Port Vale: Could Liam Dickinson be the real deal for Micky Adams?
PORT Vale are believed to be in a three-way battle for striker Liam Dickinson.
The 26-year-old is a free agent after being released by Southend at the end of the season, and Vale boss Micky Adams appears keen on him as he looks for a replacement for last season's top scorer, Marc Richards.
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Liam Dickinson celebrating after scoring for Southend
Dickinson's agent, Vale old boy Phil Sproson, confirmed they were one of three clubs who had shown an interest in the 6ft 3in frontman.
"A club from League One are involved, and one other club from League Two as well," he said.
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"We are in the process of meeting them all and we will then sit down and see which club suits Liam best."
Sproson said Dickinson was keen to move from Essex to be closer to his family, who are based in Salford.
"We will meet everyone," he added, "but we'll take our time because it's an important move for the lad.
"Port Vale are still in administration at the moment, so we will have to keep a close eye on that.
"But once it is sorted out, it will then be up to Liam."
Dickinson first made a name for himself with Stockport, playing a key role as the Hatters won promotion to League One via the play-offs in 2008.
A record of 35 goals in 60 starts earned him a £750,000 move to Derby, and loan spells at Huddersfield and Blackpool offered a glimpse of his potential.
A third loan, this time to Leeds, was less successful and a £300,000 switch to Brighton followed in 2009.
Dickinson scored six goals in 21 appearances, but went on loan to Peterborough and was then sold to Barnsley.
Further short stays at Walsall and Rochdale were followed by an abortive move to Plymouth, before the striker joined Southend at the start of last season.
Comments
by P_Swan
Friday, June 29 2012, 12:36PM
“I wish people would stop all the boozy bad boy Roberts talk.....really.
I'm only 41 so missed George Best at his best but wasn't he half tanked most of the week and still a national hero??.
Also i do remember Brian Clough letting players have a half time ciggie in the changing room toilets.
1 hr running your socks off on the training ground will sober the toughest of us, it was prob what came out of G Roberts mouth when rubbered that got him in the ****.
Dickenson could be a good choice but would he play well with Popey?.
Both nod on strikers only Dickenson seems to bulge the net more often than Popey, we need a nippy short Naylor/Jeffers/Cross type also to run at and have lumpy meat head defenders back peddling out of panic!!.”
by warrenpark
Thursday, June 28 2012, 11:48PM
“The club with Micky Adams as his line manager handled Roberts well. Some benefit was obtained from his talent as a player. When he went off the rails he was disciplined and given a second chance. When he wasted that opportunity he was dismissed. The club complied with employment law and acted reasonably. Of course most incidents like this at work do not play out under the media spotlight and that added a complicating factor.
I think Micky Adams has an eye to acquiring slightly better talent than Vale's current status warrants by taking more risk. Some failure is to be expected in a strategy like that where risk appetite is a raised.”
by lanternhead
Thursday, June 28 2012, 6:20PM
“cornwall, roberts is a dyed in the wool alki and when his chance came to go to mansfield he engineered it by getting pi***d the day before training.micky said as much but also said if roberts had come to him and said so then he could have gone without any fuss but gary never used what little sense he had so he went under a cloud. micky can't be blamed for gary's actions because when drinks in wits out.”
by Vale_For_Real
Thursday, June 28 2012, 4:01PM
“I wouldd argue that Micky sorted out Gary Roberts better than every other manager he ever had as a full pro, but some things just arent completely sortable.
The pity is that Micky didnt get Gary younger because I dont see him changing for better now even though hes still only 25.
Hope I'm wrong.”
by cornwall11
Thursday, June 28 2012, 3:33PM
“Lanterhead
He couldn't sort out Roberts could he?”
by lanternhead
Thursday, June 28 2012, 2:27PM
“cornwall, heard that he's a bit of a loose cannon but i think micky would sort him out.”
by cornwall11
Thursday, June 28 2012, 11:22AM
“can,t be that good.disiplines not great either”
by Jeff1531
Thursday, June 28 2012, 10:40AM
“Come on Phil
Help us build a side which we deserve”
by warrenpark
Thursday, June 28 2012, 9:50AM
“Looks a potential replacement for Richards, but needs to have his commitment as well.”