Town seek a switch for semi
Shrewsbury Town are calling for a rejig in the dates for the Shropshire Senior Cup - with boss Gary Peters insisting they will currently have to field the youth team in Monday's semi-final at Shifnal. Shrewsbury Town are calling for a rejig in the dates for the Shropshire Senior Cup - with boss Gary Peters insisting they will currently have to field the youth team in Monday's semi-final at Shifnal. The clash at Phoenix Park is sandwiched between Town's first ever game at the New Meadow, against the A-Line All-Stars on Saturday, and another friendly with Championship side Coventry on Wednesday. Peters believes it is asking too much for his first team squad to play three games in five days so early in the pre-season programme and he has asked the Shropshire FA to consider moving the semi-final back to the following Friday or Saturday. Read the full story in today's Shropshire Star
The clash at Phoenix Park is sandwiched between Town's first ever game at the New Meadow, against the A-Line All-Stars on Saturday, and another friendly with Championship side Coventry on Wednesday.
Peters believes it is asking too much for his first team squad to play three games in five days so early in the pre-season programme and he has asked the Shropshire FA to consider moving the semi-final back to the following Friday or Saturday.
"We're taking the competition seriously and we would like to be in the final as we see the Telford game as an important part of our pre-season," said Peters. "It would be competitive and it would be worthwhile now they at Conference level.
"That's not going to happen if we have to send the youth team to Shifnal though, and I'm sure the Shropshire FA would prefer the final to be between Shrewsbury and Telford.
"If the Shifnal game was on the Saturday, I'm sure they'd get bigger support as well."
The semi-final has already been moved once at Shrewsbury's request, having originally been penned in for next Tuesday.
Meanwhile, Town's travel plan kicks in for Saturday's friendly with the A-Line All-Stars, with no parking available at the ground.
Supporters are instead being asked to make use of the various coach, park & walk and park & ride options that have been put in place. Coaches are running from Telford, and from north, west and south Shropshire.
For the Telford, north and west Shropshire services contact Chris Smith on 01952-604742. For South Shropshire service call Brian Giles 07704-464312 or Gwyn Evans 01568-614871.
By Chris Hudson