Shrewsbury Town boss Gavin Cowan on potential changes to the pitch dimensions at the Meadow
Gavin Cowan says altering the pitch dimensions at the Meadow is not something he is considering - or able to do - this season.
The pitch was reduced in size ahead of Shrewsbury Town's current campaign under former head coach Michael Appleton, who felt the change suited his preferred style of play.
With Cowan now in charge, he may eventually want the dimensions adjusted to better fit his own approach.
However, he confirmed that no changes will be made until the club's League Two status is secured. Salop currently sit 13 points clear of the relegation zone after their resurgence, ahead of hosting Cheltenham Town tomorrow.
He said: “At the moment, it's not something I'm considering, just because we've got a job to do in the here and now. In terms of the controllables, I can't change it.
“I'm a compartmentalist - I tackle what's in front of me. I don't try and live in the past too much, I try and learn from it. I don't try and focus on the future. I just try and have goals of what we're going to do.
“But in the here and now, there's nothing we can do. My big thing this year coming in was to get us safe. We've made a big step in doing that, but there's still work to do.
“Once we've done that, I've been quite vocal about saying I'm happy then to start planning and looking to the future, because you'd be naive not to.
“I'm a strategist, so I like the idea of doing that. But at the moment I've got a job to do, and so have the staff and the players.
“We need to make sure that we accumulate enough points to know that we're going to be in this league. Once we've done that, then we can move on to the next stage.”