26th Dec 2015, Coventry C v Port Vale, pre-match comments and the match itself

[bookworm]

I envisage a heavy defeat at the ricoh hope I'm wrong but.

[geosname]

This should be fun

[Bucknall Rob]

I think he will set up hoping to avoid defeat like normally does, Dicko will come back at left back, if Dodds is out I would imagine Foley will come in for him, don't think he will go with 2 out and out strikers.

 

We seem to be very slow at starting matches aside from that disallowed goal yesterday, we never seem to take the game to the opposition.

 

For me I would go with;

 

Alnwick

Purkiss

Duffy

McGivern

Streete

Dickinson

Foley

Grant

O'Connor

JJ

AJ

 

We have got find a way to accommodate Foley in the team without playing him on the left, admittedly Purkiss and Dicko are not the best at getting forward but we are struggling at present with the current formation, time to change something and see if it works, nothing to lose as this is a game not really expecting anything from.

[Bert Llewellyn]

Missing my first Boxing Day match for years. Sorry to say I'm fed up of crap team selection, rubbish negative tactics away from home and a manager who seems to think that is really acceptable. Oh I nearly forgot and a chairman who thinks we're all a bunch of racist thugs.

 

Happy Christmas and see you on 28th!!!

[oakesypvfc]

I think he will set up hoping to avoid defeat like normally does, Dicko will come back at left back, if Dodds is out I would imagine Foley will come in for him, don't think he will go with 2 out and out strikers.

 

We seem to be very slow at starting matches aside from that disallowed goal yesterday, we never seem to take the game to the opposition.

 

For me I would go with;

 

Alnwick

Purkiss

Duffy

McGivern

Streete

Dickinson

Foley

Grant

O'Connor

JJ

AJ

 

We have got find a way to accommodate Foley in the team without playing him on the left, admittedly Purkiss and Dicko are not the best at getting forward but we are struggling at present with the current formation, time to change something and see if it works, nothing to lose as this is a game not really expecting anything from.

 

Like everyone's saying something has to change away from home! I like the team you've chosen and that's what Id go with, with Hooper and Moore as good options off the bench. Its going to be a tough one but nobody's that great in this league as we've seen time and time again. Play with no fear and we could get at least a point. Very much looking forward to the game will be a cracking atmosphere just need to keep their fans quite early on.

 

UTV

[colin]

Alnwick

Purkiss

Duffy

Streete

McGivern

Dicko

O'Connor

Foley

Moore

AJLS

Hooper

 

or

Alnwick

Purkiss

Duffy

McGivern

Dicko

Moore

O'Connor

Grant

Foley

AJLS

Hooper

[Howjy04]

There's to be a tribute to Jimmy Hill at the ground.

[SuperHuman]

How many do you reckon we'll take?

[oakesypvfc]

How many do you reckon we'll take?

 

1500

[TJHValiant]

To be fair we never really get thrashed. It'll be another 1 or 2 nil defeat, maybe 2-1 if their defence nods off for a bit facing our tedious line up. We are not a bad side and we have the 8th lowest attendances in the division and a crap cup run. Mid table is reasonable considering.

[Emile]

Going to this one for some reason...

 

Alnwick

 

Dicko

McGivern

Duffy

Purkiss

 

Grant

O Connor

 

Moore

Foley

Kelly

 

AJ

[rsb]

1500

 

I Don't think so a lot went last season because it was a new ground to visit

[philpvfc]

Can you pay on the day?

[Conrad]

Dicko will come straight back in, Dodds looks likely to miss out due to injury, other than that it will be the same old, try to get to ht 0-0 then bring Uche on after 75 mins then, when we're a goal down bring JJ on after 84 mins.

[PVTony]

I would like to see how L. Smith and J.J.Hooper would fair in a starting line up. But I doubt that our negative/defensive style of play manager would dare to try it.