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Quick Vale update today

Wed Aug 03, 2011 11:19 am

Just watched our boys training up the Vale.
Very impressed. Malky got them doing lots of 2 touch possesion work.
It was pleasing to see a Mananger involved with all aspects of training and talking throughout.
Notable absentees was Gerrard, Gunnersson, Kiss and Gestede.
I later got told the Gerrard and Gunnersson was in the swimming pool (not sure why, possibly recovering from slight knocks)
In the possesion work,the back 5 was Marshall,Taylor, Hudson, Keinan, Macnaughton.
Gavin Rae also still training with the boys.
Ibby Farah impressed me today. Looked very sharp. Doesn't seem big enough for a Centre Midfielder tho. Joe Mason looked very strong on the ball for such a slight guy.
Stephen Macphail also completed the full session
Small mention and Hello to a poster from this messageboard who i got talking to up there. Doesnt post regular but does now and again. Hello Geoff (excuse if its spelt different) recognising my profile pic :lol:
Session finished at 1145. Conway and Keinan stayed out knocking the ball around. Also Ernie,Taiwo,Blake and Whitts stayed out playing keep ups.
Malky and his coaches still on pitch when i was leaving, all other players went back to get changed, Miller signing lots of autographs up there

Re: Quick Vale update today

Wed Aug 03, 2011 11:25 am

Just realised it was Alex Evans and not Taylor in the back 5. oops

Re: Quick Vale update today

Wed Aug 03, 2011 11:27 am

Cheers for the update mate :)

Fancy a pop down there 1 day where do you watch them train from ? :ayatollah:

Re: Quick Vale update today

Wed Aug 03, 2011 4:52 pm

When you look at pitch, theres a little alley on left hand side running right next to the pitch, i normally stand there as thats closest position when they are using full pitch. Either that or just stand behind the goals by the car park :ayatollah:

Re: Quick Vale update today

Wed Aug 03, 2011 5:45 pm

Double G wrote:Just watched our boys training up the Vale.
Very impressed. Malky got them doing lots of 2 touch possesion work.
It was pleasing to see a Mananger involved with all aspects of training and talking throughout.
Notable absentees was Gerrard, Gunnersson, Kiss and Gestede.
I later got told the Gerrard and Gunnersson was in the swimming pool (not sure why, possibly recovering from slight knocks)
In the possesion work,the back 5 was Marshall,Taylor, Hudson, Keinan, Macnaughton.
Gavin Rae also still training with the boys.
Ibby Farah impressed me today. Looked very sharp. Doesn't seem big enough for a Centre Midfielder tho. Joe Mason looked very strong on the ball for such a slight guy.
Stephen Macphail also completed the full session
Small mention and Hello to a poster from this messageboard who i got talking to up there. Doesnt post regular but does now and again. Hello Geoff (excuse if its spelt different) recognising my profile pic :lol:
Session finished at 1145. Conway and Keinan stayed out knocking the ball around. Also Ernie,Taiwo,Blake and Whitts stayed out playing keep ups.
Malky and his coaches still on pitch when i was leaving, all other players went back to get changed, Miller signing lots of autographs up there


Nice to meet you also Gareth, I don't mind how my names spelt I've been called a lot worse :lol: , what I found encouraging today is how the squad seemed to be enjoying the training, I took my kids for a swim after the gym and all the squad were in there winding down and having a laugh in there, they do these pool sessions regularly with the coaches standing on the side, I was chatting to Parkin in the changing rooms afterwards and he was saying what a good bunch of lads they have this season and echoed Gerrard's opinion that there were certainly a few ego's in the squad last season, didn't ask him to name anyone though, didn't want to put him in an awkward situation.

Re: Quick Vale update today

Wed Aug 03, 2011 5:47 pm

good update bro