Walsall ace fit to return
Walsall manager Richard Money is likely to bring Mark Bradley back for the trip to Carlisle tomorrow.
Walsall manager Richard Money is likely to bring Mark Bradley back for the trip to Carlisle tomorrow.
The 20-year-old midfielder was substituted early in the Gillingham game and only made the bench on Tuesday against Leyton Orient, but Money explained that Bradley has been unwell recently, which was the reason for his omission.
"We have had an opportunity to take Troy Deeney and Alex Nicholls out of the team recently," Money said.
"But we haven't with Mark Bradley and he hasn't been well really for the last week to 10 days.
"We just felt that was a sign that he just beginning to get a little bit run down and Tuesday was a good time to give him a rest and recharge his batteries.
"It's probably in my head to bring him back at the weekend."
With Michael Ricketts leaving the club after failing to come to an agreement over a permanent deal, new signing Kevin Betsy is likely to make his debut either on the right or up front, depending on which formation Money decides upon.
Whichever way Money plays it, Carlisle are likely to pose a big threat to the Saddlers' unbeaten league record, given that they have lost just once in the league at Brunton Park all season and that was back in September.
"Carlisle are obviously are much tougher proposition at home than they are away at the moment," Money said.
"I'm sure that John Ward will want to do something about that before the end of the season, but their home record is the most formidable in the league."
"We'll go and approach it like we would every other away game and we'll meet the challenge head on and we'll go there and give it a good go and I think it will be a good game – I hope the weather doesn't spoil it."
The sudden departure of Scott Dann just before the transfer deadline will mean that Ian Roper will come back into the team with a possible place on the bench for Manny Smith as cover.
The home side are likely to include popular former Saddlers left-back Zigor Aranalde in their line-up, along with ex-Albion front-runner Scott Dobie.
