The Valiants part 2
Continuing my career from FC 24 where we escaped relegation to stay in league one going into the 2024/25 season. https://answers.ea.com/t5/Career-Mode-Stories/The-Valiants/m-p/14037497#M2816 ...
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JJ Robinson is back for his second season at Port Vale and his first start to a season. Robinson took over in February last year and kept Port Vale in the division. His contract was up in June but the manager and club agreed on a new deal.
The contract comes with conditions that Robinson requested. It is rumored to be a three year deal with the goals focused on those three years.
“Last year the focus was on staying in the division. That is all the club and I cared about. This time, there are more items to focus on. I want to build a team to compete and to be promoted. The club was very willing to agree. The goal is to gain promotion within three seasons. We want to focus on using the academy and the club offered to sign two additional scouts.
We also have a good size budget for the division and we plan to use it all. The club is providing me the resources, it is my job to make them work.”
A few recognizable players there. Ben Amos and Dan Gore continuing the Man United links I noticed last season with Gore and James Wilson.
Ryan Croasdale and Rico Richards, I had them both in the early stages of my Stockport save, the former as captain and the latter on loan.
George Byers I've had in a previous save some years ago. I believe it was whilst I was playing in Scotland with St. Mirren. And Ronan Curtis is one I've scouted so many times due to amazing numbers in pace, stamina etc. Always looked like a perfect fit for me, but somehow the timing has never been right for me to look his way.
Nathan Smith is not a player I'm familiar with, but 345 for the Valiants must make him a club legend there. Not far from the top 10 all time appearance list, as far as I can tell.
List of Port Vale all-time appearances - onevalefan.co.uk
Edit: Just a heads up. According to transfermarkt - Nathan Smith - Stats 24/25 | Transfermarkt - Smith had 401 appearances for Port Vale prior to this season.
