Meet the Junior Valiants who are leading on a variety of important roles across the club on Saturday afternoon.
Chairperson for the Day – Matilda
Matilda is our chair for the day and will be seen around Vale Park with Carol Shanahan OBE, meeting Vale supporters and welcoming directors and officials from Bristol Rovers in the Boardroom.
Match Official – Tommy
Tommy will accompany referee Sunny Singh Gill, assistants Joe Simpson and Conor Brown and fourth official Richard Wigglesworth during their pre-match briefing, teamsheet exchange, warm-ups and the pre-match coin toss!
BBC Radio Commentator/Reporter - Alfie
Alfie will be joining Phil Bowers and Adam Yates live on BBC Radio Stoke to discuss the match before the game and give his opinion on the action at half-time and full-time!
Grounds person - Jackson
Head groundsman Steve Alderson will be joined by Jackson to help prepare the pitch, going through the matchday routine with the grounds staff, putting the final touches to the Vale Park surface before kick-off.
PA Announcer - William
William will join Dan Townley pitchside to help announce the teams, the Autonet half-time challenge, the match attendance and the winning number for our 50:50 draw – and hopefully some Vale goalscores!
Matchday DJ – Isabelle
Isabelle will be picking some of the pre-match songs and cranking up the volume with our matchday DJ Ben Wood
Videographer – Joe
Joe will be pitchside with videographer Miles Brain to help film our matchday video content for the club website, social media and YouTube channel
Hospitality host – Amelia
Hospitality guests will be welcomed into the Valiant Suite by Amelia with matchday host Dean Martin. Amelia will take guests on a tour of Vale Park with Dean, announce the teams and handout teamsheets, and support the post-match Player of the Match presentation.
Press Officer – Aluna
Aluna will be alongside Ashley Houghton, welcoming the media to Vale Park and producing content for the club’s official channels on matchday!
During the game, Aluna will help to run the official social media channels, providing updates on the match for Port Vale supporters not in attendance at Vale Park.