Symes sorry for red card
Shrewsbury Town's leading scorer Michael Symes has vowed there will be no repeat of the "silly" sending off which has provided an unwelcome interruption to his "best season ever."Shrewsbury Town's leading scorer Michael Symes has vowed there will be no repeat of the "silly" sending off which has provided an unwelcome interruption to his "best season ever."The 23-year-old was dismissed in last week's 1-1 draw with Mansfield after a tangle with Stags defender Alex John Baptiste. That has proved costly to the former Bradford trainee who was due to begin a three-match suspension in this afternoon's visit of Bury. Symes admits he is struggling to contain his frustration at the forthcoming period of inactivity, but insists he will learn his lesson. Read the full story in the Shropshire Star
The 23-year-old was dismissed in last week's 1-1 draw with Mansfield after a tangle with Stags defender Alex John Baptiste.
That has proved costly to the former Bradford trainee who was due to begin a three-match suspension in this afternoon's visit of Bury.
Symes admits he is struggling to contain his frustration at the forthcoming period of inactivity, but insists he will learn his lesson."It's the first time I've been sent off as a professional - the only other time was when I was about 11 for a similar thing," he said.
"It wasn't as if I threw a punch or anything like that. It was just a little shove and I didn't think I would be sent off for it in a million years.
"But I suppose if you raise your hand you always give the ref the chance to do something like that.
"It was silly and I think it was just a build up of the way the game was going because I was getting frustrated and, as we came down (from the aerial challenge), he trod on my back.
"That got my back up and I reacted when I shouldn't have done - but it won't happen again.
"Even if there are no matches called off I will definitely miss three weeks and it's been a nightmare training this week knowing there is no game to look forward to on Saturday.
"It's been going well. I've been playing quite a lot and scoring a few goals - it's probably been my best season ever.
"That's why it's been so hard to get my head around not playing for a few weeks.
"But I've been working hard on my finishing and been down the gym a lot since last Saturday so hopefully I will come back from the suspension fitter and stronger than before."
Symes has already got 12 goals this season, a record which has been enough to earn him a two-and-a-half year contract extension with Shrewsbury.
l Town officials were battling to get this afternoon's League Two clash with Bury at the Meadow on. Around 50 to 60 fans turned up this morning to help ground staff prepare the pitch, which had been covered, and the terraces for the game.