Perhaps I'm jumping to conclusions but the news story announcing it:

https://www.port-vale.co.uk/news/2024/february/rhys-williams-returns-to-liverpool/

isn't anywhere on the official site homepage or on the news index.

There may be an innocent explanation but if it's a case to try and slip bad news out without people noticing it's a bit rubbish - do they think people will forget he signed and not notice he's not in the squad? I'm not saying you need to lead on this story (the club would obviously prefer to have a good news story as the top story) but surely it deserves to be somewhere on the homepage and news index?

 

2 minutes ago, Vale1995 said:

Just to reiterate its 1pm on deadline day . Why is nobody through the door yet? This is getting beyond ridiculous 

Just your normal Jan transfer window for Vale.  Looking at bargain basement players again in the hope we find something that isn't broken.  

As the saying goes - Pay peanuts - get monkeys - or for Vale - get broken down - not wanted players.

Amazing we never signed Darren Anderton back in the day

 

1 minute ago, robf said:

Perhaps I'm jumping to conclusions but the news story announcing it:

https://www.port-vale.co.uk/news/2024/february/rhys-williams-returns-to-liverpool/

isn't anywhere on the official site homepage or on the news index.

There may be an innocent explanation but if it's a case to try and slip bad news out without people noticing it's a bit rubbish - do they think people will forget he signed and not notice he's not in the squad? I'm not saying you need to lead on this story (the club would obviously prefer to have a good news story as the top story) but surely it deserves to be somewhere on the homepage and news index?

 

100% agree. Its not that difficult to get a quick release out there! Perhaps they are looking into what the fluff went on there. Were we misled or did someone in the medical team drop the ball here?

I’m really struggling to understand how an ‘underlying injury’ isn’t picked up an the medical

Edited February 1, 20242 yr by valiant_593

4 minutes ago, Vale1995 said:

Just to reiterate its 1pm on deadline day . Why is nobody through the door yet? This is getting beyond ridiculous 

I think we can all tell the time thankyou

6 minutes ago, robf said:

Explaining Williams' spell at Aberdeen (where he failed to make a League appearance) their manager said "Rhys came up injured and has struggled." Was that not a bit of a red flag?

When he came in there was talk on here of him saving Liverpool £50 million in the summer and all his Champions League experience. I think the same with Dave really, blinded to the reality by the possibilities of magical Christmas land

1 minute ago, darren1810 said:

Amazing we never signed Darren Anderton back in the day

 

We probably tried.

4 minutes ago, robf said:

Perhaps I'm jumping to conclusions but the news story announcing it:

https://www.port-vale.co.uk/news/2024/february/rhys-williams-returns-to-liverpool/

isn't anywhere on the official site homepage or on the news index.

There may be an innocent explanation but if it's a case to try and slip bad news out without people noticing it's a bit rubbish - do they think people will forget he signed and not notice he's not in the squad? I'm not saying you need to lead on this story (the club would obviously prefer to have a good news story as the top story) but surely it deserves to be somewhere on the homepage and news index?

 

They must think we're stupid.

I mean we are, but we're not that stupid.

4 minutes ago, valiant_593 said:

I’m really struggling to understand how an ‘underlying injury’ isn’t picked up an the medical

I agree. Surely, as in any role, there are repercussions if you make a huge mistake? I appreciate that  the club will probably keep any such actions inhouse (and that's fair enough - there's no need to publicly shame someone) but I would hope there's some repercussion (disciplinary or dismissal) if someone on the medical team has just made a major mistake. After all, we're supposed to be a professional football club.

So I'm.getting that Port Vale Football Club is the place to go if injured ,you will be paid and you can then have a nice rest ,put your feet up half the season play well in a few games ,and then hide on treatment table or behind false documents .

WE ARE TOO NICE A CLUB .

Never known a club have so many injuries .

This with Williams is embarrassing. 

This is nice Club Vale though all over 

Edited February 1, 20242 yr by Devine intervention

I knew being positive was a mistake.

11 minutes ago, MiddleportValiant said:

Surely Carol looks at this and thinks what the **** , doesn't take a football genius to realise this is a complete and utter joke. We've gone from what you'd assume is a process and you could tell perhaps the calibre of player we were after earlier in the regime I.e our play off promotion season to throwing sh** at the wall and hoping it sticks.

There's no criteria to any of our signings and we've not only not addressed KEY signings I.e wingback and a striker but we've now AGAIN shown regression in other departments of our squad. 

Ultimately here,  the blame falls on Flitcroft. But I also think Carol needs to be asking the question of how long can this carry on for for me the club needs a complete restructure in the playing and recruiting staff. Yet again feeding off the scraps that no other club seems to want.

Nowhere near acceptable. 

@Vale1995 says its AC's fault and he must go

6 minutes ago, Wrex said:

They must think we're stupid.

I mean we are, but we're not that stupid.

I think there is a certain disdain from certain parts of the club towards the fans.

when will people realise that we have no money? You cannot buy good players with no money, it is as simple as that.