While a certain amount of speculation about Paul Merson’s reign as Walsall manager is bound to continue, let us all not forget his main legacy. We are in a relegation scrap.

No manager, in my experience, has ever divided the fans into such extremes as Paul Merson has during his time at Walsall. His departure, however, sees us hovering just one point above the trapdoor to the fourth division and Saturday’s game is important, no matter who is in charge (and let’s hope Jeff Bonser has followed his usual pattern and got a replacement already lined up).

We are also in disarray on the pitch for the game, with Gerrard and Leary suspended, Roper and Westwood struggling to be fit, and an unbalanced squad with no obvious replacements.

Saturday is a day we should all pull together, no matter what.