Football: Aaron's one for future - Money.

Byline: By Brian Halford

DEADLINE-day recruit Aaron Brown could be "one for the future" at Walsall, believes manager Richard Money.

The 24-year-old defender was the Saddlers' sole loan acquisition last Thursday when he arrived from Reading for the rest of the season.

He travelled with the squad to Southend on Saturday but was not included in the 16, instead just given some time to settle in among his new team-mates.

But Money is unlikely to have brought in a player just to figure in the reserves for the closing weeks of the season.

So for next Saturday's home game with Tranmere, and the last five games that follow, Brown will be competing with Anthony Gerrard, Ian Roper and Manny Smith for a place at the heart of defence.

"Reading have been really co-operative regarding Aaron and his loan gives us a chance to have a look at him not just for now but for the future," said Money.

"He did not arrive with us until Friday morning so he just went with us to the Southend game to acclimatise.

"We decided to leave the two centre-halves as they were for that game and Manny Smith has been doing well in the reserves so there is no need to rush Aaron. We'll just give him some time to settle in."

Brown, who joined Reading from Tam-worth in November 2005, is keen to get his career going again after serious and protracted injury problems.

He suffered a broken ankle in the summer of 2006 and a setback in May last year.