10 minutes ago, Hitcher said:

This is the one.

A possible tweak though. How about swapping Clark to Lwb and John to Rwb.

Think Clark is more happy using either foot.

Good point. I think both can alternate 👍🏻 

15 minutes ago, JoeB2 said:

As disappointing as last night was, let’s not be silly and predict defeats. 

Crewe aren’t playing particularly well and, bar Bradford, we’re in the second best form of the automatic chasers.

If Moore starts our best 11, I think we’ll have enough on Saturday.

Bang on 👍🏻 

5 minutes ago, VTID-New said:

Bang on 👍🏻 

That’s the spirit! I was gutted like everyone else last night trust me! However, as already mentioned by others the teams around us are dropping points, Saturday’s fixtures, including ours, means this will continue. We are well in the fight! Yes, we should have started our strongest 11 last night, a gamble that back fired but, let’s move on! A decent result at Crewe then the Bradford game when I hope fans turn out in numbers as Bradford will bring 3,000 plus. A great game to saviour for all then on to The Yam Yams! All to play for let’s try & enjoy 😉 

21 minutes ago, Jesse James said:

That’s the spirit! I was gutted like everyone else last night trust me! However, as already mentioned by others the teams around us are dropping points, Saturday’s fixtures, including ours, means this will continue. We are well in the fight! Yes, we should have started our strongest 11 last night, a gamble that back fired but, let’s move on! A decent result at Crewe then the Bradford game when I hope fans turn out in numbers as Bradford will bring 3,000 plus. A great game to saviour for all then on to The Yam Yams! All to play for let’s try & enjoy 😉 

True mate. I think 5 points from these next 3 games would be a decent return. 6 would be brilliant 🤩 Onto Crewe! 

Edited March 26, 20251 yr by VTID-New

1 hour ago, JoeB2 said:

As disappointing as last night was, let’s not be silly and predict defeats. 

Crewe aren’t playing particularly well and, bar Bradford, we’re in the second best form of the automatic chasers.

If Moore starts our best 11, I think we’ll have enough on Saturday.

I think form might go out the window for this one, Joe. They will be well up for it, especially with a decent crowd behind them. 

3 hours ago, VTID-New said:

                         Amos 

          Sang       Smith       Hall 

  Clark     Croasdale   Walters    John 

                        Garrity 

                Stockley     Tolaj

Broome. Debrah. Shorrock. Byers. Curtis. Rico. Umolu.
 

 

If Byers is fit, I’d bring him back in place of Croasdale purely for his ability to keep things ticking in the middle. Walters has been in good form and deserves a start on Saturday.

2 minutes ago, Portvale4 said:

If Byers is fit, I’d bring him back in place of Croasdale purely for his ability to keep things ticking in the middle. Walters has been in good form and deserves a start on Saturday.

Against Crewe in a ‘ so called ‘ derby Croasdale is one of the first names on my team sheet. A grafter who works his bollox off & gets stuck in. Not sure this game will come down to football ability but more to who wants it most. I agree on Walters. He’s been a bright spark since he come into the side. Was good again last night as well 👍🏻 

Edited March 26, 20251 yr by VTID-New

2 hours ago, Portvale4 said:

If Byers is fit, I’d bring him back in place of Croasdale purely for his ability to keep things ticking in the middle. Walters has been in good form and deserves a start on Saturday.

The words "Byers" & "fit" need to stop being used in the same sentence, its becoming a joke now & he's hardly pulled up trees when he is "fit". Croasdale for me every time.

              Amos

John Sang Smith Hall Clark

Crosser Walters

        Garrity

Stockley      Tolaj.

1-0 Vale -  Todger 87th Min.

 

 

Anything a bonus here.

Still numb and utterly deflated after last night.

 

3 hours ago, VTID-New said:

Against Crewe in a ‘ so called ‘ derby Croasdale is one of the first names on my team sheet. A grafter who works his bollox off & gets stuck in. Not sure this game will come down to football ability but more to who wants it most. I agree on Walters. He’s been a bright spark since he come into the side. Was good again last night as well 👍🏻 

When you travel all over of the country and you live 6 miles from Crewe and 5 miles from Vale then it's a Derby in my book.

 

Small pitch we need to get back to 352.

My starting team would be:

Amos

Deb Smudge Hall

John Croasdale Walters Clarke

       Garrity

Tolaj Stockley

Subs; Broome,Byers,Hart,Rico,Hackford,Sang,Curtis

 

No room for error after last nights no show.

Every game against promotion rivals feels like a MUST not loose game. 

26 minutes ago, ollyandpatch said:

When you travel all over of the country and you live 6 miles from Crewe and 5 miles from Vale then it's a Derby in my book.

 

Same city derbies are obviously special, but the vast majority of clubs have to settle for wider distanced ones. Not that Vale have had many same city derbies in the last 60 years.

51 minutes ago, MBE said:

Every game against promotion rivals feels like a MUST not loose game. 

Which is exactly what Moore will think. I can see a negative draw coming this weekend instead of the attacking attitude we crave.

Well he have 45 minutes to players who were not up to the job on the night although you cannot say much for the other 7 either .

Crewe well bring it on .

It's pretty obvious generally what the team should be but I'd tweak it further ,not tinker actually get hold of the ball in areas where we can be dangerous as we were for most of second half last night .

      Amos 

John Smith Hall 

Sang  Croasdale Walters R Richards 

           Garrity 

   Tolaj Stockley 

We seem a bit obsessed with playing 3 at the back, when  clearly we have better players than most teams ,John should give you the initial burst from the back then we into midfield quicker and I just think after last night you just got go for it now R Richards well the noise goes through the roof last night when entered fray he hits the byline and that's what it's all about .

It's daring but didn't we look a fantastic football team who on another day hit 5 in one half  

Go for it 

The Vale end will get behind the players meeting m8 early in spoons .

Bring it on what a weeks football ahead if Vale players cannot get themselves up for Crewe A Bradford H and Walsall A they need find a different career 

I'm confident the next headers from Stockley will go in Footballs like that 

UTV 

Edited March 26, 20251 yr by Dipepa delight