Match Thread: Port Vale v Walsall

[valiantastic]

personally i’d go with Legge up against Adebayo. he did well against him at their place. Legge would also wanna avenge that bad 2nd half. Can’t see Brisley and Smith dominating Adebayo. Physically Legge is the stronger of the 3. i’m sure this rest and recuperation has given Legge something to think about. smith and legge still our strongest cb pairing in my eyes 

[toyahw]

Thought Smithy did well against FGR's man mountain #14. Brisley has done enough to keep his place for me. Leon can have a bit of well deserved rest for now for me. Keeping those two on their toes from the bench. No disrespect to the bloke, he'll be back.

[toyahw]

3 hours ago, Playa Amodores said:

I remember the chant,

’We hate Walsall, more than Stoke’

Thought it went "we all hate Stoke and Stoke and Stoke, Stoke and Stoke and Stoke and Stoke. And Walsall."

[Conrad]

3 hours ago, toyahw said:

Thought it went "we all hate Stoke and Stoke and Stoke, Stoke and Stoke and Stoke and Stoke. And Walsall."

I remember the other version that playa wrote.

[darren1810]

4 hours ago, valiantastic said:

personally i’d go with Legge up against Adebayo. he did well against him at their place. Legge would also wanna avenge that bad 2nd half. Can’t see Brisley and Smith dominating Adebayo. Physically Legge is the stronger of the 3. i’m sure this rest and recuperation has given Legge something to think about. smith and legge still our strongest cb pairing in my eyes 

I can't remember that mate. We conceded four and were shambolic at the back. 

[PV1973]

I think we’ll stick with Brisley and Smith.  We’ve got 4 points from the 2 games they’ve been involved in. 

[Breadwinner]

Remember the 0-5 we were a shocker last home game of the season and me walking out going I will never get a season ticket again (and I haven't).

That game and the 0-4 v Burton finished me off in terms of going all the time the home games that is but I'll never forget that 0-5 great way sell season tickets and that's why I want them be hammered always .

Team well Pugh was saying Gibbons is close great and I hear Worrall and Oyeleke will be in contention if so with Poirot Guthrie out to prove a point to 18 thousand Bradford fans this is why a see mighty win for the fantastic Valiants 

[Joe B]

They're just a bit of a non-entity. Nothing against Walsall, I just feel as much towards them as I do, say Torquay, Barnsley, or the Clitheroe Wolves. I've never felt that these games have any greater importance/spice.

I have more antipathy for Bradford, for example; feels we've played them every year for ages, they keep nicking player we want, and they think they're massive as they built a big stadium and give out season tickets in cereal boxes, alongside Hot Wheels and Spider Man toys.

Walsall? Eh. Clearly a generational thing.

[Playa Amodores]

11 hours ago, toyahw said:

Thought it went "we all hate Stoke and Stoke and Stoke, Stoke and Stoke and Stoke and Stoke. And Walsall."

Not in the late 70’s, probably because we never thought we’d play them.

[PVFC764]

Wonder who will pick the side after Pugh has tested Posititve according to the Senile.

Hope no more have to self isolate.  Wonder if they could call the match off and give our sick notes more time to recover and those having to self isolate 🤔

[werstayinup]

27 minutes ago, PVFC764 said:

Wonder who will pick the side after Pugh has tested Posititve according to the Senile.

Hope no more have to self isolate.  Wonder if they could call the match off and give our sick notes more time to recover and those having to self isolate 🤔

I guess Pugh will pick it and pass the message on how to set up,well i hope so anyway as i aren't that confident if Sinclair is in full control

[Fosse69]

14 minutes ago, werstayinup said:

I guess Pugh will pick it and pass the message on how to set up,well i hope so anyway as i aren't that confident if Sinclair is in full control

Watch the game on ifollow and  ring through the subs?

[Santa]

17 minutes ago, Fosse69 said:

Watch the game on ifollow and  ring through the subs?

Depends how far behind his stream is lagging.

[Joe B]

6 minutes ago, Santa said:

Depends how far behind his stream is lagging.

Still be more reactive than Askey.

[CambridgeDon]

On 17/01/2021 at 11:03, ELDERBEZZA said:

We hate Walsall ,have done for many years. Please Vale ,TURN UP and stuff them!!!!

Yes! Real bogey side until Micky put them straight a few years back. My own personal trauma was watching them beat us 1-2 at Vale Park on a Boxing Day yonks ago. But we had the last laugh as we signed John Woodward who got both their goals. I was behind the goal at the Bycars end when the winner went in. Not a nice feeling on Boxing Day!

And what bigger incentive than to pay them back for the 4-3 defeat at their place - a game we should easily have won.