Vale won 2-1 at Accrington on Tuesday without 20-goal top scorer Marc Richards and captain Tommy Fraser.

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Marc Richards will score you 20 goals a year and Justin Richards has been a bit unlucky at times.

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Topscorer Marc Richards spent a short time on-loan at Gresty Road in 2002 when he was a Blackburn Rovers trainee.

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Goals from Lewis Haldane and Marc Richards were enough for victory, although Adams admitted he was not pleased with his team's display.

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Seven players - Chris Martin, John McCombe, Kris Taylor, Lewis Haldane, Louis Dodds, Sean Rigg and Marc Richards - are discussing new deals.

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Both clubs entered playing their best hockey of the season, but the Rangers came in as the more banged-up squad as they again played without top center Brad Richards and key defenseman Marc Staal.

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