Departing Brammer slams Bill Bratt for text message
Port Vale midfielder Dave Brammer has attacked chairman Bill Bratt after he received a text message to be told he would not be retained.
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Port Vale midfielder Dave Brammer has attacked chairman Bill Bratt after he received a text message to be told he would not be retained.
Port Vale have confirmed that manager Dean Glover will leave his position after the final League Two game of the season. The move is rumoured to be as a result of poor season ticket sales after months of protests by supporters. Glover was appointed last October, winning 11 and losing 19 of the 38 games […]
Promising youth goalkeeper Joe Anyon has enjoyed his loan spell at Harrogate Town and is now looking for a senior contract at Vale Park. Promising youth goalkeeper Joe Anyon has enjoyed his loan spell at Harrogate Town and is now looking for a senior contract at Vale Park. Anyon has told the club’s official website […]
Promising goalkeeper Joe Anyon was stretchered off during Vale’s defeat to Chesterfield. The club later confirmed that Anyon had broken his leg. Vale physio John Bower told BBC Radio Stoke: “Definitely the season’s over for him. Realistically, he’s looking at about four months out.” We wish Joe a speedy recovery.
Bill Bratt says that fan protests last weekend have made the Vale board “stronger” and determined to show the fans their worth.
Dean Glover has said he has been a “dead man walking” since taking over as Port Vale manager in October. There have been several fan protests against Glover and the board but he told BBC Radio Stoke he would not quit. Speaking after the win over Bradford he said: “I’ve always been a dead man walking. I’ve […]
Further supporter protests are planned ahead of the Accrington Stanley match as Vale fans continue to vent their fury at Dean Glover and the Vale board. The game against Luton was marked by two protests and details of the Accrington protest can be found on the OVF forum.
Underfire Dean Glover has controversially hit out at peaceful protests by fans claiming that they are not “helping the players ” and that he was “shouted down” Glover’s comments are somewhat controversial as the protests were not aimed at the players but at the manager and the make-up of the Port Vale board. Glovers comments to […]
Dean Glover lapsed into a familiar footballing cliche by declaring himself ‘over the moon’ with the team’s efforts against Bournemouth. Talking to the Sentinel newspapers, Glover said: ” Keith’s had a good effect and the lads have been a bit more buoyant. “When you are down there and things are hard you need a lift […]
In another explosive interview with Lauren Watson, Lee Sinnott’s advisor Steve Joesbury has claimed that a respected manager warned Lee Sinnott to ‘watch his back’ when he joined the club.
In an exclusive interview on Lauren Watson’s Port Vale blog, Lee Sinnott’s advisor Steve Joesbury has hit out at boardroom interference in the former Vale manager’s transfer dealings. Watson’s blog reveals that Joesbury claims that director Peter Jackson told Sinnott and his advisor: “Any players that are signed have got to go through these guys […]
The official Manchester City website says that 19 year-old midfielder Paul Marshall has joined the Valiants on a month’s loan.
Mounting dissatisfaction with the manager and board members resulted in protests before and after Vale’s awful home defeat to Luton. A peaceful protest against the manager, the set-up of the current board took place before the game. Following Vale’s dreadful defeat, a number of supporters gathered outside the official entrance after the match to demand […]
New signing Kevin Gall hailed his new Vale team mates after the win over Macclesfield and claimed he was confident that the side’s fortunes would change for the better.
The Valiants have confirmed that they have approached Keith Downing for the vacant assistant manager’s role – a move that could mark the end of Ian Brightwell’s stay at the club. Downing left Cheltenham in September 2008 and Bill Bratt told the Sentinel: “The situation is that Dean approached Keith yesterday and we are waiting […]
Roy Sproson Way: the main drive into the Vale Park stadium has been formally renamed as “Roy Sproson Way” in honour of the club’s most loyal servant.
A protest against the running of Port Vale FC, organised by concerned fans, through onevalefan.co.uk, took place at Vale Park on Saturday. The protest was against the appointment of current manager Dean Glover, the current board, seen by many to be split and dominated by two board members and by concerns of the direction the […]
Goalkeeper Stuart Tomlinson has tweeted about “someone” leaving the Port Vale team bus. The squad are believed to be on the way to the Aldershot game and Tomlinson tweeted: “Awesome events on the team bus” and later added: “Someone has left the bus.”
Vale boss Dean Glover admitted his team’s performances are ‘hit and miss’ as Vale slumped to a dreadful home defeat against Lincoln. Glover told the Sentinel: “I thought we only responded once we went a goal down. “We were too hit and miss again in the first half and we didn’t have enough confidence to […]
Manager Dean Glover said his side need to go back to basics and work harder following the 2-0 defeat at Brentford. Glover told the Sentinel newspaper: “Two minutes before half time I had a team talk in mind but we switched off, letting in a goal and I had to change it. “I think Brentford […]
Despite the manager being in charge for 31 matches (and Lee Sinnott was dismissed after 44 games) Bill Bratt has claimed that Dean Glover needs ‘more time’
Dean Glover has strengthened his squad ahead of the trip to Macclesfield with the signing of much travelled Carlisle striker Kevin Gall on loan.
Vale’s goal against Morecambe has been officially credited to Simon Richman – but Dean Glover is still backing Kyle Perry to end his drought soon. At the time, the goal was given to Perry with Vale coach Ian Brightwell telling the press after the game: “I think Kyle Perry has been given it and I think he […]
Popular signing Rob Taylor has told the Sentinel that he is determined to stake a claim for a first-team place. Taylor said: “I’m confident in my own ability. When I’ve come on, and during training, I haven’t felt out of my depth. “So I feel I could do a job if I started in the […]
Dean Glover was thrilled by a ‘brilliant goal’ from substitute striker James Lawrie and hailed the striker’s ‘great potential’ Speaking to the Sentinel the Vale boss commented: “It was a brilliant goal from James. He’s somebody who has probably not been rewarded in terms of chances considering he’s got great potential. “But I have to […]
Dave Brammer could be out of action for the next three weeks after tearing cartilage in his knee. Brammer picked up the injury in the win over Chester and an exploratory operation has discovered the damage. The veteran midfielder has been dogged by injuries since joining Vale for a second spell. But Brammer’s absence could […]
The on-off saga of Adnam Ahmed’s loan move to Vale Park has been completed with the midfielder signing for the Valiants on loan. The move stalled earlier this week after reports that Tranmere wanted a three month loan rather than Vale’s month on loan. Cash-strapped Vale were funded the move thanks to a mystery sponsor […]