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Former Wolves Keeper Joins Walsall Coaching Staff

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Former Wolverhampton Wanderers goalkeeper Michael Oakes has today left his role at Wrexham and is set to join Dean Keates backroom staff according to The Leader – a daily newspaper in Wales.

Oakes is set to become the second coach to leave Wrexham and join former boss Dean Keates at Walsall following Andy Davies decision to leave the Welsh club.

The 44-year-old is no stranger to the Midlands having started his career at Aston Villa and playing the majority of his career with Wolverhampton Wanderers.

Oakes played over two hundred and eighty times during his career and sampled life in the Premier League whilst with Wolves.

Oakes had been goalkeeping coach at Wrexham from 2008 until 2015 and then rejoined the club last season.

Michael Oakes replaces the outgoing Steve Hale who was interim coach until the end of the season.

Wrexham boss Sam Ricketts had this to say today

“I met up with Michael, he loved the club and loved his time here” “He has only gone because it is an opportunity to work in League One.

“I wish him all the best. He had that opportunity and I couldn’t make him stay.”

Sam Ricketts – Wrexham Manager

One of the first jobs for Oakes will be to continue to nurture Liam Roberts who is becoming one of our best prospects over the past few years.

Everyone at Vital Walsall welcomes Michael Oakes to the club.

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