After a gloomy few days surrounding the club its back to League Two action at Bescot tonight and a tricky looking encounter with Peterborough.

The Posh are yet to lose or even concede on their travels this term, so with Saddlers having done likewise at home surely it’s a nailed on nil-nil?

Well probably not looking at the way both sides defended on Saturday, the Saddlers as we know were woeful, while Posh leaked 3 in the first 24 minutes against the same Darlington side that couldn’t hit the proverbial cow’s backside at Bescot two weeks earlier.

The Posh’s manager Keith Alexander has vowed to make changes with popular winger Jamie Day likely to be recalled following successive home defeats during which he was sidelined due to illness, while defender Ben Futcher is out.

As for the Saddlers well who knows? We’ve already seen that Dosh likes to mix it up both in terms of starting line-up and substitutions. He has hinted at Ishmel getting a start soon, and with Fangueiro withdrawn again on Saturday that wouldn’t be a surprise. Tony Bedeau and James Constable are surely pressurising the out of sorts Hector Sam. The game will probably come too soon for Alan Picken.

Whatever the team selection though the basics require better execution than in the last two games. There is a definite need for better tempo and creativity in possession, better passing, and greater conviction in defence. It’s time for the players to step forward and make a collective statement in the style of genuine promotion contenders.

Two home games this week presents an ideal opportunity to keep up with the pace, because as our visitors have discovered it doesn’t take much to slip down this league.

Prediction? Dare I go for a win after Saturday? That’s between me and my bookie as requested I’m not tempting fate! However, a return to home soil should see an improved performance and I doubt Peterborough will be relishing a trip to Bescot after no win in three. I always get the impression in this division the outcome depends on which Walsall turn up.

Remember there is a minutes silence for the late Matty Gadsby before the game, let’s hope the current team produce a performance fit to honour the memory of one of our Millenium Stadium heroes.