The Port Vale Herald
Market25 Dec 2028
Bruno Moreira puts it in writing
“This is not anger. I have thought about it for months, and nothing that has happened lately changed my mind.” The request is on a desk at Port Vale, and it is not being withdrawn.
Squad25 Dec 2028
George Byers in a row with a teammate
It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Port Vale this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
The terraces25 Dec 2028
One of their own: Reuben Reid
He is 20 and the ground already sings his name, which is a thing that happens to local boys and almost never to signings. Everything from here is measured against an affection he did nothing to earn except be from here.
Match19 Dec 2028
Ben Waine sends Port Vale past Tranmere Rovers
It finished 2‑0, and it was Ben Waine’s afternoon: on the scoresheet when it mattered, and the reason the points belong to Port Vale.
The dugout25 Dec 2028
No hiding place for Bruno Moreira
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Bruno Moreira, and the manager let it.
Match23 Dec 2028
Port Vale get the job done against Shrewsbury Town
A 1‑0 win over Shrewsbury Town, earned rather than given, and the sort of afternoon that sends everyone home talking about next week instead of this one.
Player ratings25 Dec 2028
Rico Richards beats them one at a time
Successful dribbles: 18. There was always a defender in front of him and there was never a defender in front of him for long.
Player ratings25 Dec 2028
Lebogang Billiat takes the honours
Marked 7.95 on an afternoon he ran from the first whistle to the last. Whatever else went wrong, Port Vale had the best player on the pitch.
Squad25 Dec 2028
Luke Turner signs a new deal
“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Luke Turner commits to Port Vale for another 3 years.
In brief
- The dugout A promise honoured at Port Vale
- Player ratings Reuben Reid stands above it all
- The dugout A satisfied Henry Hunter