Match Thread - Port Vale v Lincoln City

[PV1973]

If what I’ve been hearing around the ground today is anything to go by then no one would have even got near predicted today’s starting 11. We’ll see at 2 when its confirmed.

[newchapel valiant]

What ever the line up with the wind how is we need to keep the ball on the deck and play football. Hopefully we do this and get a result against a big side.

[valiant_593]

What the hell is that team :l

[Upfromnowhere]

OMG, Just seen the team selection, no Pope, Miller dropped, and it looks (never can tell mind) that we are playing 5-4-1 with Kanu up front on his own?

What is he thinking of?

[valiant_593]

That team is a complete joke. Think I’ll stay at home today.

[valeparklife]

What on Earth is that selection?

 

Time for another game of "guess the system"!

 

I'll go for 3 at the back (Smith, Legge, Rawlinson), wingbacks of Clark and Vassell, midfield 3 of Conlon, Hannant and Pugh with Kanu and Whitfield up front?

[valeparklife]

Another point - In midweek Aspin said Miller was suffering from a lack of confidence, then he bags a goal so would seemingly get some confidence back but Aspin then drops him on Saturday when Pope is injured?

 

Kanu scored the other week then got dropped, Miller scored on Tuesday then got dropped.

 

No wonder we don't score many goals when you get rewarded with a place on the bench the next game!

[Andy06]

Going get a spanking today not looking forward to it seeing the lineup..

[mattpvfc]

Game over with that line up

[Upfromnowhere]

Another point - In midweek Aspin said Miller was suffering from a lack of confidence, then he bags a goal so would seemingly get some confidence back but Aspin then drops him on Saturday when Pope is injured?

 

Kanu scored the other week then got dropped, Miller scored on Tuesday then got dropped.

 

No wonder we don't score many goals when you get rewarded with a place on the bench the next game!

 

That's actually a great point, putting aside the ridiculous tinkering, you have to ask if he has any notion of man management.

If we play 3-5-2, and personally I can't see it, at least it will be a lot better than 4-4-2 or 5-4-1, but what a game to change the way we play if indeed that is the case.

Just seen Rhead is playing, which kind of dictates the way Lincoln will play, and with Bostwick at CH, we daren't follow suit as he could have a very comfortable afternoon indeed. .

Oh dear, oh dear

[valiant_593]

Another point - In midweek Aspin said Miller was suffering from a lack of confidence, then he bags a goal so would seemingly get some confidence back but Aspin then drops him on Saturday when Pope is injured?

 

Kanu scored the other week then got dropped, Miller scored on Tuesday then got dropped.

 

No wonder we don't score many goals when you get rewarded with a place on the bench the next game!

 

Crazy management. Kanu has barely made the bloody bench this season and then thrown in to start against top of the league. Mad.

[PV1973]

It should be 4-4-1-1today.

 

Brown

 

Rawlinson

Legge

Smith

Vassell

 

Clark

Conlon

Hannant

Pugh

 

Whitfield

 

Kanu

[valeparklife]

It should be 4-4-1-1today.

 

Brown

 

Rawlinson

Legge

Smith

Vassell

 

Clark

Conlon

Hannant

Pugh

 

Whitfield

 

Kanu

 

That's what Mike Baggaley has it down as but that's one of the most negative formations I've ever seen at Vale Park.

 

It's clear Aspin is playing for a 0-0 and looking to nick a goal on the counter through the pace of Kanu and Whitfield.

 

It won't end well this.

 

May as well have a go and lose but attack them than set up like this at home.

 

Utterly uninspiring.

[llcoolj]

It looks like a team that won't hoof it up the field.

[valefan16]

Expecting a pasting at home to Lincoln... Christ we’ve fallen big style, those Page days of beating Wigan, Sheffield United and Burnley and taking WBA all the way seem so far away right now... utterly pig sick and depressed at this.