Town's Micky Mellon wants festive fan power
Manager Micky Mellon has urged Shrewsbury Town fans to flock to Greenhous Meadow as the club begin their Christmas run of fixtures against Morecambe.
The festive period is sure to be a season defining one for Mellon and his players with the game againsttThe Shrimpers followed by a Boxing Day trip to Oxford.
Town then face fellow promotion hopefuls Wycombe, Burton and Luton as they embark on run that will see them play five games in 20 days.
And Mellon knows fan support will be crucial during the crunch run.
"If you're think of doing some Christmas shopping on Saturday then wait for the sales," the boss joked.
"Come and see us play because the more noise we can get inside the stadium the better.
"We have seen already this season how the lads respond to a big crowd inside Greenhous Meadow. The fans have a huge part to play and I'd love to see as many as possible in the ground."
The boss is expecting a tough game against a Morecambe side managed by his pal Jim Bentley.
"I know Jim Bentley and I know he will have them really fired up for this task," Mellon said. "We will have to be somewhere near our best to get a result.
"They are always capable of getting good results at this level and they beat Luton last weekend."
With the stakes so high, the boss is keeping his cards close to his chest when it comes to team selection as doubts remain over the fitness of goalkeeper Jayson Leutwiler.
"We are still assessing things," he said. "James Wesolowski has got a hamstring injury and he's going to be a few weeks yet.
"Andy Mangan has not trained this week but he is improving and will hopefully be available. We will wait and see on the keepers. Jayson picked up a hip injury against Morecambe but he has trained."