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Reply | It'll be interesting to see how Shrewsbury approach the game...
at 19:36 16 Mar 2023
Looking forward to this one, but most of us are hoping we can sneak a point and expecting a lot less. Cotterill has done a genuinely astonishing job with one of the lowest budgets in the league, we'd have snapped your hand off for a top half finish at the start of the season, and even now top ten would be absolutely remarkable. In the 34 years I've been watching this team we're heading for our third highest finish, think that says it all, for a team that, bluntly, are mostly happy to make the numbers up and just survive in league one.
Thay all said, and despite how incredibly unlikely it is, we've not totally given up on the play offs yet. I know it's ifs buts and maybes, but if Bolton lose tomorrow, we sneak a point Saturday, and then beat Bristol Rovers then we're four points behind Bolton with a game in hand. Being honest, but very few of us think we have even the remotest chance, as the top six are stacked with quality, decent budgets, and generally in brilliant form, but the honest truth is it's absolutely incredible to not only not be worrying about relegation at this stage of the season, but to actually still have even the remotest sniff of the play offs as we approach April is, for us, pretty unbelievable.
In terms of our squad, it's light on depth but there is a lot of real quality in places, made up by some decent loans and a superb team spirit. Marosi in goal is an excellent shot stopper but with questionable distribution, and in Dunkley at CB and Leahy in midfield we have two players who would have a decent shout of making any team in the division. Otherwise, it's a fit and very hardworking team, no real stars but which when everything works can be very effective. I was at Derby a fortnight ago and contrary to views expressed above we absolutely bossed them off the park in the second half and thoroughly deserved a point. Otherwise, it's very fair to say that out home form has been the driver of our recent good form, and we naturally play a more defensive set up away from home.
As for Saturday, well, anyone who's followed Cotteril's career will know how we'll set up. Likely three giant centre backs, and expect first rate sh1t housery. Dark arts, attrition, niggly fouls, time wasting. It's not always pleasing to watch but it is, grudgingly, highly effective. I know we all hate other teams that do it but it's the reality for us that it's the only way we'll ever compete with bigger squads and better quality, which is to level the playing field as best we can. All teams do it, but if you can counter, or even match us, in that department, and keep patient, then most of us expect your quality will shine through.
Heart says 1-1, head says we'll lose 3-1. Enjoy the match guys. |
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Reply | Little Shrewsbury today
at 20:43 13 Feb 2021
Chapman has been outstanding for us, shame just a loan sadly but he's scored four in four, all superb strikes.
As for the £1.8m we scammed you for Nolan and Nsiala, the absolute deal of the century for us. Both solid lower league journeymen who had the seasons of their lives. To be fair I'd take Nolan back but Nsiala, not a chance.
Gutted today was called off, always a good laugh in my household as my wife and son have Ipswich season tickets. The only consolation being I might be able to use mine to attend the rescheduled fixture if it's late enough in the season.
Good luck getting rid of Lambert - having spent months trying to get rid of our last manager it's a graat feeling when it happens. |
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Thread | Shrewsbury away 2009
at 19:52 29 Apr 2020
Full game being shown right now on the shrewsbury town you tube channel if anyone's interested and is missing their football fix. I was there, was a cracking match despite you boys sneaking it. |
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