… and be genuine. Perhaps you saw Ashley Grimes nail a tight parallel park first time somewhere? Or you remember an absolute worldy save that Johnny Brain pulled off in a nothing game in November, and without the points from that game, we’d have ultimately gone down? Or you spoke to Jean-Jacques Eydelie’s mum in the bar after a game, and she was really nice.
I’ll start with an easy one… I can’t think of any other Walsall manager than Sean O’Driscoll who can boast an unbeaten away record.
I saw Andreas Makris score an absolute worldy once!
Karl Hawley had a decent career
Bakayoko … managed to get 300k for him.
Samassi Abou had a stunning girlfriend or wife or companion, whatever she was.
Jordan Cook scored one of the best goals ever witnessed at the Bezzla
We played at Wembley apparently?
Steve Staunton was good at crosswords
Ken Armstrong was named after two of the most iconic male dolls.
… and seriously I saw Mathieu Manset set us on the way to Wembley with a finely taken goal at Rochdale in the first round of the JPT. Neat finish.
Sean O’Driscoll never lost a league away game in his time in charge.
Also won an FA cup 3rd round tie away from home which is a very rare thing in last 15 years!
Darko Mavrak
the name had a certain ring to it
Was friends with a Dubliner at the time. He said he phoned his dad, who was not pleased at Staunton’s appointment as Irish manager. He told him, " I know a Walsall fan here who’s laughing his ■■■■■■■■ off they got £60,000 for him."
Plus his defending was impeccable. Never once gave a goal away.
I completely forgot they paid us compensation for him. Maybe Merson knew what he was doing afterall.
Bielik never played a bad game for us.
Danny Sonner was so good that we signed him
twice
Walsall were truly bonkers getting Mads Timm from Man U, even if was on loan!
Dale Banton had nice hair. (Apparently cut by Tony Barras missus)
Frank Sibley signed my autograph book. (When I asked Ken Wheldon for his autograph he said he only signed cheques)