Look, we have all got to get over the total b******* that was made of the second half of last season.I pay my money and want to enjoy the prospect, however optimistically of a new season arriving. I get the pessimism, I really do, and it gutted me at the time and still does to some extent, but life goes on. If you live in the past and constantly see the negativity of things that is of course your perogative. Contant negatvity is a self fulfilling mantra. The moaning minnies have certainly got a great deal of ammunition to use, and Iâve fired off a few shots myself in the past. I really want to get some enjoyment out of whatâs left of my Saddlers supporting time. Itâs far easier to be negative than positive especially for us Saddlers, but letâs get behind the lads,if not the manager one more time. If we get let down again then I will probably join the minnies ranks, but, after 57 years
Iâm too far gone to change. If youâre a negatve subscriber try some optimism it might make you enjoy life more. I know itâs hard I really do. Please give it a go. Hope is better than regret. Here ends the last lesson. Sorry! UTS
Why do we ?
Donât then and wallow if thatâs what you enjoy.
I get your sentiment, and you do you if it makes you happy, but I think a lot of us are still grieving, and it will take a long time to move on.
Itâs only promotion this season now, that will allow people to forgive and forget, otherwise last season will long be referenced in relation to our constant failure to get out of this division, or worse.
Iâm grieving too, but itâs not going to ruin my hopes and aspirations. We all grieve in different ways. I genuinely wish you well and hope this season leads to renewed vigor for all of us.
Ridiculous giving contracts to players who are past it like Jamma, Gordon,Priestley, comley and now another inexperienced squad filler.
Then we donât have the budget for quality.
Complete mismanagement
Precisely.
So why are you telling others to all grieve the same way as you?
Iâm not telling anyone to do anything. I think youâre response sums up my point. I think youâve won mate. Itâs a waste of time. Think this is my last post on UTS . Its too depressing.
I do understand that we have to move on, but last seasonâs demise after January, was the saddest and most stressful time in recent memory. The prize was in our hands and in typical âWalsallâ amateur fashion (on and off the pitch) we destroyed something beautiful. Knowing we will probably never get another chance at it. The pressure, rightly or wrongly, will be on these new kids and the manager, from the first minute.
The only way to correct last seasonâs âcliff fallâ is to get promotion. Fans have lost a major ingredient in successâŚtrust!
And your wife, as well!!
Donât go, FP: donât let the miserable bar stewards grind you down!!
Why are you telling other people how to think or feel?
Goodbye UTS
Cheerio 
Thatâs the first time youâve said anything that is close to cheery. Enjoy the rest of your sad life. Definite end to conversation now. Sweet dreams.
We will make the same mistakes you can see it coming already with the profile of player we are signing so far the midfield and defence will be ripped a new arsehole as it stands lack of pace lack of experience is not a great combination.
Peppercorn transfer fees do not cancel out paying a decent wage.``
No mate, Walsall will do that for you. People post what they think and feel.
Forget last season (if only) Iâm more concerned about the upcoming season. I am holding on to the hope there are at least two more quality players coming in, or we will be also rans at best. That is me being positive, because everything that has gone before tells me it wonât happen, and that is where I am at.
You donât need to leave just because others donât feel the same as you. I get your point, but we arenât all the same.
With the exception of MK Dons, no other team in the division are making experienced, high end, top quality signings.
Average age of each teams arrivals
Accrington: 21.5
Barnet: 26.6
Barrow: 24.9
Bristol Rovers: 26.1
Bromley: 24.3
Cambridge: 21.1
Cheltenham: 25.4
Chesterfield: 20.6
Colchester: 23.4
Crawley: 25.1
Crewe: 18.8
Fleetwood: 26
Gillingham: 26.3
Grimsby: 22.2
Harrogate: 24.9
MK: 25.9
Newport: 21.1
Notts County: 23.6
Oldham: 27.3
Salford: 24.2
Shrewsbury: 27.6
Swindon: 20.8
Tranmere: 27.3
Walsall: 21.8
Ours would shoot up to 24.3 should we bring in Sawyers and someone like Flint.
Only three teams in the league have signed players with more of an average age than what theyâve let go. MK, Crawley and Fleetwood.
So 21/24 teams have got younger squads than what they had last season.
Interesting that people have tipped Chesterfield to finish so highly with what theyâve bought in, only three of their eight signings have any sort of EFL experience.
I do understand that one of two more older heads would be great, but we do have quite alot of experience already here, Adomah, Matt, Hornby, Gordon, Comley, Farquharson and Lakin are all pretty experienced.
If you look back to the squad we had in 15/16, we only had five players over the age of 26 in a 31 man squad.
Interesting stats them @Bags10 . What Iâd counter about the experienced lads weâve already got. How many would you class as starters?. Uncs,hornby, jamma off the bench. I can see Gordon playing more. Priestly is an unknown in terms of fitness and Comley maybe would start a few. If we get a couple of midfielders in i canât see Comley starting that many. The need for experienced starters is key to help the lads imo
As we havent seen Farq i presume he injured himself getting off the treatment table.
What a disappointing signing all round he has been.