Skip to main contentSkip to navigation Close dialogue1/2 Next image Previous image Toggle captionSkip to navigation Port Vale manager’s Jon Brady (left) and his players have found cup competitions a relief from the league. Photograph: Nick Potts/PA View image in fullscreen Port Vale manager’s Jon Brady (left) and his players have found cup competitions a relief from the league. Photograph: Nick Potts/PA Burslem Globetrotters: Port Vale’s travelling stars plot Chelsea shockAustralian manager Jon Brady and New Zealand striker Ben Waine have guided League One strugglers to quarter-finals The Port Vale manager, Jon Brady, left Australia as a 17-year-old to chase his dream of playing in the United Kingdom. Spells at Brentford, Swansea and Wycombe did not make a first-team debut a reality. The sacrifice would not be wasted as determination to make a career in England grew stronger, becoming a non-league stalwart, but always with an eye on what came next.Like Saturday’s FA Cup quarter-final opponent, Chelsea’s head coach Liam Rosenior, Brady plotted a route to the dugout from early on, earning his B licence at the age of 23. Twenty-eight years later, he has managed more than 500 league games, in charge of Brackley and Northampton before joining League One’s bottom club in January, and embarking on a surprising Cup run.FA Cup quarter-finals: things to look out for this…
Published: April 4, 2026 1:30 am
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