The Port Vale Herald
Squad3 Aug 2026
George Byers signs a new deal
“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” George Byers commits to Port Vale for another 3 years.
Squad3 Aug 2026
Tempers go at Port Vale
Joe Gauci was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
Squad3 Aug 2026
Kyle John falls out with a teammate over standards
The oldest argument in any dressing room and the only one that is genuinely about football: one man thinks another is not putting enough in. It is also the row a manager privately does not mind having happened.
Market3 Aug 2026
Talks stall between Port Vale and Cameron Humphreys
“We are a long way apart, and pretending otherwise helps nobody.” Neither side is close, and the calendar is not on the club's side.
Market3 Aug 2026
Nobody at Port Vale has picked up the phone to George Byers
36 months to run and not a word offered. A club that lets the calendar negotiate for it usually ends up losing to the calendar.
Squad3 Aug 2026
Cameron Humphreys asks for a word with the manager
“I would rather say it to his face than read about it.” The meeting was requested by the player, which tells you most of what you need to know.
In brief
- Market Jesse Debrah leaves for nothing
- Market Arron Davies leaves for nothing