The Walsall Chronicle
Market17 Aug 2026
Charlie Wragg says no to Cheltenham Town
“I listened, I thought about it, and I am staying. That is the whole story.” The clubs had agreed a fee. Charlie Wragg had not agreed to go, which turned out to be the part that mattered.
Player ratings17 Aug 2026
Albert Adomah, 38, rolls back the years — 8.71
There is an age at which every good afternoon gets described as a throwback, which is unfair and also accurate. 8.71 at 38, and nobody on the pitch was better.
Player ratings17 Aug 2026
A defender's goal wins it for Walsall — 7.90
1 for Alex Pattison, marked 7.90, and a centre-half's name in the part of the report he normally only reaches by mistake. He will not be allowed to forget it in the dressing room for a month.
Transfer targets17 Aug 2026
No thanks: Cam Bragg rejects the move
Walsall had done everything except persuade the man himself. He stays at Southampton, and the manager goes back to the drawing board with the money still in the bank.
Squad17 Aug 2026
A falling-out at Walsall
James Furlong and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Boardroom17 Aug 2026
4 academy players handed senior numbers at Walsall
The morning the pathway stops being a brochure and becomes a team sheet. Most of them will not be here in three years; all of them have already done the hard part, which was getting to today.
Transfer targets17 Aug 2026
West Bromwich Albion tell Walsall: Layton Love is not for sale
The approach was made and the answer came back in a sentence. There is no number on the table because there was no number that would have been enough.
The terraces17 Aug 2026
One of their own: Silko Thomas
He is 22 and the ground already sings his name, which is a thing that happens to local boys and almost never to signings. Everything from here is measured against an affection he did nothing to earn except be from here.
Match15 Aug 2026
Albert Adomah the difference as Walsall beat Chesterfield
Ask anyone on the way out what separated the sides and you will get one name: Albert Adomah. 2‑0 against Chesterfield, and the applause at the whistle was mostly his.
In brief
- Market Jonathan Morris steps up from the Walsall academy
- Market One of our own: Matthew Collins joins the Walsall first team
- Market Walsall promote Jason Hawkins from within