Time for forward thinking with contracts
OVF editor Rob Fielding says the club need to talk with key players before their contracts wind down.
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OVF editor Rob Fielding says the club need to talk with key players before their contracts wind down.
Port Vale look set to have a smaller playing budget for the new season after the club released details of season ticket sales.
Port Vale owner Norman Smurthwaite has told the Sentinel that he would invest up to £300,000 into the transfer budget.
Manager Micky Adams says the club need a larger squad if they are to challenge for the play-offs next season.
Port Vale chairman Norman Smurthwaite has spoken to the Sentinel about the club’s transfer embargo and told them that it has been in place since the start of the season.
In a move that could have repercussions for 14 out of contract players and manager Micky Adams, it’s been claimed that Vale’s playing budget will be much reduced next season.
Staffordshire police have cut the bill for the policing of the game against Wolves by almost 50% after Chairman Norman Smurthwaite challenged the amount charged.
Port Vale FC have responded to the recent reports of a “cash crisis” at the club with an official club statement from owner Norman Smurthwaite.
Rob Fielding says that regardless of the truth of the “cash crisis” article in the Sunday People, the club needs to clear the air with its supporters.
The Sunday People newspaper has claimed that there is a fresh “cash crisis” at Port Vale FC due to a “severe lack of funds at the club.”
Club owner Norman Smurthwaite has tweeted that he will have personally paid out £1m to the football club this season.
Micky Adams has told the Sentinel that Vale “haven’t got a massive squad” and he disputes the fact that the Vale development squad’s wages are included in the club’s submission in accordance with the Football League Fair Play rules .
Norman Smurthwaite has told the Sentinel that he will “make sure there’s enough depth in our squad for next season” as he considers the possibility of increasing Micky Adams’ transfer funds.
Sole owner Norman Smurthwaite delivered an upbeat message to a Fans Forum saying that “I want to rekindle the Bill Bell days.”
Chairman Paul Wildes has praised Micky Adams’ “magnificent accomplishment” and claimed that Vale’s struggles at the start of the season meant that the Vale boss had half the transfer budget of the other promoted sides.
Port Vale co-owner Norman Smurthwaite has told the Sentinel that Port Vale’s crowds will need to improve considerably if the club are to climb up the league.
Port Vale’s new owners Paul Wildes and Norman Smurthwaite received a standing ovation after a fans forum in which they announced a string of new initiatives.
Here (sadly) is our comprehensive day-by-day guide to the twists and turns of the club’s spell in administration during 2012
The administrators running Port Vale have confirmed that manager Micky Adams and first-team coaches Mark Grew and Geoff Horsfield will remain at the club. Administrator Bob Young told the Sentinel: “After having a chat with Micky I assured him Mark and Geoff are safe.
Port Vale manager Micky Adams has moved to reassure fans that he is not seeking to engineer a move away from the club. Adams’ post-match remarks caused media speculation that the manager was upset with the administration of the club after he told reporters that: “I’m taking legal advice, and we’ll see where we go […]
Port Vale administration confirmed: the inevitable has been confirmed after the club’s hearing at High Court in Birmingham concluded on Friday lunchtime.
The Starve ‘Em Out campaign has announced it has run its course and has been replaced by a new Feed ‘Em Up campaign.
Stoke-on-Trent city council have justified their decision to help Port Vale FC into administration. Council leader Mohammed Pervez said that not acting could have “meant the immediate end to Port Vale FC and 130 years of history.” The council were also at pains to reiterate that the club’s future is still far from certain, but […]
Manager Micky Adams has heaped praise on Port Vale supporters and players for their response to the news that the club were set to enter administration. Adams told the Sentinel: “The supporters were terrific and really got behind us.
Port Vale FC have released a statement that confirms the club have applied to enter administration for the second time in their history. The club have asked for Bob Young, Steve Currie and Gerald Krasner of Begsbie Traynor to be the joint-administrators of the club.
Port Vale CEO Perry Deakin has told the Sentinel that the board got “carried away” with the Blue Sky deal, that he “was never going to own” his £100,000 share allocation and that the exposure of the nil-paid shares fiasco was “awful.”
Captain Marc Richards has moved to deny claims that he is set to leave crisis club Port Vale. With the club set to enter administration and players and staff not paid, Vale players such as top scorer Richards have been linked with moves elsewhere.