The Port Vale Herald
Market23 Aug 2027
George Byers 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.
Match21 Aug 2027
The wait goes on for Port Vale
4 without a win now, and the ground has developed the special quiet of a crowd that expects the worst. One scrappy 1-0 would cure most of it; that is the maddening part.
Boardroom23 Aug 2027
Graduation day at Port Vale
5 boys move up, and somewhere in the building the people who coached them at twelve are quietly having the best morning of their working year. Nothing about this shows up in a result and it is why the academy exists.
Squad23 Aug 2027
Words at Port Vale training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Rui Costa is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.
Match21 Aug 2027
3 matches without a goal for Port Vale
The chances are being made and something is happening between the making and the finishing. 3 matches now, and the anxiety in the ground arrives a little earlier every week.
Transfer targets23 Aug 2027
Crystal Palace tell Port Vale: Matt Grimes is not for sale
The approach was made and the answer came back in a sentence. There is no number on the table because there was no number that would have been enough.
Market23 Aug 2027
John Phillips steps up from the Port Vale academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. John Phillips 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.
Market23 Aug 2027
Paul Brown steps up from the Port Vale academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Paul Brown 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.
Market23 Aug 2027
Charles Marshall steps up from the Port Vale academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Charles Marshall 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.
In brief
- The dugout Yll Gashi gets it from the manager
- Match A bad afternoon for Port Vale against Colchester United
- Boardroom Port Vale sign off a bigger ground