Ollie Westbury analyses another hammering for Shrewsbury Town

Shropshire Star

Ollie Westbury gives his take on another heavy defeat for Shrewsbury Town. Salop took on top of the table Wycombe but were beaten 4-1 at the Croud Meadow. And to compound their misery, former striker Dan Udoh was on the scoresheet for the chairboys.

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00:00We've just spoken to Shrewsbury head coach Gareth Ainsworth after their disappointing,

00:06well I think that's an understatement, 4-1 defeat at the Crowd Meadow this afternoon

00:11to Wickham Wanderers. It is another gut-wrenching Saturday afternoon for the Shrewsbury Town

00:17supporters of which there was not a great deal left at full time. An incredibly disappointing

00:25day as Shrewsbury just fail to be able to sort out their defensive woes which have

00:31haunted them all season long. It's another eight goals in the last two weeks conceded

00:36and Town just don't give themselves the opportunity to get points in games because they're already

00:41out of them without them barely starting really. 2-0 down at half-time, conceded a criminal

00:48goal from a set-piece right on the break. A corner that Gareth Ainsworth has just admitted

00:53to us that they shouldn't have even conceded. It was poor that they conceded it, then it

00:57was poor that they conceded from it. They then went 3-0 down after the break. Jordan

01:02Shipley scored a very good free kick in the only moment of quality on display from a Shrewsbury

01:07perspective this afternoon at the Crowd Meadow on a cold afternoon in Shropshire. And then

01:13Dan Udo, of course, returning to Shrewsbury, got a standing ovation. Probably the only

01:17real moment where the Shrewsbury fans got off their seats to cheer when he came out

01:24to warm up in the first half. And of course, he then scored a goal to make it 4-1. He didn't

01:29celebrate, he showed great respect. He's somebody who's very well liked here in Shropshire.

01:35But yes, Dan Udo came on to make it 4-1. Shrewsbury's position in the league table, you just don't

01:41even want to look at it. They are rooted to the bottom of the League 1 table. It's another

01:45demoralising defeat for the fans. And the fact that the stadium was practically empty

01:51at full-time just basically says it all. Who knows where we go from here. Gareth Ainsworth

01:57has tried to remain positive and optimistic in his post-match press conference, but it

02:01all feels rather grim for Shrewsbury at the moment. It finished here, Shrewsbury Town

02:061, Wickham Wanderers 5 and Shrewsbury 4 to yet another disappointing defeat. And all

02:11the reaction can be found at shopyourstar.com.

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