Mark Jones' Walsall FC Blog, page 3


Is the Banks’s Stadium still ‘For Sale?’

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.

Is the Banks’s Stadium still ‘For Sale?’

Injustice after injustice for the Saddlers

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.

Injustice after injustice for the Saddlers

Another relegation battle for Walsall FC after Exeter defeat

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.

Another relegation battle for Walsall FC after Exeter defeat

Who and where are the Saddlers?

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.

Who and where are the Saddlers?

Stats the way I like it

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.

Stats the way I like it

But life isn’t fair

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.

But life isn’t fair

Walsall’s problems haven’t changed

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.

Walsall’s problems haven’t changed

There’s no need to panic at Walsall

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.

There’s no need to panic at Walsall

Not a bad week for the Saddlers

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.

Not a bad week for the Saddlers

‘You can tell it’s not going to be a quiet season’

Excuse the obvious pun but with that quote Mat Sadler has probably just worked out what life is like when you become a Saddler, writes Walsall blogger Mark Jones.

‘You can tell it’s not going to be a quiet season’

It’s the same hymn sheet at Walsall

Walsall blogger Mark Jones gets ready to usher in another season confident the relationship between the supporters and the club has taken a turn for the better.

It’s the same hymn sheet at Walsall

The Greatest Escape yet for Walsall

Walsall blogger Mark Jones recalls a truly memorable day at Southampton where the Saddlers avoided what seemed an inevitable drop from League One.

The Greatest Escape yet for Walsall

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