Mat Sadler hoping to repeat Walsall loan market success

Mat Sadler is confident that Walsall can repeat their effectiveness in the loan market next season.

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Freddie Draper, who spent the first half of the season on loan from Lincoln City, scored 10 goals before his January recall.

Meanwhile, the likes of David Okagbue, Emmanuel Adegboyega, Ross Tierney and Josh Gordon also impressed and Sadler is hopeful those successes will put them in a good position to attract players again in the summer.

He said: “We have to be really good with loan players. That’s the football club that we are and I think we’ve been very good this season with the likes of Freddie Draper, Mo Faal, Dave Okagbue, Emmanuel Adegboyega, Ross Tierney and Josh Gordon.

“The loans have been great but we have to do it again. We have to improve it again.

“Those relationships we’ve built with football clubs and the way we’ve brought on some of those players will hopefully put us in good stead when we’re trying to recruit loan players again.”

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