17 hours ago, Vale of Truth said:

On Saturday they need to mix it up a bit and go something like 

marosi 

John Debbie humphries headley

shipley ojo Curtis 

wane faal Paton 

committed lads who want to win. 

The front 3 also give us pace and movement and should allow Paton to fulfil his potential as a 20 goal a season man

Byers Walters garrity Cole and Stockley may be better players but I don’t think they are suited to what we are trying to achieve . I Also like the danger element of marosi in goal. It should help focus the minds 

If that's how we line up you can have my house!

4 hours ago, JoeB2 said:

Haven’t argued any differently. I just associate player meetings with a failing coaching staff. It’s often the case.

Failed coaching staff or militant group of players.

My next game will be Luton away, ticket purchased two weeks ago. We weren’t good then, so don’t be put off if you need to go to the Kenny. They’ll be moving grounds in a couple of seasons. A real old fashioned ground, unlike the plastic ones of today. 

not looking forward to this game at all tomorrow. this is one of those fixtures that wont define our season. our season is being defined by awful football , an inability to score goals and poor results against teams at the bottom of the table. Moore Out.

2 hours ago, JoeB2 said:

Ale and Vale said that there was a rumour him and Byers fell out at Bolton, which explains their absence when fit from the Wycombe game (which led to the farce of Hall/Debrah at wingback) and Byers’ absence from Plymouth. With Johnson injured, Headley had to play.

I have got to say I think that’s a lot of pap from the Ale & Vale podcast.

Rumours flying around they said. Not one rumour come from that game.

They are adding 2 and 2 together and getting we need to boost our listening figures

Fingers crossed, this could be a coupon buster. 

3 hours ago, JoeB2 said:

Ale and Vale said that there was a rumour him and Byers fell out at Bolton, which explains their absence when fit from the Wycombe game (which led to the farce of Hall/Debrah at wingback) and Byers’ absence from Plymouth. With Johnson injured, Headley had to play.

I believe some truth in this.

Byers must start.

As much as people want Byers to be the one to take on 8 people and smash it in the top bin, he's simply not that player. But it's imperative that he plays in my opinion. He's the only one of our players that can keep possession regularly. We give the ball away a ridiculous amount without him. First name on the team sheet for me.

2 hours ago, Rockape99 said:

My selection 

Gauchi

John Hennigan Humphries Headley

           Byers       Walters

G Hall           Ben G              Curtis 

cole 

  

I think this is the correct formation . I don’t like Curtis so as a stop gap I’d pick hall left back and Headley where curtis is . But I appreciate that’s playing hall out of position 

Reasonable chance we’re 5-6 points from safety after tomorrow, with 3rd (twice), 7th away, 8th away and Peterborough (won 8 of 12) to play before New Year.

Plymouth, Peterborough, Exeter, Reading, and Northampton will all have a game in hand on us.

Edited November 28, 2025Nov 28 by JoeB2

12 minutes ago, leedsvaliant said:

As much as people want Byers to be the one to take on 8 people and smash it in the top bin, he's simply not that player. But it's imperative that he plays in my opinion. He's the only one of our players that can keep possession regularly. We give the ball away a ridiculous amount without him. First name on the team sheet for me.

George Byers 2 headers George Hall a screamer and Stockley 2 

As the Vale finally put the ball in net 

UTV 

After everything that has been said and done this week all of the players are under huge scrutiny. Moore simply has to deliver soon. I think we'll lose to Lincoln and win our two cup games. We need a miracle to stay up, three or four decent signings could mean we finish top of the bottom five league we are in.

37 minutes ago, Dipepa delight said:

George Byers 2 headers George Hall a screamer and Stockley 2 

As the Vale finally put the ball in net 

UTV 

17 hours ago, Vale of Truth said:

Not sure why all the hate. 
 

Another option worth Darren considering would be to play Debbie in a more attacking position . His long throw ins. Pace and power and his underrated ball control could make him a good link up man to create room for wane and faal to exploit. I’ll have to have a proper think about how I could fit that into a formation though. I’d have to balance in if it would upset ojo or not 

When Debra had the ball at centre back vs Stockport, they were content to let him have it all day. They just backed off 10 yards and said “try and find a pass that hurts us, we know you’ll just give it back to us”

Even Mr Tactics saw this and moved Humphreys to CB at half time.

Edited November 28, 2025Nov 28 by BlytheValiant

I know plenty wont agree but this really is a must win game for me and especially for DM

Moore’s Saturday: Lincoln at 3, LinkedIn at 5.

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