Match Thread: Port Vale v Fleetwood Town

[SFBT]

30 minutes ago, 1 said:

I take it Cassy wasn’t injured? Was that tactical?

lets also hope Massey, Pett, Walker, Hussey are getting match fitness into them on Tuesday ready to available for Exeter.

We've got the Rotherham and Stockport games to get some minutes into the legs of the returnees.

[SFBT]

20 minutes ago, Rudgiesflatcap said:

With the 5 subs rule change I think we’ll see a lot of fit players subbed. 
Makes sense to keep as many of them fit and fresh for the next game. 
Gone are the days where it’s viewed as a poor performance / injury to be subbed. 

Exactly.

Becoming more like rugby union.

Maybe the days of anyone playing a full 90 minutes are numbered?

Equally, being on the bench may be seen in a more favourable light?

[The man in the pub]

1 minute ago, SFBT said:

Exactly.

Becoming more like rugby union.

Maybe the days of anyone playing a full 90 minutes are numbered?

Good opportunity to drag players off who are on a booking and replace with fresh legs.

[Osh]

Good start to the season. Not perfect in terms of performance by any stretch but I'll take a win like that any day. 

If we can get a couple of good strikers and Willow back to finesse (plus Conlon and Walker) we'll have a good sound squad. 

Will we win every match - absolutely not. As long as we out in a shift and try to play our game I think we'll finish somewhere around midway or higher. 

After that it's taking a season or two to be ready to push for the Championship. 

Hoping to get to Exeter next week and possibly to Vale Park for the Bolton match. 

UTV and KTF

[Walka003]

I take it Cassy wasn’t injured? Was that tactical?
lets also hope Massey, Pett, Walker, Hussey are getting match fitness into them on Tuesday ready to available for Exeter.

I think it was to get a defensive defender on the pitch to see out the game, certainly didn't appear injured

[SFBT]

6 minutes ago, Osh said:

Good start to the season. Not perfect in terms of performance by any stretch but I'll take a win like that any day. 

If we can get a couple of good strikers and Willow back to finesse (plus Conlon and Walker) we'll have a good sound squad. 

Will we win every match - absolutely not. As long as we out in a shift and try to play our game I think we'll finish somewhere around midway or higher. 

After that it's taking a season or two to be ready to push for the Championship. 

Hoping to get to Exeter next week and possibly to Vale Park for the Bolton match. 

UTV and KTF

It's the general overall upgrading, of everything, that gives the belief that we will get there.

Wherever there may be.

Improving quality on and off the field.

I think it's when placed in that context that critical comments are seen as a bit baffling.

Especially when compared with most of the last 20 odd years.

[Howjy04]

49 minutes ago, 1 said:

I take it Cassy wasn’t injured? Was that tactical?

lets also hope Massey, Pett, Walker, Hussey are getting match fitness into them on Tuesday ready to available for Exeter.

What’s happening on Tuesday,1?

 

[Fosse69]

38 minutes ago, Rudgiesflatcap said:

With the 5 subs rule change I think we’ll see a lot of fit players subbed. 
Makes sense to keep as many of them fit and fresh for the next game. 
Gone are the days where it’s viewed as a poor performance / injury to be subbed. 

16 players to judge and comment on, as well as the referee and assistants

[Doha]

The railway needs to look like that every Saturday.

 

 

[Osh]

22 minutes ago, SFBT said:

It's the general overall upgrading, of everything, that gives the belief that we will get there.

Wherever there may be.

Improving quality on and off the field.

I think it's when placed in that context that critical comments are seen as a bit baffling.

Especially when compared with most of the last 20 odd years.

Amen brother 

[Guppys left peg]

43 minutes ago, Howjy04 said:

What’s happening on Tuesday,1?

 

Think they have a behind closed doors friendly with Wigan. DC briefly mentioned it in his interview after the game.

[Howjy04]

14 minutes ago, Guppys left peg said:

Think they have a behind closed doors friendly with Wigan. DC briefly mentioned it in his interview after the game.

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[philmpv]

Can somebody check on TreacleValiant please. He completely disappeared after 30 mins of the game yesterday

[Super Sagi Burton]

Has anything been said about Massey yet which explains why he wasn’t in the match day squad? Hoping it’s just down to lack of match fitness because he went without a preseason. Fingers crossed he’ll be included next weekend in some way, shape or form - be nice to have an extra option for the forward line before we either sign another striker or wilo returns. UTV! 

[philmpv]

Has anything been said about Massey yet which explains why he wasn’t in the match day squad? Hoping it’s just down to lack of match fitness because he went without a preseason. Fingers crossed he’ll be included next weekend in some way, shape or form - be nice to have an extra option for the forward line before we either sign another striker or wilo returns. UTV! 

I'm pretty certain that if it was just match fitness that was an issue he'd have been on the bench. Looks like an injury to me