Walsall out to put on TV show

Walsall star Darren Wrack" class="imageframe alignright" height="130" src="http://www.expressandstar.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/09/wrack.thumbnail.jpg" width="175"/>Midfielder Darren Wrack believes that tomorrow's televised clash with Leeds is a great chance to show the nation what they can do.

The 5.20pm kick off is the first time a Saddlers game has been shown on live TV this season and Wrack knows that it is the perfect stage to showcase their promotion credentials.

"Leeds will be a massive game for all sorts of reasons," Wrack said.

"They are after the three points like ourselves and Elland Road is a great place to go.

"A lot of the young lads won't have played there before and they especially will be looking forward to this sort of game.

"We're on the big stage in front of the Sky cameras and it will be a chance to show everyone why we're in sixth place in the division and why we've been consistently doing well."

"So it's a good opportunity for everyone to show what they can do and hopefully people will realise that we are where we are on merit."

The 31-year-old was a surprise omission from the squad that drew 1-1 at the City Ground, but Wrack explained the reason behind the decision.

"My calf was a bit sore after the Brighton game," Wrack said.

"And then I trained on the Friday and it tightened up a bit, so we felt it was better to be safe than sorry.

"It was better to have the weekend off to rest it and I've come back into training this week and it's ok, no problems.

"It would have been risky to play, because if I had aggravated it I could have been out for three or four weeks, which is most of the rest of the season in effect."

Although unhappy with not participating, Wrack was happy to see the lads perform well in his absence.

"We got a point, which we really did deserve and we could have gone on to win it without a shadow of a doubt.

"Although it's frustrating watching from the touchline, it was nice to see the lads get a well-earned point from it.

And the long-serving midfield man is now aiming to give Richard Money a selection headache for the trip to Elland Road.

"I did what I can in training this week to hopefully make the manager make a decision and put me back in the team," Wrack said.

Walsall are looking for their first ever victory over their play-off rivals in their 12th attempt and aiming to go one better than the 1-1 draw at the Banks's in December, when a 90th minute Alan Thompson equaliser denied the Saddlers all three points.

Tomorrow represents Walsall's first League visit to Elland Road since a 1-0 defeat in May 1989 when they were already doomed to relegation from what is now The Championship, but a victory this time around will see them cement their place in the play-offs.