In a straight-talking column, influential Port Vale columnist Martin Tideswell says that it’s time to “set a few records straight before tomorrow night’s Supporters’ Club meeting.”
Tideswell blog begins:
“I can’t quite believe that here we are, 10 days before the start of our first competitive fixture of the new season, and Port Vale is still in a state of crisis.
“When Keith Ryder was unveiled as the preferred bidder for the club at the beginning of April, no-one could have envisaged that four months later we would still be waiting for his money to arrive and for the deal to go through.
“Yes, there will be a few know-it-alls trying to claim some credit, pretending that they knew all along that Keef had no money. There will also be a few still banging the drum for Mo Chaudry and saying it would all have been so different if the Waterworld owner had taken over.
“So let’s set a few records straight before tomorrow night’s Supporters’ Club meeting at Vale Park…”
To read the full entry click here:
http://martintideswell.wordpress.com/2012/08/05/port-vale-keith-ryder-and-a-few-home-truths/