Exiles thread - Port Vale (A)
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Re: Exiles thread - Port Vale (A)
God knows how many Dan Agyei would have got tonight if he had played.Beradogs wrote: ↑Tue Feb 06, 2024 9:56 pm You can forgive Ruel for his 50p feet if he’s scoring but when he is missing easy chances as well it’s hard to justify a place in the team. Mind you, he’s still better than the Piglet. El:Miz has to be MOM. Different class to anything on that pitch tonight. Honourable mention to Gailbraith.
Ruel worked hard but his finishing was poor.
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Maybe give Edwards a Start & swap him atBoniO wrote: ↑Tue Feb 06, 2024 10:05 pmWe're short on options up front or Ruel wouldn't be in the starting 11. He's not a League 1 player I'm afraid. I know he's scored a handful of goals this season but only because he's been given so many chances. He misses so many sitters and I'm sure he'd be better if his boots weren't tied together.Mistadobalina wrote: ↑Tue Feb 06, 2024 10:00 pmThought Ruel actually did the grind part of being a lone forward tonight a lot better. Made a load of good runs, pressured their centre backs and linked things up well. Maybe he always does this and we just can't see it as well when watching live. But his finishing and decision making in final third was absolutely atrocious.Beradogs wrote: ↑Tue Feb 06, 2024 9:56 pm You can forgive Ruel for his 50p feet if he’s scoring but when he is missing easy chances as well it’s hard to justify a place in the team. Mind you, he’s still better than the Piglet. El:Miz has to be MOM. Different class to anything on that pitch tonight. Honourable mention to Gailbraith.
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We should include Moncur . He looked really good tonightMistadobalina wrote: ↑Tue Feb 06, 2024 9:47 pm A 1-0 shellacking. Ruel will be a relieved man, fluffed some excellent chances.
Miz, Brown, James and Galbraith outstanding tonight. This team is unrecognisable from the side we were in November.
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Moncur was invisible for the first 45.moonwalk19 wrote: ↑Tue Feb 06, 2024 10:24 pmWe should include Moncur . He looked really good tonightMistadobalina wrote: ↑Tue Feb 06, 2024 9:47 pm A 1-0 shellacking. Ruel will be a relieved man, fluffed some excellent chances.
Miz, Brown, James and Galbraith outstanding tonight. This team is unrecognisable from the side we were in November.
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Ruel shouldn't be our starting striker. The only reason he is, is because 1)Piggot can't press and 2) Lingy ballsed up the senior striker we were after.BoniO wrote: ↑Tue Feb 06, 2024 10:05 pmWe're short on options up front or Ruel wouldn't be in the starting 11. He's not a League 1 player I'm afraid. I know he's scored a handful of goals this season but only because he's been given so many chances. He misses so many sitters and I'm sure he'd be better if his boots weren't tied together.Mistadobalina wrote: ↑Tue Feb 06, 2024 10:00 pmThought Ruel actually did the grind part of being a lone forward tonight a lot better. Made a load of good runs, pressured their centre backs and linked things up well. Maybe he always does this and we just can't see it as well when watching live. But his finishing and decision making in final third was absolutely atrocious.Beradogs wrote: ↑Tue Feb 06, 2024 9:56 pm You can forgive Ruel for his 50p feet if he’s scoring but when he is missing easy chances as well it’s hard to justify a place in the team. Mind you, he’s still better than the Piglet. El:Miz has to be MOM. Different class to anything on that pitch tonight. Honourable mention to Gailbraith.
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Can’t argue with hoover on all counts, we could and should have had at least four tonight and Ruel was at fault for most of those missesHoover Attack wrote: ↑Tue Feb 06, 2024 10:32 pmRuel shouldn't be our starting striker. The only reason he is, is because 1)Piggot can't press and 2) Lingy ballsed up the senior striker we were after.BoniO wrote: ↑Tue Feb 06, 2024 10:05 pmWe're short on options up front or Ruel wouldn't be in the starting 11. He's not a League 1 player I'm afraid. I know he's scored a handful of goals this season but only because he's been given so many chances. He misses so many sitters and I'm sure he'd be better if his boots weren't tied together.Mistadobalina wrote: ↑Tue Feb 06, 2024 10:00 pm
Thought Ruel actually did the grind part of being a lone forward tonight a lot better. Made a load of good runs, pressured their centre backs and linked things up well. Maybe he always does this and we just can't see it as well when watching live. But his finishing and decision making in final third was absolutely atrocious.
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ZzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzThe Reverend wrote: ↑Tue Feb 06, 2024 10:03 pmWhat a tasteless comment.Joe.Cork315 wrote: ↑Tue Feb 06, 2024 9:46 pm If poor old Derek had held on for 20 minutes we'd
Be 8th & 4 points out of the play offs.
