Walsall Vs Carlisle - Preview
By 4two
August 11 2003
It was Man Utd - Liverpool in last years final, and the League Cup is again becoming a competition clubs take seriously.
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Date: Tuesday
12th August
Location : Bescot,
Walsall
Kick Off: 7:45pm
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Match day
essentials... |
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Saturday will have added a few
thousand to the gate, maybe 6000 or so.
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Adults
£10 Kids £5 for all areas.
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Up in the Purple Stand. Carlisle
fans in the Supporters Club.
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Your standard Bescot grub.
Depending on your approach to the ground, the Bescot Fish Bar, Broadway
Chippy or Kings are all good chippies.
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Bescot Stadium Station is on the
grounds door step. Just cross the road !
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The 405 service runs from Bescot
Stadium to Bradford Place Bus station( Vice Versa)
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The ground is signposted from J7,
J9 0r J10. J9 is the closest, as fans can just head for the Morrisons
supermarket and turn right at the second set of traffic lights near the
retail park.
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Wins |
Draws |
Albion |
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11 |
14 |
| Last
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Carlisle |
1-1 |
Walsall |
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February 2nd 1998, John Hodge put the Saddlers just after the break, only
for Carlisle to equalise with a minute left to play. A.
Carlisle fielded a strong team that day, including current Albion stars
Scott Dobie and Ronnie Wallwork, while the Saddlers line up included Jeff
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Team
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New signing Steve
Livingstone (Ex Grimsby) will lead the line, as he awaits news of his
suspension. Former Dons defender Des Byrne is out injured,
while McGill is expected overcome his rib problems and face the
Saddlers.
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Jamie Lawrence is certainly out.
It is unlikely that Ian Roper will feature following his back injury on
Saturday. Lee should field a full strength side.
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One's
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Neil Emblen had a stormer
against the Baggies. He will need to be on top of his game against the
Cumbrians, who will be no walk over. Emblen will want to find some consistency
and stay fit this season.
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Steve Livingstone scored against
us for Grimsby last eason and is a real threat as far as crosses
are concerned. He is a threat in the Penalty box, and will be a
danger during set plays.
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Verdict |
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Can it get any better after
thrashing the Baggies? Maybe not, but jobs like these have to be done.
We will find out what this team is made of when they have to handle a
side like Carlisle who will see us as a scalp. It is a role the fans are
not used to, and one the players at the Bescot will not experiance all
that often.
2 or 3 seasons ago our own
squad would have been packed full of players who have played some
football in the lower divisions, but now only Wrack and Walker can claim
to have any kind of experiance when it comes to dealing with clubs from
the basement. Emblen, Samways, Merson and Corica have all played their
football in the upper tiers of English Football, and you have to
question whether if we get in to a scrap, we would come out on
top.
If we get bogged down by Carlisle
things could get tricky. We dont have the tools for a scrap, we dont
have the players who have been there. However, with the Bescot playing
surface looking good, we should be able to out maneuver the Cumbrians,
and play our kind of game, rather than theirs.
Predication : Saddlers 2-0
Carlisle
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