I was at Aldershot too. Another good following - our coaches parked on an Army parade ground I seem to recall.
But the stand out moment was Colin Taylor scoring - with a HEADER!
I was there too-Taylor’s header was a real rarity!!
I think the final score was 2-3. and for me it was a long journey back on the train because it was a game we could have won.
Not football again , but anyone remember a riddle something like, when did Boxing Day fall on Christmas Day.
The answer was related to a horse falling at a race meeting ( I think at Wolverhampton )
Evran Wright jet heeled striker from non league didnt last that long.
Cars with front number plates …
Evran Wright Wright Wright ooh ooh ooh ooooh
He was shyte shyte shyte ooh ooh ooh oooooh
His son was a better player.
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Talking of Evran Wright, the same season we had a comfortably built striker called Jason Lillis. Remember him? He’d come on as sub a couple of times and I’d told a mate Lillis was a contender for worst Walsall player I’d ever seen, I told him I thought we’d just dragged a random chubster out of the crowd. Of course, a few days later this mate came with me to watch us play top of the league, undefeated Preston - and Lillis scored two absolute bosters in our 2-0 win, thereby making me look a complete fool. 
“He really is terrible” my mate said to me as the second goal smashed into the back of the net. 
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Sure he scored a couple at Wigan to rescue a point after we were 2 down. I may be wrong though
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Remember in the days before the Internet and mobile phones listening to BRMB, Beacon or WM to get updates on the matches you couldn’t get to? Used to dread it every time they said we’re going over to Fellows Park expecting to hear we’d conceded another goal. And the Butler prediction for the ‘Big six’ midlands teams. If he predicted Walsall to win you didn’t want to go to the match because he nearly always got it wrong. And what about watching Ceefax or Teletext keep rolling through to see how the game was going.
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Jeff Bonser in charge of Walsall?
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Unfortunately yes…
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He still is 
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Yes. I was there for that. Tuesday night. Two down. One of those scored by Peter Skipper who was at least 45 and playing on one leg. Constant drizzle on that old open away end at Springfield Park. Miserable. Then Jason Lillis scores two late in the game and we’re all suddenly a bit giddy.
Late equalisers is as good as it has ever been for me at Wigan.
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Always one isn’t there. I make a totally innocent post and it’s turned into this…
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There is a lot of truth in jest sometimes 
James Alexander Gordon reading the results on Sports Report …
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I’m not sure if this has been mentioned - I didn’t see it so;
Singing every single players name prior to kick off. A great feeling of unity and letting the players know you’re behind them from the off. Absolutely no chance of that happening now.
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I used to love the way he ended calls on the phone-in that he didn’t like the sound of “on ya bike fella,who’s next?”… 