Match Thread: Port Vale v Cheltenham Town

[Rampant Zebra]

I would put Conlon in for Burgess personally. 

[Guitar Ray]

2 hours ago, Rampant Zebra said:

I would put Conlon in for Burgess personally. 

 

3 hours ago, wwindsor said:

I think the midfield of Joyce sitting and Taylor and Burgess pressing is perfect and helps the team break and press, even when Oyeleke is back he wouldn't get in my team the same with Conlon.

The great thing with the aforementioned players, less so with Joyce, is that there’s huge scope for them to improve, which can only be a good thing.

[darren1810]

Interesting the Sentinel marks 

Pope got 6.5 the 9th best player in the reporters opinion. 

Yet someone on here suggested I needed help because I said he would not of been in my top 5. 

That's why football is such a great game as we all have our own opinions whether right or wrong. 

Luckily not everyone on here resorts to personal insults if they disagree . 

[Jacko51]

5 minutes ago, darren1810 said:

Interesting the Sentinel marks 

Pope got 6.5 the 9th best player in the reporters opinion. 

Yet someone on here suggested I needed help because I said he would not of been in my top 5. 

That's why football is such a great game as we all have our own opinions whether right or wrong. 

Luckily not everyone on here resorts to personal insults if they disagree . 

You said Gibbo was MOTM by a country mile yet the Sentinel reporter has only given him 0.5 more than Pope!!

[darren1810]

Yes and I said that's why it's all about personal opinions. 

My opinion was that he was. They all played well apart from Monty . 

 

[wwindsor]

6 hours ago, Rampant Zebra said:

I would put Conlon in for Burgess personally. 

The midfield would come to a standstill if you did that. Conlon has been a big disappointment towards the end of the season and the start of this, he's slow, too much time on the ball and always and I mean always passes it backwards. We dont need another player similar to Joyce, we need energy as we play pressing football and Conlon doesnt give that.

[Joe B]

53 minutes ago, wwindsor said:

The midfield would come to a standstill if you did that. Conlon has been a big disappointment towards the end of the season and the start of this, he's slow, too much time on the ball and always and I mean always passes it backwards. We dont need another player similar to Joyce, we need energy as we play pressing football and Conlon doesnt give that.

I would say Conlon's main attribute is his energy.

[TheSage]

If everyone was fit and on form my midfield three would be Joyce, Taylor and Oyeleke.

[JRC]

8 hours ago, TheSage said:

If everyone was fit and on form my midfield three would be Joyce, Taylor and Oyeleke.

I'd be surprised if anyone disagreed although getting Oyeleke fit remains the club's biggest problem. If fit he's probably the first name on the team sheet.

[PVFC_4_EVA]

I'd be surprised if anyone disagreed although getting Oyeleke fit remains the club's biggest problem. If fit he's probably the first name on the team sheet.

Does anyone know how his recovery is doing?

[Boslem's Brazil]

51 minutes ago, PVFC_4_EVA said:

 

Does anyone know how his recovery is doing?

 

I think the club will be reluctant to give a specific date for his comeback, however I was under the impression that mid January was previously mentioned.

If all goes well and we are lining up with a midfield of Joyce, Taylor and Manny from February onwards, along with a couple of new signings, it sets us up nicely. 

[bobvale]

...until the start of march.

[Boslem's Brazil]

1 hour ago, bobvale said:

...until the start of march.

Really?? Where have you heard that? 

[bobvale]

sorry, I just meant that if he starts in midfield in from feb onwards, we will only be ticking along nicely until the start of mArch when he gets an injury again.