Match Thread - Port Vale v Swindon Town

[PVFC764]

Brown is our best player by far. Without him, we would be rock bottom. Wonder if the defenders are so amazed at the great saves Brown's made they become statues and forget to react and clear the ball? Makes you wonder.

 

Come on Vale.

[valiant_593]

Yes, he is. We'd be ****** without Scott Brown.

 

Don’t agree. He’s played largely out of position and done absalutley fine. Brown I agree about.

[pjg1876]

The bloke who scored wasn’t supposed to be playing - only in cause Richards got injured before the game - typical

[osprey]

The bloke who scored wasn’t supposed to be playing - only in cause Richards got injured before the game - typical

 

Didnt that happen to us earlier in the season as well ?

[CambridgeDon]

Smith at fault there. Put the ball out under no pressure. Him and Rawlinson on the ball are atrocious, no composure, just get rid. Absolutely awful start.

 

Aspo should be playing one or the other with two fullbacks but we all know that certain players have to start even if it's not our best formation.

[PVFC764]

Vale players seem to be making silly mistakes and not all there again today.

 

Come on Aspin sort it out at half time. Hopefully we wont be 2 or 3 down by then.

[Biddulph_PV]

5-3-2 worked well then. God knows who’s playing where atm.

[valiant_593]

5-3-2 worked well then. God knows who’s playing where atm.

 

That’s usually the norm for aspins sides. Nobody seems to do have any clue what they’re doing.

[valeparklife]

That’s usually the norm for aspins sides. Nobody seems to do have any clue what they’re doing.

 

Then it gets scrapped 2nd half and we start playing well but it's usually too late.

 

And repeat.

[Biddulph_PV]

It’s ever likely crowds are dwindling, this is absolute gash. Once again thoroughly outplayed at home. Pathetic.

[Doha]

I have been defensive of Aspin but watching full games over recent months has led me to 100% accepting the painful realisation that he is not a competent football league manager. I go into each game expecting dire, dire, dire football and aimless hoofball. We will never get promoted under Aspin. End of.

 

However, it doesn't matter who the manager is, they will always be hamstrung because the cancer that is Scumthwaite still infests this club.

 

2015-2018 has been as bad a nightmare as anything under Glover/Sinnott and V2001.

 

It won't change until we get Scumthwaite out.

[Paul6754]

Vale can't play a quality forward pass at the moment, Hannant, Colon and Monty who can do this are struggling, and Oyleke is out suspended. We get into decent positions but the final pass/cross is dire.

 

Popey's header from a corner was so close, should have scored.

[CambridgeDon]

I have been defensive of Aspin but watching full games over recent months has led me to 100% accepting the painful realisation that he is not a competent football league manager. I go into each game expecting dire, dire, dire football and aimless hoofball. We will never get promoted under Aspin. End of.

 

However, it doesn't matter who the manager is, they will always be hamstrung because the cancer that is Scumthwaite still infests this club.

 

2015-2018 has been as bad a nightmare as anything under Glover/Sinnott and V2001.

 

It won't change until we get Scumthwaite out.

 

At this rate we're going to have another fight on our hands in the lower reaches of this dreadful league, let alone get promotion. I've defended Aspo too but he is indeed a very limited lower league manager and his line up and tactics today seem to confirm that. Against another bottom half of the table team, we've had just 44% of the play and just one shot on target compared to their 4. Lucky to go in at 0-1 by all accounts.

 

He needs to turn it around second half but looking at the bench his options are limited, which comes down to the squad he's been able to put together based on Norman's largesse. As you say, nowt doing here until he's gone.

[philmpv]

Well that was dire. The fact that Joyce controlled the game against us last season simply says it all about last seasons side. He is shocking. Usual hoof ball hoping for a lucky break. Why oh why are we so seemingly insistent on trying to build a side around a 33yo striker with no pace or movement? If pope is up against a defender with even a modicum of heading ability he is out of the game, particularly with our crossing being so shocking. With our midfield so deep that means it's game over. Haul pope and Joyce and try something different for Christ's sake!

[PV1973]

If Monty comes out for the second half I’d be amazed. How many chances is he going to have? Totally uninterested. Are you telling me haven’t got players in the squad who’ll play for the shirt. He isn’t.

 

Mind you anyone could go off here. Hannants been like last week. Clark hasn’t got up enough from left back and dare I say is sometimes a bit lazy in his overlapping. Rawlinson is the same on the other side. This is poor today.