Boss Paul Hurst has confirmed Carl Winchester is in the driving seat to become Shrewsbury Town’s new club captain.
Former Sunderland and Forest Green midfielder Winchester, 31, has had the armband during pre-season under head coach Hurst.
Northern Irishman Winchester has been a regular in his two years at Croud Meadow – one on loan and one as a permanent squad member – and has clocked up almost 500 senior career appearances. Hurst added he was nonplussed about having to name a new captain following change this summer. The head coach, in his first summer since returning to the club, said the decision about a club captain is not set in stone, but Winchester is the prime candidate.
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