Walsall talking points: Pressure mounts on Mat Sadler as painful 2026 rumbles on
Mat Sadler has come under further scrutiny after Walsall's 2-0 home defeat against MK Dons extended their winless run to seven games in League Two.
Priestley Farquharson's mistake led to Rushian Hepburn-Murphy's 30th-minute opener, before Jon Mellish made it 2-0 with four minutes to go.
The Saddlers are yet to win at home in 2026 - a run which has stretched to five games since they beat Crewe Alexandra 1-0 on Boxing Day.
Here are the main talking points from the defeat.
Pressure mounts on Mat Sadler
Sadler has long divided the fan base, but even his biggest advocates are running out of patience.
There were calls for his sacking once again and the supporters have every right to be aggrieved.
The results are one thing, but the lack of strategy, and the turgid nature of some of the football on display makes another collapse all the more difficult to stomach.
They're now 11 points adrift of the automatic promotion places, and the defeat probably served as the final nail in the coffin of any faint hopes of finishing in the top three.
