A moment when football can be the greater game…
OVF editor Rob Fielding was privileged to see a play called the Greater Game about the Footballers Regiment and the sacrifice undertaken by Leyton Orient players.
Blog postings about football but not necessarily involving Port Vale FC.
OVF editor Rob Fielding was privileged to see a play called the Greater Game about the Footballers Regiment and the sacrifice undertaken by Leyton Orient players.
The Football League have announced that any possible reform of the English structure will not involve the introduction of Premier League B teams or the Old Firm clubs into the pyramid.
It’s fair to say that the revamped Football League Trophy has been very controversial. Here’s how Twitter reacted…
A poll on the OVF website has revealed that 85% of fans who voted will not attend Port Vale’s Football League Trophy game against a Derby County B side.
Details of the schedule for this season’s re-vamped Football League Trophy have been published and greeted with a chorus of disapproval from fans’ groups.
Rob Fielding opposes the recent decision to allow Premier League Academy sides (aka B sides) into the Johnstone’s Paints Trophy.
Premier League money may have ruined the Johnstone’s Paints Trophy competition and caused serious concerns about the future competitiveness of the Football League.
A rare day without a Vale news story gives us a chance to look ahead to Euro 2016 and examine Roy Hodgson’s striking options.
While this website opposes the proposed new Football League proposals as financially damaging and poorly thought-out, there is a need for balance so here is an article looking at the proposals in depth.
Controversial new plans for reforming the Football League have come under attack for being an “utterly ridiculous argument.”
As football fans, we want to turn away from Port Vale matters for a moment and remember the tragic events of the 11th May 1985.
The Against League 3 website is worried that Dave Richards’ Premier League interests could adversely affect lower league clubs but as usual fans will have “absolutely zero say” in his appointment.
Reports in national newspapers on Tuesday suggest that the Premier League are attempting to change the FA Cup competition. They must be stopped.
Recent legal action by the Oyston family against a number of Blackpool fans has prompted this article by OVF editor Rob Fielding.
Regular visitors to the OVF forum will have noted several updates on the farcical situation at Hereford United. Here’s OVF editor Rob Fielding with another update.
In this feature we look at former FA Cup opponents Salisbury City and the failure of the FA’s fit and proper person’s test to remove an owner labelled a “fraudster” by the city’s MP.