George Bennett gives a Walsall update and previews the Saddlers' trip to Swindon.
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00:00Hi Sadlers fans, I was at Essenton earlier today where I spoke to Matt Sadler, head of
00:04Walsall's first away trip of the season against Windham Town on Saturday. And it feels very
00:09much like Groundhog Day at the moment in terms of talk around the striker situation, which
00:14has been somewhat placated by two positive results to start the season. A 1-0 win over
00:19Morecambe in their League Two opener at Besscott on Saturday, followed by a shootout success
00:24in the EFL Cup against League One outfit Exeter City following very late drama. Unfortunately,
00:33in terms of that hunt for a new centre forward, the situation is very much as it stood, no
00:40deal over the line at the moment. Sadler was asked whether there would be a situation where
00:47Walsall would end deadline day without a new centre forward and he says he can't foresee
00:52any such scenario. I then asked, hypothetically, if that was to be the case and Walsall didn't
01:00have those centre forwards through the door, what would be his alternative plan? And he
01:04said he didn't want to think hypothetically, his full focus is on what he has at his disposal
01:10at the moment. And of course, the task at hand, which is bolstering that attacking line.
01:16So that was really the talk on the striker front. In terms of team news, Jamie Jellis
01:24missed training today due to illness. There's been an illness that went through the camp.
01:28That's why Jimmy O'Mac came off at half time against Morecambe. But Sadler is optimistic
01:33that he will be available. Elsewhere, Donovan Daniels had his operation on his knee injury
01:41today. He's poised for at least another six weeks on the sidelines. Brandon Connolly's
01:46away in x-ray results. In terms of that initial assessment of timeframe, sorry, of six to
01:53seven weeks, that at least means he has another fortnight on the sidelines. And Danny Johnson
01:59is still in light training, no timeframe still given on that. He's working hard to try and
02:04be part of the group at the moment.