No Micky, your move is political
OVF founder Rob Fielding tells Micky Adams to withdraw his bid to be a director in an open letter to the Port Vale manager.
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The former player and experienced Football League manager had two spells with Port Vale FC. He was first appointed manager in 2009 before leaving to join Sheffield United in 2010.
He returned as manager in 2011 and despite the club’s financial troubles, he led the club to promotion to League One in 2013. In September 2014 he resigned following a run of six straight defeats. He subsequently joined Tranmere Rovers.
He was in charge of 247 Port Vale matches with a win ratio of over 40%.
OVF founder Rob Fielding tells Micky Adams to withdraw his bid to be a director in an open letter to the Port Vale manager.
Board’s proposal crudely contradicts a democratic vote by shareholders argues Rob Fielding. Pecksniffian is an unusual word I like to occasionally use. It comes from Dickens’ novel Martin Chuzzlewit and relates to the character Sam Pecksniff. Based on the character’s traits, it is used to describe those who claim to be acting with the moral […]
Manager Micky Adams has conceded that injuries and lack of reinforcements means he will has to assess which players are fit to play on a “day-to-basis” as he prepares for the game against Shrewsbury. But after two successive wins, the Vale boss says he is “happy to let it run at the moment.”
Feel free to correct me if I’m wrong, but in my 31 years of supporting Port Vale, I cannot recall such a rollercoaster season.
Port Vale 0-2 Swindon Town: Micky Adams’ 100th game in charge of Vale ended in defeat as Swindon coasted to a 2-0 victory.
The financial mismanagement of the board have had further repercussions on the playing staff with Micky Adams admitting “We had to include everybody on our books, including the youth team, to put on a training session.”
Manager Micky Adams did not hold back in his criticism of his side describing the 3-0 defeat at Southend as “one of our worst performances I have ever seen.” Adams told the official Port Vale website: “There was one side that thought they could win the game, and us, who didn’t think we could win […]
Port Vale could potentially lose up to 14 first-team players in the summer after manager Micky Adams confirmed that contract talks have been put on hold. The Sentinel newspaper also claims that key players, such as top scorer Marc Richards, have been asked to take pay cuts if they extend their stay at the club.
Port Vale fans may be advised to take their boots to Roots Hall after injuries and the completion of loan spells reduced Micky Adams first-team squad to just thirteen fully fit first-team players. Although Micky Adams denies the squad is down to the “bare bones” – a lack of transfer funds, the return of loanees […]
Mike Lloyd has confirmed that Micky Adams was right when the manager claimed that the club has no funds for January transfers. After the Cheltenham defeat, Adams told the press that the board has stopped player recruitment, despite Adams previously being given assurances that he would be handed vital transfer funds by then Chairman Peter […]
Manager Micky Adams has launched an attack on the Port Vale board, accusing them of breaking their promises on January signings.
Port Vale have issued a statement confirming a “serious breach of club discipline” by midfielder Gary Roberts.
Port Vale manager Micky Adams has controversially announced his intention to become a director of the League Two club – and says it is to enable him to bring in new players.
Manager Micky Adams has responded angrily after former player Dave Brammer criticised some of the players’ performances on BBC Radio Stoke. Brammer made the remarks while summarising during the game with Barnet. Adams told the media: “In terms of our application, we were first class. I made a lot of changes and kicked a few people up […]