Sat 31st Jan 2015, Barnsley v Port Vale, pre-match, the match itself.

[onestepatatime]

McGivern in for Dicko on Saturday........please.

 

I'll second that!

[Badboybubba]

I'll second that!

I'll third it!

[JYVALE]

3-1 Barnsley.

[Guppy 4 England]

Mcgivern in for robertson saturday please. Along with Daniel or moore for birchall and lines for dodds.

[Rudge's Flat Cap]

3-0 Vale. Williamson x 3

[bar1]

3-0 Vale. Williamson x 3

 

I don't know if id be more surprised by a Williamson hat trick or a clean sheet

[oakesypvfc]

I don't know if id be more surprised by a Williamson hat trick or a clean sheet

 

Gotta be the clean sheet ;)

[valiant_593]

Mcgivern in for robertson saturday please. Along with Daniel or moore for birchall and lines for dodds.

 

I agree but mcgivern for Dickinson, Robertson isn't good but he's the best other central defender (veseli) we have.

[TeenValiant]

Obviously not going to happen but why not play 3-5-2,

We're shocking defensively especially in the full back positions, or so it has been said

So

 

...,......................Neal..............................

..Veseli(sort of right back).Robertson.Mcgivern (sort of left back)

 

.Marshall. lines. Brown. O'Connor. Daniel

 

...............Williamson.. [insert other striker here]

[valiant_593]

Neal

 

Yates

Robertson

Veseli

Mcgivern

 

Moore

Lines

O'connor

Marshall

 

Pope

Campion

 

Had enough of 4231 as I don't think we have the players to play it. It's the formation I would generally go for but we build up way too slow for it too work. I'd like to see us attack for once away from home. We will concede so let's out score them, nguessan and campion as nguessan is a striker and deserves a chance up top and campion deserves a chance. Lines in for his last chance as well needs to start performing. Moore or Daniel not too fussed but I'm sure Moore has more to offer than he's shown so far. Give them a chance if it dosent work go back to the likes of Williamson. Personally feel that brown has been really off the pace last few games and deserves a rest. Pope to come on again around 60 mins not sure he would he fit enough just yet.

[bookworm]

a point would be excellent, not an easy game.

[FATBOYSTEVE]

a point would be excellent, not an easy game.

 

A piont would be a miracle with a team that can't beat a crewe rental side even though Vale players are at it again spouting in the press how they are on for playoffs if success was achieved by talk we would be in the prem playing stoke sadly reality is a million miles for an average div one side imho

[cheshirevaliant]

Bristol City seem to be doing ok, despite losing to Crewe.

[Seamus O'Wye]

A piont would be a miracle with a team that can't beat a crewe rental side even though Vale players are at it again spouting in the press how they are on for playoffs if success was achieved by talk we would be in the prem playing stoke sadly reality is a million miles for an average div one side imho

 

...Agreed. The players may well think they are capable of making the play-offs (deluded?) but they need to keep their mouths shut and let their performances (and the results) do the 'talking'. At the moment, performances suggest that we are a mid-table, mediocre team at best.

[IanW]

A mediocre team would be near the bottom would it not?

 

Personally I hope we don't revert back to 4-4-2, and I think Page will stick by his principles regarding formation and style of play.

 

I'll be happy with a point away from home.