Match Thread: Port Vale v Burton Albion

[Diego Maradona]

Sam Allison is the ref for this. If my memory serves me right, he reffed us against Sunderland in the Carabao Cup. He was awful!

Just hope that he doesn't spoil a good game of nogger!

[Rodge]

Sam Allison is the ref for this. If my memory serves me right, he reffed us against Sunderland in the Carabao Cup. He was awful!
Just hope that he doesn't spoil a good game of nogger!

Was slightly better v Derby away

[philmpv]

Was slightly better v Derby away

He certainly was! 2 penos and a sending off! Correct decision also not to send off the GK at the weekend for the most blatant catch outside of the box you'll ever see!

[Andy Proctor]

2 hours ago, werstayinup said:

 

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[Andy Proctor]

Sam Allison is a garbage ref guarantee he ruins Saturdays game with more poor decision making.

[Diego Maradona]

1 hour ago, Rodge said:

Was slightly better v Derby away

Of course! Forgot that one!

[soothsayer]

On 15/03/2023 at 18:08, valefan16 said:

Can’t see either winning 50% of their games with current form.
 

Especially when their win ratio for the season is under 20% for the 30-odd games they’ve already played.

[Hoppers]

6 hours ago, corbanlovesvale said:

Hoppers 

Hope you are warming the vocal chords ready for Saturday 🍺

I will be trying a couple in the vine first ( if it's open ) then Tommy Cs.  Then finish off with one at the fan zone 🍺🙃

😍😍😍🤣🤣🤣

Iv been trying to learn the words to Vaaaalllle  Vaaaalllle, but keep forgetting them 🥴🥴🥴

Enjoy; you beautiful bouncing boisterous valiant 

See you (and hear you, no doubt) in the bycars 👍👍👍👅👅👅

[1]

Finish above other promoted teams and in the top half. Brilliant season.

[mr.hobblesworth]

1 hour ago, 1 said:

Finish above other promoted teams and in the top half. Brilliant season.

I don't think it's been brilliant at all. People keep saying that they'd have taken staying up back in July, which is true, but targets can be re-evaluated as the season progresses and, for me, this season is full of missed opportunities and poor planning and, since the start of the year, has been forgettable at best and pretty poor at worst.

[Guitar Ray]

1 minute ago, mr.hobblesworth said:

I don't think it's been brilliant at all. People keep saying that they'd have taken staying up back in July, which is true, but targets can be re-evaluated as the season progresses and, for me, this season is full of missed opportunities and poor planning and, since the start of the year, has been forgettable at best and pretty poor at worst.

Brilliant, good or poor, we’re perhaps making a judgement a bit too early.  Staying up is actually success of sorts.  Plenty of games left yet and quite a few fall into the “winnable” category.  If we manage to bag a decent points haul between now and the end of the season, and the corresponding performances are decent, I think we can say it’s been a good first season back at the level.  Let’s see where we finish.

[darren1810]

I'm struggling with the continual referencing to finishing above the other promoted teams. Don't see any relevance at all.  Must be just me. Is that how success is rated these days ? 

As for tomorrow, surely this is the game where we finally put on a resounding, entertaining performance and win by more than one goal ?

Then again...........................

 

[sheffield61]

18 hours ago, valefan16 said:

We are as much as 200/1 with William Hill.

The bottom four can't muster a win between them, no wonder the 200/1!!😁

[Fosse69]

I'm struggling with the continual referencing to finishing above the other promoted teams. Don't see any relevance at all.  Must be just me. Is that how success is rated these days ? 
As for tomorrow, surely this is the game where we finally put on a resounding, entertaining performance and win by more than one goal ?
Then again...........................
 

Just one way of measuring progress, especially as the PO winners. The team that led L2 for a long time is now bottom L1. The priority of most clubs in all leagues is to stay up. A few can be optimistic of promotion. Realistically, progress is finishing higher than last season. There are a couple of PO losers facing relegation this season, and not all clubs can progress. Football is a game of uncertainty, it is a journey of ups and downs. Champions of England and Cup Winners facing Relegation?

[mbycars]

13 hours ago, mr.hobblesworth said:

I don't think it's been brilliant at all. People keep saying that they'd have taken staying up back in July, which is true, but targets can be re-evaluated as the season progresses and, for me, this season is full of missed opportunities and poor planning and, since the start of the year, has been forgettable at best and pretty poor at worst.

I bet you're fun at parties😂