Walsall FC and general football musings.
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Matt Vale retweeted
That felt like the first signs of Grantball being able to flex its muscles. Much fitter and more athletic than the opponent, blending with an understanding of what each other is doing and wanting with collective responsibility and sky high expectations of each other. A fine win.
Matt Vale retweeted
On my christ what an assist from Jed Ward... 😱
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Matt Vale retweeted
#Saddlers fans , just a reminder that
CEO Ben Sadler & Head of Football Stewart Mairs will be taking your calls this evening , 6pm on @bbcwm
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In terms of controlling possession and managing the game, that second half was as good as I’ve seen us in a while.
We missed Pressley but it helped show that it should always be Simper or Evans as the 10 and Dallas and Sodje as the back-up 9s.
Lots to like about us.
Matt Vale retweeted
Brilliant cameo from Dallas today, who looked a much more effective 9️⃣ than a 1️⃣0️⃣. Similarly, Simper took his extended opportunity superbly and you could see him grow into the shirt as his time on the pitch progressed. We have recruited very well this summer.
Lee Grant’s mighty Saddlers the only club in the 92 yet to be behind this season.
Hat tip to @AliMaxwell_
Some interesting quotes in here about Sadler’s approach. More evidence of the substance over style, fitness over finesse theories.
Not saying I’d have played them all but imagine Cleary, Assiimwe, Chang etc would be making similar comments.
Caught up with @SydneyFC midfielder Jake Hollman after sealing his return to his boyhood club 🇦🇺
25-year-old details the fully story behind his nightmare stint with English side Walsall FC and why it was doomed from the start 🤯
Really worth a read ⬇
aleagues.com.au/news/sydney-…
Matt Vale retweeted
Advanced warning for
@WFCOfficial fans ;
⚽️THURS 24 SEPT , 6pm @bbcwm :
Ben Sadler & Stewart Mairs will be joining me in the studio to take your calls
#Saddlers #uts
@bensadler12
Matt Vale retweeted
📊📉📈 League tables lie.
Here’s how the Premier League & EFL are really shaping up so far…
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Matt Vale retweeted
This transfer window has felt a bit… odd.
Huge fees being shuffled between Premier League clubs for players who haven’t necessarily done enough to justify them. Values seemingly rising regardless of performances. Academy players treated as accounting opportunities. Clubs buying from each other at enormous premiums.
Maybe it’s just what happens when the league is awash with money and financial rules incentivise trading.
But the whole thing has felt strange, artificial and, at times, uncomfortable. Some of the fees, valuations and mutually convenient deals make it hard not to raise an eyebrow.
Matt Vale retweeted
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Impossible to preview our season with so many unknowns.
Some of the recruitment moans are because we haven’t signed names or experience but that’s not what we do. Bradshaw, Ince and Weimann aren’t our model. We buy young and keen to succeed. We polish and improve. We sell.
Matt Vale retweeted
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