Football: 'Play On' Mystery Fuels Merson Fury at Cup Exit ; Midland Round-Up

Birmingham Post › November 16, 2004

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After the recriminations have died down comes the inquest and aside from the basic fact that Walsall missed enough goal-scoring opportunities to win two cup matches, Paul Merson has had a chance to assess his team's farcical FA Cup exit.

Personal problems, shortcomings in front of goal and an irregular substitution combined to hand the Walsall player-manager the worst result of his management career - a humiliating 2-1 loss at non- League Slough Town. The Saddlers were sunk by a winning goal which sprang from the 72nd-minute substitution of Daryl Taylor for Mark Wright.

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Football: 'Play On' Mystery Fuels Merson Fury at Cup Exit ; Midland Round-Up

Taylor was still trotting over to the right-back position when play resumed and Slough seized immediate advantage to break down Walsall's unprotected flan...

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