burslem
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Port Vale: Here Comes Our Man
The transfer window’s shut. Slammed like a cell door. Locked, bolted, and forgotten. Not that it matters. We were crying out for a striker, one with experience, who knows what’s going on and what needs doing. One who knows those… Continue reading
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The Best Of All Possible Draws! Port Vale V Arsenal
The mechanics of the Carabao Cup draw, like the workings of the universe, are not for mortal minds to comprehend. Balls were drawn from a jar with all the solemnity of a village fête tombola. And lo! The first name… Continue reading
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Port Vale 0-1 Doncaster Rovers: Our Grim Smile
Saturday 23 August 2025, Vale Park, Burslem. Ah, there it is. That look on the faces on those adventurers from Doncaster on reaching the mother town. It tells us everything we need to know. The dawning realisation that they do… Continue reading
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Lorent Tolaj – The Man Who Ran Towards The Void
The rumours are true. All bets are off. Lorent Tolaj, that pony-tailed Swiss enigma whose boots seemed to echo with the weight of purpose, has joined Plymouth Argyle. The brutal beauty of Stoke-on-Trent swapped for Devon. Tolaj wasn’t just a… Continue reading
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Echoes Beneath the Floodlights: Vale Park at 75
On Sunday 24 August 2025, Vale Park – the Wembley of the North and home of Port Vale FC — will celebrate 75 years of existence. A theatre of hopes, dreams, miseries, and nightmares. A place where time has not… Continue reading
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