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VIDEO: From Montreal to Wembley...and back

Saddlers fan Jason Broadhurst hasn't slept for two days after flying in from Montreal, but managed to speak to Nathan Judah.

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Jason Broadhurst has hidden the bill from his wife after booking a flight from Montreal in Canada.

Originally from Bloxwich, the 40-year-old father-of-two emigrated to Montreal in 2000 and will be meeting his family and friends to watch the game.

He said: "I listened to the 2001 play-off final at the Millennium stadium over the phone while watching text updates online. I swore I wouldn't miss something like that again. It didn't seem real until about the last 10 minutes of the Preston game though, but there was never any doubt that if we made it I would be there.

"I'm hoping to catch up with my big brother Steve and my nephew Sean beforehand and will be sitting with a couple of my oldest friends, so I'm sure it will be a little emotional."

He added: "My partner Kerri, hasn't actually seen the bill and it's probably best that way, but Walsall at Wembley, I never thought that would happen in my lifetime. Imagine if I said I'd go next time and it took us another 127 years."

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