Port Vale Thread - Page 10

Chimer · 21-03-2011, 17:20

Anyone been counting how many L2 managers have taken the long walk immediately after losing to us? It must be in double figures by now ....

MikeA · 21-03-2011, 17:41

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Originally Posted by Chimer

Anyone been counting how many L2 managers have taken the long walk immediately after losing to us? It must be in double figures by now ....

And how many managers this year reckon that their team played poorly against us; Port Vale, Burton and Crewe spring to mind. It must be the Coleman/Bell effect!

valiant Jim · 21-03-2011, 17:56

It would appear your gaffer is the bookies favourite for the job at our place

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ddevil2006 · 21-03-2011, 18:02

im not taking to much notice of that as phil the power taylor is 16/1, for the job

valiant Jim · 21-03-2011, 18:03

To be honest, I doubt JC would touch our rocking ship with a 50ft bargepole- I wouldn't!

lancsdave · 21-03-2011, 18:13

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Originally Posted by AccyMad

Have to agree with Football 19's post - the behaviour of the Vale fans on Saturday was a disgrace, it's one thing to disagree with the manager's tactics/player selection etc., but to turn on their own players & subject them to the barrage of abuse they did was way over the top in my opinion. The Vale players had to wait in our clubhouse until is was deemed safe for them to get out & onto their coach - not what you ever want to see. And if it's true that one of the players had Jim Gannon by the throat in the dressing room prior to the game, if I was him I wouldn't have waited till Monday to be sacked - I would have walked there & then.

Not sure what the players in the clubhouse said but most of the players were applauded by the Vale fans when they came out and got on the coach. I was on the car park at the time. Maybe they were playing the sympathy card for a free drink

valiant Jim · 21-03-2011, 18:34

In our defence, we love our squad. Micky Adams turned them around and they were great until he left and there is no way that they have changed, Gannon has crushed them.

I do not though agree with booing the lads, I never have and never will. The abuse big Ex (who was a Gannon stooge & one of the owrst players I've ever seen in a Vale shirt) got was a disgrace, you're right. He has since left the club and returned to Posh but I think that is the best for everyone. We have more than our fair share of clowns who let the majority of us down. Most of us are a friendly bunch

maccawozzagod · 21-03-2011, 19:05

some rumours on your forum claim that Coleman applied for the job last time around. Someone 'in the know' also said that Alan Knill was interviewed for it as well but turned it down as he wouldn't have been able to bring his own back room staff. I dont know if that particular situation will change but Coleman would want to take Jimmy Bell at the very least. In addition to that I would imagine he got a first hand reality check of what leaving The Crown could be like.

Sure, he could do a fantastic job and deliver Vale (and Bradford, and Lincoln) back to the dizzy heights that they imagine they should be at, but he could also (and not necessarily through fault of his own) fall flat on his arse and have an angry mob making threats to kill him.

Paul Mullin was a fantastic player and was much loved here, but he sought pastures new for whatever reason and now can't get a game for a poor Morecambe team. Coley may well move on one day but I would hate to see him fall from such grace to having to be ushered out of back doors with a security escort.

valiant Jim · 21-03-2011, 20:24

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Originally Posted by maccawozzagod

some rumours on your forum claim that Coleman applied for the job last time around. Someone 'in the know' also said that Alan Knill was interviewed for it as well but turned it down as he wouldn't have been able to bring his own back room staff. I dont know if that particular situation will change but Coleman would want to take Jimmy Bell at the very least. In addition to that I would imagine he got a first hand reality check of what leaving The Crown could be like.

Sure, he could do a fantastic job and deliver Vale (and Bradford, and Lincoln) back to the dizzy heights that they imagine they should be at, but he could also (and not necessarily through fault of his own) fall flat on his arse and have an angry mob making threats to kill him.

Paul Mullin was a fantastic player and was much loved here, but he sought pastures new for whatever reason and now can't get a game for a poor Morecambe team. Coley may well move on one day but I would hate to see him fall from such grace to having to be ushered out of back doors with a security escort.

I doubt he would be as big a prat as Gannon though & wind everyone from the terraces to boardroom up to the extent giro Jim did