The Walsall Chronicle
Player ratings22 Mar 2027
Both of them Ajay Matthews's — 8.29
2 goals, and the second was the one that settled it. Marked 8.29, and he could have had a third with better luck at the near post.
Player ratings22 Mar 2027
Zak Lovelace, 21, plays like he has been here for years — 7.77
A mark of 7.77 means one thing beside a twenty-nine-year-old's name and something else entirely beside a 21-year-old's. Nobody at the ground needed telling which this was.
The dugout22 Mar 2027
Harrison Burke keeps the receipts
“I remember the meeting. I remember exactly what was promised in it.” Walsall may remember it differently, which is precisely the problem.
Player ratings22 Mar 2027
Nobody could get near Kaide Gordon
Successful dribbles: 22. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.
Squad22 Mar 2027
Tempers go at Walsall
Kaide Gordon was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
Squad22 Mar 2027
Words at Walsall training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Charlie Crew is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.
Match20 Mar 2027
Walsall see off Oldham Athletic
Three points for Walsall, 3‑1 the final word against Oldham Athletic in a contest settled by the finer margins.
The terraces22 Mar 2027
Walsall supporters have found a favourite in Zak Lovelace
There is a particular warmth a ground reserves for a 21-year-old it feels ownership of. Zak Lovelace has it now, and everything he does for the rest of his time here will be measured against the goodwill he was handed for free.
Squad22 Mar 2027
Daniel Ndulue pulls a muscle — 14 days out
The injury that keeps coming back, keeps being rushed back from, and quietly costs more careers than the dramatic ones. 14 days is the estimate; the honest figure depends on whether anybody is patient.
In brief
- The dugout A promise honoured at Walsall
- Market Walsall buy the years ahead of Daniel Ndulue
- The dugout A satisfied Matthew Jackson