Quote of the day

"We believe Port Vale and The Sentinel are mutually beneficial and that a successful, positively publicised Port Vale is good for our city."

From a joint statement issued by Port Vale and local paper The Sentinel, after "several days of discussion" resulted in the lifting of a ban. Jabba, take note: this is how to resolve a dispute with the local press in a mature, reasonable fashion - through constructive dialogue. That doesn't seem to be an option, though, with Head of Media Wendy Taylor's letter having petulantly declared "our position on this issue is not up for negotiation".