Port Vale ponder Loft conversion
Coach Mark Grew has told the Sentinel that midfielder Doug Loft could continue in the left-back position “if it’s best for us.”
Coach Mark Grew has told the Sentinel that midfielder Doug Loft could continue in the left-back position “if it’s best for us.”
The Sentinel claims that Port Vale want half a dozen new players, including former loanees Liam Chilvers and Jennison Myrie-Williams.
Former Port Vale loanee Liam Chilvers has indicated that he would be interested in a move to Vale Park, the Sentinel reports.
Experienced player-coach Gareth Owen has told the Sentinel that he has recovered from the injury that caused him to miss a large part of last season.
The Sentinel reports that John McCombe and Tom Pope have both agreed new deals with Port Vale FC.
Reports in the Sentinel claim that defender John McCombe and striker Tom Pope are set to agree new contracts with the club.
Micky Adams has told the Sentinel that the “situation has not changed” after Port Vale FC claimed that Gillingham had made an approach to speak to him.
Port Vale manager Micky Adams will have talks with his players next week but he has appealed to those offered a new contract to stay and help fire the club to promotion next season.
Manager Micky Adams has said that defender Clayton McDonald will receive no special treatment from the club after the 23 year-old was cleared of raping a 19-year-old girl.
Prospective Port Vale owner Keith Ryder has told the Sentinel that he will be keeping the season ticket prices set in place by administrators Begsbie Traynor.
Goalkeeper Stuart Tomlinson has told the Sentinel he aims to bounce back after a number of errors earned criticism from the fans.
The Sentinel reports that Port Vale manager Micky Adams left Tuesday night’s post-match press conference after just ninety seconds. Adams was reportedly frustrated by questions querying whether his side deserved the win and the game’s entertainment value.
The Sentinel claims that Port Vale players are “not happy” about “being touted to rival clubs” by an agent employed by the club’s administrators. According to the newspaper, Ben Mansford, of the Wasserman Media Group, has been instructed to learn whether there is interest in members of Micky Adams’s squad.
Port Vale manager Micky Adams has moved to reassure fans that he is not seeking to engineer a move away from the club. Adams’ post-match remarks caused media speculation that the manager was upset with the administration of the club after he told reporters that: “I’m taking legal advice, and we’ll see where we go […]
Following Director Mike Lloyd’s claim that the board were only partially to blame for the club’s finances and that fans’ protests and historic debt also contributed, CEO Perry Deakin has now claimed that former Chairman Bill Bratt is also to blame.
The Sentinel newspaper reports that the discredited Port Vale FC board have failed to make January’s scheduled payment on the club’s £2.5m loan from Stoke-on-Trent city council. The club missed a deadline of January 31st to make the payment of just under £20,000, while December’s payment was met on the 30th January, almost a month […]
OVF founder Rob Fielding says in his latest column, that while he’s delighted at the Sentinel’s investigations into Port Vale FC, the local radio station is lagging behind. According to Rob, Radio Stoke is “an organisation which is meant to provide value for its licence payers, but which seemingly cannot or will not ask the […]
In his latest “One Vale View” column, Rob Fielding says that Tuesday’s statement from Port Vale FC and Wednesday’s Sentinel article have resulted in plenty of rumours and that “only the club can calm the speculation down and it can do that by clearly answering some of the key questions that fans have raised in […]
In his latest “One Vale View” column, Rob Fielding says former Chairman Bill Bratt is wrong if he thinks simply resigning as Port Vale Chairman will “unite” the fans.
OVF has been fortunate to be asked for their views for a number of Sentinel previews.
The Stoke Sentinel has a surprise Vale lead story on a day that could have enormous consequences for Vale’s future direction.
The Sentinel newspaper reports that former Port Vale directors Bill Bratt (pictured) and Stan Meigh have held talks with potential investors in the club.
Sentinel columnist and life-long Vale supporter Phil Sherwin believes some members of the board are “totally deluded” if they think their continued presence on the board is helping the club. Sherwin adds that he believes their continued presence is actually making things worse, not better.
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.
The Sentinel claims that a document shows that BSI were to pay for the shareholdings of Perry Deakin and Peter Miller – in what appears to be a clear breach of the club shareholding rules. A document obtained by The Sentinel reveals that the US company was to fund the purchase of shares worth £500,000 […]