Rope a dope Saddlers

Us older fans, along with students of the art of boxing, will remember the famous rope a dope fight (The rumble in the jungle), between Mohammed Ali and George Foreman.
This Walsall team, away from home, is starting to remind me of that fight. We allow the opposition to punch themselves out in the first half, then BOOM - ave it :joy:
The quality off the bench and even those that ain’t making the bench must be the envy of most teams in this division.

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Bang on. Let them have the ball in their own half. Keep our shape, keep our disipline and let them think they are winning the fight. Then when the time is right the wing backs move forward the engine in midfield moves up a gear or 2 and we destroy them with shock and awe It worked beautifuly today.

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My Grimsby mate was suitably impressed by us. So was I. Wasn’t expecting that. Thought Foeetwood was a reality ch3ck, but what do I know?

Does look that way. Hopefully there’ll be another thrilla in Bezla soon