Nearly man 14: Dan Westwood
2017-02-08
Released from the Port Vale youth set-up the striker has proven to be prolific in non-league and is now being scouted by Premier League sides…Read More →
Nearly Men number thirteen: Lee Trundle
2016-12-07
The Welsh striker was Port Vale’s top transfer target in 2003 only for the club to be thwarted by a transfer embargo…Read More →
Nearly men 7-12: the rocky transfer route to Ron Futcher…
2016-10-27
Port Vale tried five other strikers before opting to sign Ron Futcher. This is the story of those failed transfer deals…Read More →
Nearly Men numbers five and six: Gillespie and Davies
2015-07-06
In the latest “nearly men” episode, we examine how Port Vale almost signed two Manchester United players.Read More →
Nearly Men number four: Lee Hughes
2014-01-08
Port Vale tried to sign Lee Hughes twice but this “nearly man” feature has a happy ending as Hughes finally joined Vale at the third time of asking.Read More →
Nearly men number three: Steve Staunton
2013-11-12
Rob Fielding recalls the time that John Rudge attempted to sign the then unknown Liverpool teenager Steve Staunton.Read More →
Nearly men number two: Tom Finney
2012-04-29
In this second episode, we reveal how Vale came close to completing what could have been one of the club’s highest-profile signings of all-time.Read More →
Nearly men number one: Steve Bull
2012-04-15
In this article we explain how John Rudge nearly pulled off a stunning coup for the Valiants… signing striker Steve Bull!Read More →