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Port Vale manager John Askey thinks that any chance of a right-back Mitch Clark returning to Vale Park has gone. Askey says that the defender is expected to sign for Premier League club Leicester City and even if they do loan him out, it is not likely to be until the New Year. Clark was a big success last season after being loaned out by his then club Aston Villa. Continue reading Port Vale look to have given up on defender Mitch Clark at onevalefan.co.uk. More

David Amoo scored his second goal in Vale colours as they defeated League One Fleetwood in a friendly. Manny Oyeleke and Kieran Kennedy were both missing from the Port Vale line-up as was trialist Shaun Cummings. However, Vale did include two trialists in Rhys Browne and goalkeeper Jonny Maddison. The Valiants were fortunate not to go into the break a goal down after Fleetwood rattled the post in the opening stages and Vale were also dealt a blow when Ryan Lloyd picked up an injury was replaced by trialist Rhys Browne early on. Continue reading Amoo hits goal number two as Vale win third friendly at onevalefan.co.uk. More

It’s hard to believe Euro 2020 is less than one year away. It seems like only yesterday that the 2018 World Cup ended (in tears for England), and now another campaign is just around the corner. The upcoming Euro 2020 will take on added interest due to the unique format being rolled out for the tournament’s 60th edition. Euro 2020 will feature a record 24 teams competing in matches in 12 cities in 12 European countries from June 12 to July 12, 2020. Continue reading Euro 2020: best under the radar bets at onevalefan.co.uk. More

Billericay Town have signed up two former Port Vale players for next season. The National League South side have snapped up free agents Gavin Gunning and Doug Loft. Defender Gunning had a brief spell with the Valiants in 2017 before leaving to join Forest Green Rovers. Midfielder Loft captained the side to promotion in 2013 and was most recently at Shrewsbury Town. Continue reading Former Port Vale duo join National League South side at onevalefan.co.uk. More

Join our dedicated forum thread to discuss the third friendly game of the summer. Continue reading Discuss Port Vale’s friendly game against Fleetwood at onevalefan.co.uk. More

A look at some connections on the pitch between Port Vale and Fleetwood Town including one with an unusual nickname… Past connections Veteran Ryan Taylor (right) was released at the end of last season after a spell with Fleetwood. The former Wigan and Newcastle man had two brief spells with the Valiants playing 25 games and scoring five goals. Goalkeeper Chris Neal had a four year stay with the Valiants during which he won promotion. Continue reading Connections: Port Vale and Fleetwood Town at onevalefan.co.uk. More

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Former Port Vale midfielder Anthony Grant has been dropped to the youth team for the whole of next season. The club said the experienced midfielder will not be training with Town’s first team after returning from two weeks out following dental surgery. Grant did not travel to Portugal on Town’s pre-season training camp and boss Sam Ricketts said the reason for not letting Grant train with the first-team will remain ‘in-house’. Continue reading Former Port Vale midfielder dropped for the season at onevalefan.co.uk. More

National League North side Chester FC have announced the signing of former Port Vale striker Danny Elliott. Elliott was signed by Port Vale in January from the Spanish lower league club San Cristobal and made seven appearances for the club before being released at the end of the season. Chester co-manager Anthony Johnson told the local press: “He’s going to be an unbelievable signing for us. You’ve probably got George Waring and Akwasi sitting in the changing room thinking ‘we’ve got to be right at it’.” “He’s another lad who’s been courted by League clubs in trials etc. Continue reading Club hail “unbelievable” signing of former Port Vale man at onevalefan.co.uk. More

News on some former Valiants – Alex Jones, Donovan Wilson, Jordan Hugill and Remie Streete… Former Birmingham City striker Alex Jones was a rare success during the ill-fated 2016-2017 season. After spells with Bradford City and Cambridge United, the striker has moved to Scotland and signed a deal with Scottish Championship side Partick Thistle. Another former Vale loanee, Wolves striker Donovan Wilson is wanted by Spanish club Jumilla, where he spent a spell on loan last season. Continue reading Former Valiants: trio of former forwards in the news at onevalefan.co.uk. More

Former Port Vale manager and club legend Neil Aspin is reportedly one of the leading contenders for the vacant FC Halifax Town manager’s post. On Monday the club announced that: FC Halifax Town manager Jamie Fullarton has resigned from his job with the National League club. The 44-year-old former Notts County boss had been in charge at The Shay since February 2018 and guided them to a 16th-place finish in the National League last season. Continue reading Former Port Vale manager linked with return to old club at onevalefan.co.uk. More

Port Vale manager John Askey has praised trialist Alex Hurst and hinted that the player could earn a permanent deal at Vale Park. 19 year-old Hurst has featured in Port Vale’s last two friendlies and the left-sided player offers cover on the left side of defence and midfield. Hurst joined Bradford Park Avenue from Northern Premier League Premier Division side Matlock Town in October 2018 after beginning his career in the Crewe youth ranks. Continue reading John Askey hints at deal for trialist Alex Hurst at onevalefan.co.uk. More

Port Vale manager John Askey says the Fleetwood friendly game will provide a greater test and the defence will “have to defend a lot better.” Askey was critical of the performance of the backline during the 2-1 win over Leek telling the official Port Vale website: “It will be completely different. We will have to defend a lot better than we did (against Leek). We hardly won a header and that is through lack of aggression. Continue reading John Askey says Port Vale’s defence must improve at onevalefan.co.uk. More

