Wombles come to play on the Bescot bog

By 4two
January 22 2003

The Dons come to Bescot to play against a depleted Saddlers side on one of the poorest pitches in football. It isn't set up to be a spectacle, many are expecting a tight encounter between two sides with struggling league form. New Page 1 Walsall Vs Notts Forest

Walsall VS Wimbledon

Competition : FA Cup Round 4.

Date, Time & Location: 25.1.03 - 3.00pm - Bescot Stadium, Walsall

Tickets: The Dons are in the Banks's Stand corner, to sit in the William Sharp home fans will have to pay £10 and £5 Concessions, the same pricing system operates for the Banks's stand, Fellows Stand, Purple Lower and Purple Upper. Family tickets are a tenner for family season ticket holders in the Purple Upper and Banks's

Directions (Road): You cannot miss the stadium if you travel along the M6. It is just off Junction 9, then the A461 road leads you round to the Stadium. It is well signposted from the Motorway. You can Leave at Junction 10, it takes longer but it is also sign posted. It is a 20 minute walk from the town center, and it is also served by its own Station "Bescot Stadium Station". (Guide to Bescot)

News: Where do you start. Emblen (Loan - No permission) Javary (Doubtful) Roper (Doubtful) Sonner (Injured). O'Connor (Suspended), Junior (Ineligible/not registered). Who knows what Lee will do, a return to 4-4-2 may be on the cards, just to fit the personal he has left in. Matias, Corica and Wrack in the midfield should make interesting viewing.

	News: Connolly and Darren Holloway are Murdochs only major doubts. Other than that he is expected to stick with the same shape and side that got a draw against Wolves last Saturday.

Walsall

one2watch: Pedro Matias won TheSaddlersFC fans man of the match award after appearing as a substitute in the dull 0-0 draw against Reading on Saturday. Matias is a truly gifted footballer when on the top of his game. He has been unfortunate with injuries in the past few months, while the form of Steve Corica has also limited his chances.

Wimbledon

one2watch: Joel Mcanuff is a right winger, and one of Wimbledon's many talented youngsters. It is a shame that talents like his are overshadowed by of field wranglings. He is a typical old fashioned winger, fast, skillful and he has an eye for goal.

Forward Focus...Both to be absent this time....?

Junior 25				David Connolly 10
	8	Goals	14
	22	Games Played	13
	0.36	Goals Per Game Av	1.08
	7	Total Games Scored In	8



	6	Games Scored 1 Goals	5
	1	Games Scored 2 Goals	1
	0	Games Scored 3 Goals	2
	2	Scoring Run (games)	4
	6	Dry Spell (games)	2

The Last 10 Head2Head (League)

Walsall

Wimbledon

Ven		Versus		Pos

A	0 - 0	Reading	D	7
H	0 - 1	Wolves	L	10
A	1 - 1	Forest	D	5
A	2 - 3	Ipswich	L	16
H	0 - 1	Sheff itd	L	5
A	1 - 2	Norwich	L	4
H	2 - 0	Wimbledon	W	11
H	3 - 1	Grimsby	W	21
A	2 - 3	Portsmouth	L	1
H	1 - 0	Gillingham	W	15

Ven		Versus		Pos

A	1 - 1	Wolves	D	8
H	3 - 3	Grimsby	D	21
H	0 - 0	Watford	D	8
H	1 - 1	Stoke	D	22
A	0 - 2	Walsall	L	18
A	5 - 3	Preston	W	12
H	3 - 0	Sheff Wed	W	23
A	2 - 3	Derby	L	14
H	3 - 2	Walsall	W	18
A	5 - 3	Bradford	W	18

Last Time

2-0

14/12/02 - Nationwide Lge Division 1

Pts

Form

Walsall

-3

DLDLL

Wimbledon

-2

DDDDL

The Verdict: Lets hope those who get a chance see it as great opportunity to make a real impact. With recent results not as good as they were before Christmas, maybe the change in personnel will freshen things up. The pitch could be the deciding factor, we can only prey that the two of weeks rest will have improved the surface (But don't bet on it). Connolly is looking doubtful for them, and Junior is unavailable for us, so it could mean blunted strike forces for both sides.

PREDICTION: The Saddlers 2-2 Wimbledon

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