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Captaincy is no burden on Ben

Ben Davies has refuted suggestions he has been hindered by the burden of the Shrewsbury Town captaincy - by revealing he has been playing through "agony" this season. Ben Davies has refuted suggestions he has been hindered by the burden of the Shrewsbury Town captaincy - by revealing he has been playing through "agony" this season. Davies missed the first four months of the campaign as he continued the rehabilitation from a ruptured Achilles tendon sustained in last season's play-offs which left his Wembley dream in tatters. He has been a regular since December, and hopes to be involved against former club Chester tomorrow, although has struggled to hit the heights of last season. But the 26-year-old insists that is a consequence of his six-month injury absence rather than the skipper's armband. Read the full story in today's Shropshire Star 

Football|Apr 25, 2008
Football

Peters takes burden of defeat

Manager Gary Peters today insisted he retained faith in his Shrewsbury Town players - and accepted full responsibility for the club's performance.Manager Gary Peters today insisted he retained faith in his Shrewsbury Town players - and accepted full responsibility for the club's performance. Town's season of under-achievement suffered a fresh setback yesterday when they slumped to a 1-0 defeat at League Two leaders Walsall - despite Richard Money's side playing the final 62 minutes with 10 men. That has left Shrewsbury in a lowly 16th place with the pre-season dream of promotion further away than ever. But Peters insists his squad contains enough quality to climb the table. Read the full story in the Shropshire Star

Football|Dec 27, 2006
Football