Port Vale (H) - FA Cup 3rd Round Pre-match Thread

[jimmygrimblesboots]

This Pope geezer has a lot to say , he thinks we are going to boo him , who the f*ck is he ?

 

[Barcon]

This Pope geezer has a lot to say , he thinks we are going to boo him , who the f*ck is he ?

Uber driver is my guess.

 

[jimmygrimblesboots]

Uber driver is my guess.

Apparently he used to fit double glazing , not sure Stones would be too interested in his opinion , unless he was undecided about double or triple glazing and which is more eco-friendly.

 

[Marvin]

Not me mate. Can’t stand them. Vale all my life.. we all support our respective clubs, remember the time you lot were shite and spare a thought for the rest of us. Port Vale is in my DNA, love them to bits. What you won’t know is that relative to our home support, our away support is immense. Not just saying that, and we have to share our city with that other lot. Looking forward to tomorrow. Glad that City dropped the prices so City fans who normally can’t afford, can go. Chuffed for them. We might be ‘giddy’ tomorrow but I can assure you, we would have been a lot ‘giddier’ if we were playing Stoke. Enjoy SVA

I remember those days very well.

 

[Barcon]

Apparently he used to fit double glazing , not sure Stones would be too interested in his opinion , unless he was undecided about double or triple glazing and which is more eco-friendly.

Hopefully we laugh at him instead of booing.

 

[Cornish_Blue]

Welcome Vale like a team that’s earned their place in the Cup, don’t mock them! We are better than that. Let our football do the talking, I’m sure they’ll remember it for a long time to come. Was it Burton player who said “The city players just glided around the pitch”
A good, fair game of football is all we want, with a City win imo.

 

[RayCTID]

This Pope geezer has a lot to say , he thinks we are going to boo him , who the f*ck is he ?

Has got a gob on him who will more than likely score from a corner but will not get anything else out of the game.

 

[Shirley]

This Pope geezer has a lot to say , he thinks we are going to boo him , who the f*ck is he ?

Nothing but a gobshite.....

Pope tweeted: “Just watched the highlights of the England game! I know I’m a league 2 player, I know he plays for England, I know he’s on £150k a week, I know he’s a million times better player than me but I’d love to play against John Stones every week! I’d get 40 a season!”

 

[kaz7]

I'll piss myself if Pope makes Stones look like a novice, having said that we'll fucking batter them

That would amuse you becaue?

 

[goatinho]

can anyone find 2 tickets together on the official site?

 

[mikemcfc]

You have to factor in that Sergio is playing against packed defences pretty much every game, whereas Vardy rarely has to. Obviously that will affect the quality of goal scoring chances. Both have done well this season but I'd prefer Sergio in our set-up, just as Vardy is more effective for the way Leicester play.

vardy plays the same teams we do with way less possession. the difference is they take their attempts straight up field and push to the net.
As are the type of most of the goals we concede.
we take our initial possession sideways and back 15 times, till their whole team is back behind the ball then we have to break all 10 men down from a static position while they are facing forward, to get an attempt. Very easy to defend this way.
playing out from the back doesn't draw teams out anymore, in fact they've been on to that for awhile, yet we continue to spurn a lot of man advantage chances by doing this, even when you notice that most of the goals we do score now are from the few times we are direct. Yet we still dick around too much in our half and it has cost us. We need to start passing up the sides right away where the space is and get back to the diagonal through balls that on form Merlin, KDB, and Bernie are so good at, while they are put to the test, while running backwards while defending. which is much harder, before they can line up five across the back, and sergio, gabby, raz and mahrez will all benefit. Sorry for running on, we waste so much time where other teams can't afford to is my point. Seems now we can't either.

 

[willipp]

Let's face it he his a bit of a wuss, he want to get his head in gear and man up, show some fight, a bit of steel rough people up, and get fucking stuck in

He needs to get stuck in and rough people up? Fuck me that’s about as Sunday league as I’ve heard on here. Agreed he needs to get his head sorted and learn to concentrate for 90 minutes, if he could do that he’d be a great asset to the side.

