‘Planning for long time...’ - Scott Davidson outlines Shrewsbury Town goals

‘Calm’ new Shrewsbury Town owner and chairman Scott Davidson has revealed how the group are making patient plans for long-term success.

Miami real estate businessman Davidson addressed the assembled media at Croud Meadow’s Sovereign Suite on Thursday afternoon later in the week after concluding a takeover from Roland Wycherley.

Davidson, who was joined by new sporting director Brad Friedel and chief executive Liam Dooley, vowed his Biscayne consortium will take a patient approach and not rush into emotional decisions.

Asked of targets, Davidson said: “We don’t want to be too aggressive or arrogant but we have really high ambitions and they start with getting things right every day. If we do that it’s amazing what you can achieve.

“We definitely want to improve, be competitive and make everybody proud.”

The new owner added when asked about a backing for success: “I guess it depends what you mean by expensive? We plan to build and develop infrastructure to generate more revenue and use more funds to put in playing squad.

“We’re not going to go for quick fixes, in a short-term way.

“We’re going to build it very consistently for the long-term.

“It’s data analysis, how you treat the players, the academy, we plan to do all these things and a few more. It’s not just going to take a day, it will take some time and we’re happy for that, as we’re planning to be here a long time.

“While we care desperately on results we won’t make any short-term decisions because we’ve had a bad day.

“Keeping calm about that is what I’m here today. You’ll probably see me yell on a matchday, though I’m not much of a yeller!

“If I get angry, I’ll get angry at him (Friedel!)”

Davidson added: “It’s a wonderfully special place, the supporters, history, where it sits, how the finances have been handled to leave us in a relatively stable situation, it’s a really unique platform and team, who have done such a wonderful job - from Liam (Dooley) to Duncan (Montgomery) and so many others.”