3 managers Walsall should consider as Matty Taylor replacement

Walsall are on the hunt for a new manager following the sacking of head coach Matthew Taylor.

The 40-year-old was only appointed over the summer following a two-year stint as manager of Tottenham Hotspur’s under-18’s side.

After having the Saddlers in mid-table at the end of 2021, Taylor oversaw a complete collapse in form from his Walsall side with seven straight League Two defeats in succession.

The final one came on Tuesday night when they suffered a humiliating 1-0 loss to Scunthorpe United – the league’s bottom club.

That prompted the club hierarchy to make a decision and it ended with Taylor’s contract being terminated – but who is the individual that is going to arrest the slide? Let’s take a look at some potential candidates.

Michael Flynn

This one would be slightly ambitious but Flynn is without a club since departing Newport County a few months following a long stint at the Exiles.

He has been linked with bigger jobs than this over the years but is there a chance that he’d fancy trying to turn the Saddlers’ fortunes around?

Flynn boasts nearly a 41 per cent win ratio over his four-year stint with Newport which is pretty good and the football he likes to employ is easy on the eye and he also guided the Welsh club to numerous play-off campaigns.

Steve Evans

There’s a very likely chance that due to the position the club find themselves in that they go down the experienced route, and there’s a whole host of those on the market.

The likes of Keith Curle and Ian Holloway may fancy a crack at this but Steve Evans is someone that could fit the bill.

He has won numerous promotions during his time as an EFL manager and having recently departed Gillingham of League One, the Scot could be open to a quick return to