 

[alexmcity]

vardy plays the same teams we do with way less possession. the difference is they take their attempts straight up field and push to the net.
As are the type of most of the goals we concede.
we take our initial possession sideways and back 15 times, till their whole team is back behind the ball then we have to break all 10 men down from a static position while they are facing forward, to get an attempt. Very easy to defend this way.
playing out from the back doesn't draw teams out anymore, in fact they've been on to that for awhile, yet we continue to spurn a lot of man advantage chances by doing this, even when you notice that most of the goals we do score now are from the few times we are direct. Yet we still dick around too much in our half and it has cost us. We need to start passing up the sides right away where the space is and get back to the diagonal through balls that on form Merlin, KDB, and Bernie are so good at, while they are put to the test, while running backwards while defending. which is much harder, before they can line up five across the back, and sergio, gabby, raz and mahrez will all benefit. Sorry for running on, we waste so much time where other teams can't afford to is my point. Seems now we can't either.

Do you realise we create more chances than any other team in Europe? Our problem is not being indirect but not being clinical enough. Which is a problem also defensively wise since when we miss chances we have to keep taking risks going forward and make it easier for the opposition to create chances themselves.

 

[richards30]

Bravo
Cancelo
Stones
Garcia
Angelino
Gundogan
David Silva
Foden
Mahrez
Braaf
Jesus

 

[asahartford1]

vardy plays the same teams we do with way less possession. the difference is they take their attempts straight up field and push to the net.
As are the type of most of the goals we concede.
we take our initial possession sideways and back 15 times, till their whole team is back behind the ball then we have to break all 10 men down from a static position while they are facing forward, to get an attempt. Very easy to defend this way.
playing out from the back doesn't draw teams out anymore, in fact they've been on to that for awhile, yet we continue to spurn a lot of man advantage chances by doing this, even when you notice that most of the goals we do score now are from the few times we are direct. Yet we still dick around too much in our half and it has cost us. We need to start passing up the sides right away where the space is and get back to the diagonal through balls that on form Merlin, KDB, and Bernie are so good at, while they are put to the test, while running backwards while defending. which is much harder, before they can line up five across the back, and sergio, gabby, raz and mahrez will all benefit. Sorry for running on, we waste so much time where other teams can't afford to is my point. Seems now we can't either.

Aye, when will our goal drought end.

 

[Dave Ewing's Back 'eader]

This Pope geezer has a lot to say , he thinks we are going to boo him , who the f*ck is he ?

He had a pop at Stones after an England game last season and suggested that if he played every week against our lad he'd be getting forty goals a season! Hopefully, he's another journeyman pro with a mouth bigger than his brain. He will focus on a single mistake and multiply that by forty. Would the people around him supply him with forty chances? Would Stonesy make a mistake every game? I hope the lad Garcia has him in his pocket for 99 mins, or better still, subbed after an hour as being wholly ineffective. Of course, the RDAHMeedya pick it up and run with it! Do they ever write any of this shit when Dippers or Rags have adverse comments?

 

[kun]

Bravo
Cancelo
Harwood-Bellis
Stones
Angeliño
Rodri
Doyle
Bernabé
Foden
Mahrez
Agüero

Carson
Zinchenko
García
de Bruyne
Bernardo
Braaf
Jesus

 

[Dave Ewing's Back 'eader]

Bravo
Cancelo
Stones
Garcia
Angelino
Gundogan
David Silva
Foden
Mahrez
Braaf
Jesus

This is a good shout but I think Pep would sooner have TD in the starting eleven than begin with JB!

 

[The Light Was Yellow Sir]

Do you realise we create more chances than any other team in Europe? Our problem is not being indirect but not being clinical enough. Which is a problem also defensively wise since when we miss chances we have to keep taking risks going forward and make it easier for the opposition to create chances themselves.

Although, odd as it seems, as well as making the most chances in the PL, we concede the fewest chances in the PL as well. Suggests that there’s not a huge amount wrong, we just need to be better in both boxes.

 

[alexmcity]

Pep said Otamendi isn't ready.

So, I expect Stones and THB at CB, plus Cancelo and Angelino at FB.

Doyle, Silva, Zinch, Foden, Bernie/Raz behind Kun.