Interview with the Shrewsbury fans
By Nathan Jackson
March 15 2005
Just like last week with Southend, we have been asking our next opponents a few questions about the upcoming game, this week we are interviewing fans of 19th placed, Shrewsbury Town.
NAME
John Phillips
AGE
AGE
39
HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN SUPPORTING SHREWSBURY TOWN?
HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN SUPPORTING SHREWSBURY TOWN?
30 years
ARE YOU PLEASED OR DISAPPOINTED WITH HOW YOUR SEASON HAS GONE SINCE YOU RETURNED TO THE LEAGUE?
It could of been worse, it should of been better
DO YOU BELIEVE YOU ARE NOW SAFE FROM RELEGATION?
DO YOU BELIEVE YOU ARE NOW SAFE FROM RELEGATION?
Nearly
WHAT WERE THE BEST AND WORST ASPECTS FROM BEING IN THE CONFERENCE?
WHAT WERE THE BEST AND WORST ASPECTS FROM BEING IN THE CONFERENCE?
Best was the club's togetherness (fans really stuck by the club), worst was the realisation we are/where no longer a league side...no league cup for one.
WHO DO YOU RATE AS YOUR BEST PLAYER?
WHO DO YOU RATE AS YOUR BEST PLAYER?
David Walton
WHICH IMPS PLAYERS DO YOU THINK WILL POSE THE BIGGEST THREAT?
WHICH IMPS PLAYERS DO YOU THINK WILL POSE THE BIGGEST THREAT?
Simon Yeo...**** hot in Fifa 2004 lol
HOW DO YOU THINK THE RESULT WILL GO ON SATURDAY?
HOW DO YOU THINK THE RESULT WILL GO ON SATURDAY?
You always win here, we always win at yours.....2-1 to Shrewsbury
FINALLY, WHO DO YOU RECKON WILL GET PROMOTED AND RELEGATED?
FINALLY, WHO DO YOU RECKON WILL GET PROMOTED AND RELEGATED?
Promoted Yeovil, Scunthorpe and Southend with you lot in the Play Offs. Relegated Cambridge and Kidderminster
NAME
Gareth Hopkins
Co-Editor of the Blue and Amber Fanzine
www.theshrews.com
AGE
www.theshrews.com
AGE
25
HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN SUPPORTING SHREWSBURY TOWN?
22 years
ARE YOU PLEASED OR DISAPPOINTED WITH HOW YOUR SEASON HAS GONE SINCE YOU RETURNED TO THE LEAGUE?
Pleased. I'd have taken 41 points with 9 games left to play. Although I have a feeling that if Jimmy Quinn was here, then we would be 10/11 points worse off.
ARE YOU PLEASED OR DISAPPOINTED WITH HOW YOUR SEASON HAS GONE SINCE YOU RETURNED TO THE LEAGUE?
Pleased. I'd have taken 41 points with 9 games left to play. Although I have a feeling that if Jimmy Quinn was here, then we would be 10/11 points worse off.
DO YOU BELIEVE YOU ARE NOW SAFE FROM RELEGATION?
Nope, not until it is mathematically sorted. We know from our own experience and York's last year just how important the last few games are.
WHAT WERE THE BEST AND WORST ASPECTS FROM BEING IN THE CONFERENCE?
Worst was the dire football we had to watch so much of, along with the always recurring thought that perhaps we'd never play another Football League game.
Best was that there were some fantastic away days - 2 at Morecambe stand out. The fans were welcoming and somehow we managed to increase our fanbase and take some massive (by our standards) away followings. Having 2,600 fans at Northwich on New Year's Day was
utterly surreal
WHO DO YOU RATE AS YOUR BEST PLAYER?
Scott Howie. I have yet to see a better keeper than him in our League this year. He has been absolutely outstanding and with the lack of a real goalscorer this season (although Luke is back on form but sadly suspended for Saturday) he has racked up the clean sheets to keep the points ticking over.
WHICH IMPS PLAYERS DO YOU THINK WILL POSE THE BIGGEST THREAT?
Nope, not until it is mathematically sorted. We know from our own experience and York's last year just how important the last few games are.
WHAT WERE THE BEST AND WORST ASPECTS FROM BEING IN THE CONFERENCE?
Worst was the dire football we had to watch so much of, along with the always recurring thought that perhaps we'd never play another Football League game.
Best was that there were some fantastic away days - 2 at Morecambe stand out. The fans were welcoming and somehow we managed to increase our fanbase and take some massive (by our standards) away followings. Having 2,600 fans at Northwich on New Year's Day was
utterly surreal
WHO DO YOU RATE AS YOUR BEST PLAYER?
Scott Howie. I have yet to see a better keeper than him in our League this year. He has been absolutely outstanding and with the lack of a real goalscorer this season (although Luke is back on form but sadly suspended for Saturday) he has racked up the clean sheets to keep the points ticking over.
WHICH IMPS PLAYERS DO YOU THINK WILL POSE THE BIGGEST THREAT?
Yeo's form seems to have been superb lately. I just hope we don't concede any penalties. Although if we do, there is nobody better than Howie to save them.
HOW DO YOU THINK THE RESULT WILL GO ON SATURDAY?
HOW DO YOU THINK THE RESULT WILL GO ON SATURDAY?
We have been very solid the last 6 or 7 games and both defeats came to top 4 sides by 1 goal to 0. If you get 2 goals, you'll win. If not, we have a chance.
FINALLY, WHO DO YOU RECKON WILL GET PROMOTED AND RELEGATED?
FINALLY, WHO DO YOU RECKON WILL GET PROMOTED AND RELEGATED?
Automatic promotion will be Yeovil, Scunny and probably Swansea. Cambridge and Kidderminster will go down. As for the play-offs, whoever is on form in the last 3 or 4 games of the normal season will go up. Could be any one of 7 or 8 sides.