Veteran Brown set to begin comeback
Just when Vale were missing one defensive midfielder, it looks like two could soon become available.
Anthony Grant missed the Bury defeat with a hamstring injury but is expected to return this weekend and now assistant-manager Michael Brown is also beginning his recovery from injury.
Brown has not featured this season after suffering a knee ligament injury in the summer but he will be named in a strong Vale reserves side to take on Walsall on Tuesday.