New Shrewsbury Town boss Gareth Ainsworth and Blackpool's Steve Bruce, both managers with significant experience, prepare for a match where their teams' last opponents were Birmingham City.
Gareth Ainsworth has not faced Steve Bruce since their playing days when he scored Port Vale's goal against Trevor Francis's Birmingham City in a 1-1 draw at St Andrew's in April 1998New Shrewsbury Town boss Gareth Ainsworth and Blackpool counterpart Steve Bruce have at least one thing in common when they meet at Oteley Road on Wednesday night.
"He'll be trying to drum into his players that they need to react. What I've got to tell my boys is to be ready for that reaction." And, despite making such a great start against Birmingham, Ainsworth wants to keep his players' feet on the floor and make them fully realise what a job they have got on, if they are to retain third-tier football in Shropshire for an 11th straight season."One game doesn't make a season," said Ainsworth. "No way you sit back and think we've cracked it now. We need a big follow-up from that fantastic performance.
Shrewsbury themselves famously spent 10 seasons at second-tier level from 1979 to 1989 after being led up by Graham Turner - and came so close to getting back there when they fell inBut it is one step at a time right now as Ainsworth looks to build on such a flying start.
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