[The Red Darreners]

Exciting fare today, thought we showed a lot of appetite and fought back well after the usual 'individual errors'. Good to see the Cook era up and running. Felt a bit for Nicholls- he made a couple of excellent stops but the Vale goals were down to him. Injuries and illness clearly dictated Toto's appearance and I have to say despite previous criticism of the lad thought he was excellent today. But young Liddle really caught our eye, a fantastic work ethic and yes, one or two misplaced passes, but his presence certainly seemed to reassure Toto and bring the best out in him. Also nice to see Guthrie get on and look a bit stronger than previous appearances. A couple of other big ups- the Vale fans were teriffic and gave fantastic support, and we were pleasantly surprised to find Lewis still in the shop, working as a volunteer now- despite his role elsewhere. A top man indeed!