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	<title>Express &#38; StarMark Jones&#8217; Walsall FC Blog &#187; Express &amp; Star</title>
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		<title>A place for supporters on the Saddlers board?</title>
		<link>http://www.expressandstar.com/sport/walsall-fc/2012/02/09/a-place-for-supporters-on-the-saddlers-board/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 07:50:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Walters</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[With the uncertain futures of Portsmouth, Darlington and Kettering very much in the spotlight at the moment, it’s only natural that the running and ownership of football clubs should come under scrutiny once more, writes Saddlers blogger Mark Jones.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>4</slash:comments>
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		<title>Walsall FC blog: Accounts and accountability</title>
		<link>http://www.expressandstar.com/sport/walsall-fc/2012/02/02/accounts-and-accountability/</link>
		<comments>http://www.expressandstar.com/sport/walsall-fc/2012/02/02/accounts-and-accountability/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Walters</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The football club’s AGM takes place next Monday at 9 a.m. The annual report and accounts for 2010/11 came out last month. They threw up a few interesting statistics, here are some numbers that stood out: writes Saddlers blogger Mark Jones.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>21</slash:comments>
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		<title>There’s only one Ray Graydon</title>
		<link>http://www.expressandstar.com/sport/walsall-fc/2012/01/19/there%e2%80%99s-only-one-ray-graydon/</link>
		<comments>http://www.expressandstar.com/sport/walsall-fc/2012/01/19/there%e2%80%99s-only-one-ray-graydon/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 08:03:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Walters</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Walsall FC]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This Sunday represents the anniversary of one of the worst decisions in the football club’s history, writes Saddlers blogger Mark Jones.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>12</slash:comments>
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		<title>Super Jimmy Walker: 530 not out</title>
		<link>http://www.expressandstar.com/sport/walsall-fc/2012/01/16/super-jimmy-walker-530-not-out/</link>
		<comments>http://www.expressandstar.com/sport/walsall-fc/2012/01/16/super-jimmy-walker-530-not-out/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 11:27:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Walters</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Saddlers Blog]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Walsall FC]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Playing 530 games for one club in the modern era takes some doing. Especially when you play for a club that has great difficulty managing to hang on to its better players, writes Walsall blogger Mark Jones.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>5</slash:comments>
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		<title>2012 &#8211; it needs to be a year of change</title>
		<link>http://www.expressandstar.com/sport/walsall-fc/2012/01/05/2012-it-needs-to-be-a-year-of-change/</link>
		<comments>http://www.expressandstar.com/sport/walsall-fc/2012/01/05/2012-it-needs-to-be-a-year-of-change/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 07:32:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Walters</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Saddlers Blog]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Walsall FC]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[After the anniversary of the overdue sacking of Chris Hutchings, Walsall F.C. enter 2012 still battling against relegation, still lacking a great deal of quality on the pitch, still with the same regime off it, still broke and paying rent. Happy new year, eh? writes Saddlers blogger Mark Jones.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
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		<title>The Saddlers Annual Review Part Two</title>
		<link>http://www.expressandstar.com/sport/walsall-fc/2011/12/20/the-saddlers-annual-review-part-two/</link>
		<comments>http://www.expressandstar.com/sport/walsall-fc/2011/12/20/the-saddlers-annual-review-part-two/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 09:10:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig Birch</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Walsall FC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[saddlers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[walsall]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Walsall blogger Mark Jones brings you Part Two of his annual review of  12 months following the Saddlers’ adventures up and down the country.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
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		<title>Walsall&#8217;s FA Cup exit was a new low</title>
		<link>http://www.expressandstar.com/sport/walsall-fc/2011/12/15/walsalls-fa-cup-exit-was-a-new-low/</link>
		<comments>http://www.expressandstar.com/sport/walsall-fc/2011/12/15/walsalls-fa-cup-exit-was-a-new-low/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2011 08:16:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Leggett</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Walsall FC]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[After something approaching four gruelling hours Walsall were knocked out of the F.A.Cup by Dagenham and Redbridge, statistically the worst team in the entire Football League, in front of less than 1800 home fans, writes Saddlers blogger Mark Jones.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>15</slash:comments>
