In a week where the phrase ‘there are no easy games in international football’ is pointlessly repeated by overpaid football pundits the length and breadth of the country, it is worth pointing out that, as Salop proved last week against Macclesfield, ‘there are no easy games in Coca Cola League 2’. Unless the opponents are Wrexham of course.
And Salop now embark on a run of five games of far from easy stature, that could well define which path our season is to embark on.
Admittedly, the names of Peterborough, Swindon, Torquay, Wycombe and MK Dons are hardly likely to strike fear into the hearts of the likes of Barcelona.
However it is opponents like these that Shrewsbury are going to have to get results against, if the promotion dream is going to be taken seriously.
If we could snatch ten or more points from these fixtures, then Gary Peters will surely be happier than Socrates having his beard washed.
So, first up of the five is a trip to London Road on Saturday to take on Peterborough United.
The Posh, as they like to be called, are still being ‘guided’ by Barry Fry. Fry, who is about as posh as a donner kebab, recently made his club the subject of TV documentary, which, in a nutshell, basically allowed ‘Big’ Ron Atkinson the opportunity to mess up any hope they had of gaining promotion. Which he did.
Nevertheless, they always provide a stern test, and i, for one, would be happy returning to Shropshire with a point. Although, with Asamoah and Ben Davies set to return, we always have the hope that, as last season, we could return with three points in the bag.
This week came the announcement that popular physio Rachel Greenley is to be leaving the club, temporarily at least, to give birth to her first child.
Rachel will be sorely missed by the majority of folk on the Riverside, as she could always brighten up a dull, 0-0 stalemate with her occasional forays onto the pitch. It would appear that, yet again, we have lured somebody from Cestrian parts to replace her. I can only presume that as a Chester City physio,
Joe Hinnigan was sick to death of treating players with neck complaints, due to the ball spending 90% of it’s time in orbit. Not that i’m saying Mark Wright is a teacher of ‘hoooof’ football of course…
COME ON SAAAAAAAALOP!
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