‘Great to have him back’ - Dave Edwards back in Shrewsbury Town dugout after break

Gavin Cowan has confirmed “golden boy” Dave Edwards will be back in the dugout for Shrewsbury Town this weekend.

The Salop boss welcomed back his joint-assistant manager following a summer break ahead of Town’s season opener against Salford City in the Carabao Cup.

Cowan revealed Edwards will return to the touchline and praised the former Wales international’s influence within the group.

Cowan said: “Dave is a real good soundboard for me. We’ll be able to bounce off him, he plays that role really, really well.

“I think the players really value having him around the place, as do the staff. He’s literally the golden boy, isn’t he? He’s certainly come back looking golden.

“It’s just great to have him back. He’s needed that break. We put a lot of time, energy and effort into last year and it sort of came overnight.

“I think Dave’s a bit concerned that I haven’t really had a break now, so I think he wants me to go on holiday for a few weeks. Unfortunately, I’m not able to do that.

“I think it’s important that he’s gone away and got a little bit of clarity around the role. He’s now excited to come back and he’s fully refreshed. He’s come in the building with a bundle of energy and ignited everybody again.

“It couldn’t have been better timing. I’m really thankful for him to time that around getting back for the start of the season.”