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Football: FA Cup 2nd round
Express & Star 27 Nov 10
Walsall dumped out of the FA Cup
In the town of John Cleese’s iconic comedy Fawlty Towers, manager Chris Hutchings was left wishing for staff more Messi then Manuel.
Billy Kee’s first-half penalty – after Andy Butler fouled Wolves loanee Ashley Hemmings – sunk the Saddlers and denied them a shot at the third round.
Alex Nicholls, Will Grigg and Steve Jones all missed presentable chances in a battling but ultimately fruitless second round performance…
Football: FA Cup 2nd round
Neil Ravenscroft UTS 26 Nov 10
Plainmoor, Sat 27 Nov 10, KO 3pm
Anybody remember what the third round of a cup competition looks like?
Of course, this is the point where fans normally get excited by the prospect of a second round win and a third round tie with one of the “big boys”, bringing in some welcome resources for the Manager. This year, though, I have some very mixed feelings about that. Let’s face it, despite all of the moans about resources and the playing budget, Hutchings has been backed by the club this season. You don’t bring in Premiership loan players, such as McGivern, Reid, Davis and Davies on peanuts and Devaney and Dickinson’s wages, as Championship players can’t come cheap. He’s even added to the squad with Macken and Butler as well. No, Hutchings has been given resources this season, it’s just that he’s managed to completely waste them so far. Blame where blame is due, please.
That brings us to what sort of team he can put together this week…
Football
Ken Montgomery B'ham Mail 20 Nov 10
Walsall will travel to Devon to face Torquay in the FA Cup second round next Saturday with a place in the potentially season-changing third-round draw at stake.
Both clubs are long-accustomed to existing on the proverbial shoestring so the importance of battling through to round three can hardly be over-stated. Whoever comes out on top will automatically get £27,000 as second-round winners – and the chance of a mega-windfall from a draw against one of the Premiership big boys…