Turner hopes to be in Promotion Race

Former Hereford United manager Graham Turner has said that he hopes he can have the same sort of success he achieved at Shrewsbury in his first stint as manager.

"The expectations now I'm back, after what happened 30 years or so ago, will be very high," said Turner in an FL interview.

"We've got to manage those expectations, but the ambition is to be in the promotion race and the club feels it could support itself if we get to League 1.

"The infrastructure is here, the fan base is here and I've no doubt that League 1 football is achievable - certainly in terms of our infrastructure. If you look at League 2 there are some very good teams and there are going to be some difficult opponents, but we'll be giving it a good go

"The dual role was becoming increasingly difficult at Hereford," he said. "I was proud of the record we had, trading in the black for seven consecutive seasons and getting a couple of promotions in that time, but the time came when I just want to have a go somewhere else before I retired and just as a Manager.

"I was delighted to get the opportunity at Shrewsbury and I've settled in very quickly. We needed a big change-around in personnel because there weren't too many players left at the club, so we've brought six in so far and hopefully there'll be another two or three coming in before the start of the season.

"Pre-season's been going well and I've been pleased with the response from the players. We're changing the style a bit, getting the ball down and passing it, and the players have taken to it well. We'll make some mistakes, but it's coming on and I'm feeling very optimistic for the season."

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