Port Vales`s preparations for League Two encounter at Aldershot have been disrupted by a bizarre bust-up on the team bus that left the manager, Jim Gannon, stranded at a motorway service station.
The coach was en route to Aldershot when trouble flared between Gannon and his assistant, Geoff Horsfield. Following the row, Gannon was dropped off at a service station in the West Midlands. He was later picked up by car and driven back to Vale Park for talks with his chairman, Bill Bratt.
In another bizarre twist, the former Birmingham City striker Horsfield was later dropped off at another service station further south and was also believed to be heading back to the Potteries.
Vale have won just two games since Gannon took charge last month and senior players have met club directors to complain about his handling of team affairs. Bratt said: "It is an internal matter and will be dealt with on Monday."
Bearing in mind Vale won 2-1 after a draw and six defeats away from home, on Wednesday I suggest Gerrard Houllier is booted off at Hilton Park and Gary McAllister at Keele.
