Take Away Manager
Exiled Valiant Barry Edge lives in Perth, Western Australia and is a regular columnist for onevalefan. Today he asks if the rumour’s true that Paul T Vale is making a bid for the job of manager at the Castle Brit.
Exiled Valiant Barry Edge lives in Perth, Western Australia and is a regular columnist for onevalefan. Today he asks if the rumour’s true that Paul T Vale is making a bid for the job of manager at the Castle Brit.
Exiled Valiant Barry Edge lives in Perth, Western Australia and is a regular columnist for onevalefan. In this poem Barry illuminates a Forum post, dated August 30, 2002, in which Vayurl tells of his close encounter with the local constabulary.
Exiled Valiant Barry Edge lives in Perth, Western Australia and is a regular columnist for onevalefan and this is his poem about the not so nice side of football.
Exiled Valiant Barry Edge lives in Western Australia and is a regular columnist for onevalefan. Here is another of his exclusive poems about being a referee.
Barry picks-up on two ovf Forum posts, dated 12/01 & 13/01/2003, in which a young o’Treason shares with ovf his days as a smart dresser, Chawners in Hanley, the physical attributes of the Bycars loo, the old Vale Park scoreboard, and of conning his then not so keen on football girlfriend to go to Vale […]
Tim Hollinger, the CEO of Ameriturf Global Systems has hinted that the company would still be willing to invest in the club if the current board is removed.
The Sentinel newspaper has revealed that Stoke-on-Trent North MP Joan Walley’s attempts to hold a meeting with the Port Vale board have been ignored.
Port Vale’s weekend opponents Shrewsbury Town are likely to hold a 9am pitch inspection ahead of Saturday’s game at the New Meadow stadium.
Port Vale columnist Martin Tideswell says that while the campaign for change is a “huge gamble” he is still annoyed by “those fans who have sat idly by through the whole process – slating the current board and bemoaning the actions of the Supporters’ Club while offering no alternative to the status quo.”
Exiled Valiant Barry Edge lives in Perth, Western Australia and is a regular columnist for onevalefan. This time he teams up with Chris Simpson aka Trent Vale Valiant in asking the question re a particular absentee Stokie friend.
Barry Edge puts Old Sage’s Coffin March thank you note to verse as we remember a significant day in Port Vale’s history.
What do some of the words from the song Lily the Pink and Barry’s latest memoir have in common? Journey down memory lane with him and all will be revealed.
In this memoir Barry tells us about the time his mum, sanguine about most things in life, took exception to his second eldest brother’s foray into the world of fresco art. Well, pencil artwork that is 🙂
Those of us who know Barry are left in no doubt whatsoever that the greatest influence in his life has been his mum. Here is another memoir about Bridget Edge nee McMahon – the girl from Smallthorne.
Gone are the days of compulsory retirement and for Barry this is a real bonus because he tells us wants to work on until at least his 70th birthday. Is it all down to his Dad, perhaps?
This story was first published on onevalefan in 2003 – just before we changed to a new hosting facility. Unfortunately, and for reasons Rob and yours truly cannot explain, Chris’ story was not archived for future reference.
Barry’s journey down memory lane calls in on the time the ‘Lads topped the old Division 4 and when he enjoyed a brief encounter with a girl he loved more than she him.
It’s all been a little too much for Barry – the latest news from Lapland that is. But all’s well that ends well.
In Barry’s latest memoir there are post card views of Kings Park, Perth Western Australia, plus stories about an athletic coach with unconventional training regimes, a visit form the local plod, and a lady who lost her dog. Yes, it’s all here.
OVF was kindly asked to select Port Vale’s most important cup goal.
OVF has been fortunate to be asked for their views for a number of Sentinel previews.
The third of our pleas to Robbie Williams was published on the Football 365 website.
After an open letter to Robbie in the Guardian, OVF then had this plea to Robbie in the News of the World.
Over the years, OVF has been asked to produce the odd season preview for 442 magazine. Here are a selection of them.
All-time Port Vale XI: OVF was kindly asked to select an all-time Port Vale XI for 442 magazine.
Whatever it is I seem to be doing it more often than not these days. Ah well, such is life.