Tues 20th Oct 2015, Colchester v Port Vale, pre-match comments and the match itself

[osprey]

sorry ,I meant first time they've lost 3 in a row for ages.

 

if they have lost 3 in a row then its odds on they will win against the Vale - we are well known for helping teams out who are on bad runs ( also they are better at home than away )

[valeparklife]

A team that can't score away vs a team that have the worst defence in the football league.

 

I hope it's not another case of 'typical Vale' and we lose 1-0 or something.

[valiant_593]

Birchall to start and vale to lose 1-0 again.

[mr.hobblesworth]

Birchall has got MotM on here for both games he has started this season.

[pvfcoasis]

as players they should be looking at the fact they lost five nil at the weekend and saying 'come on lads, should be three points' but it probably will be a one nil loss due to some shoddy defending.

[valiant_593]

Birchall has got MotM on here for both games he has started this season.

 

He isnt good enough.....

 

One was in the cup and one was at Southend, two of my mates went (I didnt, was at work) and they said he offered nothing.

[pvfcoasis]

He isnt good enough.....

 

One was in the cup and one was at Southend, two of my mates went (I didnt, was at work) and they said he offered nothing.

 

i have to agree. he offers nothing imo. he is simply a squad filler

[old sage]

I fear for our future when our manager goes to every away game looking for a goaless draw. I wonder if he found Tony Pulis's manual when we went to the Hawthorn's recently?

Oh for a leader on and off the pitch.

[RayWalkers40yarder]

I predict a tight game they will want to make up from an awful performance and we just can't score away from home either a 1-0 loss or a no score draw!!

 

so pretty much the entire story of our season this year then

[Jacko51]

I fear for our future when our manager goes to every away game looking for a goaless draw. I wonder if he found Tony Pulis's manual when we went to the Hawthorn's recently?

Oh for a leader on and off the pitch.

 

If you'd been at Southend, OS, you would have seen that we certainly did not go for a goalless draw.

[CambridgeDon]

This is going to be a hard game. They may have conceded more goals than anyone else in the league but before their run of three defeats they were unbeaten in six:

 

Bradford 2-0

 

Swindon (away) 2-1

 

Gills 2-1

 

Sheffield (away) 2-3

 

Chesterfield (away) 3-3

 

Scunthorpe 2-2

 

Some notable scalps there, so we will have to be on our mettle. Last time we played them just after they've had a big defeat (shipping 6 at home against Posh), we were terrible and lost 1-0. Micky picked the wrong team and changed the tactics and formation while their manager really got a response out of them. I guess they will be right up for it so I hope this is not lost on Pagey!

 

I'll be there again tomorrow, so fingers crossed!

[Guest]

Alnwick

Purkiss Streete Dicko

Grant Oconnor

Birchall foley Andoh

Uche Daniel

A very attacking line up

The 3 at the back r capable got grant and oconnor to aid them anyway if Moore doesnt make it its a toss up between Yates /Birchall / dodds ,any of them 3 really as Uche and Daniel and Andoh r going be unplayable .

Foley Uche and Danel to score in.a 3-1 win hopefully although id be delighted with any kind of win .

Colchester were going well so it will be a hard game every clubhas very bad days at the office .

[TeenValiant]

Alnwick

Purkiss Streete Dicko

Grant Oconnor

Birchall foley Andoh

Uche Daniel

A very attacking line up

The 3 at the back r capable got grant and oconnor to aid them anyway if Moore doesnt make it its a toss up between Yates /Birchall / dodds ,any of them 3 really as Uche and Daniel and Andoh r going be unplayable .

Foley Uche and Danel to score in.a 3-1 win hopefully although id be delighted with any kind of win .

Colchester were going well so it will be a hard game every clubhas very bad days at the office .

 

Ah I do love your team selections, I can just imagine you experimenting on Fifa with these formations and then thinking they could work in real life. But I don't think a 3-2-3-2 formation is about in football atm

[Raver]

2-1 Vale. O'Connor peno :D

[Heatwave]

I think they'll be looking to improve on the Posh result. Narrow win for me as well.