Stoke supporter Brunt has Port Vale in his sights
BRISTOL Rovers striker Ryan Brunt has an added incentive to try and put a further dent in Port Vale's promotion hopes at the Memorial Stadium tonight.
Rovers' main focus will be to improve their own position in League Two by bouncing back quickly following Saturday's 2-0 defeat at Chesterfield.
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Brunt, however, has more motivation than most to put one over Micky Adams' side.
"I'm a Stokie," joked Brunt, pictured, who arrived at Rovers on a two-and-a-half-year deal during the January transfer window.
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"I'll probably get a bit of stick, but I don't mind that.
"You don't really tend to take much notice of what is being said when you are out on the pitch playing."
The striker, however, acknowledges that putting things right after admitting to a 'poor' team performance at the Proact Stadium on Saturday remains at the forefront of all the players' thoughts.
It was only a fourth defeat Rovers have suffered during a much-improved run of form in the 15 games since John Ward succeeded Mark McGhee in December.
"We can't say that it doesn't matter just because we have worked hard in the past," Brunt said.
"We don't expect to win every game, but we do expect to go out and show the sort of attitude and performance that gives us a chance to win every game.
"I think the gaffer mentioned we have had a couple of defeats in the past.
"But we have played well in those games and were a little unfortunate to lose them. If we had played well on Saturday it would have been less disappointing, but we just weren't at the races.
"I don't think we started all that well and we conceded goals at a bad time. There are no excuses, because we were poor as a team. We just didn't click and we need to put it right on Tuesday night."
Rovers, however, have shown admirable capacity to respond positively to any defeat they have suffered under Ward with positive results following defeats in games against Gillingham, Rotherham United and Northampton Town.
The Pirates have also enjoyed a good record against sides around the top of League Two after securing victories over Exeter City, Fleetwood, Rotherham United and Burton Albion in recent times.
Micky Adams' Port Vale side are another one of those tipped for elevation to League One by securing promotion between now and the end of the season – even though they are beginning to suffer a case of home straight jitters after losing three of their last four games.
"We have played well against some of the good teams, but that shouldn't matter," said Brunt.
"Whether we are playing Port Vale or a team around the bottom of the league we need to have a consistent level of performance.
"We need to start well and get an early goal like we did when we beat Exeter and Burton in our last two home games.
"We played well in both of those games and we have to take the positives out of those and build on them. We are certainly getting there as a team, but it has only been a couple of months and we now have to try and sustain that improvement over a long period of time."
5 Comments
by THEIRONS
Tuesday, March 12 2013, 5:54PM
“Congrats to Rovers , i never thought it was in doubt , i will exscuse myself from reading the full report as it seems full of waffle, as i said Congrats”
by bluecamel
Tuesday, March 12 2013, 5:20PM
“And here is the good news exclusive ..............................HOT OFF THE PRESS
Application No. 12/02090/F
Redevelopment of the site comprising the demolition of the stadium and all related structures, and erection of a foodstore with under-croft parking, 65 residential units (houses and apartments) and community/commercial floorspace. Associated works comprising hard and soft landscaping, enlargement of vehicular access to Filton Avenue, and the creation on a mini-roundabout on Filton Avenue, and improvements to road junctions at Filton Avenue/Gloucester Road and Filton Avenue/Muller Road.
I refer to your letter of 25 January 2013 referring to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government ("The Secretary of State") an application for planning permission for the above development.
The Secretary of State has carefully considered this case against call-in policy, as set out in the Written Ministerial Statement by Nick Boles on 26 October 2012. The policy makes it clear that the power to call in a case will only be used very selectively. The Government is committed to give more power to councils and communities to make their own decisions on planning issues, and believes planning decisions should be made at the local level wherever possible.
The Secretary of State has carefully considered the impact of the proposal, and the key policy issues which this case raises. In his opinion, the proposals do not: involve a conflict with national policies on important matters; have significant long term impact on economic growth and meeting housing needs across a wider area than a single local authority; have significant effects beyond their immediate locality; give rise to substantial cross boundary or national controversy; raise significant architectural and urban design issues; or involve the interests of national security or of foreign Governments. Nor does he consider that there is any other sufficient reason to call the application in for his own determination. He has therefore decided the application should be determined at local level, and has not called it in.
In considering whether to exercise the discretion to call in this application, the Secretary of State has not considered the matter of whether this application is EIA Development for the purposes of the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2011. The local planning authority responsible for determining this application remains the relevant authority responsible for considering whether these Regulations apply to this proposed development and, if so, for ensuring that the requirements of the Regulations are complied with.
The Article 25 Direction issued pursuant to the Secretary of State's letter of 22 February 2013 is hereby withdrawn.
Yours sincerely
Mike Walton
Planning Casework Manager
The ground gets the all clear .................................”
by BerttheBlue
Tuesday, March 12 2013, 4:08PM
“Marksy, have a word with yourself kid, it's clear you know next to nothing about football development in individuals, ever heard of Jason Roberts by any chance?
If not take a look at his career path in the game, after all he played briefly for your lot but was not good enough for the mighty soon to be premier league bound C*ty apparently, which is a joke in itself.
You do realise that Ryan Brunt was never a first teamer dont you?
He is up against the likes of Peter Crouch, Michael Owen, Mamade Sibide, Jon Walters in terms of first team selection.
Fair play to RB for stepping down the league to get regular football and improve his chances of playing at a higher level, which is more than can be said for lots of other prem reserve players.
I guess you think he should rot in the reserves for the rest of his career hoping that maybe one day a club makes an enquiry about his availability ???
Do us a favour Marksy pick up them snot covered crayons and go find somewhere else to play if you can't at least have some attempt at humour because the 'your club is **** shout' is tedious and normally fits in at school...”
by Marksy
Tuesday, March 12 2013, 1:05PM
“"I'll probably get a bit of stick, but I don't mind that.
They'll most probably laugh at him seeing how well he's done since he left Stoke ! Is that what you call progress ?”
by GasDownUnder
Tuesday, March 12 2013, 1:01PM
“Ryan,
Easy answer - hat trick
UTG”