Port Vale FC v Barrow AFC (A) match thread

[Desmond2-2]

“Non league manager, non league tactics”
Superb win

Don’t talk utter shite, some of the football in that first half was excellent.

[John_Bucks]

“Non league manager, non league tactics”
Superb win

Don’t talk utter shite, some of the football in that first half was excellent.

He’s quoting another forum member - one notorious for talking utter shite

[blumooncrab]

Understood. Blood was boiling a bit last night as I’d been out from 7.30 - 9.30 and wanted to catch up by listening to the close of the show. And my radio is DAB so unless in car I can’t access MW ; DAB Plus (whatever that is) keeps being mentioned but I can’t work out what/ where that is : the main frequencies , DAB and FM are allocated to Carlisle , it seems which I think, seems unfair. No criticism of you Adam -

[David881]

7 points from Notts County, AFC Wimbledon and Port Vale away, sensational.

Unbelievable achievement!

[olbarrafancumbak]

Passing first have and the movement from the team was excellent, second half we fought like hell, defended with passion and some proper tackles went in, all brilliant to see and a taste of what is to come from Whing.

Bearing in mind, we are now only playing for pride, last night deserves a hell of a lot of credit because in the nit to distance past, we would have rolled and had a bellies tickled.

So from a disappointing season to a very hopeful future, can't ask for more than that.

[AFC Blue]

Passing first have and the movement from the team was excellent, second half we fought like hell, defended with passion and some proper tackles went in, all brilliant to see and a taste of what is to come from Whing.

Bearing in mind, we are now only playing for pride, last night deserves a hell of a lot of credit because in the nit to distance past, we would have rolled and had a bellies tickled.

So from a disappointing season to a very hopeful future, can't ask for more than that.

Never mind playing for pride. I want a top half finish and AW will as well.

[SKIPPER]

Yes they hit the bar 3/4 times but the simple fact is when the ball hits the bar its as close to being out as it is to being in.

[tommy2thumbs]

Never mind playing for pride. I want a top half finish and AW will as well.

If we win all our remaining games, we could finish on 72 points.

Warsaw currently top with 70 points, Bratfud on 69 and Wombles on 64.....

Automatics are mathematically possible.....

[32mile_cul-de-sac]

Take a bow Paul Farman.

[Jonty]

It was a great win, but sitting deep with little outlet brings it on top for the defence.

Form over last 5 shows that on our day we can compete with any side in this division. Consistency is key.

Let’s hope we can keep it going and have strong end to the season with a top half finish and positive goal difference.

[Barrow afc 2018]

It was a great win, but sitting deep with little outlet brings it on top for the defence.

Form over last 5 shows that on our day we can compete with any side in this division. Consistency is key.

Let’s hope we can keep it going and have strong end to the season with a top half finish and positive goal difference.

Agree Jonty, momentum is key just look at Carlisle and their mega bucks.

I thought Whingys analysis from last night was spot on, even with the win he wasn’t truly happy with certain things in other words he’s no bullshitter and says it as it really is. I’m already buzzing for next season.

[pjdaly]

Such a strange, strange season, this! Back in the early part of the campaign we hit top spot and played some great football. Then we plunged into an abyss so bad that it was hard to see where the next goal or point would come from - - - and that continued until only recently when we dropped into despair by losing against our Cumbrian 'neighbours'.

The bleak mid-winter was threatening to continue into a potentially fatal Spring and then all of a sudden we take 11 points from the last 15, those eleven points including away-points at three top sides in Notts County, Wimbledon and Port Vale. I mean, look at the two at the top, Walsall and Bradford City; are they averaging 2 points per game over the season? No. Yet we emerge from the dark side to average more than 2 points per game across these last five tough fixtures. So, once again, although it's returned late in the season, we are once more providing top-of-the-table form. We can but hope it continues into August, September, October, November, December, January, February, March, April and May of next season.

[grammaroldboy]

Understood. Blood was boiling a bit last night as I’d been out from 7.30 - 9.30 and wanted to catch up by listening to the close of the show. And my radio is DAB so unless in car I can’t access MW ; DAB Plus (whatever that is) keeps being mentioned but I can’t work out what/ where that is : the main frequencies , DAB and FM are allocated to Carlisle , it seems which I think, seems unfair. No criticism of you Adam -

DAB has been superceded by DAB+ which we are on along with AM (crap!)
You need to buy a radio capable of receiving DAB+ which is what I had to do (think it was about £15 at ASDA)
Carlisle are on FM and Freeview

[Suffolk Blue]

Yes they hit the bar 3/4 times but the simple fact is when the ball hits the bar its as close to being out as it is to being in.

. Too true Skip. Ball hits post or crossbar it’s not even classed as on target. Player stubs his toe while 1-on-1 with keeper thus tapping the ball into the keepers hands in front of goal. Now that is a shot on target. Lies, damn lies, and stats eh?

[Methuselah]

Amazing. A minor irritated whisper on sheep station , from James Partridge and one short text read out. Carlisle City got more coverage after the end of the Carlisle Utd relegation fest . Not happy about that .

We did our reaction after the game

With it being a 7:30 kick off and their game being 7:45 we split frequencies at 7 and both went right through till the end of our respective games

I had no Carlisle coverage on my show and vice versa on James’

Then I went and recorded the post match interviews pitch side to go on social media - as said during commentary and during build up and when I finished to hand back.

I thought your coverage of the game was brilliant Adam.Hopefully going forward you can split frequencies right through the game.It makes for a better listen than swapping back and forth.