Shrewsbury Town's five survival lessons

Doncaster Rovers are all-but-down after a 3-1 defeat at relegated Crewe and Blackpool's 4-0 thumping at home to champions Wigan leaves them third-bottom.

Neither can catch Town with a game left, but there was an underwhelming feeling as Salop suffered a club record 13th home League defeat of the season.

Then with the crowd all gone, they had to wait 20 minutes for confirmation of the Crewe-Doncaster result after a heavily delayed kick off at Gresty Road.

Town seemed dead and buried at home to Peterborough, after goals from Jack Baldwin (42) and Lee Angol (46 and 69) left them trailing 3-0.

But substitute Jean-Louis Akpa Akpro inspired a comeback by scoring on 74 then setting up headers for Andy Mangan (85) and Jack Grimmer (90).

Former Town winger Jon Taylor came off the bench to grab a dramatic winner in the third minute of time added on. Midfielder Ian Black was sent off in the fifth minute of stoppage time.

It wasn't sparkling stuff, but all that really matters is that they can't be relegated. What lessons can they learn from this campaign. Shrewsbury Town reporter Tim Nash lists five things.

1, KEEP ABU OGOGO

The motoring midfielder was voted Shrewsbury Town's double player of the year at their end of season awards night, gaining recognition for so many consistent performances.

A tremendous athlete, he's full of running and strong in the tackle, he protects the defence by braking up the play but can easily get box to box and has a good leap on him too.

He is Town's most-used player with this Sunday's curtain call at Swindon set to be his 50th appearance of the campaign.

2, FIND A GOALSCORER

Sullay Kaikai top-scored with 12 goals but he has now departed for the Premier League back at Crystal Palace. His exit leaves big boots to fill.

Andy Mangan and Jean-Louis Akpa Akpro are in decent form but Mangan needs to do it over a full campaign and the out-of-contract Akpa Akpro only scores at a modest rate.

James Collins and Tyrone Barnett will be back, but have they got a Town future? Kyle Vassell has never looked like scoring enough and Scott Vernon has barely played.

3, BE A GOOD LOAN ARRANGER

Town have had seven loan players this season and if only they had all had the impact of Sullay Kaikai.

It's fair to say they haven't all come off. Larnell Cole has impressed in fits and starts but needs to add goals to his game and make more of an impact.

Liam McAlinden barely played, Kyle Vassell couldn't score and James Wallace has barely been fit, while Jack Hendry was OK.

Boss Micky Mellon needs to get more right in the loan market next season.

4, CARRY ON BACKING MICKY

Some fans seemed to think boss Micky Mellon's post-match interview was a resignation waiting to happen.

Having listened to it at the time, it was more the words of a drained man urging chairman Roland Wycherley to continue backing him by allowing him to bring in more League One-ready players.

Mellon has been talking about the long term for a while now. Wycherley backed him in January and they survived, so why would that change now?

5, FIND A SYSTEM AND STICK TO IT

Boss Micky Mellon admits he would love to have a formation that doesn't 'bend' and which can be played every week, like they did last season with 3-5-2.

Town aren't having to adapt to the opposition. He clearly hasn't felt able to do that so far in League One due to the limitations of his squad, coupled with the strength of the opposition.

Thankfully, Town have versatile players who can switch systems easily, but having a certain way of playing would help.