▁quiet ▁one ▁for ▁the ▁" Val i ants ", ▁though ▁As key ▁did ▁re - sign ▁def ender ▁Mitch ▁Clark ▁on ▁loan ▁from ▁Le ic ester ▁City . ▁The ▁board ▁of ▁direct ors ▁was ▁also ▁res h uff led , ▁with ▁Carol ▁Sh an ah an ▁named ▁as ▁sole ▁chair ▁whilst ▁husband ▁Kevin ▁took ▁an ▁amb assador ial ▁role . ▁ ▁Clark ' s ▁cross ▁was ▁def lect ed ▁into ▁the ▁net ▁to ▁give ▁V ale ▁a ▁ 1 – 0 ▁home ▁lead ▁over ▁S alf ord ▁City , ▁though ▁they ▁went ▁on ▁draw ▁the ▁game ▁ 1 – 1 ▁after ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁summer ▁transfer ▁window ▁target ▁Tom ▁Elli ott ▁n ett ed ▁a ▁ 7 5 th - min ute ▁equal iser . ▁The ▁following ▁week ▁saw ▁a ▁d rab ▁game ▁at ▁North am pton ▁Town , ▁but ▁a ▁Wor r all ▁goal ▁won ▁all ▁three ▁points ▁for ▁the ▁V ale ▁and ▁lifted ▁them ▁out ▁of ▁t enth ▁position ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁in ▁over ▁two ▁months . ▁They ▁made ▁it ▁back - to - back ▁wins ▁with ▁an ▁event ful ▁ 3 – 2 ▁victory ▁at ▁Forest ▁Green ▁Ro vers ; ▁V ale ▁led ▁by ▁three ▁goals ▁with ▁ 1 2 ▁minutes ▁to ▁go , ▁but ▁a ▁straight ▁red ▁for ▁Clark ▁was ▁followed ▁by ▁two ▁goals ▁for ▁Ro vers ▁and ▁a ▁second ▁yellow ▁card ▁for ▁Pope . ▁In ▁the ▁face ▁of ▁multiple ▁susp ensions ▁and ▁the ▁difficult ▁conditions ▁pos ed ▁by ▁Storm ▁Dennis , ▁V ale ▁cru ised