested that if they had had Popey in their team they would have beaten us! They thought his overall play in laying the ball off and his willingness to run all over the pitch for Vale's cause was exemplary.

 

 

I was drinking with a crowd of Plymouth fans in The Britannia pub before and after the match and they too were all impressed by Popey and said he was our MOTM.....They also had fond memories of Brian McGlinchey, mixed feelings about Adrian Littlejohn and not much at all to say about Nathan Lowndes

[NellyTheValiant]

I was drinking with a crowd of Plymouth fans in The Britannia pub before and after the match and they too were all impressed by Popey and said he was our MOTM.....They also had fond memories of Brian McGlinchey, mixed feelings about Adrian Littlejohn and not much at all to say about Nathan Lowndes

 

Paul did you talk about Swanny or did you spare them the painful memories?

[bomber]

I just hope we are focused, and up for this game and not go down with a whimper. A positive result would help us to a least flirt with the play offs and keep our season on the boil.

[George]

@LeeBlakeman: #Vale team: Neal, Grimmer, Robertson, Dickinson, Davis, Loft, Myrie-Williams, Cuvelier, Griffith, Pope & Williamson #PVFC

 

Happy with that.

[CambridgeDon]

@LeeBlakeman: #Vale team: Neal, Grimmer, Robertson, Dickinson, Davis, Loft, Myrie-Williams, Cuvelier, Griffith, Pope & Williamson #PVFC

 

Happy with that.

 

And Hugill to come off the bench :)

[valiant_593]

Love to know what hugill has got to do to get a start.

[Silfver]

Good luck to the team today. Three points please !

[Robbie Earle's Perm]

@LeeBlakeman: #Vale team: Neal, Grimmer, Robertson, Dickinson, Davis, Loft, Myrie-Williams, Cuvelier, Griffith, Pope & Williamson #PVFC

 

Happy with that.

 

Best side he could play with arguably Hughill unlucky to miss out but Williamson does seem to partner Pope best.

[Robbie Earle's Perm]

Love to know what hugill has got to do to get a start.

 

Whatever he did on Tuesday ;)