Paul Hurst happy to take break from Shrewsbury grind
Paul Hurst believes the FA Cup will offer Shrewsbury Town a welcome breather from league action.
Salop’s league predicament is there for all to see as they sit second bottom of the third tier of English football.
They have lost their last three league games in succession including Saturday’s 2-0 home defeat to Barnsley.
But Salop take a break from League One action next weekend when they make the trip to Salford City to take on Karl Robinson’s side in the FA Cup first round proper.
“We’re from away from home, against a League Two side, I think they won on Saturday, and are around about mid-table,” Hurst said. “They have an experienced manager there. It’s not going to be an easy game. We’ve got to make sure we go with the right mentality, the right attitude first and foremost.
“But it’s maybe just a little bit of a breather, a break from league action.”
And the Shrewsbury head coach says he is fully aware of the financial benefits a run in the FA Cup can bring to a club like Town.
“Yes, and I’m sure the chairman will reference that at some point,” he continued. “But joking aside, the last time I was involved in the FA Cup the team got to the quarter-final (with Grimsby in 2023) and that was like a flip to what we’re going through now, in terms of an unbelievable journey. That obviously benefited the club significantly in terms of the finance that it got, and that would be great if we could have a similar sort of run.”
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