Port Vale are one of thirty six clubs to be placed in the Northern section of the Caraboa Cup first round draw.
The draw takes place on Thursday evening and gives the possibility of Vale being drawn against Crewe or Stoke City, who are also both in the Northern section.
The Valiants have been given ball number 25 in the draw which will announced live from 7pm on Thursday.
Carabou Cup Northern Section
1. Accrington Stanley
2. Barnsley
3. Blackburn Rovers
4. Blackpool
5. Bolton Wanderers
6. Bradford City
7. Burton Albion
8. Bury
9. Carlisle United
10. Crewe Alexandra
11. Derby County
12. Doncaster Rovers
13. Fleetwood Town
14. Grimsby Town
15. Huddersfield Town
16. Hull City
17. Leeds United
18. Lincoln City
19. Macclesfield Town
20. Mansfield Town
21. Middlesbrough
22. Morecambe
23. Nottingham Forest
24. Oldham Athletic
25. Port Vale
26. Preston North End
27. Rochdale
28. Rotherham United
29. Salford City
30. Scunthorpe United
31. Sheffield Wednesday
32. Shrewsbury Town
33. Stoke City
34. Sunderland
35. Tranmere Rovers
36. Wigan Athletic
I hope John Askey doesn’t leave his search for a striker too late… as we all know the less able ones often get left behind, and I would hate to see him in the position where he has little choice left… and we will end up the same as last year. More goal power is a priority that cannot be ignored. I wish him good luck… he is going to need it.