Weather disrupting Shrewsbury Town's preparation for Huddersfield

Salop are busy preparing for their League One clash with Michael Duff's Huddersfield Town this weekend. 

Temperatures dropped as low as -4C in Shrewsbury last night and further cold weather is forecasted ahead of the clash at the Croud Meadow.  

And Ainsworth says his team have been on the grass this week but they are going to be training on the AstroTurf over the next few days. 

"We got a session yesterday (Wednesday) at the training ground," the head coach said. "Which was great. 

"And then we are going to have to go on the AstroTurf today and probably tomorrow because we're looking at temperature.

"We're not stupid, you know. I'm not going to hide anything or try and talk cryptically.

"I don't do that. It's not my style. We'll probably be on AstroTurf for the next two days, which isn't ideal, but it is something.

"And that's what you have to do sometimes when this is what we've been dealt."

Shrewsbury confirmed in a tweet this morning they are 'monitoring' the conditions in Shropshire. 

The covers have been on the pitch at the Croud Meadow since Tuesday morning. 

And he admits they are doing what they can ahead of the weekend. 

He said: "I would be lying to say it hasn't (impacted preparations) because we are not a team that has undersoil heating and ten fantastic training pitches like some clubs have.

"We have, an area, pitch and a half really and once that freezes at the training ground, it's very difficult to get any quality sessions on there.

"What I will say is having the AstroTurf at the ground is fantastic. It's a real godsend I know one or two of the boys struggle on the artificial a little bit, and I was one of those late in my career, so I totally understand that. 

"But it's better than nothing, you get out there. 

"I realise now how tough it must have been growing up in the northwest all those years ago. I've become very acclimatised to southern weather lately and coming up here has really shown me that it can get cold.

"It's a totally different climate up here, but I'm really enjoying it. It's beautiful and you see all the hills and the town and it looks beautiful, but it can hamper training a little bit. 

"So we've got this artificial, which is brilliant for us.

"It really is. So, thank you for the club for letting us use that."