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We fear the axe admits Mattis
Wednesday 24th March 2010, 11:28AM GMT.
Dwayne Mattis today admitted the Walsall squad are living in fear of the axe as they deserve to be dropped after a humiliating defeat at Southend.
The Saddlers slumped to a 3-0 loss at the League One strugglers last night after having Clayton McDonald sent off 10 minutes before half time.
Mattis skippered the team in the absence of the suspended Mark Hughes and says the players don’t deserve their shirts after an abject performance which left them 12th in League One.
He said: “We can’t keep making excuses, it’s not good enough.
“I don’t think anyone could complain if the manager brought them out of the team after a performance like that. If he makes six or seven changes and you’re the one who comes out of the team you deserve to.
“Jamie Vincent had a good game but there aren’t any more who can say they played well, it was just another poor performance and that sums up our season.”
And midfielder Mattis believes the fans would be entitled to ask for their money back after the Saddlers collapsed to give Southend their first win in 13 games.
He said: “I feel for them because if I had paid that kind of money to come and watch us then I’d demand a refund.
“We don’t know, the management don’t know, the fans and everyone associated with the club just don’t know why we’re so inconsistent. It’s sad after doing so well at home against Colchester with 10 men we go to Southend and get walloped.
“It hurts us all and anyone who says it doesn’t is wrong. It hurts us just as much as anyone else and we can’t get our heads round it.”
But the 28-year-old could be forced out of the trip to Exeter on Saturday after limping off with a reoccurrence of his Achilles problem and says he is a major doubt.
“The way it feels now there’s no chance but we’ll see,” he said.
“It’s quite sore, it cleared up after I had an injection on it two months ago but the last two or three weeks it’s started to get sore again. I’ll probably have another scan on it and see what the best way forward is.”
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How about showing a bit of pride and passion in the shirt boys?
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How the hell are you living in fear of being dropped? There aint enough players in the squad to drop you all! lol
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I’m sick and tired of these interviews with the players. It’s all “we’re hurting as well” and “we won’t play that badly again” and “we need to knuckle down and start playing well”.
Words are easy! It’s time to start proving your words on the pitch, week in week out!
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No different to what Deeney said really, just put a bit more elegantly, bet this wont get half the fuss.
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“We don’t know, the management don’t know, the fans and everyone associated with the club just don’t know why we’re so inconsistent………..
Really?
Well the Players should give up football then!
The Manager should resign (not wait to be sacked) and everyone associated with the club should be ashamed of themselves!
Please don’t speak for the fans………. what would you know?
As a fan (and this is only my opinion)I can clearly see that the problem is no commitment, not fit enough (wrong training maybe), too much confidence in ability that you just don’t have! We don’t play as a team.
When did you last see the midfield or strikers back in defence adding that extra man, then surging forward to support play as it moves out of our half.
‘Just don’t get it’…. Dwain……do me a favour?
If you can’t say anything positive, don’t say anything at all!
I am sorry but Walsall FC has forgotten how to play football………Another clear out coming!
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Replace the lot from top to bottom.
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Same old story all season too many weak links weston finks his better than what he is and matt richards is worst player to be seen in the football league i doe fink his actually made a tackle all season
team should be
gilmartin,,westlake,,hughes,,mcdonald,,vincent,,gray,,tuandry,,mattis,,jones,,deeney,,nicholls
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