Ready for Carlisle and more

An in-depth look at Port Vale on and off the pitch

Darren Moore at this afternoon’s press conference. Pic by Pete Stonier

Hello and welcome to our Thursday evening edition of The Valiant for December 19.

We’ve got talking points from Darren Moore’s press conference this afternoon and we are taking a look at Saturday’s opponents Carlisle - but that’s just part of an edition full of news, analysis, opinion and nostalgia.

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