Michael Brown says Vale were unlucky
Interim manager Michael Brown told the media that the home defeat to Bradford City was “hard to take.”
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The former Manchester City and Tottenham Hotspur midfielder joined the Valiants in the closing stages of his player career making 56 appearances during a three year spell as player from 2014 to 2017.
He was appointed as assistant manager to Bruno Ribeiro in 2016. Following Ribeiro’s resignation on Boxing Day 2016, Brown was appointed caretaker manager but was unable to save the club from relegation to League Two. He was appointed permanent manager in the summer of 2017 but after a poor start to the 2017-18 season he was sacked on the 16th September.
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