Walsall have announced a profit of £408,000 for last season, their third successive season in the black. The club have the benefit of being close to the motorway network, and are to benefit from having Europe's largest illuminated advertising hoarding on their site. Cheltenham will not be signing Leeds man Ian Westlake after a successful trial when the two clubs could not agree financial terms over the loan.
Millwall defender Zak Whitbread, a US born 24 year old, is being chased by Everton and West Brom for a reputed £1million according to press reports.