Wrack pledges to repay fans
Former Shrewsbury Town midfield dynamo Paul Evans has spoken of the possible heartache of missing out on a Gay Meadow homecoming this weekend.
The 32-year-old, pictured, aims to return to his first club with Swindon for Saturday's intriguing League Two clash between two top eight sides.
But Oswestry-born Evans - who spent six years as a professional at Shrewsbury in the 1990s before moving onto spells at Brentford, Bradford and Nottingham Forest - is battling an injury which could rule him out of the weekend showdown.
"I have got a slight hamstring problem which I picked up in training last Thursday," said Evans, who barring potential FA Cup and play-off commitments would be making a final playing visit to Gay Meadow.
"I'm having more treatment today but at this stage I would have to say it's not looking good at all.
"I would be gutted if I missed out because it's the first fixture I looked at when I joined Swindon and I'm desperate to play.
"I learned my trade at Shrewsbury and it's a club still close to my heart.
"We won a league and reached Wembley during my time there so I have some really good memories.
"I have been back to watch one match against Hull a few years ago but I would love the chance to play at Gay Meadow one more time before the move to a new ground."
Should Evans - who scored 36 times in 214 starts before his £110,000 switch to Brentford in 1999 - miss out at the weekend, it would continue a bizarre statistic for the midfielder.
"I have played against former clubs once or twice but never been back to one of my old club's grounds which is disappointing if it carries on again on Saturday," he added.
Meanwhile, manager Gary Peters was delighted to see his side make progress in the Johnstone's Paint Trophy with a 2-1 victory at Hereford last night courtesy of a Michael Symes' brace.
"I gave everyone near to 30-years-old a rest so we had the young guns out and I enjoyed seeing them play all together," said Peters.
"I thought there were some super performances and some of those lads have really staked a claim for a place in the team now.
"Next time the game comes around in this competition it could be the lads who didn't play tonight will be the fringe players."