[yonmon]

Originally Posted by Reamer

We were beaten by a better side tonight. Vale were everything we are not at the moment - well drilled defence, good passing in midfield with players looking confident on the ball and plenty of movement and threat up front.
Stanley gave a slightly better performance than of late but too many players (notably in midfield) seem to have suffered a loss of form and we're just muddling through. Great goal from Grant but I can't help thinking if he put in the sort of effort that Winnard or Kee put in he'd be twice the player he is.

And that was exactly where the game was won and lost Reamer!. Whilst Vale's Midfield managed, on what was definately not the best of playing-surfaces, to find their strikers with accurate passes, all that Stanley's Midfield trio could muster,were a series of misdirected flicks and lobs, which were food and drink to Vale's back four !.
All we can hope for is a return to form, and self-belief in Stanley's 'Engine Room', otherwise the sight of 'The Reds' losing everytime we turn up at The Crown' and witness them losing to teams who are ,on the whole, little better than themselves, will bring about a return to the collective depression and concern which caused so much angst amongst the more assertive contributors to our forum last season !.
SO..'ON STANLEY..ON !'....

and give us just one or two more magic moments (like Bobby's stunning strike tonight !)..which will ensure a late victory or two to keep us warm over the close Season!.