Middlesbrough ticket latest as Port Vale boost capacity for huge game

An in-depth look at Port Vale on and off the pitch ahead of the league game at Shrewsbury and a huge cup tie against Middlesbrough, with news, analysis, opinion, nostalgia and more

Port Vale’s Railway Stand. Picture by Pete Stonier

Hello and welcome to this evening’s edition of The Valiant for Thursday November 23.

We’ve had a busy couple of days since our last edition, putting together an in-depth newsletter we hope you’ll enjoy.

There’s a feature with director Matt Hancock and head of commercial Ritchie Bates about the Middlesbrough Carabao Cup quarter final, with ticket sales flying for the December 19 game.

There’s news from Andy Crosby’s press conference with the latest on the futures of Ollie Arblaster and Rhys Walters, plus injury news. There’s the story of a Vale player about to make club history, an inside view of Saturday’s opponents Shrewsbury, international round up, youth-team latest, fan in focus, an absolute cracker from the archives….and plenty more.

So, please read on for tonight’s edition of The Valiant in full