8th Aug 2015, Crewe Alex v Port Vale, pre match, the match itself.

[Fosse69]

The start of an eventful season, no doubt it will take a couple of months to settle down, but game by game starting with our shortest away trip, barring the fortunes of a cup draw.

[OakhillDave]

Crewe are worse than they were last year so on paper we should smash them, but we never do.

Now RP has tried to get the lads playing a nicer game we might just see a different outcome as we hopefully won't be completely outplayed.

[werstayinup]

Crewe are worse than they were last year so on paper we should smash them, but we never do.

Now RP has tried to get the lads playing a nicer game we might just see a different outcome as we hopefully won't be completely outplayed.

 

I reckon they will bring in a couple of loan defenders before Saturday.

 

Going off what i have seen in pre-season i think my team would be

 

....................................................BOOT/JOHNSON...............................................

 

.........PURKISS....................INNISS.................STREETE................DICKO................

 

..........ANDOH....................FOLEY..................GRANT.................KELLY/DANIEL..............

 

................................AJ...........................IKPEAZU.........................

 

Not sure Page will go with 4-4-2 though

[beasty77]

If Vale had of got a draw against Crewe last season, then Crewe would of gone down.

I fully expect Vale to win here Saturday, im going 3-1 Vale..

[Regal Beagle]

Moore has to play for me as well, experience and is useful tracking back. Andoh can play super sub for the first few games until he gets a proper taste of league football.

[werstayinup]

Moore has to play for me as well, experience and is useful tracking back. Andoh can play super sub for the first few games until he gets a proper taste of league football.

 

I see what you are saying and i like Moore but the last time when he against them at VP he was so poor(although i think he hadn't long come back into the team) and i do think Andoh would run them ragged but as you say maybe he could be used as an impact sub,it just shows that we do have strength in a lot of areas

[PVTony]

If RP picks the best defenders I can't see Crewe scoring, because the lot that they have this season aren't as good as the lot that they had last season.

[Warren]

I don't want to be listening to the radio and finding us 2-0 down after 10 minutes. I think we have a good squad that should win this game comfortably if the defence is solid and gives little away. I felt at Vale Park last season we would have won comfortably with Pope up front out powering their defence. So me I would go with our new powerhouse and not so called running forwards in a Dodds / Williamson type strike force which big time did not work for 60 minutes.

[Santa]

I don't want to be listening to the radio and finding us 2-0 down after 10 minutes.

You cannot do anything about a future desired life situation until the moment arrives when you can take a step to achieve it Now.

[Lornelounger]

He doesn't want to do anything about it Santa, he just gets fed up of finding that the Vale go goals down early on and spend most of the match coming from behind. My recollection of last season is that this happened far too often, so I am looking forward to more games getting to half time (and full time) with a clean sheet.

No jokes about coming from behind and clean sheets please - I thank you.

[Beamish]

Would not be surprised to see Duffy start instead of Streete, and one up front

[Conrad]

Would not be surprised to see Duffy start instead of Streete, and one up front

I can't see that, what's the point of going all through pre season with 2 up front then change it for the first game proper.

[Beamish]

But we haven't played two outright forwards in preseason????

[Beamish]

But we haven't played two outright forwards in preseason????

 

Getafe game - Dodds played too deep for a striker

[Conrad]

We've been playing Utch with Daniei or Ajay with Utch, while Dodds has played most games.