Ogogo sets sights on Shrews play-off push

Ogogo, 25, arrived after spending six years with Dagenham & Redbridge and believes he has signed for a club that have all the right ingredients to shoot for a top-six finish.

After last season's promotion from League Two, Ogogo believes his new team-mates have enough about them to fly high in the third tier.

The former Dagenham skipper said: "I think the team can achieve the play-offs. The players and the squad we have here are very good – it is a nice big squad.

"The competition for places is very strong so I think that the aim is the play-offs definitely."

The Epsom-born full-back turned midfielder, who began his career as a trainee with Wimbledon and Arsenal, is relishing the prospect of finishing a tough week as Micky Mellon's men welcome Championship side Wolves to Greenhous Meadow.

He said: "To be honest I've never played against Wolves before. I know it's local and they're in the division above but we fancy our chances. The squad is looking good.

"It's only a friendly but we are looking to win.

"They're one of the top clubs in the Championship but we are at home.

"I'm feeling comfortable here. I felt good against Birmingham the other day, once I got in the game I felt really good about myself."

The muscular star signed a two-year deal in Shropshire at the beginning of June and revealed his new boss knows where he wants him to perform.

"The boss told me I will be a midfielder. But obviously it depends what formation we play and who we are against," he said.

"It could be two sitters or just one and two flying on – we'll see.

"The short, sharp training sessions have been good. I've settled in very well and the players and the staff have really helped me fit in.

"At Dagenham I've played the likes of Charlton and other London sides in friendlies, but these games are very competitive. You want to test yourself against better players and teams."

Ahead of the Wolves visit, Mellon gave an update on the status of defender Jermaine Grandison and forward Jean-Louis Akpa Akpro, who have both played a part in the friendlies up to now.

The duo are out of contract but Mellon hopes to sort out deals to keep them both if he can free up funds by trimming his squad elsewhere.

He said: "Jermaine and Jean-Louis have done very well and they've been training with us and involved in all of the friendlies."