Paul Simpson and staff celebrate Graham Coughlan's goal

In a good week for Town fans, the Shropshire Cup returned to its rightful place while Captain Marvel rescued a point against away-day specialists Bury, writes Shrewsbury Town blogger James Pugh.

In a game that lacked quality, Town gained revenge on their local rivals by defeating Telford 2-1 in the Shropshire Senior Cup Final.

Some fans have said they were not bothered by the result, while others have said it means more to Telford than us, but I for one was delighted to see Simpson take the competition seriously and play a strong enough side to defeat our non-league opponents.

Backed by a fantastic and vocal away following Town just about showed their superiority on the pitch, while off it there was only one winner in terms of fans getting behind their team.

It was good to see Dunfield and Riza both get games under their belts following injury. Both have divided opinion amongst fans. I for one am still not convinced they are good enough to play for Town, but they will have a chance to prove me wrong in the coming weeks.

The game also provided Bright with a chance to prove his doubters wrong and, although he scored a rare goal, he didn’t do a lot else against Telford.

I was also disappointed at his lack of acknowledgement to the fans when he was substituted. They gave him a great ovation. He may have been booed by some fans in previous weeks, but instead of sulking about it he should do all he can to prove the boo-boys wrong.

On Saturday, and in awful conditions, it was left to captain Coughlan to score a last minute equaliser following a disappointing game against Bury.

Town are still not reaching their potential or the form of earlier in the season when they went on an excellent unbeaten run. Simpson has had to do without key players due to injury and has had to change his team most weeks, which hasn’t helped.

The bottom line is we are still in the promotion hunt and if we can spend some money in January on two or three players that will give us the boost we need until the end of the season. At the moment we seem short of quality on the wing when players like Neal are missing.

A thought must go to goalkeeper Chris Neal who once again has been struck down by injury. With Phillips leaving, it was chance for Neal to cement the number one jersey, but instead he faces another frustrating time on the sidelines. Whether the fact he hasn’t played too many first team games in his career is causing his injury problems, I am not sure.

Following his heroics against Telford I am confident young keeper Arestidou can do a good job for us while Neal is injured, although he will need to work on his kicking.

Next up for Town is Tuesday night’s local derby against struggling Hereford. Town will once again be backed by a brilliant away following which should spur them on to further bragging rights and local derby success.

At this stage in the season has Simpson still got the fans’ backing and do you think he is the right man for the job?

He’s got mighty support considering the bad luck he has had with injuries, but he needs to be active in January or, in my view, questions will start to be asked of him.