Tardif then saved Dave Brammer's first spot kick for Crewe before tipping the second from Kenny Lunt on to the crossbar.

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And the Vale boss said he has now turned his attentions to securing the futures of other loanees, Lee Collins and Dave Brammer.

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"Our job is really to figure out what viruses are going around and what effect they're having, " said Lynnette Brammer, an influenza epidemiologist at the CDC.

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