Hugely controversial former Port Vale CEO Perry Deakin is working as a “consultant” for Bury FC according to a statement by the club. The statement from Bury FC says “the board would like to make it very clear that Mr Perry Deakin is not a shareholder or director but has been contracted as a commercial […]
OVF editor Rob Fielding says that Vale fans who decided to take a stand against the inept Vale Park boardroom can be very proud of where the club stands at this moment.
We welcome a new blogger to OVF with Malcolm Hirst kindly agreeing to provide us with his Port Vale thoughts and observations. In his first column, Malcolm reflects on his decision to try and bring about change and the challenge of taking on the Port Vale board.
The Starve ‘Em Out campaign has announced it has run its course and has been replaced by a new Feed ‘Em Up campaign.
Mike Lloyd has become the first Port Vale board member to talk to the press following the news that the club is set for administration. In an interview with BBC Radio Stoke’s John Acres, Lloyd says he is “desperately sorry about the club’s financial position” but unsurprisingly adds that “I don’t think the current situation […]
Opponents Accrington Stanley FC have told OVF that there will be pay-on-the-day turnstiles available for Port Vale supporters on Saturday and that the club have also asked the Port Vale board of directors to stay away from the ground. Accrington host Vale on Saturday and a bumper away gate is expected as Valiants fans show […]
Local media BBC Radio Stoke and the Sentinel newspaper are reporting that former Chairman Peter Miller has resigned from the Port Vale board. Miller has been a hugely unpopular figure at Vale Park since he secured his directorship on nil-paid shares and promises of investment from Blue Sky.
On a grim Monday for Port Vale fans, OVF founder Rob Fielding repeats his plea for the board to move aside now, before it’s too late.
On a day of ignominy and gloom for many Port Vale supporters, the overly casual reaction of interim chairman Mike Lloyd to the crisis has prompted furious criticism from Port Vale fans.
Port Vale columnist Martin Tideswell is inviting all Vale fans to write their own messages to the Port Vale board in a petition that will be handed over to the interim chairman Mike Lloyd.
The Supporters Club have issued a statement following Tuesday’s open meeting. Chairman Pete Williams also reassures all fans that: “irrespective of what happens in the coming weeks, the Supporters’ Club is committed to removing Messrs Lloyd, Deakin, Oliver and Miller.”
The Sentinel newspaper reports that the discredited Port Vale FC board have failed to make January’s scheduled payment on the club’s £2.5m loan from Stoke-on-Trent city council. The club missed a deadline of January 31st to make the payment of just under £20,000, while December’s payment was met on the 30th January, almost a month […]
In his latest column, OVF founder Rob Fielding comments that “supporters seeking change should be wary of the boardroom silence.” To find out why he is urging caution, read the rest of his latest “One Vale View” column.
In his latest column, OVF founder Rob Fielding says the last twelve months have included some of the club’s darkest moments and have truly been an annus horriblis.
OVF founder Rob Fielding says in his latest column, that while he’s delighted at the Sentinel’s investigations into Port Vale FC, the local radio station is lagging behind. According to Rob, Radio Stoke is “an organisation which is meant to provide value for its licence payers, but which seemingly cannot or will not ask the […]
In his latest “One Vale View” column, Rob Fielding reacts to the statements from Black and Gold and North London Valiants who have called an end to their protests. Rob says he “applauds the efforts of both groups” and their bravery in taking a stand against an unpopular board of directors.
In his latest “One Vale View” column, Rob Fielding says the board’s cut-price ticket offer and offers to talk to fans shows that SEO is working and the board are desperate for the campaign to stop. I am not surprised by Perry Deakin’s decision to offer cut-price tickets to the Crawley game. The CEO has […]
In Rob Fielding’s latest “One Vale View” column, he applauds one Vale fan’s brave decision to give up his season ticket, despite his sixty five years of support of the Valiants. It just so happens, that the Vale fan in question is his father and the man to whom the OVF website is dedicated…
In Rob Fielding’s latest “One Vale View” column he asks whether its now the right time for the anti-board groups to unite under one, single banner.
Feel free to correct me if I’m wrong, but in my 31 years of supporting Port Vale, I cannot recall such a rollercoaster season.
I wonder if, like me, you feel that there are a few unsung heroes that have been overlooked this season?
After the turmoil of the last few days, Vale fans could be forgiven for wanting to take a break from the ups and downs of football.
Barry Edge puts Old Sage’s Coffin March thank you note to verse as we remember a significant day in Port Vale’s history.
Peter Miller Port Vale salary: a copy of a letter that was sent to Peter Miller detailing his chairman’s salary.
The official Port Vale Supporters’ Club has issued a statement urging fans to keep the pressure on the board by demonstrating at every forthcoming game – both home and away.
Port Vale columnist Martin Tideswell says that the “men responsible for the current financial meltdown batten down the hatches and show utter contempt for the will of the people they are supposed to serve” and it is “little more than a cynical attempt by the Chief Executive and his fellow directors to paint Vale fans […]
Port Vale FC have issued a statement which says that Peter Miller’s chairmanship of the club will come to an end in a matter of days. The statement says that Miller’s brief was to secure new investment and was subject to a review.