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Mat Sadler highlights Walsall's loan player advantage after January window shuts

Mat Sadler says he does not see the loan market as a "necessary evil" and views Walsall as an ideal destination for young players to develop.

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Walsall lost in-form striker Nathan Lowe, who scored 18 goals in 30 appearances during the first half of the season, when he was recalled by Stoke City last month. 

Lowe's departure represented the third successive January window where Walsall had been stung by recalls following Freddie Draper and Danny Johnson in the previous two years. 

Sadler has dipped into the loan market again, with the signings of Nathan Asiimwe, Alfie Chang, Darius Lipsiuc, Ethan Wheatley and Ellis Harrison.