Port Vale: Valiants urged to prove they are promotion class
MARK Grew wants Port Vale to prove they are promotion-class at title-chasing Shrewsbury tonight (7.45pm).
Assistant manager Grew believes they would have reached the play-offs, but for the club going into administration last month.
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The resulting 10-point penalty effectively ended Vale's promotion hopes, but Grew insists it is still important for Vale to prove they were good enough to go up by getting a result against the second-placed Shrews.
He said: "Had we not had the 10-point deduction, then I think we would have been in the top seven now, above Crewe and Oxford.
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"I am sure we have dropped points we shouldn't have done following administration, because of the pressures of money and the lads not getting paid.
"It does affect them. A lot of our players live from month-to-month. If the bills do catch up with them, then you can't tell me they don't worry about their families and their kids."
Vale have their work cut out against a Shrewsbury side who could be promoted on Saturday.
However, Grew says Vale won't be doing them any favours.
He added: "No disrespect to Shrewsbury, but we want them to stay in this league. It is a local derby and there are always good gates."
More importantly, Grew says the Vale squad have their own pride and futures to play for. He explained: "I can't understand people saying the season will peter out.
"There are a lot of players out of contract and they have to put themselves in the shop window, to impress other clubs and the manager here."
Tonight's fixture will be the third attempt to play the match at Greenhous Meadow.
The match was originally postponed on February 4 because of a frozen pitch, then was abandoned after 66 minutes on March 27 after floodlight failure with the Shrews winning 1-0.
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Comments
by 2000baby
Wednesday, April 18 2012, 8:19AM
“Well there you have it vale lost what a surprise we will never get out of the bottom tier.”
by P_Swan
Tuesday, April 17 2012, 5:13PM
“@by dshawleycett
Also crosses wern't Jesus's strong point but a lot of people seem to forgive him for that minor defect!.”
by laythevale
Tuesday, April 17 2012, 3:58PM
“It's a pity he couldn't wait until the black paint dried on his head board.”
by P_Swan
Tuesday, April 17 2012, 3:45PM
“@by dshawleycett
haha! fair point about Mark Grew, I will always always be a M'white fan but i did not want put his player skills AND lack of managment skills under the microscope. Armchair critics are in bulk these days but your right to pull me on it. Good man!, i'll give you a + rating for your trouble :)”
by dshawleycett
Tuesday, April 17 2012, 2:33PM
“Sorry P Swan, but I don't think Grewy was that good a keeper in the first place. As I recall, crosses were not his strong point! What we need is an experienced keeper who has proved what he is capable of.
Have to agree about Aspin though - great player and has acquitted himself well since moving on into management and coaching.”
by P_Swan
Tuesday, April 17 2012, 1:00PM
“Please give Grewy the job of sorting out our lack of confidence between the sticks and not as 2nd in command.
Loved him to bits as a player but the facts are their for all to see, logic and fact must not be ignored.
All eyes on the work Neil Aspin has done over at Halifax!....hint hint!...give him a job!!. ;)......ALTHOUGH it may turn into a bare chested all Yorkshire black pudding battle to the death in some barn somewhere just outside Biddulph between him and Micky (yes i know Aspin was born in Gateshead!) should things not to well on match days.
Anyway, good luck tonight and really it is a great chance (first time in a long time) to see how our ship sails on calm waters against giant minnows. UPTHEVALE!!”
by paulmogan
Tuesday, April 17 2012, 11:45AM
“It seems mathamatics is not Grews strong point!”
by O0ohMatron
Tuesday, April 17 2012, 11:26AM
“I love Mark Grew, always looks like he's just chewed a wasp.”