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SADDLER SCOTT IS STILL HUNGRY

Defender relishes his League One return

UP FOR IT: Scott Laird, right, in his first spell at Walsall
PICTURES: PSI Images and PA Images

By John Lyons
WHEN Scott Laird heard that Walsall were keen to sign him on loan, he didn´t need to think twice – and now he’s determined to prove he can still cut it in League One.
The left-back had endured a frustrating season at League Two promotion-chasers Forest Green Rovers, making just the single appearance in the Carabao Cup win at Swindon way back in August.
And at 30, he doesn’t want to be sitting on the sidelines watchin...

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