Swindon Town v Port Vale

[Big Bird]

You Vale fans are bananas. It was pretty much the last action of the game, no time was wasted. The issue is the referee (and the stupidity of Williams) not our player supposedly feigning injury which would have left us to defend a corner with 10 men. We stood to gain nothing from Ormond-Ottewill going down when he did.

As for the game we were supposedly 'battered' in, I assume you mean the one where we had 55% possesion and 10 shots to your 9 with the same number on target.

You're a weird lot.

 

[Vale on Trent]

Play to the whistle, isn't rocket science. If you are going to punch the ball in your own box when the ref clearly hasn't stopped play then what do you expect to happen?

As for the game, first half we were crap and offered nothing going forward apart from their mistake that led to our goal. However, Swindon had a lot of the ball without actually getting in behind us or threatening us. Not sure if Swindon ran out of ideas near to our box or simply wanted to over play?

Second half we took the game to them a bit more and got on the front foot more. They scored from a nice move and then started to move the ball well. Last fifteen to ten minutes we got back into the game.

Swindon will probably be up there so it's a very good point and we move on.

 

[Dan Phillips]

You Vale fans are bananas. It was pretty much the last action of the game, no time was wasted. The issue is the referee (and the stupidity of Williams) not our player supposedly feigning injury which would have left us to defend a corner with 10 men. We stood to gain nothing from Ormond-Ottewill going down when he did.

As for the game we were supposedly 'battered' in, I assume you mean the one where we had 55% possesion and 10 shots to your 9 with the same number on target.

You're a weird lot.

I think you should re-check your statistics fella. We had 10 shots to your 7, with the same on target.

 

[leedsvaliant]

You Vale fans are bananas. It was pretty much the last action of the game, no time was wasted. The issue is the referee (and the stupidity of Williams) not our player supposedly feigning injury which would have left us to defend a corner with 10 men. We stood to gain nothing from Ormond-Ottewill going down when he did.

As for the game we were supposedly 'battered' in, I assume you mean the one where we had 55% possesion and 10 shots to your 9 with the same number on target.

You're a weird lot.

I don't think anyone has claimed that we battered you. Stop making stuff up. What people have said is that the game was not dominated by either side as your manager seems to claim. Possession does not equal domination. Plus I've no idea where you got those stats from. The BBC said we had more shots and 7 corners to your 2.
You'll never admit when your players cheat will you? Quite clearly this lad with the daft name was faking to try and draw the final few seconds out of the game, disrupt the flow and allow your team to get set for a corner so we couldn't take it quickly and he got his comeuppance.
Also the lad who handled it should hang his head in shame. Never handle the ball unless you are certain play is dead.

 

[Indian Dan]

Knob. Once he went down he would have to go off when you took the corner. Where's our advantage in that?

That lump No. 9 of yours put in the most shameful performance I've ever seen from a so called professional.

 

[Dave-Vale]

Just watched the highlights. I don't know what possessed him to punch the ball out of play in his own area? The worst thing is that he could've played it safe and headed it out if he wanted the player to get treatment.

Uche took his goal well and I can see him being an absolute handful for defences this season. Your 2 goals looked decent as well.

 

[darren gregory]

Well the M & S jumper wearer had me in stitches on Radio Wiltshire last night. What an utter turd. Firstly no referee of approx 17 stone with a round beer gut should ever be reffing a game whether it is the World Cup Final or Hackney marshes. Indian Dan ,Uche did himself no favours and was a prat however you obviously didn,t come to Vale in March when two of your players were ' shot' by a sniper in the stands and then made miraculous recoveries. If you go back on that match thread the bile and hatred of Swindons tactics and gamesmanship is clear to see so there is a thing called Karma after all. Swindon are a very good side however passing the ball sideways to the full back and 27 passes later being back on the edge of your own box does not win football matches. Can,t really remember our keeper making a save of note, both of your goals were our mucking round at the back and poor clearances, likewise our first was also .First half we were barely in it and chasing the ball without me ever fearing a mauling, first 25 mins of second half we played really well and to go behind was a sickener, we are all biased towards our own teams, i can put my hands up and say Uche was a tool and maybe another day Fatty the ref would of booked him in the first half, however the number 5 for Swindon was equally an arrogant bell end strolling about like he was some sort of genius and wanting Uche's shirt as a souvenir. The time taken to walk off for a substitution was also a joke and apart from kneeling down and bowing to all 4 sides of the ground he couldn,t of taken any longer. Swindon defo top 6 again but get a grip Cooper you didn,t dominate the whole game and totally deserve a resounding win.

