Young Walsall goalkeeper Jenson Kilroy showing "promising signs" - Mat Sadler

The 18-year-old, who joined the Saddlers' youth ranks aged 10, penned his first professional deal with the club earlier this summer. 

Kilroy had loan spells at Hereford Pegasus, Stratford Town and Farsley Celtic last term, and has joined eighth-tier outfit Evesham on a two-month loan deal.

The young shot-stopper started in Evesham's 3-1 win at Weymouth on Saturday.

"Jenson is on loan at the moment with Evesham. He is a first year pro and has really grown and developed over the course of his second year scholarship," Sadler said.

"He's one that we've got high hopes for and it will all be about how he adapts to his loan and the minutes that he gets there, but I've seen some really promising signs."

Fellow academy graduate Dylan Thomas has also temporarily left the club, after joining Worcester City on a one-month youth loan. 

Thomas, who has made four senior appearances for Walsall, played the final 15 minutes in a 1-0 home defeat against Quorn on Saturday. 

Meanwhile, Charlie Wragg scored for Halesowen during their opening league fixture in a 2-2 draw at Leinston. 

Wragg re-joined the Yeltz earlier this summer after spending the second half of last season on loan at the Grove. 

"It's an important year for some of those second years. There are quite a few that I've got my eye on in terms of what that looks like for next season," Sadler added.

"We're trying to get them loans at as high a possible level as they can play at to then prepare them for what the next step looks like. 

"There has just been a real collective alignment from myself, the owners and the academy staff to what we're looking for and what we're trying to recruit."