Caretaker boss Danny Pugh refused to rule himself out of the running for the Port Vale job following their 3-0 victory at home to Grimsby. Vale coach Pugh, who took over following manager John Askey’s sacking this week, ended a six-game winless run in his first game in charge and had nothing but praise for his players. “There will be a lot of people interested in the job but I’ll just prepare for the next game and see where that takes us. “We started the second half brightly enough but we conceded a poor third goal and it’s game over. “Our message to the players after the game was that we’ve got to be far harder to play against.

Source: Express January 09, 2021 18:11 UTC