The Walsall Chronicle
Transfer targets3 Aug 2026
Wrexham tell Walsall: Modou Faal 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.
Squad3 Aug 2026
James Furlong stays put
“The easiest signature of my career.” James Furlong and Walsall agree another 4 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.
Squad3 Aug 2026
James Furlong in a row with a teammate
It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Walsall this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Transfer targets3 Aug 2026
Walsall ask about Louie Moulden
A loan enquiry to Norwich City: cover, or a look at somebody the club cannot afford to buy yet. Either way the answer will come back inside the week.
Transfer targets3 Aug 2026
Walsall try to borrow Darko Gyabi
Hull City have been asked whether they would lend him. Loans are agreed quickly or not at all, and this one will be one or the other by the weekend.
Market3 Aug 2026
Talks stall between Walsall and Roman Dixon
“We are a long way apart, and pretending otherwise helps nobody.” Neither side is close, and the calendar is not on the club's side.
Market3 Aug 2026
Charlie Wragg told to find a new club
“They were honest with me, and I would rather know.” Charlie Wragg has been informed he is not in the manager's thinking at Walsall.
The dugout3 Aug 2026
Roman Dixon asks for a word with the manager
“I would rather say it to his face than read about it.” The meeting was requested by the player, which tells you most of what you need to know.
Squad3 Aug 2026
Roman Dixon still has not settled
A year in and the language has not come, the city has not opened up, and he eats alone more often than anybody at Walsall would like to admit. It is showing on Saturdays.
In brief
- Squad The armband goes to Alex Pattison
- Market Nobody at Walsall has picked up the phone to Connor Barrett
- Market Brandon Comley leaves for nothing