Both the Ladies’ and Mens’ teams have had a couple of very disappointing seasons and it is very important that the rest of the Club gives them there full backing as they both try to consolidate their positions.

All Clubs have an obligation in League Hockey to fulfil their First Team fixtures above all others and it would be nice to think that Shrewsbury had the best players available on the day in these two teams and the whole hearted support of the rest of the Club.

As I write the Ladies’ first squad have yet to resolve the problem of finding a successor to Zoe Mortimer who after countless years as Captain thoroughly deserves a break and be allowed the pleasure of just to playing hockey.  Today I have also had to reluctantly accept the resignation of Paul Floyd as Captain of the Mens’ First Team who feels he is in need of a complete break from the game.

If it were the ambition of all players at some stage of their playing career to play for a first eleven and captaining a club’s first eleven could be seen as one of the highest accolades in that club I am prompted to ask why at Shrewsbury are we struggling to find people to take these two prestigious roles?