Ready to go for new Vale era

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

Darren Moore, Carol Shanahan and Matt Hancock at Thursday’s fans’ forum. Pic by Pete Stonier

Hello and welcome to a special Friday morning edition of The Valiant for August 9.

We usually publish on a Thursday evening but have delayed a few hours this week so we could cover last night’s forum with owner Carol Shanahan, manager Darren Moore and chief executive Matt Hancock.

We’ve also got talking points from the manager’s pre-match press conference as Vale prepare to kick off the new League Two season at Salford on Saturday.

And that’s just part of today’s edition with lots more news, analysis, opinion and nostalgia.

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