Match Thread: Port Vale v Oxford United

[blackdog]

7 minutes ago, Playa Amodores said:

Black Dog I agree and think your showing your age, with the term ungentlemanly conduct. They probably call it game management today. You’re right to describe it as you have. The blokes a scrote

I am showing my age ......Especially after these last few games !

[Brian Johnson]

53 minutes ago, Powerline said:

Seen it back and it’s never a red for me. Just because the guys bleeding doesn’t mean it’s a red card. The red card is for violent conduct and so an intentional elbow, which watching it, it clearly isn’t. Should be a booking. Exact same happened to Harrison a few games back against MK and the ref didn’t even give a foul!

Sorry, the more I watch it back the worse it looks.

He's led with his elbow. Your elbow should not even been raised never mind leading with it

It was the young defenders first time starting a professional game too

[Brian Johnson]

1 hour ago, darren1810 said:

Irrelevant if the ref was born in Cornwall, Oxford or Wigan.  He was utter <ovf censored>. The tackle on the edge of the area cleaning Politic out was outrageous.  Nothing.  We had 5 or 6 yellows and a red. A completely inept buffoon with maybe 3 at most the correct decision.

Oxford were dreadful, a shocking team. I'm not celebrating a draw against such rubbish opposition but it's one less game to go to crawl over the line. 

Finally I'm sick of cheats. Harrison leapfrogged their keeper comfortably yet he's writhing in agony holding his face. The games gone. 

Are you ok with Vale players doing?

[Powerline]

2 minutes ago, Brian Johnson said:

Sorry, the more I watch it back the worse it looks.

He's led with his elbow. Your elbow should not even been raised never mind leading with it

It was the young defenders first time starting a professional game too

But it’s not intentional so how’s it violent conduct? Clearly an accident. Who cares if it’s his first professional game. It’s a contact sport, won’t be the last time he gets an elbow to the face.

[Guppys left peg]

Looks a pretty clear red to me. Wasn’t anything malicious as don’t think Dennis has ever once shown he’s that sort of player but it was reckless. Think there is zero chance that gets overturned.

[Brian Johnson]

1 minute ago, Powerline said:

But it’s not intentional so how’s it violent conduct? Clearly an accident. Who cares if it’s his first professional game. It’s a contact sport, won’t be the last time he gets an elbow to the face.

Because he's leading with his elbow.. His elbow should not even be up. 

What are you not understanding?

[darren1810]

2 minutes ago, Brian Johnson said:

Are you ok with Vale players doing?

Nope. Why did I miss one today ?

Never liked Covolan antics last season. 

[JoeB2]

Yeah it's reckless conduct.

You can't lead with your elbow like that.

Violent conduct is different, but you can get a red for an honest but reckless tackle. This is one of those. A shame as Politic looked likely and was playing himself into some minutes in these last few games.

[blackdog]

8 minutes ago, Brian Johnson said:

Are you ok with Vale players doing?

No not at all...............But it's gone too far now and will never improve because it's not been clamped down on. 

[Playa Amodores]

15 minutes ago, Brian Johnson said:

Are you ok with Vale players doing?

Only if it was Bernie Wright

[Powerline]

17 minutes ago, Brian Johnson said:

Because he's leading with his elbow.. His elbow should not even be up. 

What are you not understanding?

But why’s that a red card? Booking all day for me.

[Santa]

Because we’re not in the past.

[Powerline]

Obviously won’t get overturned but never a red in my book. Just unfortunate that he’s ended up knocking the guys face.

[Vale Ball]

Sorry, the more I watch it back the worse it looks.
He's led with his elbow. Your elbow should not even been raised never mind leading with it
It was the young defenders first time starting a professional game too

He'll get over it, his team mates cried wolf all afternoon.

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[LancyTony]

4 hours ago, MBE said:

Why have we only played for 20 mins? Yet another piss poor team at home, we are just not good enough. Huff and puff a few decent long range efforts but we just don’t have enough players who are close to being good enough for L1.

Finally the real Tom Conlon turned up 2nd half. It’s been a long season waiting for him.

We are going to be very very lucky IF we stay up. 

Why lucky? 

We did the business earlier in the season, before we had the poor run caused by any number of factors - not least injuries to key players. Common denominator over the last 3 games or so? - Ben Garrity's absence.  Realistically, we've been safe for weeks - bottom 4 just not catching up on us with the number of games left decreasing.