 

[Wootball]

Amazing to hear Vale fans go on about karma and all the crap after bricking our coaches because we won a contentious penalty at Vale Park a few years back.

 

[darren gregory]

Any reason for you being here Wootball ? Concern yourselves with your own team, what has bricking coaches got to do with anything?

 

[Hurrikeen]

It surely can't be a coincidence that every single match thread involving Port Vale turns into wave after wave of utter bullshit?

The new SERNWA's?

 

[Wootball]

Any reason for you being here Wootball ? Concern yourselves with your own team, what has bricking coaches got to do with anything?

I like to point out the hypocrisy, that's all. Unlucky Swindon.

 

[mozzavale]

It surely can't be a coincidence that every single match thread involving Port Vale turns into wave after wave of utter bullshit?

The new SERNWA's?

Or, you could argue that our match threads turn into waves and waves of opposing fans disagreeing / debating the match their teams were involved in.... crazy for such a thing to happen on a football fans Internet forum I know.

 

[Hurrikeen]

Or, you could argue that our match threads turn into waves and waves of opposing fans disagreeing / debating the match their teams were involved in.... crazy for such a thing to happen on a football fans Internet forum I know.

But that's my point. You rarely see the bullshit-o-meter at breaking point in many other match day threads, like you do in all Port Vale ones.

 

[mozzavale]

I like to point out the hypocrisy, that's all. Unlucky Swindon.

Your comparison is a bit weird mate, makes no sense and has absolutely nothing to do with a game of football. To sign off with unlucky Swindon, shows your real intentions in this thread. Well done Coventry.

 

[mozzavale]

But that's my point. You rarely see the bullshit-o-meter at breaking point in many other match day threads, like you do in all Port Vale ones.

But that's a matter of opinion, often influenced by a dislike of our club and fans. Just look at your signature.

 

[Freakyteeth]

What a fucking loser

 

[leedsvaliant]

Knob. Once he went down he would have to go off when you took the corner. Where's our advantage in that?

That lump No. 9 of yours put in the most shameful performance I've ever seen from a so called professional.

I don't think you understand your own teams vile tactics. Going down injured in the 95th minute is clearly cheating unless it's a leg break. Why not wait till the full time whistle to get treatment? He went down in order to slow the game down, let everyone get set in position and see out the game. It doesn't make a jot of difference in real terms that you would have only had 9 men defending instead of 10. He got caught out and that's why his manager was bitter.

 

[leedsvaliant]

And calling me a knob says you have no comeback.

 

[This Charming Mike]

I don't think you understand your own teams vile tactics. Going down injured in the 95th minute is clearly cheating unless it's a leg break. Why not wait till the full time whistle to get treatment? He went down in order to slow the game down, let everyone get set in position and see out the game. It doesn't make a jot of difference in real terms that you would have only had 9 men defending instead of 10. He got caught out and that's why his manager was bitter.

Oh dear. Close the thread, please. I don't think I can deal with this level of stupidity.

 

[Hurrikeen]

But that's a matter of opinion, often influenced by a dislike of our club and fans. Just look at your signature.

Right OK. I have dislike of your club and fans because I think you've talked utter shite in your Crewe, Gillingham & Swindon threads.

 

[darren gregory]

Hurrikeen every team has biased opinions, here is mine Crewe we had majority of game however didn,t work their keeper enough, point possibly right but we merited all 3, Gills fair result against a team who had 6 yellows and came across slightly cynical. Again neither keeper really tested but fair scoreline, last night Swindon had more possesion but we possibly merited a point, incidentally why are you so interested in us?

 

[mozzavale]

Either Swindon fans are in complete denial about the tactics they at times employ, or they've simply never played the game before. Naive. I keep seeing posts from Swindon fans saying, he would have had to go off so where is the advantage?

