Championship

HURST’S SHREWD WORK GIVES THEM BELIEF

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The LeaguePaper Team
21 January 2018

FOCUS ON SURPRISE PACKAGE SHREWSBURY TOWN

SLIDING IN: Shrewsbury’s Toto Nsiala gives his all to stop West Ham’s Tony Martinez
PICTURE: Action Images

BOOT ROOM: Omar Beckles and West Ham’s Andre Ayew

THE only way most people thought Shrewsbury would be leaving League One this season was by the trapdoor.
Written off in most quarters as relegation fodder, the New Meadow side have been one of the stories of the season, flying high in League One all year. Though they lost 3-1 at fast improving Blackburn last Saturday, the Shrews still went into this weekend in second plac...

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