Shrewsbury Town players feeling relegation pain
Shrewsbury Town players say they are 'gutted' after seeing the club's two-year spell in League One come to an end.
Several members of the squad took to Twitter following Saturday's 4-2 home defeat to Peterborough United, which confirmed Town will be playing League Two football next season.
Winger Jon Taylor tweeted: "Feel sorry for the fans who have come to watch us this season. We didn't give them much to cheer about and it hurts so much to be relegated. Devastated."
Luke Summerfield also took to Twitter, writing: "Gutted for everyone involved with the club!" while Ryan Woods tweeted: GUTTED is an absolute understatement."
Joe Jacobson added: "Still absolutely gutted about the situation. Not just (Saturday) but the whole season. Not a nice feeling and hope it never happens again."
Tom Bradshaw tweeted: "It was a horrible day for all involved! My apologies to the loyal fans who stuck by us through thick and thin."
And speaking after the game midfielder Aaron Wildig added: "Like everyone else in the stadium I am gutted. I don't think the problem has been Saturday's result. The whole season we haven't been good enough and everyone in that changing room has got to have a long look at themselves.
"They have contributed to it because over the course of a season we haven't been good enough. We have let a lot of people down this season and I am just gutted to be honest."
Manager Mike Jackson also insisted he felt the pain of relegation as keenly as anyone, having never previously experienced the drop as either a player, coach or manager.
He said: "I know the fans are disappointed and so am I. I have never been involved in any relegation battle in my career.
"I have been involved with football 24 years and gone nowhere near one. It hits me really hard ,just as much as anybody else but I have got to bounce back from it as well."