Walsall fans 'within rights to be angry' - Byfield

Walsall have won two matches, drawn two and lost three under interim head coach Darren Byfield [Getty Images]

Interim head coach Darren Byfield says Walsall supporters are "well within their rights to be angry" after falling out of promotion and play-off contention.

The Saddlers were top of League Two on Boxing Day as they looked to make up for their collapse of the previous season.

However, another disappointing second half of the campaign saw them fall out of the top seven and led to the departure of head coach Mat Sadler.

A major cause for the club's slide was their dismal home form, picking up just one win and eight points from their final 12 home league matches since 29 December.

Byfield went to speak to fans after a 2-0 defeat by relegation-battling Harrogate in in their final home game on Saturday.

"I went over to the fans and I spoke because they're well within their rights to be angry," he told BBC Radio WM.

"But they started arguing with each other. I went over and said 'don't start arguing with each other, we're together in everything we do'.

"Be angry with us, that's allowed, but I don't want to see that between the fans. They all pay their money and they all want us to win and frustrations do spill over, but don't let it be that side."

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