A lot of Vale fans will be looking forward to the return fixture too, myself included, make no mistake about that.
I don't think many people were underestimating you, and on our forum most people were predicting a tight and difficult game, which is exactly what it turned out to be.
Perhaps not that much different in dimension, but your ground is certainly a lot tighter and compact than Vale Park and most others. Not using that as an excuse for losing the game. We lost either because we didn't play well at all, or you're this amazing team that just hasn't got going in the...
We played terrible, as we generally do away from home in comparison to some of the football we've been playing at Vale Park. Are we supposed to lie and say that we played brilliant but Bristol Rovers were simply outstanding? We were pants, you were average, you won the game.
You were watching a different game to me. You hardly created chance after chance yourself, though you did hit the post. As stated, you were deserved winners but we were pretty shocking today, yet only lost by one goal. Had we played as well as we generally do at home we'd have come away with...
I was there and you're making it sound like you played us off the park, which is a load of nonsense over the 90 minutes. First half was pretty equal. You started better but then we got a grip of the game and at 1-0 felt very comfortable. The goal just before half-time completely changed things...
Chelsea are still far too reliant on Costa. I like Conte as a manager and think he'll do good things for Chelsea, but it certainly won't be this season and with that current squad. Luiz is an absolute terrible buy as well, a liability that they did extremely well to get shut of the first time...
We were pants today against a side that we really should be getting something against if we're going to have a good season, and I say that without meaning any disrespect to Rovers. They deserved the 3 points on the whole, but had we played anything like well or what we're capable of we'd have...
Early day's but he's been a breath of fresh air, and miles above Rob Page.
He's tactically astute, makes very good and sensible subs in general, something Rob Page never had a clue about, and when we have given the odd poor performance such as the one away to to Bury he doesn't look for...
Best passer in the league? Lmao. The amount if time he pings a ball out of play is shocking. Sure, now and again he'll hit a nice pass, but he's not even the best passer of a football in Manchester.
If we have our best 11 out, something we haven't been able to do this season much at all yet, we're a match for anybody in the league. We also have some very solid back up players, though I still think we're one light up front because I just don't rate Patersen, and Cicilia very much a work in...
I wonder how many he'd get if actually played as a striker. But then again maybe it's part of Bruno's plan to play him in a position where he's not getting battered by two thuggish centre-backs that resemble Sloth from The Goonies from the first minute, and stick him in his favoured position if...
Jones has been a revelation. He's just a natural goal-scorer, someone that loves scoring goals. I'd probably give one of my nuts if it meant us singing him permanently.
Gillingham were the better side in the 1st half, that much was clear. Some of it was because they came with a plan that worked for them in the first 45, and also some because we were slow with our passing and poor in our movement, and played nothing like what we're capable of at Vale Park...
Cheers for that.
His ability was never in question for us, in fact I'd say at his best he's easily a a mid-table Championship calibre player if it was about ability on the ball alone. Just his attitude left a lot to be desired, certainly his determination when things got tough.
I honestly...
Gillinghams tactics were vile, there's no getting away from that. I'm all for a side getting stuck in and being physical, but their full-backs abused Thomas from kick-off. Suppose at the end of the day it's a compliment to him and the side...