FIVE IN FIVE FOR BIRCH

^{FORMER WALSALL MAN GARY BIRCH IS TAKING LINCOLN BY STORM...} 

^{Birch has netted 5 goals in his first 5 games, showing exactly the kind of promise that made Ray Graydon, Colin Lee, Paul Merson and Stuart Watkiss invest a tremendous amount of time in nurturing his talent.}  

^{WALSALL 2-3 STOKE}  

^{SADDLERS: Coleman, Bradley, Bowen  Gerrard, Roper, Dann, Kinsella , Broad  Larrosa, Demontagnac, Sztybel. Subs  Tilt. Leaver, Toughy, Hanna}

 ^{A RELATIVELY STRONG WALSALL SIDE LOST OUT TO A STOKE TEAM WHO INCLUDED FORMER WALSALL MAN LEROY WILLIAMS.} 

^{Dario Larrossa opened the scoring, before stoke took control of the game, leaving Jay Sztybel to net what turned out to be a consolation goal late in the second half}