Walsall lost 1-0 on the weekend to condemn Dean Smith’s men to a second defeat in a week, their first in the league. The bad week has seen the club knocked out of the Johnstone’s Paint Trophy at League Two side, Morecambe, it also means that the Saddlers slipped to third as both Gillingham and […] READ MORE
Author: Dan Gilbert
DGDanielGilbertSaddlers’ Super Start Stopped by The Shrimps
There has been much discussion regarding Walsall’s unbeaten start to the season, which has seen the club climb to the top of League One and set themselves up for a glamour tie against the Champions of England, Chelsea, in the Cup. In addition, midfield maestro, Sam Mantom, is nominated for ‘Player of the Month’ and […] READ MORE
Johnstone’s Paint Trophy: First Round Review
Sixteen teams progressed to the second round of the Johnstone’s Paint Trophy last night, to join the other sixteen that had byes. It was a night where shocks were at a premium, the biggest being at The Globe Arena where Morecambe ended Walsall’s unbeaten run to the start of the season, with last campaign’s finalists […] READ MORE
Johnstone’s Paint Trophy: First Round Preview
Tonight marks the beginning of the journey to Wembley for two lucky League One or League Two sides as the Johnstone’s Paint Trophy action kicks off. Last season’s winners, Bristol City, were promoted to the Championship so won’t be defending their trophy. This leaves Walsall, who reached Wembley for the first time in their 127 year […] READ MORE
Blackpool Taken Apart As Walsall Go Top
Walsall went top of League One after piling more misery onto a sorry Blackpool side on the Bank Holiday weekend. READ MORE
Capital One Cup: Second Round Review
It was another exciting night in the Capital One Cup last night with an unbelievable eighty goals scored in just twenty three matches as one Premier League side crashed out at the first hurdle. That side were newly promoted Watford who lost 1-0 to Simon Grayson’s Preston North End, who themselves were also promoted last […] READ MORE
Walsall Go Joint Top
Walsall’s excellent start to the season continued yesterday, on what was a very warm and humid day at the Banks’s Stadium. With 2200 Coventry fans making the short trip to their Midland neighbours, the atmosphere was always going to be special and with two good, in-form sides high on confidence, the game was also going […] READ MORE
Walsall Cap Off Excellent Week
As far as weeks go, they don’t get much better than this for Walsall. A 4-3 victory over Championship side, Nottingham Forest, in the cup, coupled with a 2-0 away win over newly promoted Southend United sees the Saddlers into the second round of the cup and up to an astonishing fifth in the league. […] READ MORE
Capital One Cup Second Round Draw
The draw for the Capital One Cup second round was made last night straight after Doncaster Rovers dumped rivals Leeds United out of the competition on penalties. A host of lower league sides were in the draw thanks to a number of upsets in the first round. Northampton Town, who piled more misery onto Blackpool with […] READ MORE
Walsall’s dominance over Forest continues
Nottingham Forest and Walsall played out arguably one of the Capital One Cup’s finest matches as the Saddlers came out on top with a 4-3 win. It extends Walsall’s fantastic unbeaten run over the former European Champions to twelve games, winning eight and drawing four. Walsall’s dominance over Forest continues There was much talk over […] READ MORE
