FA Cup 2nd Round: Torquay vs Walsall
Posted: 25 Nov 2010, 19:03
Plainmoor
Saturday 27th November 2010
KO: 3pm
The magic of the Cup is upon us again this weekend, as we lock horns with League One strugglers Walsall. The Saddlers season hasn't been a good one so far, as they sit in 24th place. Walsall just squeezed past Blue Square Bet Premier high-flyers Fleetwood Town in the First Round of the FA Cup, drawing 1-1 up in the small seaside resort, before edging them out by winning 2-0 in the replay at the Banks Stadium. That victory was then followed up with a 2-1 win over early pace-setters Carlisle, but the 'mini-revival' ended on Tuesday, being smashed 3-0 at Hillsborough. The last time the two sides met was at the back end of the terrible 2006/07 season, where Walsall took 3 points from Plainmoor on their march to League One, while we went the other way. One more thing, here is a link to the Walsall forum, for you to read if you wish..
http://www.upthesaddlers.com/bb/viewforum.php?f=2
LAST 5 SEASONS.
2005/06 - League 1 - 24th place - 47 points - RELEGATED TO LEAGUE 2
2006/07 - League 2 - 1st place - 89 points - PROMOTED TO LEAGUE 1
2007/08 - League 1 - 12th place - 64 points
2008/09 - League 1 - 13th place - 61 points
2009/10 - League 1 - 10th place - 62 points
The devastating 2005/06 season for Saddlers' fans was removed from the memory 12 months on, as they took League 2 by storm, eventually toppling Hartlepool to finish a point ahead, and Champions of the division. They have since spent 3 years of consolidation in the 3rd tier, with 3 consecutive mid-table finishes. They are now a club that seems 'too big' for League 2, although as we have seen, once your down here, anybody can beat anybody.
HEAD TO HEAD.
Torquay wins - 32 (1 in Cup)
Walsall wins - 25 (1 in Cup)
Draws - 16 (1 in Cup)
A decent record against Walsall has been culminated throughout the years, with the first fixture between these two sides being played in December 1927, which finished in a 4-0 romp to Walsall. In the early years of this fixture, results were varied, and saw some big ones too - in the 1929/30 season, we beat the Saddlers 5-2 at Plainmoor, only for them to smash us 7-0 in the return fixture. Walsall have hit 7 past us on two occasions, but, more recently, in 1995/96, a Cup replay finished in an astonishing 8-4 victory to Walsall. A mad second half and extra time saw 10 goals, after the first 45 minutes ended level at 1-1.
FORM (LAST 6 GAMES).
LDLWWL
The Saddlers' looked like picking up a bit, after they progressed to Round 2 of the FA Cup and followed it up with 3 points against Carlisle. However, Sheffield Wednesday saw to that, as they beat Walsall 3-0. Before the Fleetwood replay, they had lost 3-1 at home to Peterborough, drew the first game at Fleetwood before losing 3-0 at Dean Court, home of Bournemouth. It has been mixed, but the two consecutive wins looked like a corner may have been starting to turn. It is only the second time the club have consecutively won 2 games in a row. However, their record against Devon sides is good, as both Exeter and Plymouth lost at the Banks Stadium.
PROBABLE LINE UP.
This is the line up that started against Sheffield Wednesday:
Jimmy Walker
Darryl Westlake
Oliver Lancashire
Andy Butler
Aaron Lescott
Alex Nicholls
Paul Marshall
Richard Taundry
Matthew Richards
Jonathan Macken
Reuben Reid
Subs:
Jon Brain
Emmanuele Smith
Steve Jones
Julian Gray
William Grigg
Ryan McGivern
Liam Dickinson
PLAYERS TO WATCH.
It was less than 12 months ago that Liam Dickinson scored the goal to knock us out in this Competition in the 3rd Round, playing for Brighton. However, according to Walsall fans, hes been dreadful. I think Matt Richards is a key player for them, and will need to be watched. Reuben Reid is a familiar face, and he will probably be up for it if he plays.
THE MEN IN CHARGE.
A new feature that I saw was spoken about on another thread. It'll just give a small review of the officials for the match. For the Cup game..;
Referee: D S McDermid
Assistant Referees: W Bull & R J Martin
Fourth Official: P L Rees
Danny McDermid has been refereeing in Leagues 1 and 2 this season, and has done the occasional Championship fixture too. In 11 games taken charge of this season, 32 yellow cards and 3 red cards have been given out. That is an average of 3 yellows a game, almost. He has been a referee for 5 seasons, and he took charge of away games at Dagenham (5-3) and Lincoln (0-0) last season. The last game he refereed at Plainmoor was back in November 2006, when we lost 1-0 to Swindon in League 2.
PREDICTION.
The magic of the FA Cup to take another upset, for me. No Benyon will be forgotten by an inspired performance.
