Boss wants town to 'up tempo'
Boss Gary Peters is calling for a passionate first 20 minutes from everyone at Shrewsbury Town as they seek the road to victory against strugglers Mansfield tomorrow. Boss Gary Peters is calling for a passionate first 20 minutes from everyone at Shrewsbury Town as they seek the road to victory against strugglers Mansfield tomorrow. The Stags arrive at Town's new stadium on Oteley Road at the bottom of League Two, though they did win at home to Notts County last weekend. And Peters is keen to see his players set the tempo on the pitch and the fans raise the roof off it as they look to get back to winning ways after ending a run of four successive defeats with a late equaliser at Bury last week. "The first 20 minutes will be crucial to our confidence levels," he declared. "If it goes our way then confidence lifts but if it goes the other way it becomes hard." Read the full story in today's Shropshire Star.
Gary Peters" class="imageframe alignright" height="130" src="http://www.shropshirestar.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/10/shrews-peters-glum.jpg" width="175"/>Boss Gary Peters is calling for a passionate first 20 minutes from everyone at Shrewsbury Town as they seek the road to victory against strugglers Mansfield tomorrow.
The Stags arrive at Town's new stadium on Oteley Road at the bottom of League Two, though they did win at home to Notts County last weekend.
And Peters is keen to see his players set the tempo on the pitch and the fans raise the roof off it as they look to get back to winning ways after ending a run of four successive defeats with a late equaliser at Bury last week.
"The first 20 minutes will be crucial to our confidence levels," he declared. "If it goes our way then confidence lifts but if it goes the other way it becomes hard.
"That's what we found last week against Bury. We started so well but didn't score and in the first 20 minutes of the second half there was a distinct lack of confidence. After that we kicked on and worked hard and there was a real fighting spirit.
"You saw the two sides of us there, and I hope to see the confident side tomorrow."
New loan signing Neil Wainwright goes straight into the squad after arriving from Darlington, though Peters is not divulging if he will start or will have to settle for a place on the bench.
His arrival has given the club a lift, but Peters - who is also close to completing a new loan deal for Liverpool ace Jimmy Ryan - insists they can not afford to take Mansfield lightly.
"It's never good to be playing against the side at the bottom of the league, because you can only fall so far and then you start fighting back," he added.
"They got a good win last week against Notts County and that was a tough game because Notts County had just got rid of their manager and, for reasons unbeknown to us all, teams always seem to improve for a couple of weeks when that happens.
"It was a hard game for Mansfield and they went and won it 2-0 so we certainly won't be getting carried away by their league position."
Town fans will switch their attention to the FA Cup at the end of the game tomorrow as the draw for the first round takes place at around 5.10pm following the day's fourth qualifying round fixtures.
The draw will be live on BBC1 and BBC Radio Five Live.
By Chris Hudson