In the dying minutes when a team is under pressure and is conceding a few corners, a player going down injured will slow the game down completely. It breaks any momentum that a team is building up. This happened when we last met at Vale, time and time again. From our point of view it was frustrating, but if we were winning a game in the dying seconds, that is the type of thing I'd like our players to be doing. The constant ignorance of these blatant tactics are hilarious. At least with the Gills fans at the weekend, the majority acknowledged their tactics to break up our attacking threat, even welcomed them.

 

[leedsvaliant]

Oh dear. Close the thread, please. I don't think I can deal with this level of stupidity.

But it is! It's highly convenient that the lad suffered an injury in the dying seconds of the game. The physio should only come on to the pitch if there is a genuine chance that the player cannot continue in the game. In this case he was quite clearly fine and the game was almost over when he then could have got treatment for his 'injury'. Why do you feel the need to so vehemently defend your players? We don't defend uche and will say he's a knob

 

[Agombar stool]

I have yet to see the incident but I have to agree with those that say that what Turnbull did was stupid. Never ever handle the ball in the box.

 

[Agombar stool]

Either Swindon fans are in complete denial about the tactics they at times employ, or they've simply never played the game before. Naive. I keep seeing posts from Swindon fans saying, he would have had to go off so where is the advantage?

In the dying minutes when a team is under pressure and is conceding a few corners, a player going down injured will slow the game down completely. It breaks any momentum that a team is building up. This happened when we last met at Vale, time and time again. From our point of view it was frustrating, but if we were winning a game in the dying seconds, that is the type of thing I'd like our players to be doing. The constant ignorance of these blatant tactics are hilarious. At least with the Gills fans at the weekend, the majority acknowledged their tactics to break up our attacking threat, even welcomed them.

Good post and something I agree with. The key to closing out a game is to slow things down and frustrate the opposition. Often this involves a player/players going down to gain treatment to allow the defending team to get back into position/shape/get instructions from management etc.

every team does it.

 

[Rory]

Good post and something I agree with. The key to closing out a game is to slow things down and frustrate the opposition. Often this involves a player/players going down to gain treatment to allow the defending team to get back into position/shape/get instructions from management etc.

every team does it.

But then when the referee isn't fooled by it you can't decide to just punch the ball unless you're the goalkeeper.

 

[mozzavale]

Right OK. I have dislike of your club and fans because I think you've talked utter shite in your Crewe, Gillingham & Swindon threads.

Despite the odd exception, a lot of our fans have posted quite honest assessments of our matches over the last few weeks. The majority have acknowledged when we've not deserved to win, such as against Gillingham, yet such points have been completely ignored. Instead, our posts are referred to as "utter shite".

I think your view of Vale is based on a lot more than a few posts over the last few weeks. Hopefully for your sake you'll be able to get over it soon, it can't be healthy. A fan of a club we haven't even played yet reading through each of our threads and getting so emotional about it that they feel the need to set a new signature about us. Best of luck Hurrikeen.

 

[mozzavale]

Good post and something I agree with. The key to closing out a game is to slow things down and frustrate the opposition. Often this involves a player/players going down to gain treatment to allow the defending team to get back into position/shape/get instructions from management etc.

every team does it.

I think sometimes it's simply down to the fact that people are so defensive of their own team that they flat out refuse to acknowledge they're not whiter than white. Like you say, every team does it, and like I said before, it sometimes shows that people who post on here have never actually played the game themselves. I wouldn't call it cheating, I'd just say it's being professional at times when your experienced players need to close the games out.

 

[Hurrikeen]

Despite the odd exception, a lot of our fans have posted quite honest assessments of our matches over the last few weeks. The majority have acknowledged when we've not deserved to win, such as against Gillingham, yet such points have been completely ignored. Instead, our posts are referred to as "utter shite".

I think your view of Vale is based on a lot more than a few posts over the last few weeks. Hopefully for your sake you'll be able to get over it soon, it can't be healthy. A fan of a club we haven't even played yet reading through each of our threads and getting so emotional about it that they feel the need to set a new signature about us. Best of luck Hurrikeen.

 

[Agombar stool]

But then when the referee isn't fooled by it you can't decide to just punch the ball unless you're the goalkeeper.

I have already said that what Turnbull did was stupid.