Now we do. "When I took over from the previous regime I said I'd get us out of League Two, get the stadium back and then I'm done. "I will have put the club into very safe hands and it will be in at least League One as far as I'm concerned. "As Ben takes over more and more and he understands English football then I can sail off into the sunset, knowing the club is in good shape. "We're sustainable, if you're losing millions or an owner like me pumping millions in that's not a sustainable business model.
Walsall vs Leicester, FA Cup live: Score and latest updates from 4th round matchGood afternoon and welcome to FA Cup weekend. And today we kick off with Walsall against Leicester. Will we see a giantkilling? Walsall co-chairman Leigh Pomlett is certainly hoping so and believes the Saddlers are finally a united club.
"Beating Leicester, there is a slim chance but there is a chance. "Last summer's takeover marked a new, promising era for the club after years of stagnation and relegation to League Two, with the backdrop of a fractured and disenchanted fanbase. In December the club also bought the freehold of the stadium to end their rent payments - around £500, 000 a year - to former owner Bonser. "I made it a prerequisite that you cannot buy a single share from me unless you were prepared to, or you had the ability to, buy the stadium, " said Pomlett. "I wasn't interested in talking to anybody, literally not interested talking to anybody, that wouldn't agree to facilitate the purchase of the stadium. "You're spending half a million a year and for what? You'd never own the stadium.