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Express & Star 28 Feb 11
Walsall boss Dean Smith hopes ‘wildcard’ Argentinian signing Emmanuel Ledesma can provide the flair to steer the Saddlers to League One safety.
The 22-year-old former Genoa midfielder was unable to gain international clearance in time to feature on Saturday as an uninspired Walsall side fought out a dour goalless draw with Rochdale…
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Guardian 26 Feb 11
36 year-old defender dies after long illness
The former Tottenham and Wolves defender Dean Richards, whose £8.1m transfer to Spurs set a record for the highest amount paid for a player with no senior international caps, has died after a long-term illness.
Richards, who also played for Bradford and Southampton, was forced to retire from the game in March 2005 after suffering from dizzy spells and headaches while at White Hart Lane…
Football: Carling Cup final
BBC Sport 27 Feb 11
Arsenal 1 Birmingham 2
Obafemi Martins pounced on a calamitous Arsenal defensive mix-up two minutes from time as Birmingham City claimed their first major silverware since 1963 by winning the Carling Cup at Wembley.
Martins, on loan from Rubin Kazan, took advantage of a fatal communication breakdown between Gunners goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny and defender Laurent Koscielny to strike the late blow that clinched victory for Blues boss Alex McLeish and his men, sending their supporters into ecstasy…
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Colin Stoner Mercury 27 Feb 11
Top six WMRL outfit Bloxwich United were held to a draw by lowly Goodrich whose midfielder Stuart Skitt endured an eventful afternoon, scoring at both ends.
Darlaston Town, Sporting Khalsa and Wyrley all had their matches postponed…
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Colin Stoner Mercury 27 Feb 11
Goalkeeper Scott Furlong equalised in time added on to complete Coventry Copsewood’s late revival in a 2-2 draw at Continental Star.
Pelsall Villa’s match at Bartley Green was postponed as was Walsall Wood’s game at home to Heather St John’s…
Football: NPL 1st South
Colin Stoner Mercury 27 Feb 11
Pics let slip
Rushall squandered a two-goal lead at the interval against fellow Division One South play-off hopefuls Brigg – conceding four poor second-half goals to crash to defeat.
To add insult to injury Rushall also ended the contest with 10-men following the dismissal of Mitchell Tolley.
The Pics led after only six minutes when home defender Scott Hellewell collided with Chris Sterling and the referee pointed to the penalty spot…
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Brian Halford Mercury 27 Feb 11
Walsall manager Dean Smith has hailed the input of his closest advisors Jon Whitney and Chris Nicholl into the team’s recent revival as they battle to beat relegation from League One.
In particular, the Saddlers boss appreciates his aides’ willingness to pipe up when they think he is wrong.
When Smith took over as manager in January, Whitney immediately stepped up from physio to assistant boss while Nicholl soon came back into the fold as defending coach.
Football: League 1
Michael Beardmore Express & Star 26 Feb 11
Walsall picked up a point in their battle against the drop in a dour stalemate with Rochdale where both keepers were hardly troubled in an affair that had plenty of passion but very little quality.
The Saddlers were the better side in the first half but Jason Price just failed to connect with Tom Williams’ cross as an empty net beckoned.
Alex Nicholls had a decent chance when a weak punch from Owain Fon Williams fell at his feet on the edge of the area but he sent his first-time volley straight at the keeper…
Football
Darren Stockall Rushall Olympic 25 Feb 11
Dales Lane funding from the Highfield Trust
Rushall Olympic FC are celebrating a donation of £35,600 for a car park redevelopment project at their Dales Lane ground from the Highfield South Trust set up by Cory Environmental.
The Trust works in providing much needed funding for community projects in the Rushall, Shelfield and High Heath areas…