Doubters silenced for Hutchings
Friday 23rd April 2010, 10:39AM BST.
Boss Chris Hutchings today insisted Walsall have proved the doubters wrong and this season shows the club are moving forward under his reign.
The Saddlers sit 12th in League One, eyeing a 10th-placed finish, ahead of the final three games- starting with tomorrow’s visit of Hartlepool.
They are five points off 10th-placed Brentford so must win at least two to overhaul the Bees and claim their highest finish since 2004.
Hutchings says this season has been a success.
He said: “The 11 teams above us are bigger and below us there are bigger clubs, that’s fact. We’re second bottom of the attendance league, at the start of the season where did the bookies put us? They aren’t normally wrong, so we’re doing alright.
“Last year we finished 13th and you’ve always got to look to improve. We just want to do the best we can. You have to finish as high as possible and look to take the club forward.”
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progress??? finishing 1 place higher than last year, at this rate I predict:
2022 – Promoted to Championship
2046 – Promoted to the Premier league
2062 – Qualify for our first Champions league campaign
2066 – English Champions
Mr Hutchings, you really are dillusional if you think we are happy finishing 1 place higher than last year.
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Awful, Awful press release from walsall again. I actually think Hutchings has done a decent job, but don’t try and label mid table obscurity as a success!! You just make yourself look a fool.
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Whoooo! Exciting times at Walsall!
Great, we now know Hutchings will be busy all summer plotting our assault on 9th place.
I wish I’d bought me early bird season ticket now!!!
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Wow!… what has chris been on to think that we are going forward…….I want some.
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Wow,
One place better than the used car saleman, great job
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