Barnsley (A) match thread Sat Aug 5th

[NorthwoodValiant]

I've got a feeling Harrison wont be playing and we will be playing 3-4-3

[valiant_593]

15 minutes ago, NorthwoodValiant said:

I've got a feeling Harrison wont be playing and we will be playing 3-4-3

I hope your wrong (Harrison not playing not the formation)

[NorthwoodValiant]

5 minutes ago, valiant_593 said:

I hope your wrong (Harrison not playing not the formation)

I just have an inkling he is injured that's all, absolutely zero evidence of this though, and I'm not here to start rumours

[fraggle]

Barnsley fans are fuming about Norwood, couldn’t be a better time for selling your best goal scoring asset and I think we may well sneak this one. Must be some form of turmoil internally… can you imagine if that was us!

[Santa]

2 minutes ago, fraggle said:

Barnsley fans are fuming about Norwood, couldn’t be a better time for selling your best goal scoring asset and I think we may well sneak this one. Must be some form of turmoil internally… can you imagine if that was us!

Barnsley sign strikers don’t they.

[corbanlovesvale]

39 minutes ago, NorthwoodValiant said:

I just have an inkling he is injured that's all, absolutely zero evidence of this though, and I'm not here to start rumours

But this is a rumour 🤔

[GingerValiant]

2 hours ago, Brian Johnson said:

He's not going to start with the Swansea lad so you should start practicing your best seething face now

He could do, like Crosby said he’s been tracking him for a while so will know what he’s like and seen him in pre season he knows where the net is. 

[Budgie_2260]

I think Joe's team prediction will be close.

But after listening to Crosby's press conference, I've got a funny feeling that AC is playing his cards close and that Wilson has already signed and will start Saturday.

Thomas to come off the bench.

[Brian Johnson]

2 hours ago, GingerValiant said:

He could do, like Crosby said he’s been tracking him for a while so will know what he’s like and seen him in pre season he knows where the net is. 

Would you like a first charity bet of the season?

I will pay £20 to a charity of your choice if he starts and you pay £20 to my charity choice if he does not start

[Granville]

3 hours ago, Brian Johnson said:

Would you like a first charity bet of the season?

I will pay £20 to a charity of your choice if he starts and you pay £20 to my charity choice if he does not start

From some of your past posts about being in the players lounge at Wembley, to knowing about Thomas's medical, dare I say you're a bit more on the inside than some of us and this is a loaded bet?

No criticism, just curious 

[Raveninblack]

On 01/08/2023 at 10:13, Andy Proctor said:

I've just found out that we have the same ref that sent conlon and Robinson off at Lincoln plus the Lincoln keeper in last season's match. That ref basically cost Clarke his job and nearly helped relegate us. He sent conlon off when we were 2 1 up for basically nothing and we went on to lose 3 2 and the sending off was rescinded a couple of days later but it still went down as a defeat and cost Clarke his job. So this ref appointment means we have no chance expect 2 vale players be sent off and 3 penalties to Barnsley in a 5 nil home win. Also we have had this ref 4 times and drew 2 and lost 2 so our record with him is terrible.

Conlon isn’t playing 

[Brian Johnson]

3 hours ago, Granville said:

From some of your past posts about being in the players lounge at Wembley, to knowing about Thomas's medical, dare I say you're a bit more on the inside than some of us and this is a loaded bet?

No criticism, just curious 

Trust me, if I had some inside info I would have staked a lot more than £20.

Anybody that brought hospitality for the Play Off Final game were put in the Bobby Moore Suite. Unbeknown to me until I was in the room on that day was all the players families and even more unbeknown to me, until it happened, all the Vale players & management came into that room to celebrate once they had left the pitch.

Thomas having a medical the other day was me just being the first to react from what a Swansea journalist had put on twitter

[connor hackett]

20 hours ago, bycarspete said:

Club coaches 11 am

Ta mate 👍 

[SFBT]

3 minutes ago, Vale 1971 said:

So first match thread of the season .
Who's he going select .
Who would you select .
What formation will Crosby play .
1500 plus tickets sold which is fantastic which is a quarter of our home support .
Barnsley were a very good side last year but have had problems since play off defeat and have lost there most influential defender Anderson .
We have everything to gain and nothing lose .
I'd personally pick a attacking line up .
I've got a feeling Ojo will score a howitzer for us but we will switch off and concede a poor equaliser so I'll go 1-1 opening day draw .
Team well I've decided this season to not put my team has it offends folk and to be honest life's too short for arguing on a football website with folk i do not know .
So a new me this season.
 

Another incarnation 🤠

Can't wait 😁

[johnjeffersfanclub]

I'd like to see us go:

Ripley

Balmer, Smith, Jones

Clarke, sang, Ojo, Garritty, Grant

Harrison, Wilson