Goal keepers: Mark Halstead - 2 year deal Jayson Luetwiler - 2 year contract Callum Burton Defenders: Connor Goldson - CB(RB/CDM) - signs two year deal Jermaine Grandison - CD/RB - 1 year extension Nathaniel Knight-Percival - CB - contract length unknown Mark Ellis - CB - 2 year contract Mickey Demetriou - Lb/Cb - 2 year contract Cameron Gayle - RB - two year deal Midfield: Ryan Woods - CM (+RB) -1 year? extension Aaron Wildig - CM/RM 1Yr extension David McAllister - CM/RM - 1 year left Ashley Vincent - LW/RW (FW) - 2years? James Wesolowski - CM - 2 year deal James Caton - LW/RW plus FW - 2 year deal Andy Robinson - rw/cm Jordan Clark - winger - one year deal Strikers James Collins - 2 year plus extension Scott Vernon - 2 year contract with extension option Akpa Akpro - unknown deal Andy Mangan - one year deal Positions they can play in, ones in brackets are optional but not first choice bar Ins and outs: Dave Winfield - CB - 1 Year left - released Tamika Mkandawire - CB - 1 year left - released Jon Taylor - RW - 1Yr - sold to Peterborough for undisclosed 3 yr contract Tom Bradshaw - offered contract - chose to move to Walsall on 2yr deal. Dave McAllister joins Stevenage on a months loan http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/29651435 Bobby Grant joins shrewsbury on loan for a month - http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/29550443 Jack Grimmer returns to Fulham http://www.shrewsburytown.com/news/article/grimmer-returns-to-fulham-2102471.aspx
We have a signing! Our own player! First time we've brought in a forward on a permanent deal with more than 10 games' experience in the Football League for what, 3 years? 2 if Parry counts as a forward. Ridiculous when you think of it like that.
Speaking today to a Cheltenham season ticket holder who says that we are welcome to Vincent. Never hit it off last season for them.
He's admitted himself that he wants to get his career back on track. Sounds better as a winger than a striker. I'm sure going by towns history that well then play him as a striker, or wing back...
Could be a similar signing to Wrighty who also came with two previous promotions from League 2 after having had a season in the doldrums- lets hope he is as good a servant to us as Wrighty was.
http://www.shrewsburytown.com/news/article/22may14-town-sign-nathaniel-knight-percival-1569524.aspx Town sign Nathaniel Knight-Percival after his release from Peterborough. A winger turned Central Defender. Looks like he is left footed as he played on left wing originally
That is an interesting signing as it surely means that either Winfield or Makawindare are on the way out - I really hope it does not mean that the Goldson to Walsall rumours are true. Can we also sign a specialist right-back please?
Might just mean MM plans on using Grandison as a RB, with Goldson, Tam, Winfield and NPK as CBs. I'd be surprised, though, if that were true - especially with Smith coming through. Suspect it means someone will be shipped out - or possibly, even, that Tam could be used as a holding midfielder like he was (I believe) for Milwall?
i thought MM was going with callum and harry as gk's, we will be relying a lot on youth but need a john terry character at the back, experienced m/fielder and an experieced striker. i would not be against player/coaches.
http://www.shrewsburytown.com/news/article/30may14-mark-ellis-joins-up-with-town-1590717.aspx Defender Mark Ellis signs from Crewe. I don't know what position he is accustomed to but has got a teo year deal.
He is a centre half - very solid for Torquay a few seasons back. It looks as if any two of Goldson, Mkawindare and Winfield are on their way unless we intend to park the bus all next season. Nice to see some early recruiting but can we have two strikers now please?
Blimey, a busy day for news. Will the be more to come... http://www.shrewsburytown.com/news/article/2jun14-dave-winfield-departs-shrewsbury-town-1592480.aspx Winfield leaves the club. http://www.shrewsburytown.com/news/...andawire-departs-shrewsbury-town-1592840.aspx Mkandawire leaves the club.
....there has to be more to come ....there's no one left. Perhaps the not606 brigade should sign on????
As we suspected with new centre-backs signing - I have nothing against either of the two leaving but their performances were sadly lacking in quality at times and we need to build something new. Grandison (fitness permitting) for captain anyone?
Goldson is the most natural leader to me, only issue being his youth and possibly not being a starter.
Goldson did make quite a few mistakes in his time at CB in the run-in, but has good potential. I prefer him in his DCM position. There has been a lot of debate about the two players released today and to be fair we did have a fairly good defensive record until the last few games. What probably doesn't help though is that once you have got the ball from an attacker, is what happens to it next and that (amongst others in the squad) led to the lack of decent balls forward. Saying that, someone tweeted that we had the lowest on target success rate goals out of all of the clubs in L1...
http://www.shrewsburytown.com/news/article/3jun14-mickey-demetriou-signs-up-with-town-1597274.aspx Up and coming star Mickey Demetriou who plays at left back signs from Kidderminster on a two year deal
http://www.shrewsburytown.com/news/article/4jan14-james-collins-returns-1601609.aspx James Collins, striker, returns on a two year deal with possible extension. Welcome back Jimmy let's hope it is a prolific period in your career in the right way.
http://www.shrewsburytown.com/news/article/4jun14-jon-taylor-joins-posh-1602479.aspx Jon Taylor leaves and moves on to Peterborough. We will miss him, but he wasn't always the full package and blew hot and cold for us. Good luck to him and hope he does well (and we got a good fee for him)
