Just looked stoke on trent weather forecast.  Warming up after tonight,  no more sub zero temperatures this week.  Might be water logged mind, lol

Will they try get it in on with on some channel .

Maybe they willl i doubt it but maybe they will get it ON somehow 

I’ve got myself 4 tickets ordered bringing the family to the game 😃

got mine a while ago   just hope its on now............UTFV

I cannot make this game because of family commitments, I am hoping to be able to follow it either on't wireless or ahem, dodgy stick. It is to much to hope for 90 minutes like the last 45 but I am really hoping for a statement of intent from the new gaffer. You don't need to be Einstein to understand that playing players in their best position gives the best chance of a good performance. Cutting out suicidal (or to be more accurate, braindead) defending and perhaps putting in the odd easy chance would be very welcome also. 

Very best wishes to Darren for the future, but for gods sake not as a football manager, you really suck at it. 

18 hours ago, Loggerheads Sage said:

Just looked stoke on trent weather forecast.  Warming up after tonight,  no more sub zero temperatures this week.  Might be water logged mind, lol

New drains, matey!

There's a good chance of more snow Thursday and Friday.  If its going to be of fit needs doing early. 

Could do with this being on as it gives Brady a chance of a game to bed in where the stakes aren’t as high. 

14 minutes ago, Powerline said:

Could do with this being on as it gives Brady a chance of a game to bed in where the stakes aren’t as high. 

I think the stakes are high here though. His 1 st game is a straight knockout with a potential big tie in round 4 with the associated publicity and income to give the whole club a boost including us fans.- also needs to impose his demands and expectations on the players right from the off he needs to have them onside with his ideas and firing on all cylinders…. Doesn’t guarantee the right result but the players will be judging him to a greater degree than us fans and he need to make a statement with his set up and expectations.

No messing about with resting players pick the best team to get us through to the next round and impose himself on the club. For me the stakes are high on Friday cup game or not.

20 minutes ago, Powerline said:

Could do with this being on as it gives Brady a chance of a game to bed in where the stakes aren’t as high. 

I think the stakes are high for this game.

His first game in charge so he will be looking for a win. The crowd will be upbeat and behind the team from the start (hopefully).

A chance for the players picked to showcase their talents and intentions and to show that the Blackpool game wasn't just a flash I'm the pan.

Not to mention its a chance for more money and maybe a lucrative draw in the next round.

I think there's a lot more riding on this game than the Bolton game next Tuesday and if we are to win any then Fridays game is the one for me.

If some snow forecasts are accurate, I don't think we need to worry about this game being on!

14 hours ago, Bobnewtonian said:

I think the stakes are high here though. His 1 st game is a straight knockout with a potential big tie in round 4 with the associated publicity and income to give the whole club a boost including us fans.- also needs to impose his demands and expectations on the players right from the off he needs to have them onside with his ideas and firing on all cylinders…. Doesn’t guarantee the right result but the players will be judging him to a greater degree than us fans and he need to make a statement with his set up and expectations.

No messing about with resting players pick the best team to get us through to the next round and impose himself on the club. For me the stakes are high on Friday cup game or not.

Not as high as a league game though for me. We need wins ASAP in the league so the pressure to win is far higher.

Yeah obviously there’s a monetary importance of us winning but I doubt many fans would be overly bothered if we lost as we can focus on trying to stay up instead.

It does matter. There is a difference of £95,000 between winning and losing on Friday. This would help the club enormously in what we have had to pay Darren Moore. There is also a chance of another pay day in round four.

7 minutes ago, Powerline said:

Not as high as a league game though for me. We need wins ASAP in the league so the pressure to win is far higher.

Yeah obviously there’s a monetary importance of us winning but I doubt many fans would be overly bothered if we lost as we can focus on trying to stay up instead.

Of course the League game is far more important than either of the two cup games, but he has a chance on Friday to go for the win and impose his philosophy on the team. He then has 8 days before the Mansfield game and the chances are he will use the Bolton game to assess other players whilst giving those expected to play against Mansfield a well deserved rest.

It will be interesting to see how Both Vale and Bolton approach that game, both teams know full well that the next league fixture is far more important, but wins breed confidence.

It's a very interesting first week assuming all three games go ahead of course, it's never dull at the Vale. 

43 minutes ago, Birches Head Fred said:

...it's never dull at the Vale. 

Apart from the 90+ minutes most Saturday afternoons & Tuesday nights!