Pope joint-top after Cheltenham rout
Striker Tom Pope was a run-away winner of the OVF man of the match vote for the 3-2 home victory over Cheltenham Town.
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Analysis: Yates the star against Spireites
Pete Tindall was at the Chesterfield game and he has reflected on the 2-2 draw at the B2net stadium for OVF. The talking points: Before the match, much of the conversation centred around whether Ryan Burge will even stay at the club. Many speculated (correctly) that Marc Richards was bound to score against the Vale. […]
Chesterfield 2-2 Port Vale
Chesterfield 2-2 Port Vale: the magnificent Tom Pope scored his 31st goal of the season and his fourth of a prolific Easter period as he rescued a point for the Valiants at Chesterfield.
Two minute guide to: Chesterfield
The Valiants travel to Chesterfield on Easter Monday for another crucial League Two encounter. Here is our quick guide to the opposition.
Port Vale 3-2 Cheltenham
Port Vale 3-2 Cheltenham: talisman targetman Tom Pope ended his goal drought in stunning style as his superb hat-trick helped Vale win a five goal thriller against promotion rivals Cheltenham Town.
Two minute guide to: Cheltenham Town
The Valiants face another vital game as they host Cheltenham Town on Friday afternoon. Here is our brief guide to the opposition.
JMW moves into third place
Winger Jennison Myrie-Williams was a convincing winner of the OVF man of the match award against York City.
Two minute guide to: Aldershot
Providing the weather doesn’t intervene, the Valiants will host Aldershot this weekend. Here’s our brief guide to our next opponents.
Dodds and Morsy move into second place
OVF man of the match awards for Louis Dodds and Sam Morsy have taken them into joint-second place in the OVF player of the season leaderboard. Here are the latest MOTM results from a busy period of the season: Oxford United: Doug Loft Bradford City: Louis Dodds Southend United: Sam Morsy Bristol Rovers: Sam Morsy […]
York City 0-2 Port Vale
York City 0-2 Port Vale: Phew! Micky Adams’ side earned their first win in six games after goals from Jennison Myrie-Williams and Lee Hughes secured a vital 2-0 away win over York.
Two minute guide to: York City
We take a look ahead to Saturday’s game with a brief preview of our next opponents – Nigel Worthington’s York City side.
Bristol Rovers 2-0 Port Vale
Bristol Rovers 2-0 Port Vale: the Vale’s poor defeat to Bristol Rovers was completely overshadowed by an apparently serious injury to sub Ashley Vincent who was stretchered off the pitch.
Two minute guide to: Bristol Rovers
It’s a trip to the West Country on Tuesday night as Vale take on Bristol Rovers in a mid-week League Two clash. Here is our quick guide to our next opponents.
Port Vale 1-2 Southend
Port Vale 1-2 Southend: Lee Hughes scored his fifth Vale goal but Port Vale failed to win for the fourth game in a row after visitors Southend won 2-1 on Saturday afternoon.
Two minute guide to: Southend United
We take a look ahead to the Vale’s next game with our brief guide to our League Two visitors Southend United.
Awards hat-trick for Dan Jones
Left-back Daniel Jones has won his third OVF man of the match award – his third such award in just nine appearances for the Valiants.
Port Vale 0-0 Bradford City
Port Vale 0-0 Bradford City: Captain Doug Loft was sent-off in the dying minutes as Vale’s winless “blip” stretched to three games after visitors Bradford claimed a point at Vale Park.
Two minute guide to: Bradford City
The Valiants take on cup kings Bradford City on Tuesday night and here is our brief guide to the Valiants’ latest opponents.
Analysis: Whose starting place is safe?
Pete T reviews the Oxford United game and ponders who, apart from Chris Neal, is guaranteed a start as Port Vale’s poor run continues.
Oxford 2-1 Port Vale
Oxford 2-1 Port Vale: Captain Doug Loft’s long-range effort was in vain as the Vale were defeated 2-1 by Oxford United at the Kassam Stadium.
Two minute guide to: Oxford United
The Valiants travel to Oxfordshire this weekend and as usual OVF has briefly profiled our next opponents – Oxford United.
‘Fans have every right to criticise and question…’
Prominent Port Vale columnist Martin Tideswell has reacted to Micky Adams’ comments about criticism on the Internet by saying “fans have every right to criticise and question when things go wrong – just as they lavished praise on the team and the manager earlier in the season.”
Port Vale 0-2 Exeter City
Port Vale 0-2 Exeter City: Vale suffered their second home defeat in a row as they also failed to score for the third time in four games. Sub Louis Dodds went closest as he hit the post in the dying minutes.
Two minute guide to: Exeter City
We take a look ahead to Tuesday night’s League Two opponents Exeter City with another of our brief guides to the opposition.
Analysis: Purse earns top marks
Pete Tindall has provided this analysis of Vale’s weekend trip to Torquay United with Darren Purse almost obtaining a perfect score for his efforts.
Jones secures second MOTM award
Left-back Daniel Jones has won his second MOTM award for his performance against Morecambe. It was Jones’ second MOTM award in only six games for the Valiants.