Peters rallies his squad

Faced with the prospect of being dumped out of the FA Cup tomorrow by Hereford United, Gary Peters, the Shrewsbury manager, has spoken to the Shropshire Star about their current situation.

Shrewsbury lost 2-0 at MK Dons last Saturday and have only scored twice in their last five games. The lie 14th in League Two whereas Hereford are 10th. And as well as their visit to Edgar Street tomorrow evening they have another local derby against Chester on Saturday.

"We have to get back on the bike and carry on riding. We are a resilient and hard working team and when things are going badly I want to fight more. This group of players are the same and we are fighters not quitters."

Meanwhile Graham Turner, the Hereford United manager, has implied that the League comes before the FA Cup this season.

"The FA Cup certainly provides a lot of interest for supporters but the League is the bread and butter," Turner told BBC Hereford and Worcester.

"We said before we want to make sure we are a League Club this time next year."

Finally Walsall manager Richard Money praised Hereford after Saturday's game.

"Hereford gave everything and more and that's the way it's been from opposing sides recently.

"It was our best away performance this season. Hereford are in good form and played well but we were strong and resilient and could have won by more."

Postscript: It appears that Edgar Street was on the edge of a power cut that affected parts of Hereford including Widemarsh Street last Saturday. The power went off around 4.30pm. Amidst premises cut off was the Hereford Journal office.

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