“I wanted to help this club get through to the next round – that was the most important thing,” he said. “Steve (Alston) the groundsman – the work he’s done to get this game on for the football club, the work he’s done to get us on the grass yesterday. “The welcome I’ve got from this football club this week from all the staff [has been great]. “I think we’ve been far and away well in the football match,” he said. “I think we’ve pinned Port Vale into their own half for long periods of the second half.

Source: Express January 09, 2026 22:52 UTC