Morgan Feeney believes Shrewsbury should only get better

Defender Feeney, one of several new signings, is pleased with results so far but believes there is plenty more to come once the campaign is properly up and running.

“There are a few of us, myself obviously, who are new players. The staff are new too,” he said.

“We are still learning the style of play and what they expect from us. They are still learning off us as well.

“It’s going to take time but we’ve had a good start, which bodes well. We can only improve from this point and I’m really excited to see what we can do.”

Feeney, who signed a two-year deal in Shropshire after captaining Carlisle to promotion from League Two last season, believes Town demonstrated their character by bouncing back from last weekend’s defeat at Stevenage to beat Burton on Tuesday night.

“It was important for us to have that strength of character to go out and give a performance after the Stevenage game,” he explained.

“All focus was on the next game and putting it right. I think that shows the attitude of the group. There is always room for improvement. We want to keep working on that.”

Today’s match is Town’s fifth in 15 days to start the season but while Feeney is happy with the hectic schedule, he is less impressed by new timekeeping rules which have seen more than 10 minutes added on to the end of all three league games so far.

“I’m not a fan. I was actually speaking to the ref about it on Tuesday,” he explained. “It is tough because you get to the 80th minute and realise you probably have another 25 minutes left because of the additional time.

“It is different because you have to adapt. In the 89th minute, for example, you would usually be thinking about seeing the game out but you still have another 15 minutes to play in some cases.

“It is a bit of a different mindset, in terms of where you are in the game. That is why it is even more important we are fit and resilient to cope with the extra load put on us.”