By Tom Fairhurst: Port Vale assistant manager Geoff Horsfield is hoping to stay at the club after his contract expires at the end of the month.

The lack of a permanent manager at Vale Park and talk of a potential takeover has left his future in the air.

The former Birmingham City striker told StaffsLive: “I enjoy the club and I love the fans and I just want to be here and get this club out of this division.”

By Ashley Hodnett: Three professional footballers have been arrested and bailed after an incident at a Stafford nightclub.

Gary Roberts, Lee Collins and Tom Pope, who were teammates at Port Vale, were arrested after the incident at the Casa Night Club on Bridge Street in the early hours of Tuesday morning.

By Sam Fitch: Port Vale goalkeeper Stuart Tomlinson admits the club’s choice of caretaker boss is a perfect fit for him.

Mark Grew had been goalkeeping coach under Micky Adams before taking on a post with the youth team during Jim Gannon’s tenure.

But with the senior job now his, Grew has taken Tomlinson under his wing – and the Valiants stopper believes he is reaping the benefits.

By Sam Fitch & Josh Hoare: Vale defender Adam Yates is set to agree a new long term deal with the club after being named player of the season at last week’s sports personality awards. The defender who has appeared for the Valiants 41 times this season told StaffsLive being a local lad was key in staying in the area.

By Simon Longden & Izzy Wilding: Port Vale striker Marc Richards has described the play-off pressure as “intense”.

The Valiants currently lie in ninth place in League Two with a mere eight points separating them from Wycombe Wanderers in second.

But as the play-off battle hots up, Richards revealed the pressure it puts on the Vale squad.

By James Pearse: Port Vale assistant manager Geoff Horsfield has insisted his team are prepared for things to go down to the wire in the hunt for promotion.

Vale are currently ninth in the league after a 2-0 defeat to leaders Chesterfield on Saturday (April 2).

By Michael Knight: Port Vale’s chairman has insisted they will have no problems repaying a loan to Stoke-on-Trent City Council.

The club initially borrowed £2.25million in 2006, to help repay outstanding debts.

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By Josh Hoare: Stoke-on-Trent businessman Mo Chaudry is stepping up his attempts to take over Port Vale.

It’s believed pressure group North London Valiants is to force an extraordinary general meeting (EGM) next week and Chaudry told StaffsLive he expects the backing of shareholders.

He explained that the process cannot be stopped by the football club’s board, who have so far turned down his takeover attempt.

By Sam Fitch & Ashley Hodnett: Caretaker manager Mark Grew admits he has a selection headache ahead of Port Vale’s clash with Chesterfield.

The Valiants are currently sitting in seventh place, but only four points separate them from second place Wycombe.

But Grew has a dilemma ahead of the clash with the table-topping Spireites tomorrow (April 2) after Justin Richards impressed in the reserves game against Barnsley in midweek.

By Simon Bostock: Two second half goals helped Port Vale back into the League Two play-off places after beating a battling Lincoln City.

Lincoln took the lead after just three minutes when Gavin McCallum got on the end of a Julian Kelly cross and lashed the ball into the back of the net from the edge of the box.