"To Dream The Impossible Dream" - A Walsall FC Story

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"To Dream The Impossible Dream"
Walsall Football Club

Backstory

After two seasons of avoiding relegation, Walsall Football Club part ways with manager, Dean Smith who is said to be deeply gutted that he couldn't continue to manage the team he loves. Within days Jeff Bonser has hired unknown rookie manager, Karl Robinson (not the MK Dons one) to take over the reigns of the little football club in the West Midlands.

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- Goals -

1st Season: Achieve a mid-table or higher finish.
2nd Season: Gain promotion into the npower Championship
3rd Season: Achieve a respectable mid table finish in the Championship.

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Pre-Season Report

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Players Out

Jimmy Walker - Released
Richard Taundry - Crewe - £190k
Jake Jones - Ebbsfleet - Loan
Ben George - AFC Telford - Loan
James Baxendale - Wrexham - Loan

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Players In

Martin Camano - Free Transfer
Graeme Smith - Free Transfer
Flavien Belson - Free Transfer

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Results

Chasetown 1 - 2 Walsall
Des Kay (70) - Andy Butler (55), Febian Brandy (71)

Rushall 0 - 1 Walsall
James Chambers (42)

Sporting Khalsa 0 - 3 Walsall
Will Grigg (30), Martin Camano (36), Joe Sinton (PEN, 87)

West Midlands Police 1 - 2 Walsall
Fabio Alexander (68) - George Bowerman (41), Florent Cuvelier (55)

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Player of Pre Season



Florent Cuvelier has been a rock in midfield for Walsall for pre season. Hopefully he will continue to provide more glory for the side before his loan comes to an end and he heads back to Stoke City.


(Next Update will provide the first team, results, update on loanees out)

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August 2012 Report

Last Minute Transfers In: Ibrahim Sissoko & Alassane N'Diaye

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First Team

David Grof (GK)

James Chambers (DR) - Andy Butler (DC) - Martin Camano (DC) - Andy Taylor (DL)

Adam Chambers (MR) - Flavien Belson (MC) - Florent Cuvelier (MC) - Ashley Hemmings (ML)

Febian Brandy (ST) - Will Grigg (ST)

Subs - Graeme Smith (GK), Paul Downing (DC), Joe Bryan (D/ML), Jamie Paterson (AMR/L/C), Dean Holden (DR/C), Aaron Williams (AMC), George Bowerman (ST)

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Loanee Report

Jake Jones - Played 4, 1 Goal (Ebbsfleet)
Ben George - Played 4, 1 Goal (AFC Telford)
Ben Purkiss - Played 1 (AFC Telford)
Connor Taylor - Played 2 (AFC Telford)
Nicky Featherstone - Played 3, 1 Goal (Forest Green Rovers)
Kieron Morris - Played 3, 1 Goal (Hereford)
James Baxendale - Played 3, 1 Goal (Wrexham)

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Results

Capital One Cup (1st Round)
Barnsley 3-4 Walsall (AET)
Febian Brandy (6,100), Will Grigg (16), Ashley Hemmings (PEN 43)

NPower League One
Notts County 0-1 Walsall
Martin Camano (29)

NPower League One
Walsall 2-2 Sheffield United
Febian Brandy (65), Will Grigg (45+1)

NPower League One
Walsall 1-2 Bournemouth
Will Grigg (19)

Capital One Cup (2nd Round)
Birmingham 3-2 Walsall
Febian Brandy (8,64)

League One Position - 11th - Points 4 - W/L/D (1/1/1)

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Player Of The Month

Febian Brandy has been a star striker when pairing with Will Grigg up front, but for the amount of goals he has scored he deserves the chance to be known as the player of the month, especially with his goals in both Capital One Cup matches that both got him the team through to the second round and nearly into the 3rd against Birmingham.

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Ur doing a walsall save to? Cool

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well as a walsall fan, who lives close to the ground of course i'm going to lol

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September 2012 Report


Results

NPower League One
Walsall 2-1 Bury
Ashley Hemmings (7), Florent Cuvelier (81)

Johnstones Paint Trophy Round 1
Walsall 0-0 Rochdale (Rochdale win on penalties)

NPower League One
Scunthorpe United 1-1 Walsall
Adam Chambers (45)

NPower League One
Walsall 1-3 Preston North End
George Bowerman (81)

NPower League One
Tranmere 0-1 Walsall
Will Grigg (28)

NPower League One
Walsall 1-0 Leyton Orient
Florent Cuvelier (57)

NPower League One
Oldham 0-2 Walsall
Andy Butler (48), Adam Chambers (76)

NPower League One
Swindon 2-2 Walsall
Florent Cuvelier (44), Ashley Hemmings (PEN 60)

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Player Of The Month


Adam Chambers

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League Position

Npower League One

5th - W/D/L (5/3/2)

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October 2012 Report

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Results

NPower League One
Walsall 1-0 Stevenage
Andy Butler (63)

NPower League One
Colchester 1-0 Walsall

NPower League One
Carlisle 0-1 Walsall
Will Grigg (13)

NPower League One
Walsall 2-1 Coventry
Will Grigg (4,69)

NPower League One
Walsall 1-0 Crawley
Will Grigg (26)

NPower League One
Shrewsbury 0-2 Walsall
Febian Brandy(54), Aaron Williams (70)

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League Position

NPower League One

1st - W/D/L (10/3/3)

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Team Player Of The Month



Will Grigg

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NPower League One Player of The Month



Andy Butler

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NPower League One Manager of the Month

Karl Robinson (Walsall)

With 1 defeat out of 6, the Walsall manager staked his claim as manager of the month finishing top of the table when the manager predicted a mid table finish for the team.

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November '12 Update

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Results

FA Cup 1st Round Proper
Walsall 2-1 Macclesfield
Ashley Hemmings (65), Andy Butler (78)

NPower League One
Crewe 0-0 Walsall
NPower League One
Walsall 1-0 Yeovil
Febian Brandy (14)

NPower League One
Walsall 0-0 Hartlepool

NPower League One
Walsall 0-0 Doncaster Rovers

NPower League One
Portsmouth 1-1 Walsall
Will Grigg (5)

NPower League One
MK Dons 0-2 Walsall
Florent Cuvelier (44,83)

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NPower League One League Position

| 2nd | Played (22) | W\D\L (12\7\3) | Pts (43) |


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Walsall Player Of The Month



David Grof