Reading (A) match thread - 20th Feb

[MBE]

Generally we looked better with our formation tonight but offensively we look poor with very little quality when it matters but what really irks me is our defending as a team.

We concede yet again after winning 1st contact in the box. To be fair Wing is a fantastic 1 in 50 strike and you could argue Massey could have thrown himself at it but the 2nd one has summed us up.

Under a bit of pressure and we fold like a deck of cards. Block the bit then every <ovf censored> player in our box stands and watches. It’s the same every single game we have played.

Weak minded players, majority aren’t good enough for L2 and don’t even get me started on Grant. 

Edited February 20 by MBE

[Nippy Naylor]

10 minutes ago, Jim Gammon said:

Loft….WTF

grant WTF

Lowe WTF

couldve put Shorrock and lomax on to give it some effervescence but no……start with a poor team and bring on Connor grant who is utter utter tosh. Start with Ryan loft who might win a Guinness world record for the longest time to score a league goal in history

Loft should be nowhere near the team

Grant is absolute garbage 

And Lowe is a 2nd rate defender 

Jeez Our Club is in dire straits and 

One of the main reason is Fraudcroft

A. total overhaul is required 

[Powerline]

Both him and us look like clowns if he jacks it in after relegation. It’s also terrible decision making by the club, as he’s never proven himself in a relegation battle before. So why would you get him in if he’s just gonna <ovf censored> off in the summer

[Valiant in Brum]

Vale Park is such a major issue for Port Vale. Should have moved to a smaller stadium many years ago.

[Brian Johnson]

4 minutes ago, ValeForever. said:

 

Only tiny bit of light right now is that I'd like to think Darren Moore would have us hard to beat in League 2. Is anyone else concerned that they've not announced his backroom team yet... seems to be dragging out massively. Could the whole thing collapse? We're the one club I wouldn't put that past.

Darren Moore will not be here in league 2

Did i hear earlier that his backroom team are working on a non-contract basis which is weird and spells out exactly what is going to happen when we get relegated 

[darren1810]

4 minutes ago, Powerline said:

Same with my sky bet, raking it in betting against vale at the moment

Bide my time. 9/4 in running. 

 

[JoeB2]

Can someone explain to me how David Flitcroft was responsible for everything football related on a part-time basis, please?

What happened on the days he wasn't in?

Edited February 20 by JoeB2

[eh up nah]

Carol, I never, ever thought I'd find myself saying this but if you don't start to see David Flitcroft for what he is, Port Vale could well die on your watch.

That could end up being your legacy.

The team that got us up was a much better side than this.

We've played two seasons at league one level with a side much inferior to our league Two team.

Have we even taken it <ovf censored> seriously since we got promoted?

Ripley, Ojo, Devine and Arblaster are the only players we've signed that would've gotten a shirt in that squad since we came up.

And two of those only played 6 months, not being our players.

That is David Flitcrofts fault.  He is the director of football.  He puts the squad together.

I don't blame most of the players.  It's ability and numbers (lack of both) that have us where we are now.

I cannot believe the optimism I had for the Vale when you took over.  The joy brought by the promotion (the 4th in the 35 years I've been following the Vale. 

The wave that created and have we ridden that wave?  Have we capitalised one bit on that?  Christ no!!!  

Instead you've allowed that absolute pillock to turn us in to a soulless training ground for top tier loan signings.

Brilliant, thats Port Vale to you is it?

I honestly believe that you do not give one stuff about actual supporters.  Your actions are saying just that in not just keeping faith with that utter madman, but actually lording him up to the supporters.  Telling us off for daring to become disillusioned at his apparent long termism.

Long term?  Jesus!!!  We're back to whence we came next season.  Its absolute failure and the most infuriating part is that it was so, so avoidable.

I feel absolutely pig sick.

 

[Vtid]

1 minute ago, Brian Johnson said:

Darren Moore will not be here in league 2

Did i hear earlier that his backroom team are working on a non-contract basis which is weird and spells out exactly what is going to happen when we get relegated 

It’s weird how they haven’t even been officially announced yet have they? 

[JoeB2]

1 minute ago, Brian Johnson said:

Darren Moore will not be here in league 2

Did i hear earlier that his backroom team are working on a non-contract basis which is weird and spells out exactly what is going to happen when we get relegated 

Why haven't his backroom team been announced formally?

[Brian Johnson]

4 minutes ago, Powerline said:

Both him and us look like clowns if he jacks it in after relegation. It’s also terrible decision making by the club, as he’s never proven himself in a relegation battle before. So why would you get him in if he’s just gonna <ovf censored> off in the summer

He will not look a clown, he will just say that what an absolute mess he was given.

The club will look even bigger clowns then they currently do, if that's possible, when that happens

Edited February 20 by Brian Johnson

[Rory]

17 minutes ago, Brian Johnson said:

Do you know what? I'm going to call it now. If or  when we go down, Darren Moore will not be here next season

Every cloud and all that.

[davehartshill]

2 minutes ago, Valiant in Brum said:

Vale Park is such a major issue for Port Vale. Should have moved to a smaller stadium many years ago.

But then how could we get Championship ready?!?!?!

[JoeB2]

If Stoke and Crewe are in League 1 next year, and we're in League 2, I'm going to find it extremely difficult.

[philpvfc]

16 minutes ago, valiant_593 said:

I thought he did ok, won a few headers, linked up fine. Should have scored though and ultimately not at this level 

No where to be seen, not in the box when we had it down the line, very isolated and his first touch every time it came near him was naff, once again he has not had a shot on target, in fact I can’t remember him having a shot.

Edited February 20 by philpvfc