Port Vale v Liverpool B preview – will Vale pick up a final group win?
Port Vale v Liverpool B: Darrell Clarke’s side complete their Football League Trophy group stages with a home tie against Liverpool B. Here’s our match preview…
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Four thoughts after Port Vale’s FLT win over Wolves B
Goals all around the team… Rob Fielding shares some thoughts after the FLT win over Wolves.
Match Report: Port Vale 2-1 Wolves B (Football League Trophy)
Port Vale sealed a place in the final sixteen of the Football League Trophy after coming from a goal down to beat Wolves B.
Match preview: Port Vale v Wolves B (Football League Trophy)
How will a (probably) much changed Port Vale side react in the cup after their thrashing of Bolton Wanderers at the weekend?
Five thoughts after Port Vale’s win over Liverpool B
Rob Fielding shares his thoughts after Port Vale’s comfortable win over a Liverpool B side on Tuesday evening…
Match Report: Port Vale 4-2 Liverpool B (FLT 10th Nov)
Harry McKirdy and Alex Hurst both scored their first goals for Port Vale as the Valiants won an entertaining Football League Trophy game against Liverpool’s B side.
Match preview: Port Vale v Liverpool B (Nov 10th, FLT)
There’s still one cup competition left for Port Vale as they continue in the Football League Trophy…
Opinion: Vale benefit from Trophy games as Askey demonstrates advantages of squad rotation
There’s usually not much to talk about after a Football League Trophy game but this season has proved somewhat different for Port Vale, says Rob Fielding.
Government Report – Potteries derby violence results in soaring Football League Trophy arrest rate
A Home Office government report says that the Football League Trophy had the highest arrest rate of any domestic competition last season.
EFL Trophy is like a walk down memory lane for John Askey
When the draw was made for the EFL Trophy, the rivals for Port Vale will certainly have brought a wry smile to the face of John Askey. Along with Newcastle’s academy, his current side were drawn alongside two former clubs, Macclesfield Town and Shrewsbury, where past experiences couldn’t be any more contrasting.
Preview: Port Vale versus Shrewsbury Town, FLT, Sept 3rd 2019
It’s Vale first match in the beautifully named Leasing.com Trophy as they take on a team well-known to manager John Askey.
Match report: Oldham 0-0 Port Vale (2-4 pens)
Ryan Boot scored two penalties on only his second appearance as Port Vale took two points from their opening game in the checkatrade Trophy tournament.
Vote: Should the Football League Trophy be scrapped?
Clubs have met discuss the future of the much criticised Football League Trophy but what would you do with the tournament?
Disastrous Football League Trophy changes could be scrapped
The underfire CEO of the Football League, Shaun Harvey, has admitted that the changes to the Football League Trophy (aka the checkatrade trophy) could be scrapped at the end of the season.
EFL Trophy fines show that the Football League has lost the plot
Football League clubs are fined for playing youngsters while Premier League clubs can play veterans in their “academy” sides. OVF thinks the whole situation is ludicrous…
Match report: Doncaster Rovers 0-0 Port Vale (3-4 penalties)
Port Vale went out of the Football League Trophy after a limp away draw against Doncaster Rovers.
Here’s how Port Vale could reach the Football League Trophy next round
It’s complex but we hope our guide gives an indication of what Vale need to do on Tuesday night. Let’s hope it’s not a draw as that’s when it gets complicated…
Derby to “include a few first-team players.” How does that help develop youngsters?
After Derby County announce that a “few first-team players” in their B-team to face Port Vale, we ask – how does that fit in with the Football League’s plans for the revised tournament to help develop youngsters?