Port Vale have been handed a tie against League Two side Fleetwood Town in the third round of the FA Cup.
The two sides have already met this season – with the teams producing a 3-3 draw in the Football League Trophy group stages.
The two sides have never previously met in the FA Cup but they played each other twice in the League Cup with a win apiece.
The Valiants reached the third round stage after wins over Maldon and Tiptree and Bristol Rovers in the first and second rounds respectively.
I will take the home draw v fleetwood,hopefully progress v the big gunsUP THE VALE
Not the hoped for glamour home tie, but a real opportunity to win the £120K 3rd Round win bonus. As significant financial boost that at least will be very important to the club’s owners.
At least it’s at home. Can I ask the club (as usual they won’t listen) can you open just the centre block of the Railway Stand. The Railway Paddock and Stand is the most populated area of the ground, yet it is the area most affected when the club decides to close off areas when a poor attendance is forecast. Supporters who sit in these areas do so because lots of them like to sit near to the halfway line with family and friends. By closing the Railway stand these fans are then forced into the Paddock taking the seats up of season ticket holders, a lot of whom have sat there for years. I didn’t see most of the Lorne Street closed due to a small attendance,I didn’t see half the directors box taped off, so why do it in the Railway Stand. It would cost just a few hundred pounds to steward the Railway Stand, in fact the club paid that much to pay for the stewards who were there to actually stop people from sitting there. The club should use some common sense and look after the fans who come along to support them. When Vale used to get gates of just 3000-3500 all the ground was open, however for some reason the people running the club now don’t seem capable of doing this.
If we get through to the next round give the money to Mr Moore, and get him as far away from Vale park as possible.The survival starts with Bradford, are you listening Mr Moore.