Shrewsbury Town: Michael Appleton explains his measured approach to coaching and his 'flatline' nickname

The Salop boss registered his first win since arriving at the club last weekend as they beat Barnsley 2-1 at Oakwell. 

John Marquis, the Town captain, netted his 11th and 12th goals of the season to guide Shrews to their eighth victory of the campaign - and just their third on the road. 

Appleton was very measured in his post-match press conference, and when he was asked about whether he lets his emotions get the better of him he revealed his wife has given him a nickname to describe what he is like. 

“To be fair, my wife's got a nickname for me, she calls me flatline,” Appleton explained. “She says, if I didn't look at the result at all, you wouldn't have a clue whether we had won, lost or drew when I come in. 

“It's a little bit of a running joke in the family.

“Listen, it's one of them where I'm absolutely delighted. I'm buzzing inside. I've obviously enjoyed the moment after the game with the players, but it's one of them where, without sounding too cheesy, it's one of many, hopefully, over the next how many weeks, months, years, whatever it may be.

“We want to be doing that on a regular basis, so I'm relieved that we got the win. I'm delighted for the players and delighted for the fans after what had been a tough week.

“There's no doubt about that. Hopefully, we get one or two more.”