Walsall Match Thread

[VILLA MOLE]

I am surprised we are playing Grealish considering we have to flog him??

[dave shelley]

4-1 cornalty.

[paul_e]

On the play style, we played like this a fair bit last summer as well, the problem is that when there's something riding no the result Bruce plays for the clean sheet first and foremost and we end up with a massive gap between midfield and attack.

[Clampy]

Thought they passed it round quite well at times. Should have had more than four.

[The Edge]

Live stream

Thanks for that mate👍 watched second half. Some decent football

[SoccerHQ]

Good win. If this team was a lock until January we'd be challenging for top 6 again no problem, plenty of quality in most areas.

Trouble is we know we're going to have to sell 3-4 of them and no idea what standard of replacements will come in.

That's why I can't muster much enthusiasm currently.

[Toronto Villa]

So someone resembling Steve Bruce has been present in 2 pre season games and we have banged in 7 goals.

[Brassneck]

Good win. If this team was a lock until January we'd be challenging for top 6 again no problem, plenty of quality in most areas.

Trouble is we know we're going to have to sell 3-4 of them and no idea what standard of replacements will come in.

That's why I can't muster much enthusiasm currently.

This is exactly where I am.  The side that finished the game looked very mediocre and will be bang average in the division if the stars of the team leave.

[Steve67]

Keinan Davis looks half the player he was. Good to see Green back though, needs more time on the pitch but he is looking sharper, albeit the oppo were poor.

[London Villan]

Davis is an odd one. Looked great when he broke into the team but has gone downhill quickly. Is it him, the coaching or what?

[Steve67]

If he gets an early goal in the next game, he might be a different player but tonight, he looked really ordinary.  He has a great chance of playing every game this season if we are selling players. We really need him firing again.

[AsTallAsLions]

I am surprised we are playing Grealish considering we have to flog him??

Whoever takes him will want him match fit, and we want to be able to negotiate the highest possible price. That's easier to do if he's showing off his abilities, even if it's against Walsall or the likes.

[AsTallAsLions]

Davis and Kodjia both looked toxic tonight. We don't really seem to know what to do with forwards tbh. With Grabbs gone and Jimmy Danger basically done by the looks of things, do we have any actual proper goalscoring strikers left? Doesn't look it to me

[kippaxvilla2]

I liked the look of the two Walsall players.  Trialist 1 and Trialist 2.

[Matt Collins]

Davis and Kodjia both looked toxic tonight. We don't really seem to know what to do with forwards tbh. With Grabbs gone and Jimmy Danger basically done by the looks of things, do we have any actual proper goalscoring strikers left? Doesn't look it to me

Let's not write Kodjia off yet eh?

RHM will overtaken Davis this season I think. Davis did very well initially but I'm not sure how good he'll end up being. RHM looks the real deal to me

Then again I did think delfouneso looked good