After Tuesday’s defeat to Torquay, Town will be hoping to bounce back against a Torquay side whose early season form has slipped away. The Gulls have not won in six games.
Paul Buckle’s knees may have buckled when his board told him the playing budget will be cut too.
Vital Quotes:
Graham Turner told BBC Radio Shropshire: ‘While we’re disappointed to have picked up only one point in the last two games, we put in a couple of reasonable performances and confidence is high.
‘A lot of the stuff we did at Wycombe and Port Vale was in keeping with the way we’ve played this season, so there’s no need to panic.
‘We work hard and we have players who can score, so we’re not entirely dissatisfied with the way things are going at the moment.’
Buckle on the budget cuts told BBC Radio Devon: ‘The budget has been cut, quite considerably, because of financial restraints the club has off the field.
‘It is disappointing and it does change things at this moment in time in that I can’t add to the squad.’
After the defeat to Vale, Town skipper Ian Sharps decalred there was nothing to fear: “We have got nothing to be scared of. It is going to be a hard season and there are a lot of good teams in the division.
“Port Vale are one of the best, they will fancy their chances and we will fancy ours. The ball bounced a few times for them and not for us.
“I think we deserved a draw and maybe we didn`t get the rub of the green. I thought we matched them but they scored from 25 yards so fair play to them.”
Shrewsbury Town Team News:
Tom Bradshaw (knee) and Shane Cansdell-Sherriff (leg) to be declared fit.
Sean McAllister is doubtful with a hamstring injury, while Kris Bright (Achilles) will definitely not feature.
Player to watch: Tom Bradshaw
If Bradshaw comes on as a second half substitute, he will be hoping to hit the back of the net and declare his stand for a starting position.
Torquay United Team News:
Torquay defender Mark Ellis has recovered from a foot injury and could be included in the squad.
Midfielder Damon Lathrope is out after injuring his ankle during his debut in the 1-0 win at Torquay in midweek.
Player to watch: Chris Zebroski
Zebroski is Torquay’s top marksman so far this season with four league goals.
the 23-year-old forward started his career as a youth player at Swindon Town before joining Plymouth.
He later turned out for Millwall 25 times and then made a number of loan moves to Torquay, Oxford United and Wycombe.
He may have found his home in Devon now after a second loan spell at the club last season.
Match Facts & Stats
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in November 2009, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1 – 1 final scoreline in a League Two match.
Shrewsbury Town have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. A total of 14 goals have been scored by the Shrews in those games, with 9 conceded.
The Gulls have had a decent run of form away from home recently, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from the last six. The games have constituted a decent return of 8 goals for the Gulls, and 5 goals against.
Last six encounters:
2009/2010 Sat 03 Apr Torquay Utd. 2 – 1 Shrewsbury Tn. LGE2
2009/2010 Sat 14 Nov Shrewsbury Tn. 1 – 1 Torquay Utd. LGE2
2006/2007 Sat 24 Mar Shrewsbury Tn. 1 – 0 Torquay Utd. LGE2
2006/2007 Sat 28 Oct Torquay Utd. 0 – 0 Shrewsbury Tn. LGE2
2005/2006 Sat 28 Jan Shrewsbury Tn. 0 – 1 Torquay Utd. LGE2
2005/2006 Sat 10 Sep Torquay Utd. 2 – 1 Shrewsbury Tn. LGE2
Ref Watch:
Chris Sarginson from Staffordshire. Games this season: 8. Yellow Cards: 26. Red Cards: 0.
Match Prediction:
It is a tough one to predict but I will go for 2-0 to Town.
Next Fixtures:
Shrewsbury are away to Morecambe next weekend.
