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SHREWS PROVING PUNDITS WRONG

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The LeaguePaper Team
17 September 2017

No big egos here, says skipper Ogogo

By John Lyons
IF YOU had to pick out one team from all 72 in the EFL who have upset the odds so far this season, then Shrewsbury Town would take some beating.
Written off by pundits and bookies alike as relegation fodder, the Shrews defied expectations to charge to the top of League One.
With six wins and a draw from their opening seven games, Paul Hurst’s men led the way by three points heading into yesterday’s clash at Oldham.
It’s a remarkable turnaround from last October when Hurst left Grimsby to take the reins of a Shrewsbury side...

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