Match Thread: Port Vale v Sutton United

[blackdog]

I thought the Sutton way of playing had been consigned to the bin in the 90's.

[Brian]

6 minutes ago, blackdog said:

I thought the Sutton way of playing had been consigned to the bin in the 90's.

No, cos it is still effective. Vale had to be right on it today to stop them

[Guitar Ray]

6 minutes ago, blackdog said:

I thought the Sutton way of playing had been consigned to the bin in the 90's.

Reminiscent of the way Stockport played under Danny Begara.  It’s effective as it just require a bit of luck with the drop of one of those second balls, as happened in the away game, and to be fair they did get one or two shots off but failed to hit the target.

[Aguar61]

26 minutes ago, Sam Kelly's Left Boot said:

Second goal was manufacted, approved & worshipped by God himself. 

Even he'd be pushed to match it!

[mikey]

Great performance, excellent result, and everyone played well which makes choosing motm difficult. A special mention for Charsley who never stopped running, but maybe Benning for motm. 

The next few games are going to be vital before we get back to VP.

UTV

[ClntonBoulton]

37 minutes ago, NellyTheValiant said:

From the other angle you should see Bennings reaction, he puts his head in his hands in amazement.  It's great.

I saw that at the time and cracked up...it was like he was "Oh no, are you serious......bugger, we'll never hear the end of this!"

[valeblue]

Mal Benning has impressed me recently, was losing faith in him . 

[Gooders]

Charsley MOM for me. Never stopped running, intercepted and broke up all over the pitch, kept running in behind them and kept it simple. Brilliant

[Guitar Ray]

Whilst the players deserve the plaudits I have to say full marks to the fans today.  Decent turnout and good noise from all sides of the ground.

[leedsvaliant]

Thought Benning was excellent again. He's now the player I thought we had signed.

How good is Hall? He's like a better Maguire! Fantastic again.

Worrall was much better today as well. He got himself involved in the attack regularly.

Thought Walker had a good game too. Garrity had one of his quieter games today but still worked tremendously hard.

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[leedsvaliant]

Charsley MOM for me. Never stopped running, intercepted and broke up all over the pitch, kept running in behind them and kept it simple. Brilliant

I forgot about Charsley. Always looking to be an outlet, constantly on the move. He had a great game.

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[Bycarsbill]

30 minutes ago, blackdog said:

I thought the Sutton way of playing had been consigned to the bin in the 90's.

Muscular physicality is the term that springs to mind!

Have now beaten every one of the clubs in the EFL

[DazFred]

The crowd are playing a big part. We have won 5 and drawn 3 of the last 8 at home.

Northampton,FGR and Exeter were the draws.

Loafs of kids there today.

We have Oldham,Bristol and Newport left at home. Hopefully the kids who enjoyed today will come again. Maybe give some complimentary tickets to the Ladsandads teams today? 

BTW I've been going to Vale for over 40 years and that volley is one of the best goals I've seen. A fit Proctor adds so much to the team

[Gooders]

1 minute ago, DazFred said:

The crowd are playing a big part. We have won 5 and drawn 3 of the last 8 at home.

Northampton,FGR and Exeter were the draws.

Loafs of kids there today.

We have Oldham,Bristol and Newport left at home. Hopefully the kids who enjoyed today will come again. Maybe give some complimentary tickets to the Ladsandads teams today? 

BTW I've been going to Vale for over 40 years and that volley is one of the best goals I've seen. A fit Proctor adds so much to the team

Like Jimmy Greenhof from the early eighties!

[Guppys left peg]

Thought it was a fantastic effort by the team again today. All of them worked really hard and got a fully deserved win. I love the blend we have in midfield now with the one holding midfielder and then Charsley and Garrity either side running pretty much everywhere. Hall and Benning have a really nice combination on the left. The latter of them was my man of the match personally but it’s good there were a number of decent options. Once again thank you to the whole squad and Andy Crosby for making it a very enjoyable weekend. You’re all doing DC proud.

I am trying to remember if have ever seen a better goal by Vale than that Proctor scissors kick. I know some have pointed to a Jimmy Greenhoff volley in the past as the best strike but that was before my time and never seen any footage of it. Just an incredible bit of technique to do that.