Matt Maher comment: Micky Moore believes inexperienced Matt is Taylor-made for Shrewsbury
In a summer of big calls at Shrewsbury Town, the appointment of Matt Taylor is surely the boldest move of the lot, writes chief sports writer Matt Maher.
The 41-year-old arrives in Shropshire 16 months after being sacked by Walsall, his only previous post in management, tasked with building on the work of a hugely popular predecessor, who achieved the club’s second best league finish for three decades.
He is believed to have seen off several considerably more experienced candidates to land the role.
At the very least, you could not accuse Town’s new director of football Micky Moore of taking the easy option.
Whether it is the right decision can only be known in time.
Taylor’s lack of a track record means scrutiny will arrive quicker than someone who can point to previous success, yet Moore clearly saw something in the many conversations between the pair in recent weeks which convinced him the former Portsmouth and Bolton midfielder was the right fit for Town’s new framework.
