Match Thread: Port Vale v Cambridge United

[JoeB2]

I wonder why we suddenly became rubbish in January?

Never mind. Down with the conspiracy theories and suchlike!

[Guppys left peg]

Just now, MBE said:

What is it with all of the conspiracy theories after a defeat?

We were <ovf censored> today. Have been in the main at home over the past 2 months despite the PR <ovf censored> DC comes out with. That’s it.

People leaving the club, the club restructuring happens in every business but it has nothing to do with today with 11 lads who couldn’t be arsed to run around and want to win a game of football.

Bang on. People can put forward all the tinfoil hat stuff they want it doesn’t stop some of these players from being able to pass the ball to someone in the same coloured shirt, mark their man properly or show even a modicum of a gameplan. Everything else frankly I couldn’t care less about at the moment, that on the pitch today was disgusting throughout the eleven.

[Warren]

The results since Christmas are indicative of next season unless things improve significantly. So it's pointing now to a big overhaul of the squad. There were players not getting stuck in today as well as playing poorly. 

[Powerline]

39 minutes ago, grand prix pants said:

We’re better than that. As poor as he’s been this season he definitely doesn’t deserve that.

He was <ovf censored> <ovf censored>. Captain my arse.

[dantheman]

With highs come lows and that was certainly a low today. Shameful performance from all involved. 

Needs to be put right simple as that.
  

[grand prix pants]

2 minutes ago, Powerline said:

He was <ovf censored> <ovf censored>. Captain my arse.

Don’t disagree. But he has been a good player for us. Always committed. He feels it like us. We shouldn’t be treating players like him like that.

[Railwayman]

Just one word for todays performance “EMBARRASSING”

[Powerline]

I’m not one of the conspiracy theorists but I do really think it would help if Carol would come out of hiding to put a stop to it all, or confirm it if true.

[rob1983]

Get rid of DC. He's not interested.

[Warren]

Worrall tried hard. He was semi effective down the right. So the manager moved him to the left to be fully ineffective. 

[CambridgeDon]

9 minutes ago, darren1810 said:

It was painful I agree. He's been subbed regularly lately which to me indicates he's not at the races and the management must think along the same lines. So why pick a woefully out of form player ? 

 

Conlon played well last week, a good performance to the point where I thought he might well have turned the corner after so many months out. But that was away where our support was brilliantly positive all game. Perhaps the expectation that he's going get a bad reception from his own home crowd is affecting his performance. Perhaps I'm wrong but I've never known rough stuff from the crowd improve a player's performance.

Having said that, I'm sure we'll see Garrity back next week if he's fit!

[philpvfc]

Conlon was crap today but there was worse players on the pitch today…..Taylor, Donnelly, Forrester. Don’t think anyone had a good game.

[Hoppers]

DC likes to talk about fine margins - If only the Funso had buried that sitter 30 seconds before they scored .............................. we just cant catch a break at present

[Warren]

Conlon is too slow on the ball at this level. 

[melv]

Forget who it was but a Vale player was on the radio in the week.He made a point of saying that the Coaching team do a 'lot' of analysis on the other teams.He mentioned this supposed analysis a few times.What analysis is this? What good does it do? We cant keep a clean sheet.Continue to conceed sloppy goals week after week.This should have really been sorted by now.Are the Coaching staff really up to the job? (it don't seem so) DC has some big decisions to make and it might not be just the playing staff on their way out.The ball lies in DC court and he might not be safe himself.We are lucky that we had a good start to the season.This will NOT sell season tickets.Sort it DC its up to you.No more excuses,no more blame the pitch,no more we have a good bunch of hard working,honest lads.No more 'We go again' Get it sorted this is unacceptable.One off games like Portsmouth dont mean a lot.