The League Paper

More woe for Vale’s under-fire boss Brady

by
The Football League Paper Team
20 September 2026

By Alan Arnold

UNDER-pressure boss Jon Brady believes Port Vale’s only route out of the doldrums is via the final third after defeat at Walsall sparked a backlash from fans.
The battling-but-blunt Valiants were booed off amid calls for Brady to go after James Connolly and Andrew Dallas struck late in each half for the unbeaten Saddlers.
It leaves Vale, relegated from League One last season, with one win from seven ahead of a three-week break in which work on attack will be the priority.
“You’re always under pressure,” said Brady. “We want the results to be better, we want to be higher a...

Continue reading...

Access all our premium content from as little as 14p per day!

Already a subscriber to our website? Login

Read our latest news on any of these social networks!

Tackle the News

- Sign Up for our weekly Football League Newsletter Today!

Your subscription could not be saved. Please try again.

Your subscription has been successful.

More in The League Paper

Dean Brennan urges Barnet to attract more fans as Bees chase League Two promotion

Dean Brennan wants Barnet to build on their promotion push by bringing more supporters through the gates, pointing to Bromley’s growth as an example of what can be achieved off the pitch.
Stoke City 2-0 Preston: Mark Robins wants more clinical edge despite Potters’ victory

Ben Wilmot and Jack McGlynn secured a seventh win in ten league games, but Stoke missed several chances to make the scoreline more emphatic.
Lawlor joy at another electrifying home show

By Jacob Smalley Att: 8,588 Rating: ★★★★★ Ref: Richard Eley 7/10 FLEETWOOD TOWN 3 Loupalo-Bi 37, Bennett 59, Robertson 90 FLEETWOOD: Lynch 6, Rooney 7, Bennett 7, Potter 7, Neal 7, McCann 7, McLean 7 (Robertson 85) Helm 8 (Cannon 72, 6) Batty 7, Coughlan 7 (Thomas 90) Loupalo-Bi 8...
COHEN CAN’T DEFEND IMPS…

LINCOLN City head coach Chris Cohen lamented defensive lapses as the Imps failed to build on their excellent victory over Burnley the previous weekend. “If you give away the goals we gave away, then the good bits don’t really matter that much,” admitted Cohen after the deflating defeat. “We’ve got...