Walsall manager Dean Smith has spoken to the local press ahead of next week's return to pre-season training, and has discussed his plans to make use of the loan market following last season's successful uise of Michael Cain, Jordy Hiwula and Andy Butler.
Speaking to the Express & Star, Smith said; “We have been very good with the loan system. We received some analysis and we are team that got the most out of our loan signings.
“We got 74 minutes a week out of our signings on average, some teams were only getting 24 minutes a week out of the players they brought in.
“I will only use the loan window if it’s an emergency or if we can get someone in who will significantly improve us. Last season I used it three times. One because my centre-halves were struggling with injury so Andy Butler came in.
“The second time Cain came in because we needed a midfielder with Sam Manton continuing to struggle for fitness. The last one was then Hiwula when Tom Bradshaw was injured. Unless players are good enough and are coming to play then I don’t see any point.”