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		<title>The Saddlers Annual Review Part One</title>
		<link>http://www.expressandstar.com/sport/walsall-fc/2011/12/13/the-saddlers-annual-review-part-one/</link>
		<comments>http://www.expressandstar.com/sport/walsall-fc/2011/12/13/the-saddlers-annual-review-part-one/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2011 09:10:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig Birch</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Walsall FC]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[walsall]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Walsall blogger Mark Jones brings you Part One of his annual review of 12 months following the Saddlers' adventures up and down the country.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
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		<title>Dreaming of a massive Saddlers Christmas</title>
		<link>http://www.expressandstar.com/blogs/saddlers-blog/2011/12/09/dreaming-of-a-mossive-saddlers-christmas/</link>
		<comments>http://www.expressandstar.com/blogs/saddlers-blog/2011/12/09/dreaming-of-a-mossive-saddlers-christmas/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Dec 2011 06:49:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Walters</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Saddlers Blog]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Walsall FC]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[It’s (nearly) Xmas so I thought it might be worth panic … err analysing the up-coming fixtures for the Saddlers, writes blogger Mark Jones.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>When football can make a difference</title>
		<link>http://www.expressandstar.com/blogs/saddlers-blog/2011/12/02/when-football-can-make-a-difference/</link>
		<comments>http://www.expressandstar.com/blogs/saddlers-blog/2011/12/02/when-football-can-make-a-difference/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Dec 2011 06:56:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Walters</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Saddlers Blog]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Walsall FC]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Bill Shankly’s overused quote about football, life and death has sadly come to the fore once again this week. Where it was once seen as some kind of pearl of wisdom, it doesn’t actually stand up to closer examination, writes Saddlers blogger Mark Jones.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
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		<title>Are you watching Jeff Bonser?</title>
		<link>http://www.expressandstar.com/sport/2011/11/22/are-you-watching-jeff-bonser/</link>
		<comments>http://www.expressandstar.com/sport/2011/11/22/are-you-watching-jeff-bonser/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2011 09:10:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig Birch</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Saddlers Blog]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Walsall FC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[walsall]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Walsall blogger Mark Jones wonders what Jeff Bonser makes of the current plight at the Banks's Stadium after a lifeless home defeat to Bury in League One.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>19</slash:comments>
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		<title>Is the Banks&#8217;s Stadium still &#8216;For Sale?&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://www.expressandstar.com/sport/walsall-fc/2011/11/10/is-the-bankss-stadium-still-for-sale/</link>
		<comments>http://www.expressandstar.com/sport/walsall-fc/2011/11/10/is-the-bankss-stadium-still-for-sale/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2011 09:10:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig Birch</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Saddlers Blog]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Walsall FC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[saddlers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[walsall]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Walsall blogger Mark Jones wonders if the 'For Sale' sign has really come down at the Banks's Stadium as the Saddlers enter another period of uncertainty.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>5</slash:comments>
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		<title>Injustice after injustice for the Saddlers</title>
		<link>http://www.expressandstar.com/sport/walsall-fc/2011/11/01/injustice-after-injustice-for-the-saddlers/</link>
		<comments>http://www.expressandstar.com/sport/walsall-fc/2011/11/01/injustice-after-injustice-for-the-saddlers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Nov 2011 09:10:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig Birch</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Saddlers Blog]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Walsall FC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[saddlers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[walsall]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Walsall blogger Mark Jones claims injustice after injustice led to the Saddlers' defeat in a madcap game against Milton Keynes Dons at the Banks's Stadium.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>7</slash:comments>