Port Vale manager John Askey says his new frontline is “better” than last season’s line-up. Tom Pope apart, the Valiants struggled for goals last season and after releasing Ricky Miller, Dan Turner, Dior Angus and Danny Elliott, Askey has brought in Mark Cullen, Richie Bennett and David Amoo. Askey told the official Port Vale website: “I think we are better off than we were last season. You can see Cullen’s movement is good, and Richie has goals in this league so I think we are stronger. Continue reading John Askey says Port Vale are stronger upfront this season at onevalefan.co.uk. More

A look at the controversial VAR system. With more and more leagues deciding to move to a Video Assistant Referee system, there’s recently been a lot more debate about the subject. It was previously argued and accepted that a movement towards more VAR was good for the game, and would iron out the majority of refereeing mistakes. But is this really the case? Now that we’ve seen more of VAR in action that seems less clear than ever. Continue reading Is VAR a good or a bad thing? at onevalefan.co.uk. More

Port Vale manager John Askey has explained the absence of James Gibbons and David Worrall from the friendly game against Leek Town. The pair both missed Saturday’s 2-1 win by the Valiants. Askey told the Sentinel: “David Worrall and James Gibbons were having an injection. It is just they have ongoing injuries. This will enable them to settle down and play the rest of the season hopefully pain free. Continue reading John Askey says Port Vale duo were rested as a precaution at onevalefan.co.uk. More

Port Vale manager John Askey says he has been impressed with goalkeeper Jonny Maddison (pictured) while right-back Shaun Cummins has done “OK.” Vale have seen the trialists play in two friendly games – against Kidsgrove and Leek – and both could have the chance to earn a full contract. Askey said of former Darlington keeper Maddison: “Jonny has done well. he has a good attitude but we are still looking at more keepers. Continue reading Port Vale manager gives update on trialists at onevalefan.co.uk. More

Images of new signings Kieran Kennedy, Mark Cullen, Richie Bennett, Scott Burgess and Ryan Lloyd plus trialists Shaun Cummings and Jonny Maddison are all in our Leek Town gallery Thanks to Alex Steventon and Roy Thompson for these images. Click on the thumbnail images to see larger versions. Continue reading Gallery: Leek Town 1-2 Port Vale at onevalefan.co.uk. More

Tom Pope and new signing David Amoo were on target as Vale defeated Leek Town in a friendly. The Vale made it two wins in a row thanks to a first-half tap-in from Pope and a second-half strike from the impressive Amoo. Vale also gave match time to trialists Shaun Cummings, Jonny Maddison and Alex Hurst while Dan Trickett-Smith started for Vale for the first time. First-half XI: Brown, Cummings, Crookes, Smith, Kennedy (72′ Campbell-Gordon), Amoo, Oyeleke, Pope, Trickett-Smith, Bennett, Lloyd. Continue reading New signing on target as Port Vale beat Leek Town at onevalefan.co.uk. More

Join our dedicated forum thread to discuss the second friendly game of the summer. Continue reading Discuss Port Vale’s friendly game against Leek Town at onevalefan.co.uk. More

A look at some connections on the pitch between Leek Town and Port Vale. Current Leek Town and Port Vale teams Billy Reeves The former Port Vale youth team graduate was a fringe first-team player between 2016 and 2018 making twenty appearances. He scored once – in a Football League Trophy win over Crewe. On leaving the Valiants he originally moved to Stafford Rangers before switching to Leek in February 2019. Continue reading Connections: Leek Town and Port Vale at onevalefan.co.uk. More

Taken from our photo archives, here are some images of previous trips to Leek Town for summer friendlies. We don’t have details of who took these photos for us but we’d like to thank them retrospectively for their efforts. We believe these games took place in 2003 and 2004 but we have no record of the results. Unfortunately in those far off days of reduced bandwidth some of these images are quite small! Continue reading From the OVF Archives: images of previous friendlies against Leek Town at onevalefan.co.uk. More

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Port Vale have arranged a final friendly game against League One Bury this summer. A club statement said: Port Vale will host Bury FC in their final pre-season game before they kick start the 19/20 league campaign away to Colchester. Kicking off at 15:00 on Saturday 27th July here at Vale Park, ticket details for the fixture can be found below: Adults (22-61): £10 Concessions (all other ages): £5 The Valiants ended last season campaign away to Bury with a 1-1 draw, a day which the Shakers won’t forget as they celebrated promotion to League One. Continue reading Port Vale arrange friendly game with Bury at onevalefan.co.uk. More

Port Vale Supporters Club deputy chair Malcolm Hirst is holding a meeting to discuss future ideas to encourage diversity at Port Vale. A note to OVF explains: This is a shout out to any Vale fan who believes that Vale Park should be a place that celebrates our differences and actively promotes and sustains a sense of belonging. If this is you, you are invited to a meeting in Burslem on Tuesday 6th August to discuss what we can and would like to do as a fan base to encourage an atmosphere of ‘Football for All’ at Vale Park. Continue reading Supporters Club call diversity meeting at onevalefan.co.uk. More