The Port Vale Herald
Squad21 May 2029
Onel Hernández damages knee ligaments — 126 days out
The words a physio says slowly. 126 days is what the club will announce and everybody who has heard this diagnosis before knows the number is the least of it: the knee comes back before the player does.
Market21 May 2029
Harry French asks to leave Port Vale
“I have given everything here and I need a new challenge.” The request is formal, and the relationship will never be quite the same again.
The dugout21 May 2029
George Byers frozen out at Port Vale
This is not rotation. George Byers has not been in the manager's plans for some time, and nobody at Port Vale is pretending otherwise.
Market21 May 2029
Port Vale promote Peter Dixon from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Peter Dixon has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Market21 May 2029
Jack Roberts steps up from the Port Vale academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Jack Roberts has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
Market21 May 2029
Port Vale promote Henry Miller from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Henry Miller has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
The dugout21 May 2029
No hiding place for Ian Pilcher
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Ian Pilcher, and the manager let it.
The dugout21 May 2029
A promise honoured at Port Vale
Something was said to Reuben Reid and then it happened. In this industry that passes for remarkable, and the dressing room noticed faster than any supporter could.
Squad21 May 2029
Words exchanged at Port Vale
Sam Hutchinson and a teammate said things this week that will take longer than a week to unsay. It was not about football, and both of them play on Saturday.
In brief
- Squad Words at Port Vale training over how hard people work
- The dugout A door opens for Bruno Moreira
- Squad Mark Bell wants out of the dugout