I’ve been waiting a week to use that headline.

As was expected, Danny Fox has finally signed on the dotted line for Championship Coventry City during the course of the weekend.

From the moment that the full back refused to sign a new contract, his departure during the transfer window has looked to be inevitable, as the club would have been mad not to cash in while it could. It was always more of a question of which club he would join.

Leeds United were first in the hunt, but the club turned down their offer as just not enough for the talented youngster. That was followed by Colchester and Coventry and the Sky Blues always looked like being favourites, as Colchester are locked in a relegation battle.

Fox had made 117 full appearances for the Saddlers since joining from Everton in 2005, plus 1 as sub, scoring 6 league goals. He has been a member, over the last season and a half, of one of the most successful back fours in the club’s history.

His appreciation of his time at Walsall is shown by his quote to the Express and Star, when he said:

“I have loved my time at Walsall. I have spent two full seasons there and I can’t speak highly enough of everyone at the club. I owe so much to Richard Money. He has made me the player I am today and without him I wouldn’t be signing for a club like Coventry. He is a great coach but more importantly he stuck with me through some tough times. There were times last season when I don’t think I played very well and there were a couple of times when he left me out, rightly so. But he showed faith and stuck with me and hopefully I have repaid him and the club with some good performances this season.”

He also apologised in the paper for handing in his transfer request, admitting that he should have been more patient.

The question now is whether Richard Money will be able to use the cash to strengthen the squad up front and in midfield, especially in view of the fact we have a more than adequate replacement at fullback in the shape of Paul Boertien.