Greenock Morton (A) Pre-Season Friendly 13/07/11

[Duke]

Our first pre-season friendly sees us travel north of the border to face Scottish Divison One side Greenock Morton. I'm not sure how much of a test this will be for the new looked Saddlers but as manager Dean Smith says team bonding is the most important thing of our tour of Scotland.

Prediction 2-2 Gnakpa and Macken with the goals.


UTS !

[Deano_Saddler]

I'll go 1-0 to the saddlers. Macken.

[Darth Vader]

2-2 draw.

Trialist Charlie Austin to score x2.

[Evo Boozy Saddler]

Greenock 3 Walsall 3 Joey Butlin hat trick

brummie saddler to complain when his half time haggis is cold

[Exile]

Greenock Morton 3-2 Walsall. A Trialist to score all 5 goals.

Asps to lose his kilt in the pub before the game.

[latviancheese]

Christ, first rusty pre season game or not. We should win by at least 2 or 3.

Scottish football is pathetic. Womens football is better.

[gerryhatrick]

Scottish football is pathetic. Womens football is better.

I'm confused. Where does that put Scottish womens football ?

[Welsh_Saddler]

Scottish football is pathetic. Womens football is better.

I'm confused. Where does that put Scottish womens football ?

Still some way ahead of Welsh Premier League (men's) :mrgreen:

[Asps]

Greenock Morton 0 Walsall 7

Evo to hold onto the hammerhead dock crane in a drunken state

Look at this. It rotates: -

http://www.gmfc.net/VR%20Tour/Cappielow%20Pitch

[BathSaddler]

A 1-1 draw in front of 400 spectators.

[THE_BURNING_RED]

2-1 to the saddlers, haggis to cause long morning on the Loo, prob have to use Twitter to get the result

[Darth Vader]

Greenock Morton 0 Walsall 7

Evo to hold onto the hammerhead dock crane in a drunken state

Look at this. It rotates: -

http://www.gmfc.net/VR%20Tour/Cappielow%20Pitch

What a quality stadium! Old skool.

[Wyrley_saddler]

Tonights line up according from Nick Mashiter:
http://yfrog.com/kk3gehizj

[Pedagogue]

Starting line-up:-

Crof
Westlake
Sadler
Butler
Smith
Jarvis
Taundry
Paterson
Nicholls
Bowerman
Peterlin

Subs
Lancashire
Chambers
Grigg
Macken
Hurst
Gnakpa
Beevers
Forde
Jones

[WarsawPact]

When's Jimmy coming back??

[Darth Vader]

When's Jimmy coming back??

:lol:

[Wyrley_saddler]

Update from Nick Mashiter:
Morton look sharper than #walsallfc but they've been in training longer so it's not a surprise. Saddlers just a little rusty.

[Pedagogue]

Second half

Crof

Beevers
Lancashire
Butler
Sadler

Chambers

Gnakpa
Peterlin
Hurst

Grigg
Macken

[saddlerscott]

Winning :)
Gnakpkakpa to Chambers - Goal

[Reading Saddler]

Goaaaal! Both these new signings are world class. They'll be sold in January. :shock:

[Pedagogue]

An own goal really but good play by Gnakpa.

[Pedagogue]

Jones and Forde on for Sadler and Peterlin, respectively.

[Pedagogue]

2-0
Gnakpa

[Wyrley_saddler]

Good start to pre-season. Apparently Gnakpa was quality

[priestley_saddler]

Already an improvement on last season, when our pre-season record was Played 5, Won 0, Drew 1, Lost 4, Scored 2, Conceeded 12.

The whole squad getting a run out. A win and a clean sheet, from a trialist goalkeeper as well. Two new signings getting the goals (although the first may go down as an og). Providing nobody picked up any knocks then thats about as perfect a night as we could have hoped for.

[chestersaddler]

Difficult to assess players or performance as it was like a Sunday afternoon kick about

I thought we looked sharper second half though with Gnakpa and Chambers on

Proper football ground, warm welcome, and a sunny evening as well

There were a few surprised looks when a coach load of Walsall fans turned up :D

UTS

[SWS1]

Difficult to assess players or performance as it was like a Sunday afternoon kick about

I thought we looked sharper second half though with Gnakpa and Chambers on

Proper football ground, warm welcome, and a sunny evening as well

There were a few surprised looks when a coach load of Walsall fans turned up :D

UTS

Didya go, then, Chester?
Considering Cheltenham? :?:
SWS1

[chestersaddler]

Difficult to assess players or performance as it was like a Sunday afternoon kick about

I thought we looked sharper second half though with Gnakpa and Chambers on

Proper football ground, warm welcome, and a sunny evening as well

There were a few surprised looks when a coach load of Walsall fans turned up :D

UTS

Didya go, then, Chester?
Considering Cheltenham? :?:
SWS1

Yup

Flying back in the morning

Off to Spain on Friday forca couple of weeks, back in time for the Orient game

[Darth Vader]

Morton fans' reaction if anyone's interested: http://www.greenockmorton.org/forum/index.php?showtopic=36519&st=0

[morton123]

Difficult to assess players or performance as it was like a Sunday afternoon kick about

I thought we looked sharper second half though with Gnakpa and Chambers on

Proper football ground, warm welcome, and a sunny evening as well

There were a few surprised looks when a coach load of Walsall fans turned up :D

UTS

Your bus drove past me a couple of miles from 'Cappielow' (stadium has hardly changed in 30-40 years, and all the better for it I think - used to have a shocking playing surface, but is now considered one of the best in the country) - well done for making the trip!

Maybe 9 of our likely starting 11 for the season played the first half tonight... several new players in there. Only a few familiar faces in the second half, some fringe players, trialists and under-19's... including a 15 year old that Celtic have already offered to buy from us.

Gnakpa looked the most dangerous player on the park... set up one and scored the other I believe. He skinned our trialist full-back a couple of times... and caught out our trialist keeper for the second goal, shocking keeping, but clever to take the speculative shot.

It was a very 'friendly' friendly... hope you enjoyed your trip. Will be looking out for your results in the coming season... good luck!