Lincoln City vs Walsall Result

neilr @ 5:07 pm Saturday 19 August 2006

If you are going to win things, you don’t just need skill, you also need character - in this Division, in bucketloads. The Saddlers proved this afternoon that they have it.

Richard Money’s solution to his first half problems was to bring on Pead for Kinsella, Fanguiero for Wright and Demontagnac for Fox during the course of the second half.

All of the changes worked, each one improving the side, as Walsall began to get more posession and look more dangerous. Pead hardly wasted a pass and the two wingers looked very dangerous, especially the Portuguese debutant.

Eventually, as Walsall got a hold, Kris Taylor burst into the area, in the 79th minute, to slot home and give the wonderful travelling band of Saddlers something to start really cheering about.

From then on, Walsall got better and better, looking more and more threatening, with Pead, Butler and Sam all going close.

Finally, as the game went into stoppages, Fangueiro got the ball in the box from Gerrard, turned beautifully and slotted the ball home for a late, late point.

It’s now four games played and we’re still undefeated and this draw should really give players, staff and fans confidence that we are going places this season.

The Fat Controller gave his Man of the match to Craig Pead, for his introduction turned the game.