Ex-players offer Wembley tips
Shrewsbury Town players must believe in themselves and keep their nerve to win at Wembley and secure a memorable promotion. [caption id="attachment_65806" align="aligncenter" width="450" caption="Players from the 1978/79 squad. From back left, Tony Larkin, Carleton Leonard, Bob Wardle, Steve Biggins and Ken Mulhearne. Seated is Jake King, with Jimmy Lindsay behind."][/caption] Shrewsbury Town players must believe in themselves and keep their nerve to win at Wembley and secure a memorable promotion. That was the message from one former player who has already been part of a promotion winning team with the club. Tony Larkin, who lives in Hereford, said he hoped Shrewsbury finished the job this weekend by getting promoted to League One. The 53-year-old former defender, who played 55 games for the Town, made the comments at a Nostalgia Night at the Prostar Stadium last night, which was organised by the Super Blues Club and shrewsTRUST. Read the full story in today's Shropshire Star
- Players from the 1978/79 squad. From back left, Tony Larkin, Carleton Leonard, Bob Wardle, Steve Biggins and Ken Mulhearne. Seated is Jake King, with Jimmy Lindsay behind.
Shrewsbury Town players must believe in themselves and keep their nerve to win at Wembley and secure a memorable promotion.
That was the message from one former player who has already been part of a promotion winning team with the club.
Tony Larkin, who lives in Hereford, said he hoped Shrewsbury finished the job this weekend by getting promoted to League One.
The 53-year-old former defender, who played 55 games for the Town, made the comments at a Nostalgia Night at the Prostar Stadium last night, which was organised by the Super Blues Club and shrewsTRUST.
Mr Larkin was one of a number of ex-players and staff who were part of the 1978-79 Third Division Championship winning side who attended last night as people turned out to celebrate the achievement 30 years on.
He said: "They have to keep their nerve on the day and play to their strengths. They proved it in the last leg at Bury that they are a hard team to break down. They've just got to believe in it now."
Mr Larkin said Shrewsbury was one of the first clubs that he checked out the result for each weekend.
He said he had "three great years with Shrewsbury" and particularly enjoyed the promotion-winning season in 1978 to 1979.
He said: "We had a really good spirit. The year we went up we had the best defensive record and did well against the likes of Swansea and Watford.
"I think that's what was the key thing. We worked well as a squad. We all had a job to do and I think it was the fact we were a hard working team."
Steve Biggins scored more than 40 goals during just under 150 appearances for Town.
The forward, now aged 54, said he believed the club had enjoyed a "great season" this year.
"They started off extremely well. They then had a quiet spell during the middle part of the season where results didn't quite go their way. They battled through in the last ten games and everything has gone well," he added.
"Because they hit a bit of form and have that determination in them they have a good chance now of doing it at Wembley."
