For the first time this season I am lost for words. No words could describe the embarrassment of your team losing to a team five divisions below you. No words of comfort from the chairman will ease the piss take from people or the national embarrassment that this result has shamed onto our club. From a personal point of view, good luck to Chasetown, you deserve all the plaudits you are getting. But to be fair, any side with an ounce of football knowledge should be able to beat the shower of shit playing for the Vale currently. I have said it before and I will say it again now, this is the worst squad I can remember in my history of being a Vale supporter. The money I have spent following this club adds up to thousands, and if things don't improve very soon, then this will be my last season. The league below is beckoning, and Lee Sinnott, although this is not his squad, has been the unfortunate man in charge as we suffer our most humiliating defeat in the FA Cup ever. The Chairman came out with a half hearted apology on the club website, saying funds will be made available and that things will change for the better given time, well bollocks to time. This club has been through its greatest times while I have supported them. Wembley wins, promotions, great cup runs, brilliant hard working players, and more importantly stability. This current set up from top to bottom is nothing compared to the old set up, and it is the loyal supporters who are now suffering this farce of a team. So as I feel I am too annoyed to write a fair summary of the FA Cup defeat, then I have posted the report from the Sentinel, which I am sure will give a much more user friendly review of our worst defeat ever.
Port Vale manager Lee Sinnott defended his players after they slumped to the club's worst result in living memory at non-league Chasetown last night. Danny Smith's 89th-minute goal gave the British Gas League Midland Division One side a 1-0 victory that sent Vale crashing out of the FA Cup.Chasetown's status four divisions below the Football League makes Vale's defeat even more calamitous than infamous previous cup exits to Scarborough, Canvey Island and Enfield.Chasetown's late winner came after Vale captain Luke Rodgers missed penalties on 47 and 55 minutes.The defeat prompted a minority of Vale's 500 travelling fans to chant 'You're not fit to wear the shirt' - just as they had done after Chasetown's 1-1 draw at Vale Park which prompted last night's second-round replay.The shock defeat continued a miserable season for Vale, who are four points adrift of safety in the League One relegation zone and now out of all the cups.But far from criticising his players, Sinnott believes they will draw strength from their embarrassing cup exit.He said: "I can't fault the players for their commitment, I would like to stress that."You have to ride storms. It is about where we stand at the end of the season."Where we stand on December 11 is an awkward place, but it will make us stronger."Sinnott's priority now is lifting his players for Saturday's crucial home League One clash with Tranmere ... and he hopes there will not be a backlash from disgruntled fans after last night's result.He explained: "We will have to wait and see, but that is football."It was questionable whether they deserved a backlash after the first game last Sunday. But, in my view, they certainly don't deserve a backlash for tonight. If the fans want to react like that then, in my view, that is playing into the hands of Tranmere."The defeat denies Vale a third-round tie at home to Cardiff and the chance of a money-spinning FA Cup run.Sinnott added: "It does hurt at the moment, and we are getting chants about our position in the league, but it is up to us to turn it around."We are moving in the right direction. This is another test of our character which will stand us in good stead."I will put up with short-term barracking so long as I know I am going to get long-term success."The Chasetown manager, Charlie Blakemore, had words of consolation for Vale.He said: "Although Vale had a lot of pressure, my lads worked so hard to restrict them to half chances."You can't fault the Vale players for that or the preparation of Lee Sinnott. But I think we deserve a little bit of credit for holding them."
Port Vale Line Up For The Most Embarrassing Result In Their HistoryThe Name And Shame Hitlist
- Joe Anyon - Rated as best young keeper in League One, mediocre at best
- George Pilkington - No where near his former self, needs to focus on his game more
- Keith Lowe - Donkey
- Mark McGregor - Just not good enough
- Jason Talbot - Neglected by Foyle, but a bright spark if he could control his temper
- Marc Laird - Loan player from Man City, much too good for this club
- Paul Harsley - Too inconsistent, one week OK next week garbage
- Danny Whitaker - Should never play for the club again, a disgrace and no footballer
- Callum Willock - Not good enough, no surprise he was free.
- Luke Rodgers - Our only bright spark, unlucky tonight. Will leave in January no doubt
- Mark Salmon - Fish out of water!
Subs
- Chris Martin - Youth keeper who has done nothing wrong yet
- Colin Miles - Apparently most improved in training, although usually useless.
- Marc Richards - A joke. Disgraceful that he earns what he does for doing nothing
- Danny Glover - Never given a chance, but probably because he is not good enough
- James Lawrie - Scores bagfuls in the youth side, worth a try. Not hard to be better than some of the above names.
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