'Positive' - Walsall fans react as striker Andrew Dallas signs

Scottish striker Andrew Dallas has been unveiled as Walsall’s first signing of the Lee Grant era.

Dallas, 26, will officially join when his contract at Barnsley expires on July 1, after penning a two-year deal.

Here is how the Saddlers’ fans have reacted to the news of his arrival.

@dazfellows: At 26, Dallas shows there is bandwidth in Trivela’s young and improbable player recruitment model. This isn’t to say he can’t be improved and sold, but we seem to have learned that we can’t just build a squad of teenagers and pensioners. On paper, this is a positive signing.

@fin1306: Good signing. Nice to have a permanent striker for once.

@owenmarkyates: Finally a striker on a permanent deal. I’m happy with that.

@WFCBagnall: At least if he scores a few by January, he won’t be recalled.

@e1dn7: Seemed to do quite well at Southend last year. Positive signing.

@USaddlers: Is that a goal scorer on a permanent deal? Have we finally learned our lesson?

@ribbonpodcast: A good signing to kick our summer window. Has shown promise and he has a scoring ability.

@KamCavanagh: Continually great at NL level but hasn’t really made the step-up in any of his EFL moves yet. That makes this a difficult signing to assess, but on a free, I think there’s high upside with little risk.

@TheRampantGamer: Class signing. Well worth the wait.

@Ali_Mac90: Don’t mind it. EFL record isn’t the greatest and this is probably his last crack at it, but is at the right age to still develop and get better. Always felt he’d end up here at some point after his Solihull days.

@MarcRiggan: Decent start for the rebuild. Can’t argue with last season’s figures.

@JRainers08: Great signing.

@LiamStewartWFC: Happy with this.

@James_McE1: I’ll be reserved on this one. Not sold on his EFL record at all. Big shoes to fill over the last few seasons, that’s for sure. Hopefully he does the business.

@PerStener: A player I wanted the club to sign since he played for Solihull.