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Port Vale’s £2m commitment

A look at Port Vale on and off the pitch

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Mike Baggaley
May 10, 2026
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Welcome to edition 455 of The Valiant. Pic by Chris Vaughan/Getty Images

Hello and welcome to our Sunday edition of The Valiant for May 10.

You’ll have heard by now that Vale are getting a new hybrid pitch. Well, we’re talking to head groundsman Steve Alderson all about that and the major work on the stadium surface and the training pitches this summer.

It’s a huge investment for the club so we’re hearing about how it will work and the difference it will make after the Vale Park pitch made a few unwanted headlines last season.

There’s also the result of your player-of-the-year vote, the poll having been topped by a player I reckon is a worthy winner.

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