Walsall set for talks with trialist
Mat Sadler insists trialist Sam Hornby has done his chances “no harm” following his impressive display in Walsall’s 3-2 win over Tamworth on Saturday.
Goalkeeper Hornby has been in the Walsall camp for over a week having been released by Colchester United this summer.
He featured against Villa on Wednesday and produced a string of top saves on his first start at Tamworth.
Walsall are on the lookout for a deputy goalkeeper to provide cover and competition for 19-year-old loanee Tommy Simkin.
And Sadler confirmed Hornby remains in discussions with the club and added that a decision on his future will be reached soon.
Sadler said: “Sam did really well. He has been with us for just over a week and we’ll have a few conversations with Sam to see what we think with myself and Dan Still.
“We have a couple of options in that area and for that role that we want to support Tommy (Simkin) and push him.
“He has done himself no harm by putting himself front and centre of my mind.
“In Sam’s case, we’ll probably have a discussion on that pretty soon.”
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