Walsall boss Matt Taylor is excited for home treble
Boss Matthew Taylor admits he cannot wait to see his new-look side play in front of Walsall’s fans at the Banks’s Stadium.
The Saddlers kick of the 2021/22 campaign with an away trip to Tranmere.
But they will then have a trio of matches on home turf, starting with a Carabao Cup tie against League One Doncaster.
The Saddlers then host Forest Green Rovers and Scunthorpe in League Two.
“It’s great for us that we have got a home tie in the first round of the Carabao Cup against a team in a higher division that ours,” said Taylor who was named head coach last month.
“Doncaster Rovers will offer us a really challenging test right at the start of the season and it will be a really good occasion for us.
“With that draw happening, it now means we have three home games in a row at the start of the season after the opener against Tranmere Rovers and I’m really looking forward to seeing the team play in front of a home crowd.”
As well as the Carabao Cup, Walsall will also compete in the Papa Johns Trophy next season.
And they have been drawn in Group D alongside Brighton under 21s, Forest Green and Northampton.
Taylor added: “All three of our opponents will provide us with a different test, especially Brighton as they will be a bit of an unknown quantity to us, but they are tests that I am really looking forward to.”
