▁new ▁commercial ▁campaign ▁in ▁October , ▁offering ▁young sters ▁the ▁chance ▁to ▁swap ▁Sto ke ▁City ▁sh ir ts ▁and ▁tick ets ▁for ▁V ale ▁ones , ▁which ▁was ▁a ▁response ▁to ▁Sto ke ' s ▁popular ▁' City ▁ 7 s ' ▁scheme ▁which ▁handed ▁seven ▁year ▁old s ▁a ▁sh irt ▁and ▁match ▁tick ets ▁for ▁a ▁game ▁at ▁the ▁Bet 3 6 5 ▁Stadium . ▁Back ▁on ▁the ▁pitch , ▁As key ▁signed ▁vers atile ▁mid f iel der ▁Will ▁At kin son ▁on ▁a ▁short - term ▁deal ▁following ▁inj uries ▁to ▁Tom ▁Con lon ▁and ▁Mann y ▁O ye le ke . ▁He ▁replaced ▁a ▁susp ended ▁Gib b ons ▁at ▁right - back ▁at ▁home ▁to ▁More cam be ▁( a ▁club ▁record ▁ 1 1 ▁years ▁and ▁ 1 1 ▁months ▁after ▁his ▁last ▁game ▁for ▁the ▁club ) ▁and ▁though ▁V ale ▁tra iled ▁ 1 – 0 ▁at ▁half - time , ▁the ▁visitors ▁were ▁down ▁to ▁ten ▁men ▁and ▁a ▁super b ▁Luke ▁Joy ce ▁strike ▁after ▁the ▁break ▁started ▁a ▁com eb ack ▁and ▁V ale ▁ended ▁up ▁ 3 – 1 ▁w inners ▁after ▁a ▁bra ce ▁from ▁Pope . ▁However ▁they ▁then ▁fell ▁to ▁a ▁disappoint ing ▁ 2 – 1 ▁defeat ▁at ▁Mac cles field ▁Town ▁after ▁losing ▁an ▁early ▁lead ; ▁As key ▁had ▁experiment ed ▁with ▁a ▁mid field ▁diam ond ▁against ▁his ▁former ▁club , ▁going ▁ 4 – 3 – 3 ▁to ▁ 4 –