Sat 24th Jan 2015, Port Vale v Crewe A, pre-match, the match itself.

[bar1]

Fourth bottom actually.

 

Even better

[bar1]

Pretty similar position to the last 2 times they have beaten us then.

 

We've got to rely on Vale turning up and putting a decent performance in first and let's not forget that we were awful for large parts of the Peterborough game and we won't mention Chesterfield.

 

I wish we'd put someone to the sword soon and click for a full 90 minutes.

 

Yeah a repeat of the yeovil game would be nice

[Trentham Lakes Valiant]

Yeah a repeat of the yeovil game would be nice

 

A repeat of our last home game against Burton would be better

[blackdog]

Listening to the comments coming out of the club I dont think the players will underestimate Crewe, and at least we have a manager who is tactically aware and hopefully can change things if the game is not going to plan

 

The last two performances against Crewe have been embarrassing its time to put those two games games behind us.

 

Finally the last home game against Crewe showed them in a different light, time wasting and gamesmanship something that is not advertised as the "Crewe way" especially by McGarry and Morse,lets hope we have a strong ref.

[smada]

Team News

Neal

Yates

Robertson

Veseli

Dickinson

Birchall

O'Connor

Brown

Marshall

Dodds

Williamson

 

Substitutes

Duffy

Lines

Pope

Johnson

Daniel

Moore

N'Guessan

[valiant_593]

Birchall ***. Don't agree with him starting, didn't last week either and did well so hope the same happens today. Bench looks extremely strong.

[Paul6754]

Chris Neal..what a keeper.

[CambridgeDon]

Missed peno - Neal player of the season!! Come on Vale, get a grip.

[Paul6754]

Vale don't appear to have much of a threat up front at the moment.

[CambridgeDon]

For goodness sake, Vale. What on earth is going on?

[Robbie Earle's Perm]

For goodness sake, Vale. What on earth is going on?

 

What's going on is that we are abysmal defensively. I wouldn't wipe my backside on Yates, Robertson and Dickinson. If I was Neal I would despair playing behind those clowns!

 

We are going to need a physical prescence at half time up front, personally I think it would be too much for Pope to play 45 so I would sub Dodds for N'Guessian and play Williamson in Dodds role.

[CambridgeDon]

Looking pretty abysmal at half time judging by BBC stats for shots:

 

Vale 5 - 2 on target

 

Crewe 8 - 5 on target

 

C'mon RP - sort it out!

[Emile]

Physical presence beating us time and time again. Desperate for a centre half and a left back.

 

Need a target man, be sad to see Dodds come off but perhaps that's the only way.

[TylerB]

Brown off for N'Guessan. Play Dodds behind the two forwards and O'Connor in the holding role in a simple 4-4-2 diamond.

[Robbie Earle's Perm]

Brown off for N'Guessan. Play Dodds behind the two forwards and O'Connor in the holding role in a simple 4-4-2 diamond.

 

Dodds has hardly had a touch, needs to be taken off and he's not a goal threat this season. 4-4-2 can't be played anymore apparently!