Barry Edge

Onevalefan has now reached the classroom. In Barry’s lastest contribution he tells us how one of our younger members spends parts of his week.

What would you do if you scooped the big lottery? Party for sure. But then what? What would do when the celebrations are well and truly over? Well, there are at least two Valiants who’ve told onevalefan exactly what they would do with some of their new found wealth.

Work place grievance issues, discrimination and religious intolerance, questions as to whether football is more important than any religion and is the FA Cup another form of reaching Mecca, plus keeping alive the faith of our fathers. Then there’s disappointment.

Blimey, no one is immune from Barry’s acerbic wit. This time he picks out one of the Directors of Port Vale FC for a cameo spot on onevalefan.

Children ask questions by the dozen and our many answers are usually followed by ‘Why?’ But one young lady, a certain Miss Kristen Treeby – pictured right – is known for asking the most telling questions at the most awkward of times. Such as when she went to help her dad cast his vote in […]

Leigh Briscoe is the granddaughter of one time Valiant player William Briscoe (1898-1994). Her many posts on onevalefan include telling us of her love for her husband and children. She also tells us the ‘Birthday Beemer’ is still costing an arm and leg to keep on the road. But it is her latest post, dated […]

Barry says the onevalefan ‘Forum is a veritable feast for all things poetry. His latest stars Tosh and Uncle Bede and the day they saw the ‘Lads beat Notts County at Meadow Lane.

Billy Briscoe (1898-1994) played for Port Vale from 1918 to 1930. His granddaughter, Leigh Briscoe, wants to share with us a four part story about a Ford Escort and a BMW…

It was a Red Letter Day for one of our very own who stated “I feel that now is the right time to Come Out”. But would our true blue brother feel better for the experience? Would there be a chorus of condemnation and calls of banishment from our midst? Or would it be a […]

Burslem Babe has a windows and shed problem. She is very keen for the ‘Council to install new PVC windows. But she also wants to keep her shed in the back yard. Sadly, the man from the ‘Council isn’t listening saying she has to choose one or the other – that she can’t have both. […]

Dateline 2nd March, 2004 Loftus Road – somewhere down south. Finally we have our culprit. No, it’s not Tin Man, not the players, not the ref, not the respective ‘Club officials, not anybody else except CapnPimp. It’s his fault entirely, and his rotten cigarettes, that we lost to QPR tonight.

Bary Edge lives in Perth, Western Australia and is a regular columnist for onevalefan. Barry’s latest poem is taken from Nodge’s post dated 28th December 2003.

Barry is fully aware that thousands of supporters are doing what they can financially to keep Port Vale FC in the safe hands of true blue Valaints. He too is doing everything he can – financially and otherwise – to keep predators and administration away from the hallowed turf of the Hamil.

He saw Port Vale for the very first time on his grandmother’s television. But it would be 13 years later in 2001 before he would see his heroes in the flesh.

Barry’s latest poem takes as its subject LoveRapt’s post dated 15th October, 2003 where he shares with onevalers one of his army moments in Hong Kong.

Exiled Valiant Barry Edge lives in Perth, Western Australia and is a regular columnist for onevalefan. Chris, aka Trent Vale Valiant, decided to share ‘His Terrible Secret’ with onevalefan. For Barry’s part, he decided there was no better way to celebrate his half-century of ovf poems, memoirs and other articles than by converting Chris’ post […]

Exiled Valiant Barry Edge is a regular columnist for onevalefan. In this verse he draws on a message board post from LoveRapt, dated the 3rd December 2002, which shares with onevalefan his experience of the biggest crowd he’s ever seen at Vale Park. LoveRapt also says that by the end of the game some supporters […]

This latest poem from Barry contains graphic detail and is rated M for mature readers. It contains ‘icky’ things that make people shudder at the thought.

Exiled Valiant Barry Edge lives in Australia and is a regular columnist for onevalefan. With season 2001/02 coming to an end Barry shares with ovf his choices for ‘Winners’ on and off the park. This is a fun piece of verse with a touch of respect. My special thanks to all ovf posters. And the […]

This onevalefan poem pays tribute to Paul Humphreys, also known as TallPaul, onevalefan’s mild mannered reporter, and winner of Aussie Rules ‘Shutterbug of the Year’ award, for his many home and away dispatches plus photographs during season 2001/2002.

Exiled Valiant Barry Edge lives in Perth, Western Australia and is a regular columnist for onevalefan. In this verse he converts Dick Dale’s experience with the local press and one of it’s reporters. It’s true! Honest! Cross his heart…and all that stuff.