Blackpool (H) match thread - 29th Dec

[The man in the pub]

Play an attacking formation , play players who will put a shift in and play the ball forward rather than back to Ripley. You will get the fans behind you and win matches. It aint Rocket science just Tales of the Bleedingly obvious.

[Nippy Naylor]

I was too busy praying 3hrs ago VTD

[WV]

5 minutes ago, Nippy Naylor said:

Good win tonight , but I'm not going overboard see how the next few games plan. Out first also need to get Wilson signed up on another contact asap the guy is absolute class  , UTV 

Thought we had already ? 

[Warren]

Crosby is mighty frustrating at times. But aside from a good result tonight, the other thing Crosby deserves credit for is seeding the first team with young players coming through. That's consistent with the club's excellent approach at youth level. 

Edited December 29, 2023 by Warren

[Paul6754]

Great 3 points, Vale will play better than that and lose.

Tremendous effort from all the players, Shorrock excellent, Devine devine, Chislett and Garrity ran their socks off, Uche doing Cruyff turns just great and well deserved. 

Not many players in Lge 1 who can strike a ball like Wilson, pleased he's staying.

Is Garrity managing Stoke as well. 

[WV]

Just now, Warren said:

Crosby is mighty frustrating at times. But aside from a good result tonight, the other thing Crosby deserves credit for is seeding the first with young players coming through. That's consistent with the club's excellent approach at youth level. 

That’s on Flitcroft. Everything that touches a ball  and all that 

[Nippy Naylor]

Just good too see young players on there showing no fear and fighting for the badge also played some good football too .

[ValeForever.]

Stick that up ya!

Well done Vale, every single player is playing for the manager without a shadow of a doubt. 9 points clear of the bottom 4, games in hand, bottom of the league next up which gives us a great chance to add to the points total.

Credit to Crosby, 2 x kids at wing back & it worked. Jack Shorrock superb against one of the most dangerous players in this league in CJ Hamilton. 16 years old, quite incredible. 

Special mention to Uche who they couldn't deal with all night. I'm not his biggest fan but he did really well tonight.

Those calling for Crosby's head hang your heads in shame, & that goes for the Ale & Vale pile on. Massive agenda against Crosby based on nothing more than greed. We are a mid table League 1 side. Sometimes we'll be terrible, sometimes we'll be great. Suck it up.

Let me ask again... where do we need to be in the table for the ppl calling for Crosby out to be content? We're on the same number of points as 12th place & have home game(s) in hand over most teams. Halfway through the season, 29 points, we're on course for 58 points if we repeat our first half of the season form. Bang midtable.

I'd have taken that & a cup run this season. Lots of fans with delusions of grandure. Ppl hoping we got pumped 5 tonight so Crosby gets the sack. Absolute disgrace. Sit down!

[CambridgeDon]

49 minutes ago, mr.hobblesworth said:

 

 

 

Absolute wand of a left foot - the bloke is sheer class 😃!

[jeffers]

3 hours ago, Devine intervention said:

Only time will tell if it was the right team I personally think he as gone with bar Smith the best side he could play .

Let's hope defence do there jobs properly this evening .

All the players benched deserve be .

I'd rather see a team running hard Lomax and Shorrock deserve there place and anythings better than going with same old .

Let's hope we get the win .

Enjoy the game fellow Valiants 

For gods sake give it a rest, you are like a broken record player. Any chance of you being dropped, your views are well past it.

[Biddulph_PV]

Just seen the result…. wowsers. Amazing what happens with two strikers on. More of the same on Monday please! UTV!

[WV]

Just now, Biddulph_PV said:

Just seen the result…. wowsers. Amazing what happens with two strikers on. More of the same on Monday please! UTV!

Hope you’re ok bud 

[eh up nah]

That was a decent performance tonight.  I was pessimistic about the two young lads starting in the wing back positions but they both did well, particularly Shorrock.  Incredible that he's 16.

Still pessimistic about them week in week out just yet but the signs are good.

Two strikers on, less possession, more direct and a win.  Well, well, well.

 

[PV1973]

15 minutes ago, Nippy Naylor said:

also need to get Wilson signed up on another contact asap the guy is absolute class  , UTV 

Also in case you didn’t know. Tony Naylor left and signed for Cheltenham. 

[Wrex]

After that first half on boxing day, and the news that Arblaster had gone, Crosby looking like a dead man walking, he names 16/17 year olds at wing back and we go and have the biggest win of the season against Blackpool.

Football doesn't make sense at times does it?

Keep the faith!