'Courage and composure' crucial
Port Vale boss Darren Moore has called on his players to keep cool heads ahead of the final two matches of the season as they aim to seal promotion to League One.The Valiants currently sit second in League Two and will clinch an immediate return to the third tier as early as Saturday if they win at AFC Wimbledon and fourth-placed Walsall fail to beat Accrington Stanley."The words that you'd use for the team are courage and composure," Moore told BBC Radio Stoke."I think those two [words] will be evident over the next couple of games, but we've got a great trust in this group - they are a joy to work with."And it is the club's trust in Moore, who was retained as the club's manager following last season's relegation, which looks set to be repaid with an instant return to League One.However, the former West Brom and Sheffield Wednesday boss is not leaving anything up to chance."If you look at this season, it's the most contested League Two for many seasons," he added."It looks likely it will go down to the last game [of the season], so credit to everyone. What we're doing at Vale here is focussing on us."Monday's last-gasp draw at home against Grimsby has kept Moore's men on course for promotion, and after the match, the 50-year-old confirmed club captain Ben Garrity has been ruled out of the final run-in through injury."He's ran his race for this season," Moore said after Garrity limped off in the 77th minute of Vale's 3-2 defeat at Carlisle United on Good Friday."So, we thank him for his efforts on the pitch, but now he'll support the team from off the field, where he'll continue his captain's role."
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