Can we shoot down the Seagulls?

[TheSage]

Remember Spurs, Everton home and away and Arsenal home and away we had no chance in those games, its the cup and anything can happen.

 

I've got my fingers crossed but I can also remember Canvey Island, Enfield, Chasetown and Scarboro, as well as a 0-6 at Aston Villa!

 

It would be great to enjoy another famous victory but they are very few and far between. I'll be shouting myself hoarse for the lads tomorrow but it's a very difficult game for us and I was simply reflecting the odds at the bookies.

 

(You missed out the Derby game. That was another cracker. I think the home game against Everton was the best I've ever seen the Vale play)

[Paul6754]

Of course we can, we have the players to do it, Vale win 2-1.

[Houston Valiant]

Remember Spurs, Everton home and away and Arsenal home and away we had no chance in those games, its the cup and anything can happen.

 

 

The Vale side that beat Everton, and drew with Arsenal was far better than this current side.

No disrespect to Micky and the lads, but when Arsene Wenger says that Vale were the toughest team they played in the cup that year, it tells you how good they were. That being said , run the sprinklers to make the pitch even more slick and difficult, and maybe Hugill will score in the 84th min. to win it for Vale, 1-0. Stranger things have happened.

[valefan16]

The gap between us is about the same as Plymouth and ourselves so it's doable. Any disrespect of us and well punish them. It'll be tough but we hammered qpr with a weaker side away from home.

[Harry]

2-1 to the vale

JMW & dodds to score.

 

Brighton will get their goal off a penalty.

 

Cross my palm with silver & call me gypsy rose Lee if I'm right !

[tonyh]

2-1 to the vale

JMW & dodds to score.

Dodds will be taking his usual position on the bench. Doubt he'll feature, unless we go 3 down.

[TheSage]

Team selection will be interesting Tony, but I wonder if Dodds might get a game tomorrow, to strengthen the midfield when we don't have the ball - which will be a lot of the time!

 

Possibly - Neal; Grimmer, Joe, Robbo, Loft; Birchall, Griff, Lines, M-W: Dodds: Pope.

 

If we play two out and out attackers it might mean we are vulnerable through midfield.

 

(I think Arsenal have packed in 60,000 tonight! What we'd give for a draw like that.)

[Beza]

I know a lovely lovely guy from Brighton and he says we should attack them and penetrate them and they will give up to our advances. He should know and who's to argue he's a big boy. X

[Celticgull]

Interesting reading i get the Brighton wont fancy it if its a poor pitch and i would agree if Poyet were still the manager, as it was almost a fineable offence for a player to play a long ball under his management , Garcia on the other hand is rather more of a direct manager and Brighton can get the ball forward very quickly these days whatever team he puts out .

 

A few things in vales favour no Crofts , Lualua , a few things against , Ulloa should be match fit at last and due a goal if he plays , Orlandi is now fit and a class player in any league and perhaps Buckley will return though as a sub i would think .

 

The kind of game that would of made for a good tv game but Chelsea v Stoke put paid to that as Chelsea are never on the telly are they .

 

Tough to predict so i reckon a 1-1 draw

[For Us All]

Team selection will be interesting Tony, but I wonder if Dodds might get a game tomorrow, to strengthen the midfield when we don't have the ball - which will be a lot of the time!

 

Possibly - Neal; Grimmer, Joe, Robbo, Loft; Birchall, Griff, Lines, M-W: Dodds: Pope.

 

If we play two out and out attackers it might mean we are vulnerable through midfield.

 

(I think Arsenal have packed in 60,000 tonight! What we'd give for a draw like that.)

 

Arsenal always seem to get 60,000,even if there are 20,000 empty seats?:rolleyes:

[Spunk Trumpet]

Whoever gets the first goal will win it.

[Fosse69]

Arsenal always seem to get 60,000,even if there are 20,000 empty seats?:rolleyes:

I think their STs include Cup tickets. They quote seats sold, and also have an exchange system. But there were a good number of Sky Blues there, judging by their protest cards.

[SourceOfTheTrent]

Whoever gets the first goal will win it.

 

If the first goal is scored in 2nd half injury time!!;)

[Bea Smith]

Whoever gets the first goal will win it.

 

Agreed - look at Brighton's miserly away goals for and against, their games rarely have anyone scoring 2 or more. So a 0-0 or 1-0 result, but which side gets the 1-0 ? If Williamson starts it will be Vale, and he will score it.

[old sage]

If Vale can rediscover out cup tie spirit of a few years ago we will win it.