Gulls 2-1 Saddlers.
[Apologies for the lateness, everyone]
Saturday 27th November 2010
KO: 3pm
The magic of the Cup is upon us again this weekend, as we lock horns with League One strugglers Walsall. The Saddlers season hasn't been a good one so far, as they sit in 24th place. Walsall just squeezed past Blue Square Bet Premier high-flyers Fleetwood Town in the First Round of the FA Cup, drawing 1-1 up in the small seaside resort, before edging them out by winning 2-0 in the replay at the Banks Stadium. That victory was then followed up with a 2-1 win over early pace-setters Carlisle, but the 'mini-revival' ended on Tuesday, being smashed 3-0 at Hillsborough. The last time the two sides met was at the back end of the terrible 2006/07 season, where Walsall took 3 points from Plainmoor on their march to League One, while we went the other way. One more thing, here is a link to the Walsall forum, for you to read if you wish..
http://www.upthesaddlers.com/bb/viewforum.php?f=2
LAST 5 SEASONS.
2005/06 - League 1 - 24th place - 47 points - RELEGATED TO LEAGUE 2
2006/07 - League 2 - 1st place - 89 points - PROMOTED TO LEAGUE 1
2007/08 - League 1 - 12th place - 64 points
2008/09 - League 1 - 13th place - 61 points
2009/10 - League 1 - 10th place - 62 points
The devastating 2005/06 season for Saddlers' fans was removed from the memory 12 months on, as they took League 2 by storm, eventually toppling Hartlepool to finish a point ahead, and Champions of the division. They have since spent 3 years of consolidation in the 3rd tier, with 3 consecutive mid-table finishes. They are now a club that seems 'too big' for League 2, although as we have seen, once your down here, anybody can beat anybody.
HEAD TO HEAD.
Torquay wins - 32 (1 in Cup)
Walsall wins - 25 (1 in Cup)
Draws - 16 (1 in Cup)
A decent record against Walsall has been culminated throughout the years, with the first fixture between these two sides being played in December 1927, which finished in a 4-0 romp to Walsall. In the early years of this fixture, results were varied, and saw some big ones too - in the 1929/30 season, we beat the Saddlers 5-2 at Plainmoor, only for them to smash us 7-0 in the return fixture. Walsall have hit 7 past us on two occasions, but, more recently, in 1995/96, a Cup replay finished in an astonishing 8-4 victory to Walsall. A mad second half and extra time saw 10 goals, after the first 45 minutes ended level at 1-1.
FORM (LAST 6 GAMES).
LDLWWL
The Saddlers' looked like picking up a bit, after they progressed to Round 2 of the FA Cup and followed it up with 3 points against Carlisle. However, Sheffield Wednesday saw to that, as they beat Walsall 3-0. Before the Fleetwood replay, they had lost 3-1 at home to Peterborough, drew the first game at Fleetwood before losing 3-0 at Dean Court, home of Bournemouth. It has been mixed, but the two consecutive wins looked like a corner may have been starting to turn. It is only the second time the club have consecutively won 2 games in a row. However, their record against Devon sides is good, as both Exeter and Plymouth lost at the Banks Stadium.
PROBABLE LINE UP.
This is the line up that started against Sheffield Wednesday:
Jimmy Walker
Darryl Westlake
Oliver Lancashire
Andy Butler
Aaron Lescott
Alex Nicholls
Paul Marshall
Richard Taundry
Matthew Richards
Jonathan Macken
Reuben Reid
Subs:
Jon Brain
Emmanuele Smith
Steve Jones
Julian Gray
William Grigg
Ryan McGivern
Liam Dickinson
PLAYERS TO WATCH.
It was less than 12 months ago that Liam Dickinson scored the goal to knock us out in this Competition in the 3rd Round, playing for Brighton. However, according to Walsall fans, hes been dreadful. I think Matt Richards is a key player for them, and will need to be watched. Reuben Reid is a familiar face, and he will probably be up for it if he plays.
THE MEN IN CHARGE.
A new feature that I saw was spoken about on another thread. It'll just give a small review of the officials for the match. For the Cup game..;
Referee: D S McDermid
Assistant Referees: W Bull & R J Martin
Fourth Official: P L Rees
Danny McDermid has been refereeing in Leagues 1 and 2 this season, and has done the occasional Championship fixture too. In 11 games taken charge of this season, 32 yellow cards and 3 red cards have been given out. That is an average of 3 yellows a game, almost. He has been a referee for 5 seasons, and he took charge of away games at Dagenham (5-3) and Lincoln (0-0) last season. The last game he refereed at Plainmoor was back in November 2006, when we lost 1-0 to Swindon in League 2.
PREDICTION.
The magic of the FA Cup to take another upset, for me. No Benyon will be forgotten by an inspired performance.
Gulls 2-1 Saddlers.
[Apologies for the lateness, everyone]