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  1. I doubt they'd do the exact same event. Did the club actually make any money from it? It's a charity gig so proceeds went there. In some respects some of the infrastructure changes may have cost money. For me, being entirely cynical, what would arguably be better would be occasional commercial gigs where, rather than charity, the club benefits from a cut of the gate receipts etc. I guess it depends on whether the club has a licence for such things. The fact they have invested in some improvements to make holding gigs there (i.e. removable hoardings, electricity supply points etc) suggests that they have. I doubt these could take place every summer but the odd one could be a nice money spinner.
  2. And our director of football saw fit to sign him up till the end of next season...
  3. Hello,, Firstly, thank you for being a part of the OVF community. It's a community where I would like people to get along, disagree without resorting to personal abuse and where the focus should be primarily on Port Vale. I have a confession to make - for a long time I have steered clear of the Politics section as I found some of the views on there wound me up. This was a mistake as I really wasn't aware of what was going on in there. As a result, when I recently went back in I was shocked. This section seems a totally different world to the rest of OVF - it's full of personal abuse, conspiracy theories and (often) racist views. All of these things are against our forum rules. We also have a small team of admin staff who volunteer their time free of charge. It's not fair on them to spent time moderating such arguments. I have come to the conclusion that politics is too provocative a subject and doesn't have any place in what is ultimately a forum to discuss football. So, with apologies to those who want to genuinely engage in political discussion, I am closing the Politics section with immediate effect. Please note - political messages posted in other sections will be deleted. This is my personal decision as OVF founder. There are other places online to discuss politics. From now on, OVF is a politics free zone. Thanks, Rob
  4. The thread to discuss the home game against Oxford Utd...
  5. I'm too young for then but I remember the 83-84 team being particularly awful. The likes of Martin Henderson, Gary Pollard and Tommy Gore... In my time as a Vale fan, this lot, since the turn of the year, is running the class of '83 close...
  6. I wondered if he was fit, wanting to play etc but judging from the Charlton press release he has been training for a couple of weeks which means he must be there or thereabouts. I completely agree with you @MBE if he was fit and looking for a club he should have been exactly the sort of proven forward Vale should have been looking to add. I think considering our desperation for a striker we've definitely missed out there.
  7. Ask him about Mark Stein's hat...
  8. Fair enough. I don't feel the need to know but it seems like plenty of others do. I guess it depends on what was said, whether anything was confidential and so on... It sounds like this may be the first in several meetings and when you do something for the first time it's always a bit of a learning curve. Perhaps the supporters groups will learn from the response to the first meeting and take onboard all this feedback and comments about more details being made available for future meetings?
  9. Yes and there was a statement with a summary of what was discussed. Isn't that telling the supporters what was discussed? I wasn't at the meeting, so I don't know what was said but to me the statement seems to give a reasonable summary. I don't need to hear every word uttered and I'm not sure there should be the expectation to do so Perhaps others disagree with me. However, what is more important to me is that it looks like this will herald regular discussions between fans and the club and a chance for both sides to talk to each other and raise concerns. I don't expect a single meeting will solve all the issues. This meeting is a first step and for me it's a positive that the club and the fans groups are talking again.
  10. Ok, for complete clarity. Here is how my day went... I had to go to physio and while there my phone rang. It was a participant from the meeting. He told me there was a post on the forum where a poster had said Carol called the meeting and that was wrong, the fans did. He said the fans also selected which supporters attended the meeting as again it had been suggested Carol had handpicked some fans to attend. He asked me to post that clarification as he was busy and unable to get on the forum. I posted it while waiting for my treatment. I got home and I've been cooking tea which is why I haven't seen the multiple responses caused by me missing a word out until now. And that's it. I wasn't there. I don't know what was discussed. I don't know who exactly who was there apart from the Vale fan who called me and the list of names on the statement. All I know is personally I think it's always a good idea when the club agrees from a request from supporters to meet and air their grievances. Why? Because it shows the club is willing to listen.
  11. Probably my fault for leaving a crucial word out... Nor were the FAN participants selected by the club Apologies if that caused confusion. This was in response to a claim Carol instigated the meeting. I was told the fans requested it.
  12. If you read my reply - I merely said that they called the meeting. They didn't pick the club attendees.
  13. Entirely agree. I think it's good the club and fans groups are meeting and talking frankly. For what it's worth, my opinion piece on it is here - https://www.onevalefan.co.uk/2024/03/opinion-its-good-to-talk-so-port-vale-owners-listening-to-fans-can-only-be-a-good-thing/
  14. Can I just come back on this... I've been contacted by a participant in the meeting who wants to point out that is factually incorrect. Supporters asked for the meeting and contacted the club to arrange it. It wasn't organised by the club nor were the participants selected by the club.
  15. You're not going to solve all the problems with one meeting. However, if that meeting clears the air and opens up communication channels, gives the owners food for thought etc that surely has to be a good start.
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