Walsall started the second hlaf at a much higher pace, not for the first time lately. The midfield soon had a grip on the game and the Saddlers started to dominate.

Eventually, we managed to work Nicholls in, who took his chance with great aplomb, to show yet again the promise we all know is there.

It was now a scintillating game again, but Walsall seemed to thrown any chance away, as they let Swansea take the lead again, with, yet again, not the best piece of defending.

It looked like any chance of Cardiff was well and truely over, but back came the Saddlers again and Constable, on as sub for Demontagnac, turned his man superbly to slot home.

With extra time beckoning, Gerrard gave away a free kick just outside the penalty area, but the free kick just ruffled the side netting.

Walsall had been the better side in the second half and the only downside was the inability to work the goalkeeper.

The final report may well have to wait until tomorrow morning, with extra time about to start!

The Fat Controller reports that we looked second best at first, but are coming more into the game as the half wears on. Unfortunately, we defended another set piece badly to let Leon Knight in to score early on and Oakes has been troubled on a couple of occasions.

In the main, however, Swansea are not really hurting us too badly, mainly becuase Lee Trundle’s tricks are being dealt with well by Gerrard and Westwood.

The two young lads up front are, however, the weak point, both being brushed off the ball far too easily and, accordingly, the ball is just not sticking when we get it forward.

Radio WM are reporting that Mads Timm is missing with a calf strain and that there are rumours about Dean Keates coming back to the club.

Coach loads of Walsall fans have turned up at the wrong match tonight, as the Fat Controller reports from the ground that the Liberty Stadium Scoreboard says Swansea are playing Scunthorpe.

It’s a shock line up for the Iron, however, of:

A Oakes, C Pead, D Fox, A Gerrard, C Westwood, M Standing, M Wright, G Smith, A Nicholls, D McDermott, I Demontagnac.

There is no indication as to why Constable is not starting.

Walsall have terminated the contracts of two more players today “by mutual consent”.

Argentinian striker Reuben Dario Larossa is the biggest name (in more than one way) to go. Descrinbed by Paul Merson as “different class” when he arrived on trial, much was expected of the player, who Merson knew from a trial at Portsmouth, when a propsed deal collapsed because of work permit problems.

The player has failed to shine in the few chances he has been given, however, as well as suffering a string of minor injuries.

The other to go is first year professional Sean Platt. A right sided defender and midfielder, he has failed to get a chance in the first team. He has been out on loan twice, the second time to Hednesford, who are apparantly keen to take him on.

The freeing of Larossa suggests that news on a striker may be not far off.

It has been revealed that Redditch, in turmoil in the boardroom, still owe Walsall money for the Joe Broad and Scott Dann loans.

Even a splendid win over FA Cup heroes Nuneaton Borough and a 3-0 hammering of struggling Vauxhall Motors on Saturday couldn’t paper over the cracks that have appeared at boardroom level.

Chairman Pat Cremin and his opposing board of directors have called respective EGM’s – both on the same day later this month.

Redditch have been served with a second embargo as a result of monies owed to Walsall over loan deals for Joe Broad and Scott Dann.

Broad has since been released by the Saddlers and has joined Carlsberg South Western Leaguers Truro City.

The situation of the Saddlers being owed this money is worrying, but one does also have to ask the question as to why the loans were made in the first place, as it’s not the first time this has happened. Redditch had a similar experience just before Christmas when on that occasion Shrewsbury Town were the club concerned.

Someone behind the scenes in the Administration at Bescot isn’t doing their research properly.