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Express & Star 23 Feb 11
Jimmy Walker today warned Walsall to forget survival talk until they have saved their season.
The stopper still fears the drop despite a stunning sequence of events which have pushed the Saddlers to the brink of the League One safety line.
Plymouth’s 10-point deduction on Monday moved Walsall up to fourth bottom, where they stayed after Dagenham’s 1-1 draw with Huddersfield last night…
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Brian Halford B'ham Mail 17 Feb 11
Jimmy Walker intends to keep Walsall’s revival in motion at Colchester United on Saturday – even tough he reckons the Essex-based opposition is a “smashing club”.
Veteran goalkeeper Walker knows The U’s well from a loan spell there in 2008/09 when he conceded just 16 goals in 13 games to help them climb out of relegation trouble.
And, on loan from West Ham, he would have made the move longer-term – but for a heavy snowfall…
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Express & Star 3 Feb 11
Jimmy Walker has revealed that he has shelved any retirement plans and admitted keeping Walsall up would be one of the biggest achievements of his career.
The goalkeeper, who returned in Wednesday night’s 1-1 draw at Notts County, penned a deal until the end of the season last week to stay and fight against relegation from League One…
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Express & Star 28 Jan 11
Jimmy Walker has pledged his future to Walsall after signing until the end of the season.
The influential goalkeeper’s contract was due to expire after tomorrow’s visit of Bristol Rovers but he will now stay until May…
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Express & star 21 Jan 11
New Walsall manager Dean Smith is set for talks with Jimmy Walker as the Saddlers bid to resolve the goalkeeper’s future. The veteran’s short-term deal expires at the end of the month and Smith, who was appointed boss today, will sit down with the 37-year-old within the week.
Walker is expected to return at Exeter on Saturday after over a month out with a hamstring injury and will then talk to Smith…
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Brian Halford Mercury 26 Dec 10
Jimmy Walker admits he had to prove to himself that he was still up to first-team football when he returned to Walsall in October.
When the 37-year-old was brought back to the club where he first made his reputation, after summer signing Jonny Brain endured some erratic form between the sticks, it provided an Indian summer to a playing career which had evolved into coaching at Tottenham Hotspur.
And, as matches came thick and fast, he found it physically tough at first – but is now thoroughly enjoying being back in the fray and desperate to get fit again after suffering a hamstring strain that will sideline him for another week or two yet…
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Express & Star 13 Dec 10
Walsall were today rocked as Jimmy Walker was ruled out until the new year with a hamstring injury. The stopper missed yesterday’s stunning 1-0 win at Charlton as the Saddlers moved off the bottom of the table with just their third win in 16 League One games.
Jonny Brain deputised for the 37-year-old and boss Chris Hutchings confirmed the keeper will miss the vital Christmas period…
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Express & Star 6 Dec 10
Jimmy Walker today told Walsall’s flops they must ditch their soft side and get nasty if they want to survive. The keeper admitted the Saddlers must give each other an ear-bashing after performances and results left them bottom of League One.
Saturday’s game with Oldham was postponed due to a frozen pitch which kept them seven points from safety…
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Express & Star 11 Nov 10
Axed Jonny Brain has vowed to fight for his place and prove he is Walsall’s top goalkeeper.
The goalkeeper, who arrived on a free transfer from Macclesfield in the summer, was dropped after manager Chris Hutchings brought back club legend Jimmy Walker following a poor start to the season…
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Express & Star 8 Nov 10
Goalkeeper Jimmy Walker has admitted struggling Walsall deserve all the flak they get – but it won’t faze manager Chris Hutchings.
Fans again vented their anger at Hutchings in an increased show of dissent as the Saddlers clung on to a 1-1 FA Cup draw at Fleetwood on Saturday…