Micky Mellon: Town's players are scalps

Another sizeable crowd is expected at the Greenhous Meadow tomorrow as Town try to extend their unbeaten League One run to 10 games – their longest since a spell of 11 in April 1994.

They face another in-form team aiming to stretch their own undefeated sequence to 19 matches.

And boss Mellon believes rival League One managers are taking notice of his players, starting with red-hot winger Sullay Kaikai and midfielder Abu Ogogo.

Mellon said: "Life and football matches are going to change for him (Kaikai). But it's not just Kaikai. The same applies to Ogogo – he's a scalp now.

"There are more and more people paying attention to him as well. I know there are a lot of managers who would like to have him in their group – like I do.

"The midfielder against Ogogo knows all about him and wants to come out on top against him. If you come to play Shrewsbury and you're a midfielder up against Ogogo, you're going to be in a game.

"He'll take that challenge on and try to overcome it and he's building a very good reputation for himself.

"Jack Grimmer and Junior Brown are the same – all players who people see as a scalp, so they have to adjust and adapt to what's flung at them and come out on top."

Mellon is inspired by a phrase attributed to Shrewsbury-born evolution theorist Charles Darwin.

He said: "Charles Darwin was one of the greatest people to have come out of Shrewsbury and he said you've got to continually adapt and be prepared to find a way.

"We have that phrase up on the wall here."

Nathaniel Knight-Percival starts a three-match ban following his sending off against Port Vale and Ogogo is a contender to be skipper.

Mellon said: "He could count himself among the leaders, as could Richie Wellens and Zak Whitbread if he's OK, so there's enough experience."