The Walsall Chronicle
Squad10 Aug 2026
Brad Collins gets the move he always wanted
Footballers are asked about their boyhood club so often that nobody listens to the answer. Brad Collins has just signed for Walsall, and for once the answer mattered.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Tempers go at Walsall
James Furlong 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.
Market10 Aug 2026
One of our own: Alexander Jones joins the Walsall first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Alexander Jones is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market10 Aug 2026
One of our own: Henry Kelly joins the Walsall first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Henry Kelly is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market10 Aug 2026
Walsall promote Jacob Wright from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Jacob Wright has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Market10 Aug 2026
Liam Kelly steps up from the Walsall academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Liam Kelly has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
The dugout10 Aug 2026
Roman Dixon gets it from the manager
“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Brad Collins needs a bigger stage
He is doing things every Saturday that nobody around him can answer. It is flattering for a season and a problem after that, and Walsall know which stage they are at.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Aaron Pressley signs a new deal
“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Aaron Pressley commits to Walsall for another 3 years.
In brief
- Transfer targets Walsall ask about Josh Laqeretabua
- The dugout Aaron Pressley asks for a word with the manager
- Looking ahead An away day at Chesterfield next for Walsall