Port Vale's dip in form continued as they followed up Saturday's shock loss to Oldham with a 1-0 home defeat to Walsall. Alongside that, Wallam suffered the grief of losing her grandma towards the end of the season and returned home as soon as she could to be with her family during such a difficult time. Put another way, he's really not been far off and the link-up with Pete Cowen could pay off in dramatic fashion over the coming days. Thirlby's team ensured that captain Serena Guthrie could still lift the Taini Jamison Trophy on Friday morning.