Leading Port Vale Supporters Club official: please stay calm and show respect during Crewe game
Malcolm Hirst, vice chair of the Supporters Club has appealed to Port Vale fans to avoid discrimatory behaviour during the match against rivals Crewe.
Category: Malcolm Hirst blog
North London Valiants’ Malcolm Hirst offers his reflections on all things Port Vale.
Opinion: should Vale stick or twist over Neil Aspin
Columnists Malcolm Hirst and Mark Walton ponder whether a managerial change is needed at Vale Park.
Football League hold fans forum on Checkatrade – but fail to listen to fans’ views
Port Vale Supporters Club vice chair Malcolm Hirst says the recent fans forum on the Checkatrade Trophy did little to address supporters’ concerns.
Malcolm Hirst: Port Vale need to extend the contracts of this duo soon
Columnist Malcolm Hirst thinks two Vale players have done enough to earn early contract extensions.
Q&A: Port Vale Supporters Club explain recent membership changes
Port Vale Supporters Club vice chairman Malcolm Hirst spoke to OVF’s Rob Fielding to explain recent changes.
Malcolm Hirst: Vale’s game against Exeter to promote Fans for Diversity
Fans for Malcolm Hirst updates OVF viewers on a Port Vale game to promote Fans for Diversity…
Malcolm Hirst: there is always next season…
Columnist Malcolm Hirst says he “would like to see Aspin given the time to build a squad.”
Opinion: is it all pretence?
Columnist Malcolm Hirst says ahead of the supporters’ meeting it’s time to “stand down Norman, stand down please…”
Opinion: fighting Port Vale fans should be banned for life
Columnist Malcolm Hirst says there are simply no excuses for the fans hell-bent on violence at the Grimsby Town match…
Opinion: worrying times for Vale fans are owner’s not manager’s fault
Columnist Malcolm Hirst says that the club’s Football League future could be in serious doubt and that one person will be to blame if it does go down…
Opinion: now the Hugill deal is done where should the money go?
Columnist Malcolm Hirst says that the Hugill money should be split between investment in the squad and paying off directors’ loans.
Malcolm Hirst: what we require at Vale Park is a period of stability and unity
Columnist Malcolm Hirst says that following the appointment of Neil Aspin and John Rudge Port Vale now need to build for the future.
Malcolm Hirst: despite the owner’s tweets, this mess isn’t the fans’ fault
Columnist Malcolm Hirst says that despite tweets from owner Norman Smurthwaite, most Vale fans know where the club’s current problems stem from.
Malcolm Hirst: Rudderless Port Vale are suffering from a lack of leadership
Columnist Malcolm Hirst says that the rudderless club are in danger of having just non-league football to look forward to.
Opinion: Michael Brown needs to improve his tactics
Columnist Malcolm Hirst feels that the Vale manager has been “too cautious” and was found out during the defeat to Wycombe Wanderers.
Opinion: Stoke City and Port Vale can learn much from St Pauli’s principles
Columnist Malcolm Hirst’s second side is cult German outfit St Pauli so how did he react when they announced a partnership with Stoke City?
Opinion: Publishing Port Vale accounts would earn respect from fans
Columnist Malcolm Hirst thinks that publishing the club accounts would earn owner Norman Smurthwaite more respect from Vale fans.
Malcolm Hirst: fans want Norman Smurthwaite to go
OVF columnist Malcolm Hirst says it’s clear that there is a mood for change and that the owner should listen.
Malcolm Hirst: after saying sorry, Norman should now correct his mistakes and write off his loans
Vale fan Malcolm Hirst welcomes an apology from Norman Smurthwaite but wants him to write off the loans, put a reasonable price on the club and open a dialogue with Synectics.
Malcolm Hirst: replace the manager and sell Vale at a sensible price
Port Vale fan Malcolm Hirst has some forthright views on what actions owner Norman Smurthwaite should take.
Time for Norman Smurthwaite to put a genuine price tag on the club and go
Long-standing Port Vale fan Malcolm Hirst thinks recent events show that it’s time for Norman Smurthwaite to sell the club at a realistic price.
Vale’s game against Bristol Rovers will define the rest of the season
Opinion by Malcolm Hirst. Recent games have shown Vale to be a “chalk and cheese” team and it’s vital Vale approach the game against Bristol Rovers in the right manner.
‘We need patience both on and off the pitch’
OVF columnist Malcolm Hirst says that “patience is not a virtue common amongst football fans” but Port Vale need it both on and off the pitch.
Will Wildes succeed with “community club” plans?
OVF columnist Malcolm Hirst is relieved that the Paul Wildes takeover has finally happened and is waiting “with anticipation” to see how Mr Wildes brings his hopes of a community club to fruition.
Love him or hate him: can Adams unite Vale’s fanbase?
OVF blogger Malcolm Hirst says that although Micky Adams divides opinion amongst Vale fans, he “could be that uniting factor for us as a club…”
Hirst: unity is the only road to success for Vale
OVF blogger Malcolm Hirst says that as a new era dawns “unity is required both at the club and between the fans…”
Hirst: Battle with the board nearly killed my love for Vale
We welcome a new blogger to OVF with Malcolm Hirst kindly agreeing to provide us with his Port Vale thoughts and observations. In his first column, Malcolm reflects on his decision to try and bring about change and the challenge of taking on the Port Vale board.