Micky Adams praised his side's rousing first-half performance following Friday night's 3-0 victory over Northampton Town.

Vale went in at the break three ahead, thanks to goals from Tom Pope, Anthony Griffith and John McCombe, and Adams believes the opening 45 minutes was the best his side had played this season.

Adams told port-vale.co.uk: "I am delighted, we set high standards in the first-half and that was as good as we've played (this season).

"Everything about the first-half performance was special, not only the goals, but our commitment, the way we closed them down and limited them with few opportunities.

"Obviously the second half, I wouldn't say was a non-entity, but certainly we failed to reach the heights that we did in the first-half, but that is understandable.

"People have called us one dimensional, but I think we proved tonight that we're not. I have always said that if we get the opportunity to get the ball down, pass and play then we should do that, but on occasion we have to play off big Popey (Tom Pope) and pick up the pieces from that, so there was a mixture of everything tonight."

Meanwhile, Adams was keen to praise the harmony in the club's dressing room, as striker Pope's fifth minute opener on Friday night, set a new club record with Vale having now scored in their opening 15 consecutive fixtures.

The result also means the Valiants are now the leading scorers in the Football League, and Adams believes the club's team spirit is a major contributing factor to his side's impressive scoring record.

Adams added: "We made three changes from Gillingham last Saturday and I don't think that was any reflection on the lads that played.

"However, I felt that I picked a side to win a game of football and I have said it all along this season, that I will make changes to the personnel from time to time. We have done that tonight and it is always nice when we change the team and we get the result.

"People are not happy if they aren't in the squad, but that is the beauty of having a decent sized squad.

"They can either sulk and if they do that then they won't be here too long. If there is anybody that is unhappy, then we will try our best to move them on as quickly as we can, because we don't want to spoil the harmony that is in the dressing room at the moment."

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