Micky Mellon: We'll bounce back
Shrewsbury boss Micky Mellon is refusing to dwell on defeat after his luckless team sunk to a third straight home loss on Saturday.
Their 1-0 reverse at the hands of Burton Albion, thanks to Mark Duffy's 90th-minute winner which came against the run of play, also stretched Town's winless start to the season to five league games.
But they will have a chance to get back on the victory trail when they host Oldham Athletic in the Johnstone's Paint Trophy tomorrow night.
And Mellon said: "This is where you have got to show character.
"This is now where people find out what you have got. The good times are easy, but it's the little periods like this where you will find out who's who.
"I'm ready to come back in (to training) today, I'll make sure the players are and we just have to get going again very quickly.
"The players are a very disappointed group because of the manner of defeat and the timing of the goal.
"But we have been through this so many times before. It won't be the last time we go through it and you have got to come back in, bounce back very quickly and be prepared to go again. That's the life of a football person."
With the transfer window set to shut tomorrow, Mellon has not ruled out a late move to strengthen his team.
Asked if supporters could expect any business, he said: "Not at the minute. I think there will be a few bits and pieces – nothing massively dramatic."
And he also insisted that there have been no calls from other clubs about taking Town's highly-rated midfielder Ryan Woods.
With defender Connor Goldson having left to join Brighton & Hove Albion earlier this month, Town would be reluctant to lose another prized asset.
Asked about Woods, Mellon said: "Nothing. I have not had a single phone call – which, of course, I welcome.
"You want to keep your best players, that's for sure so we will continue to try to do that."