{"id":557187,"date":"2020-07-08T06:29:25","date_gmt":"2020-07-08T10:29:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/?p=557187"},"modified":"2020-12-28T11:27:26","modified_gmt":"2020-12-28T16:27:26","slug":"callum-cockerill-mollett-walsall-defender-signs-new-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2020\/07\/08\/callum-cockerill-mollett-walsall-defender-signs-new-deal\/","title":{"rendered":"Callum Cockerill-Mollett: Walsall Defender Signs New Deal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Walsall defender <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/08baf141\/Callum-Cockerill-Mollett\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Callum Cockerill-Mollett<\/a> has extended his stay with the Saddler\u2019s after signing a new deal yesterday.<\/p>\n<p>The 21-year old defender is looking forward to another season at the Bank\u2019s Stadium after making 15 appearances for the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/category\/league-football\/league12\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">League Two<\/a> side in all competitions.<\/p>\n<h2>Callum Cockerill-Mollet Signs New Deal at Walsall<\/h2>\n<h3>What Was Said?<\/h3>\n<p>Speaking to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.saddlers.co.uk\/news\/2020\/july\/callum-cockerill-mollett-signs-new-deal-with-the-saddlers\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">club website<\/a>, the Republic of Ireland age-group player said: \u201cI\u2019m obviously delighted and I\u2019m happy to be here.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am looking forward to next season. There has been a bit of a break now and I had quite a big injury layoff, so I am really happy to get the new deal sorted and hopefully I can get some game time next season.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLast season it was a new squad, so everyone was getting to know each other and each others&#8217; game but this season we have [kept] a nucleus of players.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe should now know how each other plays because we have had near enough a full season together, so I am hoping that it is going to be a good season.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Walsall manager Darrell Clarke was full of praise for the young defender, challenging him to establish himself as a first team regular next campaign.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCallum has all the attributes to be a top defender,\u201d said Clarke.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is the season he really needs to establish himself as a first team regular with that undoubted ability he has.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>Injury Woes<\/h3>\n<p>An academy product, Cockerill-Mollett made his first team debut in the EFL Trophy in 2016 before breaking into the first team this season.<\/p>\n<p>An injury picked up against Salford on January 4<sup>th<\/sup> limited the youngster to just \u00a0nine league appearances. However, he remains optimistic about the future.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen you take that opportunity to become a first team regular because I managed to get quite a few games on the bounce and then I got injured, it came at a bad time,\u201d he said. \u201cI felt like I was just about to hit a good bit of form.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe timing wasn\u2019t great, but these things happen in football and you\u2019ve just got to get on with it and work hard behind the scenes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Clarke echoed his positivity, stating: \u201cHe was a little unfortunate last season when playing well to pick up the injury when he did, and I know he is raring to kick on again in the new campaign.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"LHkT92-IRVVk_N_2fLmYLA\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.co.uk\/detail\/1183691634\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'LHkT92-IRVVk_N_2fLmYLA',sig:'VLRrEo7oujE1djBGAPdpVKRZ8im13XY-kVywS1Mxz5I=',w:'594px',h:'384px',items:'1183691634',caption: true ,tld:'co.uk',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Walsall defender Callum Cockerill-Mollett has extended his stay with the Saddler\u2019s after signing a new deal yesterday. The 21-year old defender is looking forward to another season at the Bank\u2019s Stadium after making 15 appearances for the League Two side in all competitions. Callum Cockerill-Mollet Signs New Deal at Walsall What Was Said? 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