http://www.upthesaddlers.com/bb/ Latest posts to the UptheSaddlers message board en-us Mon, 20 May 2013 23:24:23 GMT Mon, 20 May 2013 23:24:23 GMT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss bizzarForumRSS 1.0 editor@upthesaddlers.com editor@upthesaddlers.com http://www.upthesaddlers.com/bb/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=42721 leaving bury and signing for walsall on a free transfer when his contract expires. Mon, 20 May 2013 16:52:22 GMT http://www.upthesaddlers.com/bb/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=42721 http://www.upthesaddlers.com/bb/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=42715 Hearing a few strong rumours our new kit will be mostly claret to replicate our kit back in 1888. Should we be sticking with the traditional red or welcome a change? Personallynthink it would be a nice touch Sun, 19 May 2013 09:15:42 GMT http://www.upthesaddlers.com/bb/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=42715 http://www.upthesaddlers.com/bb/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=42714 Always a psychological boost to get off to a good start to a season, especially now (if the reports are accurate) that we will be able to play our super sexy football on a freshly laid super sexy pitch. Last year we got off on the wrong foot by getting newly-relegated Doncaster Rovers at home, losing 0-3. So who would you like for our first game? Just as important, do you want home or away? Here is your selection in reasonably alphabetical order: Bradford Bristol City Carlisle United Colchester United Coventry City Crawley Crewe Alexandra Gillingham Leyton Orient M K Dons Notts County Oldham Athletic Peterborough United Port Vale Preston North End Rotherham United Sheffield United Shrewsbury Town Stevenage Swindon Town Tranmere Rovers Wolverhampton Wanderers Yeovil Town I think I would like an away fixture that perhaps we wouldn't expect to be easy, and therefore it wouldn't be the end of the world if we didn't win, so I would be happy with....... Preston North End (a) Sat, 18 May 2013 23:19:47 GMT http://www.upthesaddlers.com/bb/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=42714 http://www.upthesaddlers.com/bb/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=42712 Heard at the match today that the pitch is being dug up and new one to be relayed starting on Monday (20th May). Hope its true as it needs to be done. Sat, 18 May 2013 17:05:11 GMT http://www.upthesaddlers.com/bb/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=42712 http://www.upthesaddlers.com/bb/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=42709 Champione, champione, olé olé olé! [url=http://img402.imageshack.us/img402/2871/036ny.jpg:1gx62yta][img:1gx62yta]http://img266.imageshack.us/img266/9133/036ij.jpg[/img:1gx62yta][/url:1gx62yta] (Click for full size) Fri, 17 May 2013 10:15:31 GMT http://www.upthesaddlers.com/bb/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=42709 http://www.upthesaddlers.com/bb/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=42699 Sounds promising... [url:299y8k8c]http://www.expressandstar.com/sport/other-football/walsall-fc/2013/05/15/defender-james-chambers-set-to-sign-new-deal-at-walsall-fc/[/url:299y8k8c] Wed, 15 May 2013 12:58:43 GMT http://www.upthesaddlers.com/bb/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=42699 http://www.upthesaddlers.com/bb/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=42694 Many will be aware of the goings on at Coventry to one degree or another. Those who can remember our own battles to keep our own club in our town may have some sympathy with the genuine fans there and it would be good if we could show a little solidarity with those fans by signing their petition (link below) to block the attempt to move them out of Coventry. [url] http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/keep ... -coventry/[/url] Even if you don't have any such sympathy and want to take a more cynical stance you might want to consider whether the current owners should be allowed to not pay the rent for a year and then up and move the club whilst ditching that rent debt by leaving it in a company that they then put in admit whilst shifting the assets and team in another company. If so you might want to think they shouldn't get away with it and should be prevented from doing so and therefore sign the petition. I'm sure the cov fans would not mind whatever your motivation. Mon, 13 May 2013 19:52:08 GMT http://www.upthesaddlers.com/bb/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=42694 http://www.upthesaddlers.com/bb/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=42688 Saw this on the lovely Cheesebag's FB... [img:j0hyslaw]http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i72/sonataforce/943767_10151463369448068_716133218_n_zpscdf325cc.jpg[/img:j0hyslaw] Embarrassing. Whoever is responsible for that should be sacked or resign. Seriously - what on earth are they playing at ? Sat, 11 May 2013 12:39:40 GMT http://www.upthesaddlers.com/bb/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=42688 http://www.upthesaddlers.com/bb/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=42687 Interesting figures on turnover and wages taken from the dingles forum when discussing FFP. Not sure the source or accuracy, but believable all the same, apart from Brentford's turnover. I'd guess when the word abbreviated has been used, they clubs have refused to provide figures, because they are way over the permitted 65%? As there are many clubs over this figure, will/havethey be punished? Brentford - t/o £2.8 w £5.6 - 200% Yeovil - Abbreviated Sheffield United - t/o £9.7 w £12 - 123% Swindon - Abbreviated Leyton - t/o £3.2 w £2.6m - 81% MK - t/o £5.7 w £4.1 - 72% Walsall - t/0 £5 w £2.4 - 48% Crawley - Abbreviated Tranmere - t/o £3.3 w £2.2 - 66% Notts - Abbreviated Crewe - t/o £2.8 w £2.3 - 82% Preston - t/0 £6.1 w £8 - 133% Coventry - t/o £10.2 w £10.3 - 101% Shrewsbury - t/o £3.8 w £2.7 - 71% Carlisle - t/o £4.3 w £3.1 - 72% Stevenage - Abbreviated Oldham - Abbreviated Colchester - t/o £3.7 w £5 - 135% Bristol - t/o £9.1 - w £16.5 - 181% Peterborough - t/o £10m w £5.7 - 57% Sat, 11 May 2013 09:10:07 GMT http://www.upthesaddlers.com/bb/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=42687 http://www.upthesaddlers.com/bb/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=42685 ...Kick offs you have witnessed? Mine has to be Bristol City in '88, crazy beyond words.Always remember Bolton always looking for it also back in the day. I remember one guy, came round to the street-end gates just before full time giving it the Barry Mcguigan, offering a few Walsall lads out.To be fair the lads who were offered out bottled it. Low and behold the very next year the same guy same thing, same said. Bless him, the poor chap got battered. Besides Wigan, what's your worst? Fri, 10 May 2013 23:36:57 GMT http://www.upthesaddlers.com/bb/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=42685