Match Thread: Port Vale v Exeter City

[PVTony]

The team seems to have improved somewhat and players are trying.

Confidence should be getting better now.

Something tells me that the elusive win will come against Exeter and I fancy a 3-1 win for the Vale.

 

We must be optimistic and supportive. :groupwavereversed:

[Conrad]

The team seems to have improved somewhat and players are trying.

Confidence should be getting better now.

Something tells me that the elusive win will come against Exeter and I fancy a 3-1 win for the Vale.

 

We must be optimistic and supportive. :groupwavereversed:

 

Hope you’re right, with other results continuing to go our way we don’t need many more points to be safe, possibly only another 4or 5.

[Jacko51]

Hope you’re right, with other results continuing to go our way we don’t need many more points to be safe, possibly only another 4or 5.

 

I reckon we need 45 points, so another 7. Fingers crossed.

[valefan16]

I reckon we need 45 points, so another 7. Fingers crossed.

 

45 would require Chesterfield winning 5 of 10 and Barnet 5 of 8 so would need a big upturn in form by them both to require that. 42-43 I think would be enough.

[Fosse69]

45 would require Chesterfield winning 5 of 10 and Barnet 5 of 8 so would need a big upturn in form by them both to require that. 42-43 I think would be enough.

Newport won 5 of their last 7 last season, but that was unusual. The pressure has to be maintained, I would prefer 3 more wins.

[SourceOfTheTrent]

I would love to win this one because the pressure relief would be enormous, it could be the catalyst to see us reach safety with 6 pointer wins against Chesterfield and the Railway Children.

[Tomo]

Honestly thought this would be postponed, but if they did clear the pitch & chuck the covers on over the weekend, with this weather it should be fine. Looking forward to it anyway now, a win would be massive!

[Tomo]

Interestingly, *barely any Exeter fans on their forum thread predicting a win for them.

[Fosse69]

Interestingly, *barely any Exeter fans on their forum thread predicting a win for them.

Maybe PO nerves? We could do with a win, Crewe v FGR tomorrow & Morecambe playing too.

[CAVALIER]

Mad Dog back at Barnet. Who knows?

[NellyTheValiant]

Honestly thought this would be postponed, but if they did clear the pitch & chuck the covers on over the weekend, with this weather it should be fine. Looking forward to it anyway now, a win would be massive!

 

Will we be busting a gut to get it on? Pope out Kay not yet fit, get it postponed again and rescheduled for when they are back?

 

Just a thought.

[jeffers]

Has Hoskins been injured? everyone seems to be including him.

[NellyTheValiant]

Has Hoskins been injured? everyone seems to be including him.

 

He was but he was on the bench on Saturday.

[Tomo]

Will we be busting a gut to get it on? Pope out Kay not yet fit, get it postponed again and rescheduled for when they are back?

 

Just a thought.

 

Only 3 games tomorrow, Crewe-FGR & Morecambe-Colchester the others. If we win (somehow) & Crewe/Morecambe both lose, it could then look like:

 

18 - Vale P38, 41 Pts

19 - FGR P38, 40 Pts

20 - Morecambe P37, 39 Pts

21 - Crewe P38, 37 Pts

22 - Grimsby P38, 37 Pts

 

We could be 10 points clear with 8 games to play come 22:00 Tuesday, which I reckon is much better than having the game in hand, stacking the pressure towards the end of the season. Other teams might have more points by then & it could end up being a major 'must-win' game (there is added pressure on to the Chesterfield & Crewe games too).

 

Having Pope back would obviously be a big plus (& so would Kay too IMO), but we need to break this awful run before hitting the Easter weekend (& I can't see us getting anything at Wycombe).

[Ben]

Only 3 games tomorrow, Crewe-FGR & Morecambe-Colchester the others. If we win (somehow) & Crewe/Morecambe both lose, it could then look like:

 

18 - Vale P38, 41 Pts

19 - FGR P38, 40 Pts

20 - Morecambe P37, 39 Pts

21 - Crewe P38, 37 Pts

22 - Grimsby P38, 37 Pts

 

We could be 10 points clear with 8 games to play come 22:00 Tuesday, which I reckon is much better than having the game in hand, stacking the pressure towards the end of the season. Other teams might have more points by then & it could end up being a major 'must-win' game (there is added pressure on to the Chesterfield & Crewe games too).

 

Having Pope back would obviously be a big plus (& so would Kay too IMO), but we need to break this awful run before hitting the Easter weekend (& I can't see us getting anything at Wycombe).

 

If it was that easy