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Pressing is one of many things Piggot can’t do. The main one being scoring goals.Hoover Attack wrote: ↑Tue Feb 06, 2024 10:32 pmRuel shouldn't be our starting striker. The only reason he is, is because 1)Piggot can't press and 2) Lingy ballsed up the senior striker we were after.BoniO wrote: ↑Tue Feb 06, 2024 10:05 pmWe're short on options up front or Ruel wouldn't be in the starting 11. He's not a League 1 player I'm afraid. I know he's scored a handful of goals this season but only because he's been given so many chances. He misses so many sitters and I'm sure he'd be better if his boots weren't tied together.Mistadobalina wrote: ↑Tue Feb 06, 2024 10:00 pm
Thought Ruel actually did the grind part of being a lone forward tonight a lot better. Made a load of good runs, pressured their centre backs and linked things up well. Maybe he always does this and we just can't see it as well when watching live. But his finishing and decision making in final third was absolutely atrocious.
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Hope he hasn’t got to pass a drugs testmoonwalk19 wrote: ↑Tue Feb 06, 2024 10:24 pmWe should include Moncur . He looked really good tonightMistadobalina wrote: ↑Tue Feb 06, 2024 9:47 pm A 1-0 shellacking. Ruel will be a relieved man, fluffed some excellent chances.
Miz, Brown, James and Galbraith outstanding tonight. This team is unrecognisable from the side we were in November.
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What a shocking thing to sayMonkey Boy wrote: ↑Tue Feb 06, 2024 10:55 pmHope he hasn’t got to pass a drugs testmoonwalk19 wrote: ↑Tue Feb 06, 2024 10:24 pmWe should include Moncur . He looked really good tonightMistadobalina wrote: ↑Tue Feb 06, 2024 9:47 pm A 1-0 shellacking. Ruel will be a relieved man, fluffed some excellent chances.
Miz, Brown, James and Galbraith outstanding tonight. This team is unrecognisable from the side we were in November.
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Dan Agyei would have got a hat trick tonight if he played in Ruel’s position.The Reverend wrote: ↑Tue Feb 06, 2024 10:43 pmPressing is one of many things Piggot can’t do. The main one being scoring goals.Hoover Attack wrote: ↑Tue Feb 06, 2024 10:32 pmRuel shouldn't be our starting striker. The only reason he is, is because 1)Piggot can't press and 2) Lingy ballsed up the senior striker we were after.BoniO wrote: ↑Tue Feb 06, 2024 10:05 pm
We're short on options up front or Ruel wouldn't be in the starting 11. He's not a League 1 player I'm afraid. I know he's scored a handful of goals this season but only because he's been given so many chances. He misses so many sitters and I'm sure he'd be better if his boots weren't tied together.
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Richie’s interview last Saturday. (Not the one on Monday where he rowed back after being told off).
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Come on tuffers you’ve said far worse or should I say joe315 or whatever name your using,but I can think of a couple if your stuck.B.whitehouse+10more wrote: ↑Tue Feb 06, 2024 11:03 pmWhat a shocking thing to sayMonkey Boy wrote: ↑Tue Feb 06, 2024 10:55 pmHope he hasn’t got to pass a drugs testmoonwalk19 wrote: ↑Tue Feb 06, 2024 10:24 pm
We should include Moncur . He looked really good tonight
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Blimey, give Ruel a break! Yes, he's missed a sitter or two by all accounts but talk about everyone piling in on the bloke. We won a game away from home on a Tuesday night, another 3 lovely points. We should be concentrating more on yet, another victory.
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I said a couple of weeks ago I thought the gap was too much for us to catch the sixth placed team . Now it's down to only seven points I'm wondering do we dare to dream ?
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Been dreaming for 3 weeks ladRedDwarf 1881 wrote: ↑Tue Feb 06, 2024 11:30 pmI said a couple of weeks ago I thought the gap was too much for us to catch the sixth placed team . Now it's down to only seven points I'm wondering do we dare to dream ?
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Of the three chances that fell to Ruel, only the first was a bad miss, the other two were great goalkeeping.
Theo missed a real sitter last Saturday, and no one said a thing.
We won the game and im happy
Theo missed a real sitter last Saturday, and no one said a thing.
We won the game and im happy
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Re: Exiles thread - Port Vale (A)
ZzzzzzzB.whitehouse+10more wrote: ↑Tue Feb 06, 2024 11:03 pmWhat a shocking thing to sayMonkey Boy wrote: ↑Tue Feb 06, 2024 10:55 pmHope he hasn’t got to pass a drugs testmoonwalk19 wrote: ↑Tue Feb 06, 2024 10:24 pm
We should include Moncur . He looked really good tonight