Aaron Wildig back in the fold, says Shrewsbury Town boss Micky Mellon

The 22-year-old former Cardiff star was placed on the loan list by Mellon at the beginning of October along with fellow midfielder Dave McAllister.

McAllister has since flourished after joining League Two rivals Stevenage on a temporary basis.

However, Wildig has also pleased the boss with some impressive performances in training.

Mellon said: "Aaron Wildig is training really well. He has really impressed me. He is a good footballer and a good guy.

"He is someone who we will continue to keep prodding and keep trying to get performances out of.

"I spoke to Aaron and I've told him if the opportunity comes up then I'm sure he is going to be absolutely ready, which is great for the health of the squad."

The boss also revealed that Jermaine Grandison has responded well following his red card against Dagenham & Redbridge, which sees him suspended for today's FA Cup clash against Walsall.

"Grandison is doing as well as can be expected," Mellon said.

"We are disappointed he is not going to be involved in the cup-tie but Jermaine's standards have been fantastic since we put him back in the side.

"His training has gone up another level in order to improve that consistency so he is in a good place."

Boss Mellon has a selection headache in central midfield now that James Wesolowski has returned to full fitness. The tough-tackling Australian was in sensational form for Town until he picked up a slight groin injury which was aggravated in the warm-up prior to the Capital One Cup tie with Chelsea.

Adding to captain Liam Lawrence's heroics against Dagenham, Ryan Woods and Bobby Grant continue to impress.

"James is fit and Liam is in good form so it's a good problem to have in there," said Mellon. "If a player has a shirt in the starting eleven, it's there's to keep. They've got a job to do and they've got to make sure they do it because you're responsible to the whole group.

"When called upon, they'll be ready that's for sure."

n Mellon missed out on being named League Two Manager of the Month for the second time this season. The October award was given to Luton's John Still, who led the Hatters to victories in all five of their league games during the month. Mellon was previously nominated for the August gong.