Port Vale Post Match Thoughts

[CAMiller]

Sorry it's late as I was there.

Put your thoughts on here.

[Grist_To_The_Mill]

Well we made hard work of that one.

Vale played well considering their sending off

We had our usual defensive lapse

Not a performance that will bring the crowds flooding back

[the_idiotb_stardson]

Sorry it's late as I was there.

Put your thoughts on here.

Excellent first half- full of optimism.

Second half- I can't stress how bad we were. Everyone of Hamshaw's substitution made us weaker. Genuinely looked as though the halftime cuppa was loaded with tramadol.

The team that finished looked like a team of delinquent t eenagers who were playing football as a punishment for joyriding.

Also it is not his fault but Kion Etete, and this is no exaggeration, was the unfittest professional footballer I have ever seen on a pitch.

[Tigerish]

We spent the entire second half on the ropes against ten men. Penned in our own half. Comedy defending that we somehow got away with. No goal threat whatsoever. A win flatters us. Mr Hamshaw when we are at home we need to be on the front door. Your tactics were sorely lacking in the second half.

[ragingpup]

Hope all is well with the return Cam. Not sure if a Millers game every 2 weeks is a good or bad thing to come back to. Best wishes anyways.

As said above, bewildering 2 halfs. We are excellent in the 1st half but God damn awful after the break when Moore showed his experience with sending his side out with great attacking game plan which newly paid off for them. The worry is that there was no response from us although disagree with ibs in that every substitution didn't make us worse. We were getting outplayed before and couldn't really have gotten any worse. Without a doubt a large number of hastily acquired late signings will see some duds, and we surely have to give them time to settle in and gel. I expected nothing from today and at least we have a very encouraging forst half to build on. Well done to all for coming out and effectively winning the game by a great 1st half performance. It's now down to how quickly Matty can build the shape and play them into an effective unit.

A winning start when none expected. Happy with that.

[Pocket rocket]

Genuine supporters will understand it?s a new team what will take time. The usual moan and moan or attention seekers will just criticise.
We won end of. UTM
Onto next game where genuine supporters will understand it?s a work in progress.

[Lolmorgan]

First half impressed,second half Oh dear,I thought we did everything right first half,second half midfielders disappointing no leader,defence all over the place.Liked Agbaire played well,no plan B.Nombe & Hugill worked hard,give Nombe the service he will score,Jules lack of pace cost him.3points first game & Pockets 2-1

[Karl998yr]

First half excellent.
Second half instead of going for the juggular we sat back and invited pressure. Vale duly obliged and were unlucky in the end not to come away with a point.
That's on Hamshaw. The best form of defence is attack Matt. Don't you know that?
Jules sending off totally avoidable. Dawson messing around time wasting in the first half when we are 2 up playing 10 got Jules a needless first booking.
3 points is 3 points but man alive we don't half make it difficult for ourselves

[Pocket rocket]

LoLmorgan my above post wasn?t aimed at you pal. I?m 100% accurate. Never wrong 😎

[Townerslovechild]

The absolute definition of "Game of 2 halves",first half very good,but the sending off made us worse and them better,was nailed on that they would equalise in the 88th minute,but somehow they didn`t.
Nombe,Agbaire,James,Powell all excellent,Kelly,Raffa,Gore,Hugill,Hall,Yearwood,al l OK,the rest,lets just say it`s early days.
I really hope that Etete is unfit,because he looks like he came from the Pewter Pot,not Cardiff City,but I`ll give him a good chance like all of them.
As I said before,I`ll think this month will be hard,but we will slowly get better,but lets hope Sam isn`t badly injured and he gets another CB this week,and someone who can last more than 60 minutes.