I’m hoping the hard work pays off
Rob Fielding says the news of possible further action against Perry Deakin and Peter Miller will give fans a “welcome boost.”
Features
Vale right to use OVF as sounding board
Rob Fielding feels obliged to defend the club and this website over a recent article on the club’s proposed new kit.
Adams contract should be no.1 priority
OVF editor Rob Fielding thinks that the club should be looking to “secure Micky Adams future first and foremost.”
Can Vale learn from Plymouth gesture?
OVF editor Rob Fielding is touched by a notice from FA Cup opponents Plymouth Argyle and wonders if Port Vale can follow their lead.
Missing out on a free ticket at Feethams
In his latest Port Vale memoir, long-serving supporter Stuart Dean recalls a match against Darlington in February 1969.
Outflanked, too quiet and missing Lines…
OVF editor Rob Fielding reflects on what he saw from the sidelines as Port Vale under-perform against a battling Plymouth side.
I’m hoping for a birthday repeat…
OVF editor Rob Fielding says he wants a repeat of his 2013 birthday celebrations this Sunday…
Time to clear the air on ‘cash crisis’
Rob Fielding says that regardless of the truth of the “cash crisis” article in the Sunday People, the club needs to clear the air with its supporters.
Brian Clough discussing Mick Cullerton at the bar…
In his latest memoir, long-serving Vale fan Stuart Dean recalls a memorable encounter with then Derby County boss Brian Clough following Vale’s visit to Hartlepool United.
Through Etruria in the fog…
Here’s another memoir from long-serving Port Vale supporter Stuart Dean – this time recalling appalling weather conditions following a trip to Chesterfield… The following notes concern Vale’s away game against Chesterfield in January 1961. The smog was so thick that you couldn’t see the lamp. No traffic was about – the thickness of the fog […]
Watching Cliff Portwood through dirty glass…
Long-serving Port Vale fan Stuart Dean recalls another memorable Port Vale match – this time a trip to Scunthorpe in 1960.
The ‘singing’ winger sinks Sunderland
In our “memory match” series long-serving Vale fan Stuart Dean takes a look back at a vintage Vale match. In this second article we look at a memorable game for Vale winger Colin Grainger.
There’s only one Frank Wintle…
In a new occasional series, we’re reproducing some of the Vale memoirs and anecdotes that long-serving fan Stuart Dean has given OVF.
I’m enjoying the ‘mellower’ Micky Adams
OVF editor Rob Fielding says he has detected a change in manager Micky Adams this season – and the Vale boss and football club are all the better for it. Rob Fielding writes… I’ve changed my mind about the Port Vale manager this season. I supported Micky Adams because I felt he was a good […]
Vale’s renewed squad strength paying dividends
OVF Rob Fielding is impressed after another Port Vale ‘forgotten man’ makes an memorable comeback into the starting eleven.
FA Cup progress is vital for Vale
Rob Fielding believes that getting Port Vale into the FA Cup third round draw is vital – for more reasons than you may think…
Vale need Tideswell’s skills and enthusiasm
Rob Fielding offers his opinion on an article by Martin Tideswell about the impasse between the club and the Sentinel newspaper.
Don’t take sides, just tell them to sort it out!
OVF editor Rob Fielding gives his view on the Sentinel versus Smurthwaite dispute as it drags on for another day.
I hope this dispute can be resolved quickly
OVF editor Rob Fielding says he’s hoping for a swift end for the dispute between Port Vale FC and the local newspaper.
All hail ‘brave’ Micky Adams
OVF editor Rob Fielding says it’s high time Micky Adams received fulsome praise for some “terribly brave” decisions in recent weeks.
This just in, from a very trusted source…
In Rob Fielding’s latest blog, he takes a deliberately ironic look at Port Vale gossip and rumours.
Reasons to be cheerful on and off the pitch
OVF editor Rob Fielding says this latest column is solely to issue praise for Port Vale – both on and off the pich.
Positives (not negatives) for Norman’s honest statement
OVF editor Rob Fielding is full of praise for Norman Smurthwaite’s statement despite what some readers may think…
Port Vale should be rightly proud of its rich heritage
OVF editor Rob Fielding hopes that Port Vale Football Club will continue to treat past players with respect and dignity. Rob Fielding writes… One of the more pleasing aspects of the joint-tenure of Paul Wildes and Norman Smurthwaite was the publication of a document which set out their vision or philosophy for the club. What […]
Time for Vale to be more customer-focused?
Rob Fielding says that while Norman Smurthwaite has done some great things, he has some constructive criticism about the club’s relationship with its customers.
Contract stalemate can’t wait till the summer
OVF editor Rob Fielding says the situation regarding the manager’s contract needs to be sorted by the end of this year, so that the club can move forward – either under Micky Adams or without him.