New boy Sam Foley up for Shrewsbury Town fight
Midfielder Sam Foley is aiming to replicate the same form that helped Yeovil to promotion last season for his new club Shrewsbury Town.
Foley, who arrived on an initial month's loan yesterday, played 51 games for the Glovers last season, netting seven times as they earned an unlikely promotion to the Championship.
And he impressed current Town boss Mike Jackson, who was then the club's first team coach, in two matches against Shrewsbury last season.
First team football has been harder to come by this season, with Foley making just seven appearances for Yeovil.
But having arrived at the Greenhous Meadow he said: "I think I was lucky enough to be in a good side last season.
"I owe a lot to my team-mates for the manager liking me last season, but all I can do is try to replicate that form I had last season while I am here."
He will come into a Shrewsbury Town side that were sitting third from bottom of League One prior to today's home clash with Bristol City.
But he is not fazed by the task of helping them escape the relegation zone and believes his experiences at Yeovil last season will stand him in good stead for the impending battle.
He said: "We were kind of a dark horse. No one expected Yeovil to do as well as they did.
"And it's a similar situation Shrewsbury find themselves in now.
"Going into a lot of games where we are in the league people are going to expect Shrewsbury to struggle.
"And we have just got to prove them wrong."
Foley has also amassed plenty of experience in the lower reaches of English football earlier in his career.
The 27-year-old midfielder can also count Cheltenham Town and Kidderminster Harriers among his former clubs.
He also had loan spells at Bath City and Redditch United before a successful near-three-year spell at Newport County, which saw him play more than 100 games, scoring more than 30 goals.
He said: "I dropped out of the league when I was quite young and it has probably stood me in good stead playing every week and realising there is a lot more to life than some footballers will admit to.
"I think it has grounded me and made my career what it is, so hopefully I can bring those experiences into play here."
Another thing Foley is hoping to bring to the Greenhous Meadow is goals.
He said: "I back myself to score a few. I like to get forward, and play in an advanced midfielder role.
"The manager has brought me in to score some goals so hopefully I can help with that."
