With just over one-week until the start of the 2015/16 Football League campaign, Walsall manager Dean Smith has spoken to the local media, and discussed his fairly quiet summer, before taking a look at the team's recent acquisitions.
Speaking to BBC WM, Smith said; "My wife had a wonderful holiday this year as the phone was off for a couple of weeks. It was a lot more relaxing, as a lot of our players were under contract.
"There were a couple who have left us who we'd liked to have kept. James Chambers has retired from the game and Richard O'Donnell has gone to Wigan, but that's part and parcel of football, and we've brought in good replacements, hopefully better players who will do well for the club.
"Neil Etheridge is strong and steady and will have a battle on with Craig MacGillivray to be in goal on the opening day of the season.
"Jason Demetriou too, although I'm a little bit biased there as I've known him for years. He's had a nice holiday in Cyprus for four years. Now he's coming back to League One and will settle in and be a good player for us.
"And then there's Milan Lalkovic. He has moments of brilliance and moments of frustration. But the frustrations are getting less and less, which means he's getting more consistent."
SOURCE: BBC SPORT / BBC WM