Walsall have signed their third player in four days with the capture of Barnsley midfielder Dwayne Mattis.
The 26-year-old should know the Banks’s Stadium well, he played four games for the Saddlers on loan last season before breaking his leg.
His arrival comes hot on the heels of defender Steve Roberts and striker Jabo Ibhre signing up.
Mattis came through the ranks at hometown club Huddersfield Town, where he made 79 appearances in all competitions.
He moved on to Bury in the summer of 2004 and made a big impact at Gigg Lane in over 100 games.
His performances earned him a £50,000 switch into the Championship with Barnsley in January 2007.
The former Republic of Ireland Under-21 International is looking forward to recapturing the form that made him a popular figure among the Saddlers’ faithful.
He said: “I’m excited to be back. I enjoyed my football the last time I was here and, to be honest, it brought back my love for the game.
“The injury put a permanent move on the back burner but now I am fully fit and raring to go again.”
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GOOD SIGNING, ABILITY, RIGHT AGE AND EXPERIENCE.
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Top signing, keep em coming…
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GREAT SIGNING WHAT ABOUT ANOTHER STRIKER !
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At last a signing to inspire!! let hope he stays fit and the names coming in keep getting bigger!
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Fair play jimmy mullen,i feel he is building a decent squad here,Mattis is a quality signing,and if he coninues the bring players of the same calibre as the other 3,i think we could be amongst the big boys fighting for promotion, KEEP EM COMING JM
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this is more like it.this is the quality we have been crying out for.
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Fantastic, that’s more like it.
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I have to agree, this is a good signing. Lets hope he stays injury free.
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Good on Jimmy Mullen - let’s have a quality striker and a good right winger and then we are on our way. Now let’s all get behind Jimmy and the lads - no more of this, “I’m gonna boycott home games” rubbish. Up the Saddlers!
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brilliant signing!
JM is starting to show us why he became manager. Keep them coming!
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dont rate him , those 4 games he played for us was walsall’s best spell last season, the whole team was playin well thats why.
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and as usual there is always 1 person with a negative approach? excellent signing JM keep em rolling in
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Let’s just see how he does, we still need 2 more midfielders and another striker yet and really and truthfully another backup defender.
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