tales from the paddock

Jordan Shipley

  • Port Vale 1-3 Exeter City: After the Iceberg

    I stayed to the bitter end. I always do. It’s the Final Act that fascinates me – the moments after the whistle, when the curtain drops on a dismal performance and everyone has to live with what’s just happened. That… Continue reading

    Port Vale 1-3 Exeter City: After the Iceberg

  • Huddersfield Town 5-0 Port Vale: How Soon Is Now?

    I don’t bother with his post‑match interviews anymore. There’s never an apology, never a hint of responsibility, never even the faintest flicker of accountability for this never‑ending horror show. Just more of the same endless nothingness. He doesn’t even look… Continue reading

    Huddersfield Town 5-0 Port Vale: How Soon Is Now?

  • Port Vale vs Stockport County: Under The Lights

    No football for us this weekend. Why? Because Sky Sports, the great puppeteer of the modern game, wanted it played on a Monday night for the cameras. That’s why. And what Sky wants, Sky gets. So here we are, Stockport… Continue reading

    Port Vale vs Stockport County: Under The Lights