Jon Gold, the chairman of local non-league side Nantwich Town has sent Port Vale fans a message of support following the club’s recent financial melt-down. Nantwich contacted OVF earlier this year to show how Port Vale had reneged on the terms of former Nantwich player Ritchie Sutton’s contract in the summer and now Gold has […]
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 […]
Legenday former Port Vale manager John Rudge has added expressed his sorrow as the Valiants prepare to enter administration. Several former Port Vale players have already used Twitter to show their support to players and fans and to express their concern over the current financial crisis at the club.
The Sentinel newspaper reports that local millionaire Mo Chaudry would be ready to take over Port Vale FC – if the price was right. Chaudry told the newspaper: “I didn’t expect things to materialise at Port Vale so quickly, but now they have I feel I have a duty to see if the right deal […]
Furious Port Vale manager Micky Adams has pulled no punches about his view of the club’s board in an interview with the Sentinel newspaper. In it, Adams describes the recent weeks at the club as “an absolute joke” and has slammed board members for not having the courage to face players face-to-face and tell them […]
The Staffordshire Sentinel are reporting that HMRC issued a winding-up petition against the club on Wednesday lunchtime. The club are currently subject of a transfer embargo due to a unpaid tax bill and have not paid this month’s staff wages.
Port Vale were held to a home draw by near neighbours Crewe Alex as Vale fans were able to focus their attention on the pitch following all the recent off-pitch revelations. Micky Adams named an unchanged starting line-up, but former Crewe forward Tom Pope returned to the subs bench after injury.
Influential Port Vale columnist Martin Tideswell says “The smart money is on us not even making it to an AGM/EGM. It won’t be held in the Robbie Williams suite, that’s for sure.” He adds: “Meanwhile, Messrs Lloyd and Deakin – finally realising the game is up – have held talks with the Supporters’ Club’s solicitor. […]
The Sentinel newspaper claims that former Chairman Peter Miller resigned over the weekend. The move leaves the board below the legal number required to operate the business and has prompted the remaining directors to hold an emergency meeting with the Supporters Club, who are seeking to remove them.
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.
The Sentinel newspaper has reported what many fans fear – that Port Vale FC could be on the brink of administration.
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.
BBC Radio Stoke are reporting that Port Vale have been given a transfer embargo by the Football League for an unpaid payment. The news will be a further blow for the club’s discredited and hugely unpopular board, who are under intense pressure to leave their positions in the boardroom ahead of the forthcoming EGM.
John McCombe and Sean Rigg scored as Port Vale recorded an away victory against Northampton Town on Saturday. Micky Adams made two changes with Chris Shuker and Paul Marshall starting in place of Morsy and Williamson.
Influential Port Vale columnist Martin Tideswell has a message for Mike Lloyd – “Mr Lloyd, it’s a question of: You or Us. The fans were here before you and, rest assured, they will still be here long after you’ve been chased off down Hamil Road…”
Shareholders can find out more about the club’s proposed interim board candidates on the recently launched Port Vale Supporters Club website.
A copy of the original Mo Chaudry presentation to supporters which detailed his proposals to take the club forward.
A copy of the Supporters Club Q&A document from 2011 with the board detailing various answers about their intentions and the Blue Sky deal.
The Sentinel reports that Chris Birchall has received international clearance to play for Port Vale and the midfielder could now be included in Vale’s squad to face Northampton Town. Birchall, the club’s most-capped player, has agreed a month-to-month contract six years after he first played for the club and he could be named as a […]
In his latest column, OVF founder Rob Fielding says that fans should be reassured that the board simply cannot win when pitched against 97% of the fanbase. Rob adds that: “I want to try and emphasise to all supporters that united, we cannot lose…”
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.
Former director Paul Humphreys urged fans to back the Supporters Club proposed interim board during a well attended meeting at Smallthorne Victory WMC. Humphreys is one of six candidates proposed as a replacement interim board. The Supporters Club hope the interim board will be voted in by shareholders at the forthcoming EGM.
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.”
In his latest column, OVF founder Rob Fielding says that he’s not surprised that Vale fans are worried that the board may still have some dirty tricks up their sleeves. And with that in mind he urges fans to contribute to tonight’s meeting: to raise questions and concerns and also to show the Supporters’ Club […]
Port Vale will be posting copies of their annual accounts to shareholders within the next week, ahead of the forthcoming joint AGM/EGM. The annual accounts to shareholders for the year ending June 30, 2011 will be included in the mailing along with the EGM agenda papers.