Port Vale vs Walsall- Friendly 31/07/2010

[WFC_Jimmy]

Hoping for our first win of pre-season!

[1933]

Walsall:

David Bevan

Aaron Lescott
Clayton McDonald
Manny Smith
Ryan McGivern

Julian Gray
Paul Marshall
Richard Taundry
Sean Geddes

Troy Deeney
Alex Nicholls

Subs: Jonny Brain, Darryl Westlake, Oliver Lancashire, Steve Jones, Darren Byfield, Jamie Patterson

[deanonev69]

Walsall:

David Bevan

Aaron Lescott
Clayton McDonald
Manny Smith
Ryan McGivern

Julian Gray
Paul Marshall
Richard Taundry
Sean Geddes

Troy Deeney
Alex Nicholls

Subs: Jonny Brain, Darryl Westlake, Oliver Lancashire, Steve Jones, Darren Byfield, Jamie Patterson

Geddes: interesting!

[matt-thesaddler]

Walsall:

David Bevan

Aaron Lescott
Clayton McDonald
Manny Smith
Ryan McGivern

Julian Gray
Paul Marshall
Richard Taundry
Sean Geddes

Troy Deeney
Alex Nicholls

Subs: Jonny Brain, Darryl Westlake, Oliver Lancashire, Steve Jones, Darren Byfield, Jamie Patterson

Geddes: interesting!

Indeed, very intresting.

[Zece_WFC]

1-0 Nicholls scored.

Apparently we're a bit shakey at the back so far.

[Rich Evans]

We have a bit of nice movement. Mcgivern looks available if we could switch the ball from right to left quickly.

[Rich Evans]

Half time 1- 0.


Just noticed its captain Gray today.

[latviancheese]

Actually if you look at the squad on paper, it doesnt look too bad at all. Just needs some depth.

[Rich Evans]

1-1

[windowman]

no stokes, still hope we give him a chance

[WFC_Jimmy]

Im guessing we are playing 4-3-3

Bevan
Lescott, Mcdonald, Smith, Mcgivern
-Geddes, Taundry, Marshall-
-Nicholls, Deeney, Gray-

[latviancheese]

no stokes, still hope we give him a chance

He's gone i think. I agree though.

[DiddyP]

What number is McGivern wearing... If it is 22 then Stokes is a goner.

[Deano_Saddler]

did it finish 1 each?

[Pheasey_Saddler]

Sky Sports are saying that we won 1-0 against Port Vale Academy!

[Welsh_Saddler]

BBC website has us as 0-1 winners..... still no sniff of a place for Grigg I see.

[Rich Evans]

BBC website has us as 0-1 winners..... still no sniff of a place for Grigg I see.

grigg was playing in the milk cup in ireland i think yesterday

[Rich Evans]

did it finish 1 each?

Yes 1-1

just back from the game

[Rich Evans]

What number is McGivern wearing... If it is 22 then Stokes is a goner.

cant remember the number but i thought he was a class act.

always wanting to get forward.

always free out wide to the left if only we could switch he ball across in one pass.

The problem in getting forward tho is will he be found out against higher opponents

[Welsh_Saddler]

I'm confused - both the BBC and Sky websites have the result as Port Vale 0 Walsall 1. Can anyone tell me the real story???? :mrgreen:

[PT]

BBC website has us as 0-1 winners..... still no sniff of a place for Grigg I see.

grigg was playing in the milk cup in ireland i think yesterday

He was in NI's team last night. They lost in the final to USA. A competitive tournament for him will have served him better that a pre-season at Vale. I expect Grigg will be a permanent fixture in the first team squad this year.

[Welsh_Saddler]

No Richards in the line-up either....... :?

Port Vale fans' website has 1-1 as the score.

[Wyrley_saddler]

It was 1-1, Vale scored one of those was it over the line or not goals, but the linesman flagged and the ref gave it.

I thought we were alright, started to play better as the game went on.
Our goal was quality. Long diagnal ball straight to Nicholls who's first touch set himself up nicely for a composed finished.

At the back we were decent. Beaven should be first choice in my opinion. Lescott was decent, Smith decent, McDonald was on form and I was impressed by McGivern.

I think the main problem is our finishing, or lack of it. Byfield should have scored 2, Deeney should have had 1, Gray should have had 1, and just in general we seemed to panic a bit in the final third.

I thought that Jones looked dangerous when he came on and I was impressed by Patterson as well.

Overall, not the ideal result, but as people say, friendly results don't realy matter. We were a bit flat at times, and reverted to hoof ball, but at times we played some decent stuff.

[Rich Evans]

It was 1-1, Vale scored one of those was it over the line or not goals, but the linesman flagged and the ref gave it.

I thought we were alright, started to play better as the game went on.
Our goal was quality. Long diagnal ball straight to Nicholls who's first touch set himself up nicely for a composed finished.

At the back we were decent. Beaven should be first choice in my opinion. Lescott was decent, Smith decent, McDonald was on form and I was impressed by McGivern.

I think the main problem is our finishing, or lack of it. Byfield should have scored 2, Deeney should have had 1, Gray should have had 1, and just in general we seemed to panic a bit in the final third.

I thought that Jones looked dangerous when he came on and I was impressed by Patterson as well.

Overall, not the ideal result, but as people say, friendly results don't realy matter. We were a bit flat at times, and reverted to hoof ball, but at times we played some decent stuff.

agreed when the ball was on the deck it was passed around quite well

[BathSaddler]

152 Saddlers in a crowd of 1,325.