Oxford (H) match thread - 16th March

[Killersrevenge44]

10 minutes ago, Spunk Trumpet said:

We go into our next game, number 38 of the season, and our strikers stats in the league are this……

James Wilson. 3 goals. 
Uche Ikpeazu. 1 goal. 
Bailey Dipepa. 1 goal. 
Ryan Loft. 0 goals.

37 games in. 
Let that sink in Carol. Let that sink in when you came out publicly and said that David Flitcroft was involved in everything football related. 
Let that sink in the next time you slag off the fans in your open letter. 
Let that sink in the next time some WAG tells you we have phenomenal players. 
Let that sink in the next time narcissist Dave tells you he’s doing a great job. 
And ultimately……… Let that sink in when fans look at you with distain and disgust in letting OUR football club be ruined by David Flitcroft, whilst you detach yourself further from the fanbase.

Forget your 6 monthly, annual, performance based reviews etc. This is no ordinary business.

SACK. 
HIM. 
NOW.

 

Carol won't sack loverboy...she needs to sell up and continue her affair out of the club

[Paul6754]

1 hour ago, TJHValiant said:

Most ruthless businessman we had was Smurfwaite who didn’t hang on to anyone. Willingly would let the club fold if his pockets were not being filled. He was rewarded by selling the club for a big profit. 

TJH, Smurthwaite wasn't ruthless he was stupid, he tore the playing fabric out of PVFC and diminished the value of the club, his asset, when it was relegated to Lge 2.

Flitcroft hasn't intentionally screwed up recruitment, it's just been poor for whatever reasons.

If Smurthwaite had done what he threatened and put Vale into admin and the conference, the value of his asset would have decreased even more.

He was incredibly lucky in that the Shanahan's were around to buy the club, if they hadn't have done so, PVFC  would have likely ended up in the conference, he would have either let it rot or if he had any decency in him, sold it for peanuts and cut his losses.

IMHO he would have done the former out of spite, he is likely laughing now that some fans are turning on the Shanahans, people who saved the club from likely ruin.

 

[Old fort]

47 minutes ago, Bald Eagle said:

I be5 even the coaches wives have some concerns after watching that shower of shyte

Hope they tell Carol. 

[JohnDoe]

38 minutes ago, Killersrevenge44 said:

That's not in my definition. Read it again!! 

So who decides what isn’t worth supporting? I’m pretty much sure the answer to that will make it obvious that it is in your definition. 
I don’t know why we have to have such cringeworthy excuses for how crap we are. It’s poor recruitment and gutless players. 
 

[Spunk Trumpet]

10 minutes ago, Killersrevenge44 said:

Carol won't sack loverboy...she needs to sell up and continue her affair out of the club

With all respect mate, whoever you are, you have a picture of Bill Bratt as your avatar.

So I’ll probably not take you serious. 

[Paul6754]

MPVGA

Make Port Vale Great Again.....lol.

[MBE]

1 hour ago, PVP said:

Oxford finished 1 place below us last season and this season they are currently in a play off position.  Not much between the 2 clubs in terms of size, support and maybe revenue but they were better than us today in every department, what a difference 12 months makes.  Over the past couple of years I have been really really positive about where we are as a football club, good owners, good structure, good vision (Championship Ready) and some good infrastructure improvements.  And now.....well back to what we are used to..... Maybe one day somebody will come along and make this a successful club with some consistency.

Massive difference between the 2 teams  in terms of wages.

Oxford wage bill is literally double ours with a few players who are extremely high wage earners for L1.

 

 

[PVP]

49 minutes ago, Jacko51 said:

You say not much between the clubs financially but they paid £400,000 for Goodwin in January. When did we last pay a fee like that?

Maybe that's why they are pushing for promotion and we are virtually relegated.  Championship ready needs ambition not empty words !

[PVP]

7 minutes ago, MBE said:

Massive difference between the 2 teams  in terms of wages.

Oxford wage bill is literally double ours with a few players who are extremely high wage earners for L1.

 

 

So Championship Ready wages ?

[TJHValiant]

14 minutes ago, Paul6754 said:

TJH, Smurthwaite wasn't ruthless he was stupid, he tore the playing fabric out of PVFC and diminished the value of the club, his asset, when it was relegated to Lge 2.

Flitcroft hasn't intentionally screwed up recruitment, it's just been poor for whatever reasons.

If Smurthwaite had done what he threatened and put Vale into admin and the conference, the value of his asset would have decreased even more. 

 

1.) I hate Smurfwaite, but a simple yardstick if a business has been a success is what you sell it for. Smurfwaite made big money out of Vale, regardless of the cost to the club, so yes I would say he was more ruthless. Carol could have waited to see Smurfwaite stick it into admin and it would have been much cheaper, it wasn’t going to be simply wound up, Smurfwaite would have got nothing. A buyer would have to be found. 
 

2.) Flitcroft made self deterimined decisions on recruitment so regardless of if he intended to stuff up recruitment, there is no doubt his decisions were made with intent. 
The only argument in can make in mitigation is that he was working under a league 2 budget with no room for mistakes like Loft..

[Killersrevenge44]

11 minutes ago, Spunk Trumpet said:

With all respect mate, whoever you are, you have a picture of Bill Bratt as your avatar.

So I’ll probably not take you serious. 

Bill Bratt... A lifelong Vale fan is my avatar 

[Spunk Trumpet]

1 minute ago, Killersrevenge44 said:

Bill Bratt... A lifelong Vale fan is my avatar 

I won’t argue or debate with a WUM. 
I’ll leave it at this…….

Regardless of whether or not he was or is a lifelong Vale fan, he was also a no good, in it for himself, conniving, piece of scum, who almost sent our club to the wall. 
Him and his cronies were scum then. And will always be that. 
Glenn Oliver. Peter Jackson. The lot of them.

Dont bother me again. I spent years of my life getting those crooks out of the club.

Smurthwaite was the worst. Those lot weren’t far behind.

[JohnDoe]

10 minutes ago, Killersrevenge44 said:

Bill Bratt... A lifelong Vale fan is my avatar 

‘Someone not worth supporting’ 

[Killersrevenge44]

22 minutes ago, JohnDoe said:

‘Someone not worth supporting’ 

I would rather have V2001 back than the shitshow we have now

[Diego Maradona]

Get Dennis back:

Around 50 seconds in. Sweet as a nut!