Port Vale Match Thread

[Pendle Red]

Originally Posted by theresonlyoneaccy

Don't be silly Google Page Ranking! Can't play Chris Turner on the wing! He plays there naturally!!!

Naturally that's an unusual word, a bit like square pegs in round holes

[dabeast]

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[Stanleymad]

Bobby's goal was an absolute corker, didn't think it was gonna go in. Got to give him credit for trying to gee everyone up too and also winnard for constant trying and trying. Better performance than of late but once final whistle blew the lads were all heart feltly gutted.
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[shakermaker]

Originally Posted by Pendle Red

A little better performance after we scored, heads went up for a short time and chests went out but again too little end product.

Take nothing away from the Valiants a good attacking side and all three goals tonight were excellent.

Time to be really radical with the starting eleven and here it is:
Drop Proccy replace with Jimmy Ryan in the centre with Luke Joyce, John Miles on the Left & Chris Turner on the right attack, attack, attack

Absolutely agree.

Hope Jimmy Ryan's knock isn't too serious. He was my man of the match tonight.

[cashman]

Originally Posted by Pendle Red

A little better performance after we scored, heads went up for a short time and chests went out but again too little end product.

Take nothing away from the Valiants a good attacking side and all three goals tonight were excellent.

Time to be really radical with the starting eleven and here it is:
Drop Proccy replace with Jimmy Ryan in the centre with Luke Joyce, John Miles on the Left & Chris Turner on the right attack, attack, attack

Agreed it was better, not great but a definate improvement, Procter n Kempson are Conferance standard at best IMHO, If Jimmy Ryan was substituted cos of that knock, 3 mins of injury time left is madness, unless yer wasting time cos yer winning. sorry but to me thats "Tactically Bankrupt" Bobby n Symes were virtually anonymus then Bobby wacks in, Best Goal ive seen this season. P.S. was good to see Ilyas on clayton end tonight, though was shocked the stewards never chucked him off fer standing in seating area. lol

[Reamer]

We were beaten by a better side tonight. Vale were everything we are not at the moment - well drilled defence, good passing in midfield with players looking confident on the ball and plenty of movement and threat up front.
Stanley gave a slightly better performance than of late but too many players (notably in midfield) seem to have suffered a loss of form and we're just muddling through. Great goal from Grant but I can't help thinking if he put in the sort of effort that Winnard or Kee put in he'd be twice the player he is.

[Redraine]

Originally Posted by Reamer

We were beaten by a better side tonight. Vale were everything we are not at the moment - well drilled defence, good passing in midfield with players looking confident on the ball and plenty of movement and threat up front.
Stanley gave a slightly better performance than of late but too many players (notably in midfield) seem to have suffered a loss of form and we're just muddling through. Great goal from Grant but I can't help thinking if he put in the sort of effort that Winnard or Kee put in he'd be twice the player he is.

Fully agree. At present, we have only two players, in Jimmy Ryan and John Miles, who are comfortable on the ball. Too many others just dive in unbalanced, and treat the ball like a hot potato.

[cashman]

Originally Posted by Reamer

Great goal from Grant but I can't help thinking if he put in the sort of effort that Winnard or Kee put in he'd be twice the player he is.

my thoughts on Bobby Grant- Last season didn't think he'd make the grade, This season has been a revelation, if he continues at stanley n works on "Power" n "Body" at some point he will become Stanleys Biggest Asset,and will earn em super money, when he moves on.

[yonmon]

Originally Posted by Reamer

We were beaten by a better side tonight. Vale were everything we are not at the moment - well drilled defence, good passing in midfield with players looking confident on the ball and plenty of movement and threat up front.
Stanley gave a slightly better performance than of late but too many players (notably in midfield) seem to have suffered a loss of form and we're just muddling through. Great goal from Grant but I can't help thinking if he put in the sort of effort that Winnard or Kee put in he'd be twice the player he is.

And that was exactly where the game was won and lost Reamer!. Whilst Vale's Midfield managed, on what was definately not the best of playing-surfaces, to find their strikers with accurate passes, all that Stanley's Midfield trio could muster,were a series of misdirected flicks and lobs, which were food and drink to Vale's back four !.
All we can hope for is a return to form, and self-belief in Stanley's 'Engine Room', otherwise the sight of 'The Reds' losing everytime we turn up at The Crown' and witness them losing to teams who are ,on the whole, little better than themselves, will bring about a return to the collective depression and concern which caused so much angst amongst the more assertive contributors to our forum last season !.
SO..'ON STANLEY..ON !'....

and give us just one or two more magic moments (like Bobby's stunning strike tonight !)..which will ensure a late victory or two to keep us warm over the close Season!.

[MCR ADIM]

Grant's goal brillant, and good celebrations aswell coming over to fans!!! hand on badge! glad he is staying or so the papers say! Ryan played brilllant again tonight but cant help thinking if he was in centre he would be even better, drop procter give edwards or kempo arm band! turner on right, miles left joyce ryan center. Winnard is going be a big player for us aswell, never stopped making runs up the wing tonight, lees played well, after the goal we were all over them, ball on floor to wings, ball into net, Bavs good save first hald from their first long range shot! They brought alot of fans but were silence mos of game apart from when they scored n after game when players came back out. Onwards and upwards!

[david1]

I can never understand , When Stanley take a corner , The other players form a cresent on the far post , but the ball always goes over the top of the lot of them . Why don't they run ragged infont of the goal area ?

[Derulooo]

Another pretty dissapointing day for all stanley fans alike :/ at least it didnt have the snooze factor which was present at Darlington

[DAV007]

Last night, With the ball - not direct enough with passing, lack of composure. Without the ball - slow at pressing vale, low on confidence resulted with some players 'going through the motions' with half attempts to get the ball back.

[Reamer]

[quote=yonmon;806186]And that was exactly where the game was won and lost Reamer!.

....All we can hope for is a return to form, and self-belief in Stanley's 'Engine Room', otherwise the sight of 'The Reds' losing everytime we turn up at The Crown' and witness them losing to teams who are ,on the whole, little better than themselves, will bring about a return to the collective depression and concern which caused so much angst amongst the more assertive contributors to our forum last season !.




Oh No!...Not them again Spare Us !

[AccyMad]

I thought there was definate improvements last night, and Bobby's goal was worth being at the game to see it first hand if nothing else. Jimmy worked his socks off as always, hope the knock he suffered isn't too bad & he's ok for Saturday & I reckon if the lads keep at it in training this week, we could well see the Reds takes all 3 points against Hereford (fingers & everything else crossed till then )