Dave Ryce

Vale weather the ten man storm

OUTSIDE of cup finals, the decision to move a Borders derby to Midlothian may be strange, but this was a pragmatic one.

Vale's road to Hampden ends

IT wasn't quite the white-hot cauldron of intimidation that they had been warned of, but Vale's Scottish Cup dream wilted in the face of an effective display by the Scottish Junior Cup holders at Beechwood Park.

Somerville sinks old club

VALE suffered their first loss in a knock-out cup competition this season as Whitehill edged through to the Image Printers East of Scotland Cup final.

Change as good as a rest for Vale

WERE such a thing as a Magna Carta of football management to exist, you probably wouldn't get very far into the tome before coming across the decree that you don't change a winning side.

It was all yellow for Vale

LET'S get the Man of the Match award out the way first, which goes to...(cue drum roll)...referee Wes Boulstridge. Well, why not?

Vale progress in cup

VALE won through to qualify for the Quarter Finals of the League Cup later in the season, but were made to work hard by Leith side

Radzynski nets the decider in local derby

PRE-MATCH predictions hadn't given Rovers much of a prayer going into this match and although it was Vale who booked their place in the next round, they certainly had to work for it.

Spot ace Devlin does a Ronaldo

TO the famous names of Ronaldo, Jan Molby, Eddie Turnbull, Willie Johnston and Paul Hartley, we must now add the, with all due respect, less celebrated one of Vale midfielder Scott Devlin.

Kelso see red as Vale march on

ELEVEN days previously, Vale had overrun United 6-0 in an East of Scotland Qualifying League tie, but this particular meeting couldn't have been more different.

Vale pay a cruel price with penalty

IT'S a cruel way to lose when a game is decided by an injury time penalty; crueller still when it's at the end of a game when the losing side has been the more deserving of victory.

Saintly Vale secure semi-final spot

WHEN you have two clubs both featuring saints on their crests, it may be useful to consider some background first.

Vale given lesson by students

THE four previous meetings between these sides since Stirling joined the East of Scotland League had featured a total of just eight goals, so it was something of a surprise that this one featured six.

Vale vault into table's top half

IT'S an awkward time when two teams play each other in the space of four days, more so for the team who won the first game.

Vale bounce back against rivals Selkirk

IT was round two of the Premier Division's only Borders derby at a rainy Yarrow Park last Saturday.

Mellow yellows as Vale fail to find breakthrough

SOME games are blink and you miss something affairs - this one was a blink and you’ll miss a booking one.

Vale take a share of the spoils

Another week, another draw, but while last week’s result against Edinburgh City was the right outcome on the balance of play, Vale certainly did enough to win this game.

Goal king Cole gives Vale some soul

LIKE an edition of Living TV’s paranormal series 'Most Haunted’, this game was probably best viewed through night vision goggles.

Vale thumped by Welfare

HISTORY certainly wasn’t on Vale’s side going into this Premier Division fixture, with their previous ten visits to Ferguson Park resulting in nine losses.

Vale crash out of Scottish Cup

VALE observed a minute’s silence before this game for former Vale hero Ronnie Tolmie, but were looking for eleven heroes on the pitch in this Scottish Cup tie.

Six of the best for Vale

THIS was a tale of two goalkeepers called Walker, who might as well have been at opposite ends of the earth as a football pitch, such was the contrast in their experience of Saturday afternoon.