Best and worst of the campaign so far

A look at Port Vale on and off the pitch

Ruari Paton is mobbed after scoring the winner at Harrogate. But did this performance make our half-season awards? Pic by Pete Stonier

Hello and welcome to our Sunday morning edition of The Valiant for January 12.

Saturday’s game at home to Barrow was unsurprisingly postponed in the big freeze so this seemed like a good time to look over the season so far. I’ve done that as a half-season awards and I’d love to hear when you think of my selections, along with more news, opinion and nostalgia.

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