Port Vale v Newport County

[valefan16]

Huge game for two sides struggling for form, despite no win in 2018 Vale haven't lost a home game since Mansfield beat us in November but have drew the last three.

The reformed Newport's first visit to Vale Park but the original club hold a big part in the history of Port Vale Football Club being the first opponents Vale hosted at Vale Park in 1950. Their previous visit resulted in a 6-1 win for the Valiants with Welsh striker Andy Jones hitting 5 (a repeat of that would be nice but unlikely!)

Vale are without Anthony Kay who is suspended (and injured) and face tests on David Worrall, Marcus Harness, Tyrone Barnett and Christian Montano who all picked up knocks at Swindon.

The sides battled out a 1-1 draw in the first meeting.

Fancy us to end our dour run here with a narrow 2-1 victory... Tom Pope and Nathan Smith

 

[Buxton Vale]

A win would ease a lot of pressure, but given the latest crop of injuries I wonder if a point wouldn't be a disaster?

 

[valefan16]

A win would ease a lot of pressure, but given the latest crop of injuries I wonder if a point wouldn't be a disaster?

Hopefully get a couple back, tbh Monty, Barnett and Harness haven’t been regulars.

Want to see Ben back though today!

 

[kieran_vale]

By all accounts been utter shite once again. Newport definitely the better team.

 

[valefan16]

By all accounts been utter shite once again. Newport definitely the better team.

We started well then they’ve come into it although done little up front. Referee is a clown. Get Whitfield on!

 

[kieran_vale]

0-0 then. In the context of the other results today that is not good but then we are lucky to have one point given Boot was man of the match. Gives a good idea how the game went.

 

[valefan16]

Dreadful game, they were slightly better than us but that’s not much of a compliment. Another hard watch. Both sides just lumping aimlessly.

 

[Randolph Haggerty]

The scariest thing about that game?
That was, pretty much , our best 11.
We’re screwed.
No real attempts at goal, no pattern of play ( bar lump it to pope) we’ll lose at Barnet next week, Easter weekend v Chesterfield & crewe will make or break us.

 

[valefan16]

The scariest thing about that game?
That was, pretty much , our best 11.
We’re screwed.
No real attempts at goal, no pattern of play ( bar lump it to pope) we’ll lose at Barnet next week, Easter weekend v Chesterfield & crewe will make or break us.

I would say our big problem at the moment is complete lack of confidence. We just have absolutely none! We are capable as we proved in December and once a win comes we can go on a run but that elusive win is needed ASAP!

Watching the games it’s all panicked long balls, no one wants it.

We’ve got two or three games we should be looking to win... Barnet is the biggest in years for us... must not lose it but just getting a win would see us pick it up of that I’m sure.

 

[Dave-Vale]

Barnet and Grimsby are must win games at this point. I’d rather us to actually go to them both and try to actually win rather than go there and set up like we did today, trying not to lose.

The players look scared and we have zero leadership on the pitch at all. Just the older pros in the team getting at the youngsters for things that can usually be traced back to them and their lack of mobility and energy.