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Lord Stiffupperlip · 07-11-2021, 09:53

When Chelsea or Man City face Liverpool (other Premier teams are available) in next years FA Cup final, who will even remember Stanley's humiliating round 1 FA Cup exit?
And so it should be! Cup romance belongs to the underdog - at least for rounds 1 to 3.
Once, we were the underdogs, now the boot is very much on the other foot and when ball no.1 came out the draw, I knew it would end in the Vale of Tears.
The only consolation is that at least we were away from home, for I doubt the result would have been much different at the Wham.
Port Vale possess the one quality which has eluded Stanley all season - consistency! With consistency comes confidence which brings sucess.
Any difference in league positions is irrelevant when momentum and lady luck are riding with you.
So good luck to Port Vale in their FA Cup journey, they have all the makings of cup giant-killers.
On current form we'll probably be playing them again in the league next season, assuming we survive another year in L1.
There's been much criticism of the abilities of individual players and dubious formations, but the luckiest man in football must be John Coleman.
After some of the recent results, he'd have been out of a job long ago at anywhere else but Stanley.
If he can maintain our current L1 status, he's guaranteed a job for life.
Lets hope yesterdays disappointment will motivate both him and the players to concentrate their efforts on the most important result - L1 survival.

07-11-2021, 09:53	#60
Lord Stiffupperlip Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: Rusting Manor Posts: 1,380 Liked: 1638 times Rep Power: 0	Re: Port Vale match thread. When Chelsea or Man City face Liverpool (other Premier teams are available) in next years FA Cup final, who will even remember Stanley's humiliating round 1 FA Cup exit? And so it should be! Cup romance belongs to the underdog - at least for rounds 1 to 3. Once, we were the underdogs, now the boot is very much on the other foot and when ball no.1 came out the draw, I knew it would end in the Vale of Tears. The only consolation is that at least we were away from home, for I doubt the result would have been much different at the Wham. Port Vale possess the one quality which has eluded Stanley all season - consistency! With consistency comes confidence which brings sucess. Any difference in league positions is irrelevant when momentum and lady luck are riding with you. So good luck to Port Vale in their FA Cup journey, they have all the makings of cup giant-killers. On current form we'll probably be playing them again in the league next season, assuming we survive another year in L1. There's been much criticism of the abilities of individual players and dubious formations, but the luckiest man in football must be John Coleman. After some of the recent results, he'd have been out of a job long ago at anywhere else but Stanley. If he can maintain our current L1 status, he's guaranteed a job for life. Lets hope yesterdays disappointment will motivate both him and the players to concentrate their efforts on the most important result - L1 survival.