'I thought my chance had gone' - Jamille Matt's rollercoaster route to Walsall
15 years ago, Walsall striker Jamille Matt was uncertain whether a career in football was for him.
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At the time, Matt was frustrated at his lack of game time at Sutton Coldfield in the seventh-tier of English football.
Fast forward to the present day and the 35-year-old boasts two promotions and over 100 goals in the Football League.
Yet when he momentarily transported himself back to 2010, Matt could not have imagined enjoying the distinguished career that he has gone on to have in the lower leagues.
"The simple answer to that is no because at Sutton, I was quite frustrated," he reflected.
"A young lad coming through their youth team into their first team, and the first couple of years, I played a lot of games but a lot of them off the bench."
