Former Walsall manager Dean Smith has spoken to Express & Star and has discussed several things including his hope that Saddlers fans understand why he ultimately decided to leave.
Speaking to the Express & Star's Walsall correspondent Joseph Masi, Smith said; “To all the fans I say I hope you can appreciate the opportunity I have been given.
“I always said it was an improbable dream getting Walsall to the Championship because only a few other managers have done it. The impossible dream was getting to the Premier League. But Brentford is a club where it is possible to get to the Premier League.
“I really hope all the Walsall fans are pleased with what has been left behind. I think back to when I first took over and how we have progressed as a football club.
“The job that is now available there is a great job for someone. They will go into an unbelievable club, with an unbelievable culture. It is filled with good people and is a club on the up.
“But I want to say a huge thank-you to the fans. The amount of good will messages my family and I have had has made it all worthwhile.”
SOURCES | JOSEPH MASI / EXPRESS & STAR