Port Vale v Crewe

[Campsall rover]

Equaliser for Crewe 90+2 mins  finished 1-1
Vale down to 10 men on 49 mins

Best result for us.

[drfchound]

Yes agreed.
I just checked in on the bbc website and saw the result.

[danumdon]

Crewe in the last 20mins reminded me very much of us, plenty of chances created but zero precision or cutting edge when it came to getting the bell in the net.

All these draws keeps us in contention, we just need that extra 10% in mental resilience to capitalise on this league.

[Draytonian III]

Both teams to score, over 4 cards, over 11 corners, all correct, £4 @ 8/1 pays for my bus and ticket for Sunday. More to the point the 1-1 draw is the best result for us

[NigelJ]

Bad news: Draw put Crewe above us in the table.
Good news: Port Vale haven't pulled clear much.
Potential Good News: If Crewe lose by 2 goals next weekend at Carlisle, we get 3rd place back!

[Butchers Red]

Decent game to watch - Vale have some good individuals, very solid keeper in Ripley, Croasdale, Stockley and Chislett stood out and then Ronan Curtis off the bench is handy. BUT no discernible pattern of play and once Crewe set about them in typical Moore fashion there was no plan B, he cannot change a game to save his life. All credit to Crewe who were excellent and tore them a new one, for sure they will finish higher than Vale and once again our nemesis Demeteriou was superb.

[Lifelong supporter]

Yes, he's a dreadful manager that Darren Moore.
How on earth he's managed to get them four points clear at the top of the table is a mystery.
No pattern of play and he couldn't change the game to hold out with ten men to the finish.
Letting them score in stoppage time, just very poor.
Worst of all no plan B!
If he'd had a plan B they would have have won that.
But he wouldn't have deserved it because he's just a bad manager.

[Pancho Regan]

Connor Ripley is a very good 'keeper - I remember him having a brilliant game against us at Oldham 7 or 8 years ago. Useless fact: he's Stuart Ripley's son.

I'd forgotten Omar Bogle was at Crewe until reading this match report.

That's the best result we could have hoped for. Now we need to start turning our draws into wins.

[Ryaldinhio]

Decent game to watch - Vale have some good individuals, very solid keeper in Ripley, Croasdale, Stockley and Chislett stood out and then Ronan Curtis off the bench is handy. BUT no discernible pattern of play and once Crewe set about them in typical Moore fashion there was no plan B, he cannot change a game to save his life. All credit to Crewe who were excellent and tore them a new one, for sure they will finish higher than Vale and once again our nemesis Demeteriou was superb.

What a player Demetreiou is at this level.

[ncRover]

Yes, he's a dreadful manager that Darren Moore.
How on earth he's managed to get them four points clear at the top of the table is a mystery.
No pattern of play and he couldn't change the game to hold out with ten men to the finish.
Letting them score in stoppage time, just very poor.
Worst of all no plan B!
If he'd had a plan B they would have have won that.
But he wouldn't have deserved it because he's just a bad manager.

The typical Darren Moore season sees his team start to seriously falter in the second half of the season. So let’s wait and see.
While they will have one of the top budgets in the division he has still recruited very well I’ll give him that.

[GazLaz]

Decent game to watch - Vale have some good individuals, very solid keeper in Ripley, Croasdale, Stockley and Chislett stood out and then Ronan Curtis off the bench is handy. BUT no discernible pattern of play and once Crewe set about them in typical Moore fashion there was no plan B, he cannot change a game to save his life. All credit to Crewe who were excellent and tore them a new one, for sure they will finish higher than Vale and once again our nemesis Demeteriou was superb.

What a player Demetreiou is at this level.

Got better as he’s gone past 30! Ween very good the last few seasons.

[roversdude]

Decent game to watch - Vale have some good individuals, very solid keeper in Ripley, Croasdale, Stockley and Chislett stood out and then Ronan Curtis off the bench is handy. BUT no discernible pattern of play and once Crewe set about them in typical Moore fashion there was no plan B, he cannot change a game to save his life. All credit to Crewe who were excellent and tore them a new one, for sure they will finish higher than Vale and once again our nemesis Demeteriou was superb.

What a player Demetreiou is at this level.

Got better as he’s gone past 30! Ween very good the last few seasons.

Can’t believe he’s never played much higher, mr consistent at this level

[Usher wide.]

We’re not into December so let’s not start looking at other results just yet!

Not good for the blood pressure & plenty games to play until March when you can then ‘better guess’ teams end of seasons finishes.

[dknward2]

We’re not into December so let’s not start looking at other results just yet!

Not good for the blood pressure & plenty games to play until March when you can then ‘better guess’ teams end of seasons finishes.

My need to wait till February and see how the transfer window goes

[danumdon]

Decent game to watch - Vale have some good individuals, very solid keeper in Ripley, Croasdale, Stockley and Chislett stood out and then Ronan Curtis off the bench is handy. BUT no discernible pattern of play and once Crewe set about them in typical Moore fashion there was no plan B, he cannot change a game to save his life. All credit to Crewe who were excellent and tore them a new one, for sure they will finish higher than Vale and once again our nemesis Demeteriou was superb.

Getting a player sent off is never going to help a team, i was very surprised to see them sink into their shell and try to tough it out defending for the last 30 mins, pretty obvious what happened was always on the cards after that, Crewe are no mugs.