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		<title>Another relegation battle for Walsall FC after Exeter defeat</title>
		<link>http://www.expressandstar.com/sport/walsall-fc/2011/10/27/another-relegation-battle-for-walsall-fc-after-exeter-defeat/</link>
		<comments>http://www.expressandstar.com/sport/walsall-fc/2011/10/27/another-relegation-battle-for-walsall-fc-after-exeter-defeat/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Oct 2011 23:05:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Todd Nash</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Saddlers Blog]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Walsall FC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dean smith]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[saddlers]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.expressandstar.com/?p=246667</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Walsall blogger Mark Jones tries to see the positives after the Saddlers are beaten at home by Exeter City in a result that suggests another relegation battle this season.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Who and where are the Saddlers?</title>
		<link>http://www.expressandstar.com/sport/walsall-fc/2011/10/14/who-and-where-are-the-saddlers/</link>
		<comments>http://www.expressandstar.com/sport/walsall-fc/2011/10/14/who-and-where-are-the-saddlers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Oct 2011 08:05:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig Birch</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Walsall FC]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Walsall blogger Mark Jones takes a general overview of exactly where the club are at as the Saddlers plod along with a home game against Preston in League One.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
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		<title>Stats the way I like it</title>
		<link>http://www.expressandstar.com/blogs/2011/09/29/stats-the-way-i-like-it/</link>
		<comments>http://www.expressandstar.com/blogs/2011/09/29/stats-the-way-i-like-it/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Sep 2011 07:00:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Walters</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Walsall FC]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I normally take very little notice of message board debates but in the last week or so I’ve been alerted to some rather heated discussions about the current state of the Saddlers, writes Saddlers blogger Mark Jones.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>8</slash:comments>
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		<title>But life isn’t fair</title>
		<link>http://www.expressandstar.com/sport/walsall-fc/2011/09/22/but-life-isn%e2%80%99t-fair/</link>
		<comments>http://www.expressandstar.com/sport/walsall-fc/2011/09/22/but-life-isn%e2%80%99t-fair/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Sep 2011 06:16:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Walters</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Saddlers Blog]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Walsall FC]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[So what was more gutting – Scunthorpe’s agonising almost-last kick equaliser or the fact that we had been comprehensively outplayed by our winless, bottom four opponents? writes Saddlers blogger Mark Jones.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
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		<title>Walsall&#8217;s problems haven&#8217;t changed</title>
		<link>http://www.expressandstar.com/sport/walsall-fc/2011/09/16/walsalls-problems-havent-changed/</link>
		<comments>http://www.expressandstar.com/sport/walsall-fc/2011/09/16/walsalls-problems-havent-changed/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Sep 2011 08:08:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig Birch</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Walsall FC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[saddlers]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Walsall blogger Mark Jones can see the same old problems arising from the Saddlers' recent losing run but still has faith in manager Dean Smith.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
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		<title>There&#8217;s no need to panic at Walsall</title>
		<link>http://www.expressandstar.com/sport/walsall-fc/2011/09/07/theres-no-need-to-panic-at-walsall/</link>
		<comments>http://www.expressandstar.com/sport/walsall-fc/2011/09/07/theres-no-need-to-panic-at-walsall/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Sep 2011 08:10:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig Birch</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Walsall blogger Mark Jones is keen to remind Saddlers fans exactly how far the club has come in 12 months and temper disappointment on the back of a defeat.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
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		<title>Not a bad week for the Saddlers</title>
		<link>http://www.expressandstar.com/blogs/2011/09/01/not-a-bad-week-for-the-saddlers/</link>
		<comments>http://www.expressandstar.com/blogs/2011/09/01/not-a-bad-week-for-the-saddlers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Sep 2011 06:01:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Walters</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Walsall FC]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[It’s been a long wait . . . (a) for a cup win in August (b) for a home win in the JPT and (c) to beat a team from the bottom division, writes Saddlers blogger Mark Jones.]]></description>
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