Walsall Football Club's Head of Youth Neil Woods has spoken to the club's official website following Monday evening's victory over Shrewsbury Town in the Midland Floodlit Youth Cup Final at Banks's Stadium, and has paid tribute to his young stars.
Speaking to Saddlers.co.uk, Neil said; “We have had a long journey, we have been frustrating at times. But we played really well tonight and it was a great way to end the season. I’ve got to give credit to Shrewsbury, I thought they played some excellent football at times and played their part in what was a terrific game.
“But I think if you look at the chances we created we deserved to win the game. Some of the saves their goalkeeper made were fantastic. The victory has been made much sweeter due to the quality of football we played today.
“They will find out whether they will be kept on in the next few days, so it will be a bitter-sweet couple of days for some of them. But if it is their last game for the club, then they have gone out on a high and done themselves and the club proud.
“We have got a lot of first years, so a lot of the lads will still be with us next year. Hopefully this can give them a taste for success going into next season. On our day, we are as good, if not better, than anyone in the League.”