David Flitcroft Out

[MBE]

I’m firmly in Flitcroft out camp however if he appoints a proper manager, not a head coach with less experience than Crosby, provides resources for the new manager and also explains the last 2 weeks then my stance softens.

He was very lucky today to get a dubious pen decision go our away otherwise it would have been very loud and angry chanting again.

[Bimbleabout]

The team got great support throughout the game today, Nippy.
That gave them the confidence to play well.
You have a great ability to post the negative aspects but after going 1-2 down we could have collapsed but didn't. Their were a number of occasions where the ball could have fell for us but didn't. The save late on from Lowe in particular was excruciating but the players didn't give up because the fans didn't give up and we got our just rewards.
Did you look at our bench when Funjo scored they were going crazy. Even the Polish lad who hasn't been here 5 minutes was dancing on crutches. This group of players genuinely care.
The only thing we need the fans to do between now and season end is to vocally support the players through thick and thin and stay together. That's what will keep us up.
If you want to vocally protest then do us, fans and players, a favour and stay at home to do it.
The club has a great owner and we deserve to stay up for what she has given this club since buying it.  
Any vocal protest at a time when the window is closed can only be counter productive.
We as a club need to stay together and fight to stay in this league.
UTV

Nice one Andy.
From what I saw today there was 0, yes 0, negativity towards DF, players, Carol etc etc.
Maybe the keyboard warriors are just that, keyboard warriors. Were they even there today? Or have they all burnt their season tickets in the pyre, stoking the pyre with their pitch forks, because we haven't got a seasoned striker lol and we get told to give our heads a wobble looool
Just get behind the lads, like today, for the rest of the season,like proper supporters.
If we go down, so fking what? The board, players and club have tried and if that ain't good enough for certain people then so what? You forget they are human beings, decent people.
The levels of abuse from grown men are just embarrassing and dismal tbh.
Literally got no time for it anymore when the lads are trying on the pitch.
UTV KTF

[Brian Johnson]

5 minutes ago, Bimbleabout said:

Nice one Andy.
From what I saw today there was 0, yes 0, negativity towards DF, players, Carol etc etc.
Maybe the keyboard warriors are just that, keyboard warriors. Were they even there today? Or have they all burnt their season tickets in the pyre, stoking the pyre with their pitch forks, because we haven't got a seasoned striker lol and we get told to give our heads a wobble looool
Just get behind the lads, like today, for the rest of the season,like proper supporters.
If we go down, so fking what? The board, players and club have tried and if that ain't good enough for certain people then so what? You forget they are human beings, decent people.
The levels of abuse from grown men are just embarrassing and dismal tbh.
Literally got no time for it anymore when the lads are trying on the pitch.
UTV KTF

Or the supporters that have had enough, have stayed away again for the 2nd home game running.

The fans are voting with their feet

[Bimbleabout]

Or the supporters that have had enough, have stayed away again for the 2nd home game running.
The fans are voting with their feet

Couldn't give a s*** if they stay away anymore tbh Brian.
I class myself as a supporter thru thick and thin and always will be.
Things aren't perfect but I'd have what we have all day long atm after being faced with no club and no league football.
Even if we had dropped out and were playing in Burslem park, with a housing estate on Vale Park, I would still go and watch

[smithie]

1 hour ago, Brian Johnson said:

Or the supporters that have had enough, have stayed away again for the 2nd home game running.

The fans are voting with their feet

So not really supporting are they? 

[Guitar Ray]

4 minutes ago, smithie said:

So not really supporting are they? 

Exactly this.

[Guitar Ray]

10 hours ago, worldsendvalefan said:

Better footballers want better wages. They will put up with moderate training facilities

Nobody said wages weren’t the main driver.  Someone suggested training facilities don’t matter, which is a load of bo77ocks.

[Brian Johnson]

1 hour ago, smithie said:

So not really supporting are they? 

Why not?

On that basis, we should have a sell out for every game.

[jeffers]

8 hours ago, Brian Johnson said:

Or the supporters that have had enough, have stayed away again for the 2nd home game running.

The fans are voting with their feet

If you are a true fan you will be there to support the players no matter what. Funny how the crowd seemed to be fully behind the players yesterday, says something about those that stayed away.

[Brian Johnson]

1 hour ago, jeffers said:

If you are a true fan you will be there to support the players no matter what. Funny how the crowd seemed to be fully behind the players yesterday, says something about those that stayed away.

The supporters have been behind the team all season.

Well, we only have just under 5.000 true fans then

[Packmoor_vale]

2 minutes ago, Brian Johnson said:

The supporters have been behind the team all season.

Well, we only have just under 5.000 true fans then

Your not far off there 

 

[Bimbleabout]

The supporters have been behind the team all season.
Well, we only have just under 5.000 true fans then

Some haven't tho Brian. Abusing the manager and players constantly springs to mind.
A core support of 5k fans is very good for a town that has 25k people living in it, especially with a so called bigger team a few miles down the road.
This is why we need infrastructure in place if we are to ever progress to be self sufficient as we can't rely on massive crowds for it

[Brian Johnson]

8 minutes ago, Bimbleabout said:

Some haven't tho Brian. Abusing the manager and players constantly springs to mind.
A core support of 5k fans is very good for a town that has 25k people living in it, especially with a so called bigger team a few miles down the road.
This is why we need infrastructure in place if we are to ever progress to be self sufficient as we can't rely on massive crowds for it

What you are saying is that to be a true fan, you are not allowed to speak out if you are not happy?

Also, it needs to be right on the pitch first before any infrastructure is in place.

[smithie]

6 minutes ago, Brian Johnson said:

What you are saying is that to be a true fan, you are not allowed to speak out if you are not happy?

Also, it needs to be right on the pitch first before any infrastructure is in place.

No one's denying people the right to criticize. But if you call yourself a supporter and don't attend, what support does that offer? 

[valeitup]

I’m firmly in Flitcroft out camp however if he appoints a proper manager, not a head coach with less experience than Crosby, provides resources for the new manager and also explains the last 2 weeks then my stance softens.
He was very lucky today to get a dubious pen decision go our away otherwise it would have been very loud and angry chanting again.

That was in no way a dubious penalty and the team was good for a point yesterday against a team that must be riding very high.

I don't mean to single you out, MBE, but we do need to stop stacking the deck against Flitcroft. He's got a mixed record in his job, and the last few months have been particularly concerning, but he now has an opportunity to get a very big decision right.