Burslem Globetrotters: Port Vale’s travelling stars plot Chelsea shock
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<p>Australian manager Joe Brady and New Zealand striker Ben Waine have guided League One strugglers to quarter-finals</p><p>The Port Vale manager, Jon Brady, left Australia as a 17-year-old to chase his dream of playing in the United Kingdom. Spells at Brentford, Swansea and Wycombe did not make a first-team debut a reality. The sacrifice would not be wasted as determination to make a career in England grew stronger, becoming a non-league stalwart, but always with an eye on wha
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Burslem Globetrotters: Port Vale’s travelling stars plot Chelsea shock Australian manager Joe Brady and New Zealand striker Ben Waine have guided League One strugglers to quarter-finals T he Port Vale manager, Jon Brady, left Australia as a 17-year-old to chase his dream of playing in the United Kingdom. Spells at Brentford, Swansea and Wycombe did not make a first-team debut a reality. The sacrifice would not be wasted as determination to make a career in England grew stronger, becoming a non-league stalwart, but always with an eye on what came next. Like Saturday’s FA Cup quarter-final opponent, Chelsea’s head coach Liam Rosenior, Brady plotted a route to the dugout from early on, earning his B licence at the age of 23. Twenty-eight years later, he has managed more than 500 league games, in charge of Brackley and Northampton before joining League One’s bottom club in January, and embarking on a surprising Cup run. “I wasn’t as good a footballer as Liam Rosenior,” says Brady as he casts his eyes over the Vale Park pitch. “If I wanted to stay in the sport I love so much, that I’ve dedicated my life to by coming over from Australia at the age of 17, [I had to ask myself] what’s the only job I know? The only job I know is football. “I realised I’m not going to have the finances I could live off for the rest of my life and football’s not going to help me that way. So what I did do is the next best thing I knew – I loved the game. I liked helping people and making a difference with people and that’s why I got into coaching.” This is the second time Vale have reached this stage, doing so 72 years ago. There was great financial disparity between Vale and Sunderland in the last round , although a muddy pitch helped level things up, with the home team’s starting XI costing nothing in transfer fees. Conditions will be far better at Stamford Bridge against Chelsea, who have spent almost £1.5bn on players since Todd Boehly’s takeover in 2022 and this week announced a record £2...
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