Match Thread: FLT G1 Port Vale v Stockport County

[mr.hobblesworth]

2 hours ago, My Time In Football said:

Stockport fan here!

Our first game in the Football League Trophy for nearly 12 years has thrown up a repeat of the 1993 final, which has quite a nice ring to it, even if it brings back painful memories for us! Ahead of our first trip to Vale Park in over a decade, I’ve had a chat with Rob Fielding from the One Vale Fan website.

https://thescarfmyfatherwore.co.uk/everyone-from-outside-stoke-who-ive-introduced-to-oatcakes-cannot-believe-they-arent-more-well-known-a-pre-match-chat-with-one-vale-fans-rob-fielding/

That link just takes me to the to of this page.

[Fosse69]

That link just takes me to the to of this page.

Go to their scarf site

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[Andy Proctor]

Be a low crowd don't even think 1000 will attend unless Stockport sell loads, could be more of them than vale fans. Change the whole 11 for me and rest the ones we want playing against the more important game against Cheltenham on Saturday. Wouldn't be surprised if Stockport played full strength and we played reserves and youths and lost 3 or 4 nil.

[southvale]

Can we buy tickets on the night or pay on the door?

[Breadwinner]

Can we buy tickets on the night or pay on the door?

Think you can just go ticket office or go Port Vale ifollow make a account then click on shop then tickets choose the game you want tickets for Stockport County and where you want sit (lorne Street ) pay your tenner and they send your eticket to your email .
Easy peasy enjoy the game.

[valiant_593]

On 28/08/2022 at 18:11, JRC said:

Southampton say he can play left wingback or left wing. Massey really used to play right wing but basically played as a right wingback for 3 years. It will be a lot easier for Small to play on the left of a front 2 than playing as a left footed right wingback. 

Southampton will recall him if we keep playing him out of position. He’s a left wing back, play him there or don’t play him. He’s never a striker, we saw that Saturday. 

[jjvale_03]

49 minutes ago, valiant_593 said:

Southampton will recall him if we keep playing him out of position. He’s a left wing back, play him there or don’t play him. He’s never a striker, we saw that Saturday. 

Imagine giving that amazing presentation to a Premier League club, convincing them to loan out a future England star (as one poster on this site predicted), only to then use him as an emergency striker because of poor squad management.

[Warren]

I'm on iFollows for this one. I have invested in Barnsley away and don't want to pay another hotel bill for this one by way of living too far away from VP and not driving. I like night games but they are also a nuisance. 

[Warren]

I think Small can play as a wide attacking player. He is strong, has good pace and dribbles well. I accept it was an experiment against Portsmouth and we didn't score from it. But it wasn't completely implausible. 

[Fosse69]

20 minutes ago, Warren said:

I think Small can play as a wide attacking player. He is strong, has good pace and dribbles well. I accept it was an experiment against Portsmouth and we didn't score from it. But it wasn't completely implausible. 

Also a chance to play against Southampton`s nearest rivals?🙂

[AlienTitWrench]

My Team for Tonight.....

 

Stone

 

Robinson

Forrester

Agyakwa

Jones

Small

 

Charlsey

Conlon

McDermott

 

Holden

Odubeko

[JRC]

4 hours ago, valiant_593 said:

Southampton will recall him if we keep playing him out of position. He’s a left wing back, play him there or don’t play him. He’s never a striker, we saw that Saturday. 

Southampton will definitely recall him if he isn't playing games at all. If Benning continues to hold his place and Hussey gets played in preference to him when Benning is injured or substituted Small won't be here come January. Last season for their under 21s he played as a left winger, left centrehalf and left wingback.

Massey hasn't played as a striker very much at all in his career since leaving Watford. He played as a winger at Colchester and Orient. At Wigan he started on the wing then converted to wingback. Crucially he is right footed, which Small isn't. Small will be as out of water on the right as playing further forward. Massey is referred in a lot of wiki linked articles as a striker but if you look at where he's played he's been used as an attacking winger, which is why he has never scored a lot of goals (about one goal every 9 games).

IF the manager wants to give a run-out to Massey and Hussey then he has to fit Small in somewhere. If he wants to play Small at left wingback then Hussey won't play. Whatever is decided Small HAS to play in the JPT. If he doesn't he could have stayed with his parent club and started all their JPT games. In the ideal world we'd have another striker in the squad. With Harrison being so vital at the moment it would be madness to risk him. 

[My Time In Football]

Stockport fan here!

Here’s our match preview, and predictions, including one from One Vale Fan’s Rob Fielding.

[MBE]

Does anyone really care about this game?

Another preseason friendly for the reserves. This competition is a complete waste of time of these days.

[Rampant Zebra]

The money for winning a game would keep us in fax paper for a while