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Football: League 1
Express & Star 22 Jan 11
Dean Smith’s first game in full-time charge of Walsall ended in gallant defeat as the Saddlers lost at Exeter.
A fine performance failed to deliver at least a point after Smith’s men spurned a number of golden opportunities.
It kept them bottom of League One but the manager would have been encouraged with the fighting display from his side…
Football: League 1
Neil Ravenscroft UTS 21 Jan 11
Dean Smith will be starting his tenure as permanent manager on Saturday with yet another vitally important game, away at Exeter City. While Exeter are in a relatively comfortable position in the league, they are only five points clear of the relegation places, so they can be treated as a barometer of how much Smith has managed to improve the squad in his short time in charge.
He should, at least, have a fully fit squad to choose from.
The under performing Steve Jones has departed for Scotland, with memories of his performances in the first half of last season now very dim and distant and his struggles of this season more to mind. Ryan McGivern has gone back to Manchester City, which is probably no loss, as he was, without doubt, the worst Premiership full back I’ve ever seen! I think I’d even prefer Lescott at left back…
Football: League 1
Express & Star 9 Oct 10
Saddlers beat 10 man Grecians
Nervy Walsall survived a second-half Exeter rally to claim their first win in nine games and lift themselves out of League One’s drop zone.
Goals from Reuben Reid and Matt Richards put the Saddlers in charge, before Grecians defender Troy Archibald-Henville was sent off for two bookable offences just before the break.
Ryan Harley pulled one back on 53 minutes and the Saddlers rode their luck, as Steve Tully and John O’Flynn went close in injury time…
Football: League 1
Neil Ravenscroft UptheSaddlers 8 Oct 10
A must win
Bescot Stadium, Saturday 9 October, Kick-off 3pm
Well, something has occurred at the club this week. Whether the decision to back Chris Hutchings in the transfer market backfires or not, in have come two of the experienced players we need – albeit neither of them central midfielders, which is where we are most lacking.
The 6 foot 3 inch 25 year old former England under 21 International central defender Andrew Davies started his career at Middlesborough and has also turned out for Southampton and Stoke on permanent deals. He also was on loan at Southampton and was their player of the season over the two spells, despite only playing 23 games (following another Saddlers loanee, Chris Baird)…
Football
YamYam links 27 Mar 10
Coca Cola League One
Julian Gray’s first goal in over two years couldn’t stop Walsall falling to a controversial defeat at Exeter.
The winger’s first goal for the Saddlers came minutes after Ryan Harley’s debatable penalty put the Grecians two up just before the hour.
Home skipper Matt Taylor had headed them into a fourth minute lead and, while the Saddlers pressed for a leveller, the killer touch deserted them.
Rhys Weston, Netan Sansara and Manny Smith all returned to the starting line up, with Matt Richards and Dwayne Mattis failing to recover from their respective ankle and Achilles injuries while Clayton McDonald started his three match ban.
For the Grecians, Rob Edwards started along with Wolves loanee George Friend.
The hosts opened well and were ahead after four minutes when they won a corner on the Saddlers’ right and Harley tossed in the flagkick for Taylor to bury a free header into the corner from six yards.
It was the worst possible start from the nervy Saddlers and aside from two long range efforts from Richard Taundry they were second best.
There was little cohesion to the Saddlers’ play but with 24 minutes they sprung to life, when Alex Nicholls found Steve Jones but the winger’s cross just evaded Troy Deeney.
Sansara was having a torrid time and it should have been two on 27 minutes, when Barry Corr somehow managed to turn Steve Tully’s cross wide from five yards.
Weston forced goalkeeper Paul Jones into a scrambling near post save as the Saddlers began to gather momentum, while Deeney was inches away from equalising when his header clipped bar three minutes before the break.
Exeter then missed a golden chance to double their lead in first half injury time when Harley broke the offside trap, rounded goalkeeper Rene Gilmartin but was denied by an amazing goalmouth clearance from Smith.
But the Saddlers did fall two down when referee Trevor Kettle awarded Exeter a dubious penalty in the 57th minute.
Jamie Vincent and Corr tangled on the edge of the box and when the pair fell into the area the linesman flagged for a foul and – to the Saddlers’ disbelief – Kettle pointed to the spot.
The foul looked outside the box, but after the protests Harley stepped up and sent Gilmartin the wrong way.
But four minutes later the Saddlers were back in the game when Gray curled in from 15 yards, after Exeter failed to deal with Taundry’s long throw.
It gave the visitors hope and with the home side rattled the Saddlers pressed for a second, but couldn’t threaten Jones’ goal.
Harley chipped wide in a late Exeter attack, as they held on to claim a precious win in the fight against the drop.
Football
YamYam links 17 Oct 09
League Division One
Steve Jones scored twice to inspire Walsall to a 3-0 victory over struggling Exeter, match reports and reaction below…