The Championship: Are We Ready?

The Championship: Are We Ready?

The train journey back from East Anglia to the Westcountry provides a long period for thought. Portman Road’s floodlights – that have just illuminated Norwich City loanee Bali Mumba’s 93rd minute equaliser – are still visible from the platform and so the...
Player Ratings – Port Vale (H)

Player Ratings – Port Vale (H)

On a chilly Friday evening in December, it was a frosty reception which greeted the full time whistle as the green’s slumped to their first league defeat at home, here’s how the players are rated: Michael Cooper – 6: Perhaps would be disappointed at the second goal...
Player Ratings: Grimsby (A) – FA Cup

Player Ratings: Grimsby (A) – FA Cup

Well, well, well. Another 5-1 defeat – hello darkness, my old friend.  I was ‘lucky’ enough to be on the player ratings for that defeat to Charlton too and I can see some huge similarities; a strong starting 11, big hype (mainly from last season’s FA Cup run...
Player Ratings – Port Vale (H)

Player Ratings: Plymouth Argyle 4-2 Exeter

A blockbuster of a Devon derby went the way of Steven Schumacher’s side on Monday evening following a blistering second half performance, here’s how the players are rated. Michael Cooper , GK– 7 Couldn’t do much with either of the goals that were conceded and did have...