22 minutes ago, MBE said:

Couldn’t care less about tonight. 

Match sharpness exercise for Garrity,Walters and others. Just don’t want us to get hammered.

Get this game out of the way then we announce a new striker signing tomorrow. 

I want us to compete and win every game we play but as you say I aren't fussed if we go out and I fully expect us to tonight,the plus point is we will make a decent amount from the attendance but imo we will make more from cup runs in the FA cup(although that's been a while) and although a lot dont like it the EFL Trophy(hopefully those 2 competitions might help towards the January pot)

I would actually like to see Faal and Paton start as a front 2 in this(not sure if Paton is fit yet though or not)

14 minutes ago, werstayinup said:

I would actually like to see Faal and Paton start as a front 2 in this(not sure if Paton is fit yet though or not)

Can only go off Baggers newsletter on Sunday where DM said he wasn’t quite ready for Saturday but there was a good chance for tonight. I’d be looking get him out there tonight unless there’s been a setback we don’t know about.

17 minutes ago, werstayinup said:

I want us to compete and win every game we play but as you say I aren't fussed if we go out and I fully expect us to tonight,the plus point is we will make a decent amount from the attendance but imo we will make more from cup runs in the FA cup(although that's been a while) and although a lot dont like it the EFL Trophy(hopefully those 2 competitions might help towards the January pot)

That's the great thing about the cup and playing teams further up the pyramid. It's win/win. No expectation, but a victory means more. As Arsene Wegner once remarked, "(it's)amazing how teams who do not do especially well in their own league suddenly become monsters". Vale stopped a six game losing streak against his eventual double winning team shortly before those comments, and Vale went on to getting their league campaign back on track and stayed up at the expense of Stoke and Man C. A victory can be a catalyst tonight, a defeat can be chalked off. It's about time we stuck one on a higher league club. We used to do it all the time!

 

Tbf I think that's quite a strong team that we have put out. 

Headley and Gordon?

Just now, ValiantHan said:

 

It's a strong line up tbf and it's good to see Paton on the bench(he is yet to convince me but I still give him chance to,i just want to see him in a front 2)

Looks like Faal and Curtis up top to start with so it's good for Faal to get his fitness up as well

Paton is back, Paton is back oh, oh: oh, oh 😍

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Headley and Gordon in the team? Has Dipepa Delight been made manager for the day or something (just kidding DD).

Just now, Diego Maradona said:

Headley and Gordon?

Maybe a trying a different system as he knows he needs a win somehow from somewhere

Goarrrrn Ruari come on second half and grab us the winner @Robert1888

Looks like 541. 

Should be interesting tonight: six defenders, two midfielders and two strikers! 

It's good to see Ruari back in the matchday squad and I have to say the bench looks quite strong as well.

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