Walsall Football Club in action to beat trespassers and vandals

Bosses want the driveway to give visitors access to the club in the evenings.

In the past the main car park has had to be left open so members can get to the club during social events, which has led to problems.

The plans will see the new driveway leading directly from Bescot Crescent to the supporters club car park.

Club bosses say they have trouble 'every evening' with trespassers who leave litter on the site and have had concerns raised by nearby residents.

Travellers set up camp on the public car park three times last year, forcing the club to pay a private security firm to move them on.

Some regulars at the Banks's Stadium were forced to park away from their usual spaces on the occasions they did pitch up there.

Club director Daniel Mole said: "In 2016, we had travellers on the site on three separate occasions and as the land is private property, we had to pay a private security firm to move them from our property.

"Every evening, trespassers loiter and litter the site and we have received numerous complaints from neighbouring residents whose property has been damaged, along with our own, by local youths entering the site and breaking windows or throwing eggs at windows.

"At the moment we have our access open at all hours, which is not safe for us, but has to be done in order to allow people to access the Saddlers Club. This is news that will lead to a change in that and we hope that this will lead to less vandalism on our site."

Plans have now been approved by council officers for the new access driveway.