John Askey’s summer squad balancing act pays dividends for Port Vale during injury crisis
Rob Fielding says that the manager recruited wisely over the summer months – and that is demonstrated by the club’s recent form.
Rob Fielding says that the manager recruited wisely over the summer months – and that is demonstrated by the club’s recent form.
Port Vale have been dealt a double blow with the news that defender James Gibbons and midfielder Manny Oyeleke are both ruled out of the home game against Morecambe on Saturday.
Rob Fielding says that strong performances from youngsters Scott Burgess and Jake Taylor could see them both establish regular starting places in midfield.
In the first of a series of features where we ask OVF forum users for their views, it’s PV1973 who offers his insights on the season so far.
As the Valiants injury list continues to pile up, here’s our latest round-up of who’s an injury doubt ahead of Port Vale’s trip to Leyton Orient on Saturday.
There’s usually not much to talk about after a Football League Trophy game but this season has proved somewhat different for Port Vale, says Rob Fielding.
A Home Office government report says that the Football League Trophy had the highest arrest rate of any domestic competition last season.
We take a look at what we consider to be five of the best goalkeepers “of a certain vintage” to appear in a Port Vale shirt.
Who are the best Neil Aspin signings for Port Vale? His transfer record was patchy but during his brief spell, Neil Aspin did bring some talent to the club.
Our ratings out of ten for the thirteen Port Vale new boys…
They may only have been here for a short time but which players make our list of the best Port Vale loan signings?
The situation at Bury is just the latest example of a club descending into chaos as the Football League continues to do nothing.
The best John McGrath signings? He was in charge for four years but which five of his signings do we think are John McGrath’s best?
The best Lee Sinnott signings? His time may have been brief but we reckon the quality of Lee Sinnott’s best signings may surprise one or two…
Who are the best Micky Adams signings for Port Vale? We think this is a tough task (so we enjoyed it) and we think there’s bound to be some disagreement over some of our choices…
A quintet of Port Vale’s finest imports from North of the border…
Age is no barrier to these older Port Vale players who starred during their senior years.
We take a look at five hugely influential non-league signings by Port Vale FC.
There have been many Port Vale home kit designs – here are five memorable designs as selected by the onevalefan.co.uk website…
Football rumours rule the back pages and Port Vale have had their fair share over the years.
Barry believes in Déjà vu and here’s a Port Vale related story involving that very phenomenon.
It’s Wednesday 6th April, 1960 and Barry is sightseeing in Colombo, Ceylon now Sri Lanka.
Rob Fielding says it’s a long shot but will a recent signing be a canny piece of business by the club?
Rob Fielding says fans should be applauding not criticising the clubs attempts to promote diversity at Vale Park.
Malcolm Hirst, vice chair of the Supporters Club has appealed to Port Vale fans to avoid discrimatory behaviour during the match against rivals Crewe.
Barry Edge recalls another memorable experience in the mid-1980s as his memoirs continue.
OVF founder and editor Rob Fielding utterly condemns Norman Smurthwaite’s intentions to put the club into administration if an acceptable bid does not come forward.