Boss Martin Ling admits the acid test has arrived for his Torquay United side as they prepare for their League Two promotion showdown with Shrewsbury Town tomorrow.

Shrewsbury Town aim to lay down a League Two automatic promotion marker at on-song Torquay tomorrow with boss Graham Turner insisting the race for a top three finish is not restricted to the breakaway top six.

Chris Hudson discusses a week of departures in his last ever podcast as he joins James Garrison in analysing the decision of England manager Fabio Capello to quit the role and asking whether the next boss needs to be English.

Shrewsbury Town boss Graham Turner today jumped on the Harry Redknapp bandwagon and joined the growing clamour for his appointment as England boss.

Skipper Ian Sharps insists Shrewsbury Town will bear no psychological scars of two crucial defeats as they prepare to return to Torquay United on Saturday.

Shrewsbury Town boss Graham Turner will not rush into the loan market for defensive cover – after seeing his injured trio make huge strides on the road to recovery.

Two Shropshire youngsters will be part of an English assault on world football’s most dominant nation next week.

Young gun Tom Bradshaw has been backed to follow the example of another member of the Shrewsbury Town teen-pack and re-discover his peak form.

Long-term injury victim Reuben Hazell insists he is ready to take the next step on his Shrewsbury Town rehabilitation – despite seeing his recovery frustrated by the weather.

In-form goalkeeper Chris Neal is confident Shrewsbury Town’s unwanted blank weekend will not affect their recent momentum.

Shrewsbury Town conceded defeat this afternoon in their bid to beat the big freeze as their League Two derby with Port Vale was postponed.

Shrewsbury Town boss Graham Turner is anxious for the derby lunchtime crunchtime with Port Vale to beat the big chill tomorrow – and avoid a re-arranged fixture on their congested schedule.

Port Vale chief Micky Adams believes back-to-back wins will stand them in good stead for a trip to face a Shrewsbury Town side with the best home record in League Two.

Listen to the Friday football podcast as AFC Telford reporter Chris Hudson discusses a busy transfer deadline day for the Bucks with two coming in and three leaving the New Bucks Head.

Boss Graham Turner has revealed he may still strengthen Shrewsbury Town’s defensive hand despite this week’s closure of the January transfer window.

Recuperating defender Shane Cansdell-Sherriff is on course to make a faster than expected return to Shrewsbury Town’s promotion push – as the Australian sets his sights on a new contract.

A 29-year-old football supporter has been charged with racially abusing Shrewsbury Town star Jermaine Grandison during a League Two clash with Northampton Town, police today revealed.

On loan midfielder David McAllister believes Shrewsbury Town supporters have yet to see the best of him – despite a perfect record since his arrival from Sheffield United.

A man was in police custody today after Everton’s match against Manchester City was brought to a standstill when a supporter handcuffed himself to one of ex-Shrewsbury Town star Joe Hart’s goalposts.

Follow all of the latest transfer deadline day news from Shrewsbury Town and AFC Telford, as well as the major deals from around the country with our live coverage.

Boss Graham Turner was today attempting to bolster his Shrewsbury Town defensive options – but played down their deadline day prospects.

Shrewsbury Town were off go-karting today for a team bonding exercise and they can enjoy the afternoon safe in the knowledge that their promotion push is well on track.

In-form striker James Collins believes confidence is key as Shrewsbury Town target an assault on League Two’s automatic promotion places.

Boss Graham Turner hailed his strikers after they fired Shrewsbury Town to a 2-0 derby day victory at Hereford United – and then challenged his promotion-chasing side to be more clinical against League Two’s strugglers.

Only one arrest was made at Shrewsbury Town’s big local derby at Hereford United on Saturday, police today said.

Town took advantage of their promotion rivals not playing by picking up a valuable win in the A49 derby, writes Shrewsbury Town blogger James Pugh.

See all of the pictures from Shrewsbury Town’s 2-0 win over Hereford at Edgar Street on Saturday.

Shrewsbury Town took the A49 derby day honours with a comfortable 2-0 win over relegation-threatened rivals Hereford United.

Follow all of Saturday’s match action live with shropshirestar.com, starting with Shrewsbury Town’s trip to Hereford in the 1pm kick-off.

Striker Nathan Elder is eager to get the chance to line up against his former club when Shrewsbury Town make the trip to Edgar Street tomorrow.