New Shrewsbury Town boss Gavin Cowan on clean slates and Sam Stubbs return
Gavin Cowan says it is a clean slate for Shrewsbury Town’s players following his arrival at the club.
Cowan has been tasked with pulling Salop away from danger in League Two, with Town currently sitting just two points above the relegation zone.
Upon his appointment, the 44-year-old insists every player has a fresh opportunity to earn a place in the side - including Sam Stubbs, who has been absent since early December.
He said: “Absolutely. I had it as a player, managers come in, and I want the best players.
“I can't get emotional about things that have gone on previously. I have to put the best players on the pitch. It is about the football club.
“The football club is bigger than anything and anyone else. What has gone on previously, maybe Michael had his absolute reasons for doing what he did. But it's a fresh chance for everyone.
“Not so much a second chance, but a fresh chance. And everybody can come in and really stake a claim to keep this club in the Football League.”
Stubbs had been frozen out of the Salop squad by former boss Michael Appleton in recent weeks.
The defender has not featured since missing defeats at Cheltenham and Grimsby due to what Appleton described as a “disciplinary” issue.
