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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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Reply | Shrewsbury coming in numbers with a beef apparently
at 13:20 29 Aug 2019
We took over 20,000 to Wembley that day, perhaps even close to 25,000. Far too many day trippers given the new Wembley had just opened. There was also no coordination amongst fans to they were all spread out.
Contrast that with two seasons ago. Two trips to Wembley including the play off final, probably the biggest game in the club's history and we took barely 10,000 but we coordinated the singers into one block and the atmosphere was immeasurably better despite the result. Been to the new Wembley four times with Shrewsbury, and seen four defeats - hate the place. |
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Reply | Shrewsbury coming in numbers with a beef apparently
at 09:00 29 Aug 2019
Hopefully 600-750 of us although doubt we'll be too loud as we rarely are away. Yes, there is plenty of beef about the way Hurst left us, although most of us see that mostly as Hurst's fault rather than Ipswich's fault. For those like myself who have a interest in ITFC given my many colleagues and family, I personally wanted to see him do well, although won't pretend I'm not taking some pleasure in his present troubles in Lincolnshire. |
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Reply | Never thought this day would come...
at 08:21 29 Aug 2019
As a Shrew exciled in mid Suffolk for the past 12 years and with a wife and son with Portman Road season tickets I'm also somewhat excited about this. I think we drew 1-1 in the early 90's in the league cup before getting stuffed in the 2nd leg, and I was at the 3-3 in 2009 before we lost on penalties - that was one heck of a game, some absolute worldie goals, think Connor Wickham got a couple that night.
Fejiri Okenabirie, our most natural goalscorer is out, Norburn our best midfielder has not played yet this season and Williams probably our strongest defender was injured at MK Dons a few weeks ago so we're certainly struggling a bit. We've nonetheless looked very capable at the back with only three goals conceded but the key for us is whether our midfield show up. If they do we look a solid unit albeit often ponderous and uninspiring going forward.
I think we'll lose this one by the odd goal, but, hey ho, that's the life of a Shrewsbury fan, and mostly I'm just pleased I don't have a 400 mile round trip to games. [Post edited 29 Aug 2019 8:23]
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Reply | Hurst & Scunthorpe
at 09:24 26 Aug 2019
There's no doubt he came to us with a very good pedigree, having done a very good job at Grimsby, and he clearly did something right but also had a huge slice of good fortune. We secured Dean Henderson and Ben Godfrey on loan that season, and it was quite obvious with both right away that they were Championship standard even then. He got lucky with a few signings (Nolan and Nsiala funnily enough, both journey men from Chesterfield and Hartlepool respectively. Somehow, and this is where the guy clearly had a pretty rare talent, he managed to make the team way more than the sum of the individual players, with at least two or three other pretty mundane league one journey men having the season of their lives.
His mistake was being naive enough to think that he could keep getting lucky with lower league players at championship level, but all my Ipswich supporting family plus the many Ipswich fans I work with where, without exception, delighted with his appointment. |
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Reply | Hurst & Scunthorpe
at 21:09 25 Aug 2019
Hehe, no, not delusion, we all knew he was going to leave for some time before he did, few if any of us begrudged him that and all of us were captivated with the season he gave us, like no other in my 32 years of supporting a generally mediocre team. But, what rankled with most of us was the way he left, denying everything but, in fact, if rumours are to be believed, clearing his desk before our play off final loss. With a wife and son having Ipswich season tickets I actually wished him the best but many of us Shrews are taking great delight in his ineptitude since he left us.
Not sure what to expect Saturday, we've been very strong at the back in the two games I've been to this season, but utterly woeful when it comes to scoring, so my head says a a narrow defeat, my heart says we'll nick it! [Post edited 25 Aug 2019 21:11]
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Reply | Hurst & Scunthorpe
at 08:05 25 Aug 2019
Yup, most Shrews enjoying his struggles too |
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Reply | What happens now with Hursts signings - in particular the Shrewsbury lads
at 21:25 25 Oct 2018
Yeah, there's definitely a lot of bitterness from a lot of Shrews fans myself included for the way Hurst left us. Many of us quite happy to see him fail but beer no ill will to Ipswich, not least living and working in Suffolk and knowing many Ipswich fans.
There is genuinely a decent footballer in Nolan - as one of the best players at league 1 level he was hardly a punt, but he did struggle to get into the game last night and as you say, over a dozen games should be long enough to find the pace at championship level. |
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Reply | Anyone else feel sorry for Hurst?
at 18:30 25 Oct 2018
The Shrews squad of last year was simply magical, and credit to Hurst for pulling together that team and giving me the most enjoyable season in the 30 years I've been following Shrewsbury.
But, Hurst is ambitious and self entitled well past the point of arrogance. His behind the scenes discussions with Evans at the tail end of last season undoubtedly affected us but ultimately his ego and his arrogance has got the better of them. Karma and good riddance to that snake I say. |
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Reply | What happens now with Hursts signings - in particular the Shrewsbury lads
at 18:17 25 Oct 2018
I've followed Shrewsbury since 1989. My wife and son are Ipswich through and through and we were at Elland Road last night. Having seen over 20 Shrews games last season Nolan is undoubtedly championship standard. Nsiala I'm less sure about. He's quick and good in the air but there's a big difference between league 1 and the Championship and Hurst's naivety has got the better of him. Nolan is technically strong and adept at finding space and I think with time to settle in he has the potential to be a decent if far from spectacular championship player. That said, he's a box to box in a midfield three, not a right winger like last night where he spent most of the game wandering aimlessly around while the game past him by.
£2m though - happy days and thank you very much as neither had any great pedigree when we signed them.
To say there's no love lost with Hurst would be an immense understatement. Good riddance to that snake, and karma for the way he treated us and Grimsby before. |
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