Match Thread: Bolton Wanderers v Port Vale

[valeparklife]

No I expect you, and all Vale fans, to grow a fu**ing spine.
WE have just been promoted
WE need to grow into EFL1
WE need to do that over 2-3 years
WE need to stop panicking every time we lose, like little girls in the playground
Grow a fu**ing spine 
 
 
 

You carry on happy clapping mate! You must be delighted with being a loser.

Didn't realise you weren't allowed to get frustrated that obvious issues haven't been addressed?

Maybe you should grow a brain?

[valeparklife]

No. 

5 defeats in 7 then.

Much better.

We should all be delighted!

[rob1983]

We ain't staying up. We're skint. Carol needs to sell up to auto net. Any other manager would be under serious pressure but ours is on a five year contract. Crazy decision

[leedsvaliant]

Pett should be one of the first names on the team sheet. No one notices him until he's out of the team!

100% agree. Rarely loses the ball and reads the game so well. He should play every week.

[Biddulph_PV]

6 minutes ago, valeparklife said:

5 defeats in 7 then.

Much better.

We should all be delighted!

Correct, we should all be, errrrrrr, happy!

[valeparklife]

Is it that hard to understand that fans will be frustrated that we play well but still lose?

Frustrated at the number of games we've out shot the opposition and come away with nothing?

Frustrated at the number of games the opposition have scored with every shot on target?

I'm absolutely delighted with this season, we're doing great. But I think we're capable of better.

We went into January 3 points off the playoffs, with an OBVIOUS keeper issue.

I'm more than happy with survival this season, but the games are infuriating from a GK perspective as our defending has to be perfect. Otherwise, every shot on target ends up as a goal.

We play well, but it takes 5 or 6 shots for us to score, yet seems to take all levels of opposition 1 or 2.

There haven't been that many horror shows this season at all.

Our only win in the last 7 games was against Exeter who didn't have a shot on target. Coincidence?

Where would we be even with an average keeper?

[Powerline]

28 minutes ago, Conrad said:

Adam Yates said Stone had no chance for the second goal, as a defender with however many hundred games under his belt, he might know what he’s talking about.

He wasn’t behind the goal. Stone didn’t even get close and it wasn’t in the corner either.

[rob1983]

Why did we let Hall go. He was under contract. We are skint. Must of been about money.

[Biddulph_PV]

10 minutes ago, rob1983 said:

We ain't staying up. We're skint. Carol needs to sell up to auto net. Any other manager would be under serious pressure but ours is on a five year contract. Crazy decision

We are in serious relegation form that’s for sure. Yes, in theory we have more ‘structure’ to us that our last relegation campaign when we were dependent on all manner of waifs and strays (Bikey and Eagles) but ultimately came up (just) short, I don’t think it’s a great sign when you are consistently coming up short despite seemingly having most of the chances or game. And the goalie and defence in terms of lack of height and pace is a massive concern. Our run of games to finish is horrific as well!

[Powerline]

Stone was crap for the first too, thought so at the time and after seeing it back it’s terrible. It’s right on his six yard box but he’s rooted to the line, and the ball goes through him. Not excusing the terrible defending in front of him but a decent keeper and we don’t concede.

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I’d be happy with doing a deal to bring Taylor in on a permanent in the summer, assuming he can do a full season without getting a long term injury. I suppose it’s a risk with anyone. Then get two strikers as good as Willo and Proc to make up the 4. The irony is we don’t need to improve the strike force for next season, we just need 3 of available for every game, not 1 or none for half the season, or nobody actually properly fit or whatever other scenario we turn up with. 

[rob1983]

Sick of being the hard luck story. Unlucky teams go down.

[boslemportvale91]

14 minutes ago, rob1983 said:

Why did we let Hall go. He was under contract. We are skint. Must of been about money.

Or maybe it's because the commute is too far and he not long ago had a baby ?  You know like he said in his statement when he left ?

But don't let a good conspiracy get in the way of things. Do you need a tinfoil hat by any chance?

 

You can't force a player to stay if they want to leave and Connor has every right to do so. His family have never lived up north so he was making the journey there and back nearly everyday. 

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3 hours ago, Biddulph_PV said:

Two shots on target, another two goals = no points yet again.

Have I seen right - another goal from a shot outside the box and another off a set piece? Like Groundhog Day, really is.

Still - and I have to keep reminding myself of this - we are stronger now than we were on 1st January 🤔💩

We go again.

 

We go again.

We've had good results away at Derby and Plymouth.

Pitch is a mess. A really hard surface to play football on at the minute.

We’re expecting some players back in a few weeks and they’re making progress.

Every game is a project.

Can’t fault the effort.

We can’t compete with wages so we have to make it up elsewhere.

Great set of lads they are, they’ve given everything today.

The dressing room is really together.

Garrity really takes his nutrition seriously.

 

Get the lucky dip out and pick 3 phrases for the press conferences and after match comments.

Meanwhile ... no points again.

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It’s time for Massey to officially play every position and go in goal. <ovf censored> it stick Carlo in there actually.