24-03-2023, 11:11 PM
Looking forward to tomorrow's game. Been 20+ years since we've played Port Vale at FP. I have vivid memories of us playing them in the Div 4 promotion season under Frankie Burrows. 2-2 at FP in the snow with a brown or orange ball just before Christmas - am sure Kenny Todd (ex Port Vale) scored one of our goals. Then up there midweek, having not won away for about 4 months, we were 2-0 down and came back to win 3-2. That win set us up for our promotion run-in ending up with that amazing day out at Northampton! Can also remember us losing 2-0 at Vale Park after 2 red cards left us with 9 men - despite the lack of numbers, we actually had a few decent chances to score.
I always compare Port Vale to Bristol Rovers - similar sized clubs playing second fiddle to their city rivals. Both fanbases in the rougher parts of town. Spent most of their time struggling in the lower reaches of the old div 2 or doing well in the old div 3 but have had a bad run in recent years.
And there's one fact I discovered today.......... Port Vale are the only club among the current 92 to have beaten every single one of the other 91 in a competitive fixture (league and cups). I'd guess Pompey are very close to matching that - though we've never beaten Sutton or Salford. Maybe there are one or two others who we've played but failed to beat? Does anyone on here know?
I always compare Port Vale to Bristol Rovers - similar sized clubs playing second fiddle to their city rivals. Both fanbases in the rougher parts of town. Spent most of their time struggling in the lower reaches of the old div 2 or doing well in the old div 3 but have had a bad run in recent years.
And there's one fact I discovered today.......... Port Vale are the only club among the current 92 to have beaten every single one of the other 91 in a competitive fixture (league and cups). I'd guess Pompey are very close to matching that - though we've never beaten Sutton or Salford. Maybe there are one or two others who we've played but failed to beat? Does anyone on here know?