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Venglos showed Money the way

WALSALL manager Richard Money today looked back on his time on the coaching staff at Villa Park in the early 1990s as a "great learning experience". Read

Saddlers have strength in depth

DEAN Keates today highlighted squad depth as a main ingredient in Walsall's advance to the threshold of promotion. Read

Win was all that mattered for Saddlers boss

NARROW, hard-earned and slightly fortunate - that was Walsall's win over Hereford. Read

Money keen to take the title

RICHARD Money will still demand more from his Walsall team even if they clinch promotion from League Two with victory at Notts County next Saturday. Read

Walsall 1 Hereford 0

WALSALL moved within touching distance of automatic promotion after Dean Keates' 82nd-minute goal sank unlucky Hereford at buoyant Bescot Stadium. Read

Money men back in the title hunt

WALSALL believe they are right back in the hunt for the League Two title after the win at Torquay lifted them to within two points of leaders Hartlepool United. Read

Torquay 1 Walsall 2

EVEN without three key players, Walsall had the resolve and ability to win in the English Riviera and give their 1,374 travelling fans a very happy Easter. Read

Tom Cartwright - a quiet colossus

A BOOK has just come out which will be of great interest to all lovers of Warwickshire cricket. Read

Wrack is ready to ruin Lee

DARREN Wrack today insisted that Walsall will have no qualms about trying to shunt former manager Colin Lee closer to the Conference on Saturday - because in professional football it's "dog eat dog". Read

Walsall ace is feeling the squeeze

KRIS Taylor today admitted to disappointment at finding himself out of Walsall's starting line-up of late. Read

Lady luck was with us - Butler

MARTIN Butler admitted Lady Luck favoured Walsall as they pilfered a win to increase the gap between them and the automatic promotion line to four points. Read

Victorious Saddlers 'shaky in defence'

WALSALL banked three vital points from a 3-2 win over Accrington despite looking "vulnerable" in defence, admitted manager Richard Money. Read

Troughton: Why little Eva holds the key

JIM Troughton is backing a fresh, uncluttered mental approach to cricket - abetted by the new demands of parenthood - to get him back among the runs for Warwickshire this season. Read

Walsall 3 Accrington Stanley 2

THEY say that the luck dished out by the footballing gods evens itself up in the end. Read

Dobson: I've only got eyes for Stanley!

AS Walsall embark on a six-week period that will define the club's immediate future, captain Michael Dobson insisted that occupying their thoughts today is one matter alone - Accrington Stanley tomorrow. Read

Saddlers have plenty of options

MARTIN Butler believes Walsall possess the goalpower to drive them into League One - whichever permutation manager Richard Money chooses up front. Read

Wrack: Loan duo are crucial

DARREN Wrack believes loanees Kevin Harper and Kevin Cooper have been the catalysts for Walsall getting their promotion bid back on track. Read

Money warns of Accrington threat

RICHARD Money believes Accrington Stanley will pose a different threat to that suggested by their position at the top of the "bad boys" league table when they visit Walsall on Saturday. Read

Benjamin in pledge to fire up Saddlers

LOAN striker Trevor Benjamin has stressed he is focused on one target only in the short term - helping Walsall to promotion. Read

Westwood: Walsall fans will be the key

CHRIS Westwood today backed Walsall's fans to create the right atmosphere to help the team harvest the points they need from a clutch of vital home games coming up. Read

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Brian covers Warwickshire Cricket Club and Walsall FC for the Birmingham Mail.

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