Port vale match thread sponsored by lightning striking twice

[Sedgwick]

Port vale can't get a touch of the ball, stags good at winning it back and closing it down

Stags clear and break away, ref stops play for a "head injury"

[Sedgwick]

Who is missing from a full first choice 11, if you discount Perch ?

Maris, Gordon (arguably, Hewitt wasn't signed as a RB), Nartey?

Nartey and stirk will certainly be in the starting 11 throughout the season.

[mousemousemouse]

All stags. Diving header to clear Quinn's cross into a dangerous area in the box.

Much improved

20 minutes of football that makes me start to think we might not be in such a mess as I thought

[gazza1988]

1st 23 minutes and you'd be incorrect if you'd guessed which was the form side and which hadn't won in 10 league games.

[Sedgwick]

Oates goes close.. shot wide after out pacing their CB to the ball and showing good strength to keep it

[adamstag]

newport 1-1 carlisle back out of the relegation zone

[bellwhiff]

Need to capitalise on the pressure.

Carlisle pegged back at Newport

[wayno cordiniho]

Reminds me of a “good” performance under Coughlan this. Lots of energy but no cutting edge, Bowery and Oates is same as Bowery and Reid (Bowery plus untested)

[adamstag]

newport 2-1

[bobbystagsfan]

Need to capitalise on the pressure.

Carlisle pegged back at Newport

Carlisle losing now

Come on stags

[Sedgwick]

Oates loses it again, Rawson foul on the edge of the box... free kick

[gazza1988]

Rawson booked for a deliberate foul on the edge of the area.

[gazza1988]

Brilliant free kick. 1-0 Vale.

[adamstag]

ah there we go, 1-0

game over

[Sedgwick]

1-0 was basically a free shot

[bellwhiff]

ah there we go, 1-0

game over

Get a spine man.

[halifaxstag]

Or you could argue that pre season Clough would not have been expecting to have Charsley, Bowery and Rawson in his starting 11. Also Oates depending on formations

[Sedgwick]

Been much the better side, just keep going lads

[adamstag]

ah there we go, 1-0

game over

Get a spine man.

Sadly it’s not me that needs a spine my friend it’s this bunch of nothings, no goal in 4.

i hope come 90 minutes you’re quoting me saying i’m an idiot.

Come on lads!

[Wil0211]

Totally against run of play. Thought we were really good for first 30 mins. Hope the heads don't drop

[chip63]

Was there a foul just before free kick and the ref played advantage when we didn't have it?

[Sedgwick]

Bonkers we signed two good strikers and have still got Bowrey and a no improvement on Reid up front

[Richard Cranium]

Bonkers we signed two good strikers and have still got Bowrey and a no improvement on Reid up front

Who are they then

[adamstag]

Bonkers we signed two good strikers and have still got Bowrey and a no improvement on Reid up front

It’s of no surprise we’ve played bowery for 4 games and scored 0 goals.

[gazza1988]

Good passing from the Stags and Quinn shoots from a tight angle and the keeper tips over.