The last League One season saw Sheffield United secure the title, ending their six-year Championship exile as Bolton Wanderers cut short their own. The award for most dramatic promotion however, went to Millwall. Their fate was decided by two 85th minute winners: one to take the last play-off place on the final day, the other… Read more →
Look at previous League One tables and last season’s 14th place finish looks in line with Walsall’s previous form. Speak to a lot of Saddlers fans however and there is some disgruntlement at the failure to build on the promotion push of 15/16. Did results flatter performances last year? Were expectations raised? And is the current regime… Read more →
Chris Eagles’ spectacular 85th minute winner at the Banks’ Stadium means Port Vale could yet retain their League One status, after edging out an even game 1-0 against a youthful Walsall side. But what have we learnt from the game? Vale’s solid start The visitors looked well-structured in the first quarter of the match, pressing… Read more →
Peterborough United fans who expressed discontent at the summer sale of Erhun Oztumer have been proved right. In an attacking midfield role, the Turk has scored 14 League One goals for new club Walsall, more than any of Posh’s strikers. One of the 14 was an injury-time derby winner against Shrewsbury back in October, which… Read more →
Clinical finishing in an organized display helped Walsall to a 3-1 win over Bristol Rovers on Saturday. But which players stood out? Walsall Neil Etheridge – made two key saves in the first half that helped swing the game in Walsall’s favour. Questionable positioning for Taylor’s consolation goal can be forgiven. 7 Matt Preston –… Read more →
Clinical finishing in an organized display helped Walsall to a 3-1 win over Bristol Rovers on Saturday. But what have we learnt from the game? Tight first half For 45 minutes, this was an even contest. Neither side played with classic wingers, so forwards on both teams found themselves drifting into wide areas. Rory Gaffney and… Read more →
Here are The Football Lab’s predictions for 13 of the weekend’s FA Cup games. We start at Priestfield… Gillingham v Brackley Town Gillingham’s Paul Konchesky scored for West Ham in the 2006 FA Cup Final, but the signs are his career could be coming to an end. With the veteran at left-back and a central… Read more →
An improved final half hour saw Walsall secure a point against Coventry City on Saturday. The Saddlers fell behind to a first half goal from Andy Rose and could have conceded more, but Erhun Oztumer earned his side a point with his late equalizer. The Turk did not have his usual influence in the first half, as Walsall… Read more →
Five goals, two red cards, an all-action second half… oh, and a late Erhun Oztumer winner scored directly from a corner. Walsall’s 3-2 win over Shrewsbury had no shortage of drama, even if it looked a quieter affair earlier on. The first quarter of an hour saw both defences on top. Neither side committed men forward so… Read more →
The work these respective clubs have done in the summer has defined the type of season they are in for. Bolton appointed a good manager in Phil Parkinson, they disposed with many of the players who let them down last year and added players who are proven at this level. Regarding Walsall, some allowances must… Read more →