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Reports and reaction from the 2005-06 season as Walsall finished 24th (R) in League 1
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Sat Sep 24, 2005 3:27 pm

Come on Ossie!

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Sat Sep 24, 2005 3:32 pm

:D yes!!!!!!!!! :D

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Sat Sep 24, 2005 3:34 pm

Its never dull following the saddlers these days
Come on me babies!!!!!!!

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Sat Sep 24, 2005 3:35 pm

1-3 - ossie strikes again! :D

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Sat Sep 24, 2005 3:35 pm

Get in...3-1 Osborn

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Sat Sep 24, 2005 3:35 pm

As David Coleman would say 'I don't believe it' - 3-1 Ossie again!!!!

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Sat Sep 24, 2005 3:36 pm

Osborn scored again!!!! 3-1

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Sat Sep 24, 2005 3:36 pm

3-1 OZZIE again 75 mins

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Sat Sep 24, 2005 3:37 pm

Hooray! what a difference a week makes!

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Sat Sep 24, 2005 3:39 pm

Looks like Merse is off the hook for the meantime.
Then again there is still 12 mins left :!: 8)

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Sat Sep 24, 2005 3:41 pm

toffo wrote:Then again there is still 12 mins left :!: 8)


:lol:

Surely even WE can't throw this one away now.


Surely? :?

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Sat Sep 24, 2005 3:42 pm

I'm not counting my eggs until all the chickens are scrambled.



Or something like that! :?

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Sat Sep 24, 2005 3:47 pm

can't beleive how many sending off's there has been today in the football league!! Perhaps the one in our match helped us win who knows.........

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Sat Sep 24, 2005 3:47 pm

Look forward to the posts tonight. Fair play, 3-1 at Scunny is good result for PM - tactics must have been spot on today. Often it is harder to play against 10 men than 11 (as we know!). Why O why can't we get it right every week??!!!

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Sat Sep 24, 2005 3:50 pm

Sounds like a Ruddy good debut too.

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Sat Sep 24, 2005 3:52 pm

Interim table based on scores as they stand - Walsall up to seventh.

And poor Forest who celebrated overtaking us earlier in the week - they are at 15th.

I stress these are interim and GD isn't fully taken into account because it keeps changing!

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Sat Sep 24, 2005 3:53 pm

CSFC wrote:Sounds like a Ruddy good debut too.


He did sod all according to BBC WM! :D

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Sat Sep 24, 2005 3:58 pm

Excellent - well done the lads!!!! 3-1 and apparently Ruddy didn't have a save to make. So different from last week!

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Sat Sep 24, 2005 4:03 pm

not quite as high as previously predicted.

Still working on it but I reckon we're 9th.

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Sat Sep 24, 2005 4:07 pm

Correct.

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Sat Sep 24, 2005 4:07 pm

brilliant win for the lads considering last weeks performance,hope they can go on and do us proud and prove most of us wrong,still work to be done but 3 points and a away win is good enough for me!!!!!!

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Sat Sep 24, 2005 4:09 pm

1 Swansea 20
2 Southend 20
3 Huddersfield 20
4 Brentford 17
5 Scunthorpe 17
6 Oldham 16
7 Bradford 15
8 Chesterfield 15
9 Walsall 15

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Sat Sep 24, 2005 4:09 pm

Merson Out !, oops sorry that was last week.
Paul Mersons barmy army ..............

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Sat Sep 24, 2005 4:12 pm

9th according to the Beeb. A win on Tuesday would take us up at least a couple of places - but who would bet on that judging by our current inconsistency? Fantastic result today - I really couldn't see us getting anything from Scunny going by their current home form. Would be interested to hear from those that were there how we played and whether we shut up shop when we were in the lead. However despite the result, I'm still of my pre-match opinion that while we do have talent in the squad and potential to do well (even with Merson as manager) then we will continue to be inconsistent unless we stick to a settled team and formation playing our best players in their best positions. Still, at least I can enjoy my Saturday night for a change and I am actually looking forward to the next home game. Well done the lads - and Ossie in particular.

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Sat Sep 24, 2005 4:15 pm

The match report is on the front page, directly from the Fat Controller at the ground. Key was keeping it tight in midfield with Smith (yes, Smith) having a good game and Ossie absolutely magnificent.

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Sat Sep 24, 2005 4:22 pm

the next game will be interesting,the lads have set themselves a platform hopefully to build on,lets see what passion weve got now

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Sat Sep 24, 2005 4:27 pm

Match stats off bbc livetext
Possession:
Scunthorpe 55%
Walsall 45%
Shots:
Scunthorpe 10
Walsall 10
Corners:
Scunthorpe 5
Walsall 9
Fouls:
Scunthorpe 7
Walsall 23
Bookings:
Scunthorpe 2
Walsall 3

Biggest stat for me is the amount of fouls that we commited.
It looks bad 23 fouls, but for me it highlights things that were previously missing.

Agression
Determination
Commitment

All three qualities are needed in this league to get anywhere.
The fancy flick football comes after these three qualities are satisfied.
It at least sounds like we played with a bit of fire and steel.
Like it or not this league is physical and in previous games we have been out muscled.
I look forward to posts from people who went and can confirm if we played with greater determination.

Should have had greater possesion against 10 men though.
Up the saddlers.

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Sat Sep 24, 2005 4:27 pm

dont get carried away lads because guess who's picking the team and tactics for the next game???? :roll:
and before anyone says anything there will be no one more delighted than me if paul merson improves
enough to get manager of the year, after all we all want walsall to go up dont we :lol:
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Sat Sep 24, 2005 4:29 pm

Tuesday is a massive game for us now. In my opinion, a win will see us back challenging with the top 3 or 4 which is where we need to be. The team should be unchanged now (depending on Leitao's injury). 3 points against Brentford and most people will forget about our recent drfeats against Yeovil & Chesterfield.

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Sat Sep 24, 2005 4:34 pm

WFC_Rob wrote:Tuesday is a massive game for us now. In my opinion, a win will see us back challenging with the top 3 or 4 which is where we need to be. The team should be unchanged now (depending on Leitao's injury). 3 points against Brentford and most people will forget about our recent drfeats against Yeovil & Chesterfield.
its nothing to do with yeovil and chesterfield its the way he picks the team and the formation thats got to change because the squad is easily good enough to go up as champions.

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