My thoughts on the game echo a lot of what has already been said - we look so much better playing 4-4-2! Hall in particular had their defense terrified. Full credit to Smith for having the bottle to actually implement the changes. Will he revert to Mooreball against Barnsley or be brave and keep the formation and intensity of the second half, we shall see. 

 

Happy New Year indeed though after all the doom and gloom. If we are to go down, at least let's do it fighting. 

36 minutes ago, darren1810 said:

Do we change were it not for the red ?

At last a smile on faces though. 

5 is dreamland. 

I think we do not change if no red. In a way, the red card could be the spark we needed. It "forced" Smith to change to an attacking formation. After seeing that, he surely cannot go back to the set-up that has frustrated us all year. The lads that went off for Hall and Curtis are good footballers and in games their attitude and attributes will be required in games. In our situation, front foot football is what we need. Draws are not disasters but we need plenty of 3 point games.

Wingers at Vale Park and goals at Vale Park and a win! Crikey! 

That was how Wigan away could have gone if DM hadn't been such a boring, negative, clueless pillock. 

De d, de de, d d de... 🎶 🎵 

I'm actually looking forward to Sunday's game now! 

UTV! 

14 minutes ago, Powerline said:

Credit to Jamie Smith, his tactical change at half time when they went to 10 men was good and we took them apart. Shows how much of a clown Moore was when you compare his tactical change at Wigan to today.

Still concerned about first half performance as I thought we were awful. But we’ve made 2 points up on the rest so a good day.

I really wouldn't give him much credit for that. We are at home trailing 1 - 0, playing crap, in desperate need of a win and just before half time they get a guy sent off. If he hadn't changed things around at half time, he would have needed lynching. In fact if you don't change things around and put on some forwards in those circumstances, then you are never going to. If there wasn't a sending off I doubt he would have altered the system until the 88th minute like before. The players today showed what they can do when played in their right positions in the right system. Hopefully that win will give them the confidence needed going forward. If he goes back to 3 at the back against Barnsley, my thoughts would be pretty much unprintable

Get <ovf censored> in 

If nothing else we are fighting now 

<ovf censored> dry January straight pub for a few after that 2nd half and win 

 

2 minutes ago, Aleite said:

My thoughts on the game echo a lot of what has already been said - we look so much better playing 4-4-2! Hall in particular had their defense terrified. Full credit to Smith for having the bottle to actually implement the changes. Will he revert to Mooreball against Barnsley or be brave and keep the formation and intensity of the second half, we shall see. 

 

Happy New Year indeed though after all the doom and gloom. If we are to go down, at least let's do it fighting. 

All depends if erm, he learns from this, in terms of the boyz feeling comfortable playing, that system in the arena. 

6 minutes ago, Bimbleabout said:

Just starting to thaw out was taters down there. 

Absolutely made up for the lads and Carol etc after what's been a horrible period for them. 

Some massive goals for some of our key players. Ronan and Devante will gain huge confidence from their goals. 

Small steps and a game at a time, can't get carried away, so lets just enjoy the result and on to the next. 

Happy New Year Valiants 🙏

UTV 💪

I don't know when I will next get the opportunity, so I am definitely planning on getting carried away this evening.

58 minutes ago, Keyvale said:

Can’t believe I’m actually smiling watching the Vale on a Saturday 😃

It's Thursday 

3 minutes ago, worldsendvalefan said:

I really wouldn't give him much credit for that. We are at home trailing 1 - 0, playing crap, in desperate need of a win and just before half time they get a guy sent off. If he hadn't changed things around at half time, he would have needed lynching. In fact if you don't change things around and put on some forwards in those circumstances, then you are never going to. If there wasn't a sending off I doubt he would have altered the system until the 88th minute like before. The players today showed what they can do when played in their right positions in the right system. Hopefully that win will give them the confidence needed going forward. If he goes back to 3 at the back against Barnsley, my thoughts would be pretty much unprintable

We've won 5-1 and you give Smith no credit?

Other side of the coin from the sending off, I was hacked off to continually see Blackpool players continually throwing themselves to the ground and getting the decision.

Then Devante chases the ball down, challenges their player who threw himself to the ground but for once the ref didn't blow, Devante takes the ball on, takes the right option to Byers and 2-1 to Vale, crucial goal.

Oh the irony  but just desserts for Vale.

 

13 minutes ago, CambridgeDon said:

Well done, the lads. Let’s hope Smith realises he’s stumbled on the formation and selection that truly suits us. Two wingers and two strikers is the way to go.

Just a tad worried that his defensive instincts are so ingrained from his time with Moore that he will bottle it next timevout.

We won’t get out of this playing for Moore-bore draws! 

My thoughts exactly. I don't want to come over as a curmudgeon but I  believe that the formation change was pretty much forced on him, 1 - 0 down and them then reduced to 10 me, he absolutely had to do it. I guess we will see on Sunday if he has had an epiphany or his arm twisted up his back. Having said all that moore would have left it until the 85th minute then brought 5 attackers on but take all the midfield off.

Still, no negativity after a win like that.

UTFV

Ive got mixed feelings tonight absolutely delighted with a comprehensive victory.....BUT I am incandescent with Darren Moore he could have single handedly cost our club a place in the 1st Division with his pathetic attempt at tactics and substitutions, Smith showed we have the players to compete and I am even more annoyed Moore was kept in a job when anyone with a football brain could see he was winging it.

 

13 minutes ago, Aleite said:

My thoughts on the game echo a lot of what has already been said - we look so much better playing 4-4-2! Hall in particular had their defense terrified. Full credit to Smith for having the bottle to actually implement the changes. Will he revert to Mooreball against Barnsley or be brave and keep the formation and intensity of the second half, we shall see. 

 

Happy New Year indeed though after all the doom and gloom. If we are to go down, at least let's do it fighting. 

the 64,000 dollar question

Second half was a joy to watch, and the attacking quick forward play meant they just couldn’t handle us at all with their big slow centre backs. 

stockley was an handful all game and never stopped running and it was great to see the return of Marvin Johnson. When he plays we look so much better as his delivery is as good as I’ve seen.

George hall - lightning quick and he’s as good as any attacking winger in this league when he plays like that.
 

but the special mention for me goes to George Byers. Controlled that midfield and never lost possession. You can’t ask for anyone better at keeping the ball in a game like that when we went in front. Top class player for me. And superb finish to put us in the lead. 
 

huge ask to still stay up but we have to start somewhere and today was that start. Well done finally 

Edited January 1Jan 1 by sandyford_valiant

19 minutes ago, Bimbleabout said:

Just starting to thaw out was taters down there. 

Absolutely made up for the lads and Carol etc after what's been a horrible period for them. 

Some massive goals for some of our key players. Ronan and Devante will gain huge confidence from their goals. 

Small steps and a game at a time, can't get carried away, so lets just enjoy the result and on to the next. 

Happy New Year Valiants 🙏

UTV 💪

Nah! Let's get carried away. It's been a long time.