Luke Leahy: Walsall 'Nowhere Near Good Enough'

The Saddlers arrived at last weekend's match on the back of a duo of victories; including a Leahy-inspired win over Coventry City, and an Emirates FA Cup - Second Round triumph over Sunderland, and looked to build upon those results as they visited the struggling Bantams' Valley Parade.

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Dean Keates: "I Can't Defend That Performance"

The manager, who watched as his side conceded four unanswered goals - three during a dismal second-half - couldn't hide his frustration as he called upon his team to 'grow up' and begin to learn from their mistakes as he refused to defend their terrible awayday showing.

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Loan Watch: Saturday, 15th December

Summer signing Slinn is on a season-long spell with Rushall Olympic, whilst academy products Vann, Cockerill-Mollett, and Hayles-Docherty are enjoying short-term stays with Chasetown and Halesowen Town respectively.

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Audio: Dean Keates - 'Walsall's Awayday Performance Will Not Be Tolerated'

Keates, who saw his side fail to build upon last week's duo of encouraging wins, admitted that the Saddlers' second-half display was simply unacceptable, before apologising to fans and insisting that the performance as a whole will not be tolerated.

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Match Report: Bradford City 4 Walsall 0

The Saddlers arrived at this afternoon's match in search of their third win in eight days having defeated Coventry City last weekend before knocking Sunderland out of the FA Cup on Tuesday evening.

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Match Stats: Bradford City 4 Walsall 0

A disappointing afternoon for Dean Keates and his Saddlers as they failed to build upon last week's duo of victories as home side Bradford City eased to an all-too comfortable victory at a cold and wet Valley Parade.

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Team News: v Bradford City (A)

Don't forget, you can join us on Twitter, @BescotBanter, for build up and in-match coverage of this afternoon's big match as the Saddlers look secure their third win in just eight days.

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Youth Alliance: Wrexham Next Up For Walsall's Young Guns

This afternoon's match is yet another meeting of two struggling sides with both the Saddlers and Dragons struggling to find any sort of form so far this season, falling way behind league leaders Wigan Athletic who comfortably top the table.

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Kick-Off: In This Week's Column...

Launched in the summer of 2015, 'Kick-Off', which is joined by its sister publication 'Final Whistle', is packed with news, views, opinion and features from all the major clubs across the region.

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Keates Keen to Build Upon Recent Results as Attention Turns to Bradford

The 40-year-old, Walsall-born gaffer believes that the duo of victories, which saw both Luke Leahy and Liam Kinsella rise to the occasion - grabbing match winning goals, has gone a long way to boosting the confidence of his squad, and also given them something to build upon heading into the clash with the struggling Bantams.

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