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Norris to the rescue after spot of bother

By Jon Waldron
STAR MAN SCOTT BROWN Port Vale

LUKE Norris saved a point for Colchester in a closely-contested draw with Port Vale.
Vale made an ideal start when they took a fifth-minute lead from the spot through Tom Pope, but Norris pounced from close range on the stroke of half-time.
Colchester boss John McGreal was pleased to see his side come back from the shock of the early penalty.
He said: “It put us on the hop a little bit because I thought we started OK.
“It took a bit of time to get into it but we finished the second half of the first half really well and I thought ...

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