Vale midfielder Hall 'back up to speed and ready'

George Hall came through the academy at Birmingham City

Port Vale attacking midfielder George Hall says he feels "back up to speed" and "ready" to show what he can do after building his match fitness following his deadline-day arrival from Birmingham City.

Hall, who had a loan spell in League Two with Walsall last season, has been handled carefully by boss Darren Moore since he joined Vale on 1 September.

He made his debut from the bench in the 2-1 win over Mansfield on 20 September, with his first start coming against Arsenal in the Carabao Cup four days later.

Hall lasted nearly 90 minutes in Saturday's 1-1 draw at AFC Wimbledon that extended Vale's unbeaten run in League One to five matches.

"I've come on a lot. I wasn't too out of it - it was just that little bit of match sharpness that I needed," he told BBC Radio Stoke.

"I feel like I'm back up to speed now and ready."

Hall has been hit by a number of injuries in his career with the 21-year missing more than three months of last season with a muscle problem while with the Saddlers.

Injury also limited him to just nine appearances in the 2023-24 campaign with Blues.

But he returned to help Walsall reach the League Two play-off final last term before sealing his first permanent move to Vale.

Hall has featured in six games in all competitions so far and is feeling pretty much there in terms of his sharpness.

"It's that little half a second with your touch and it's a fine margin," he said.

"Once I get up to speed, I know my quality and what I can do to help the team.

"There's a lot of different positions I can play and I've got to adapt to each one.

"When I came here I saw the quality of the squad and knew it wouldn't be easy to start but it pushes everyone and keeps it competitive in training."

That competition seems to have rubbed off on results and ahead of the weekend's trip to Wigan, Hall says Vale's uptick in form has been coming.

"Before I came the games were quite tight and we weren't getting the results," he added.

"But now we're getting a bit if luck here and there and we're putting in the performances and have got the points we deserved."