Barnet entertain Shrewsbury tomorrow at Underhill

Last updated : 29 February 2008 By Jaybee

This Saturday, Barnet play host to Shrewsbury Town, who are managed by Gary Peters. Shrewsbury Town, who are managed by Gary Peters, are currently placed 14th with 40 points from 33 games. The Shropshire club have had rather a start stop season and, maybe are a bit disappointed at only being mid table currently.

Neal Bishop returns for Barnet after serving a one match suspension which meant that he missed the MK Dons match last Saturday. He will replace Michael Leary who was sent off for the second time this season in last Saturday's match and now misses the next 4 games. Kieron St. Amie may miss the game with an ankle injury.

For Shrewsbury, Dave Hibbert and Colin Murdoch return from suspension, but Ben Davies and Andy Cooke are still out through injury.

A number of players have played for both clubs through the years including Darren Currie and Matt Redmile and of course current Bees centre back, Sagi Burton who was at Shrewsbury last season.

In goal for Shrewsbury is former Bury keeper, Glyn Garner, who joined Town in the summer from Leyton Orient where he had been a first team regular the last two seasons and former Aberdeen keeper, Ryan Esson.

In defence are; Darren Moss who is in his second spell at the club having resigned in the summer from Crewe Alexandra. Moss was part of the Shrewsbury team that defeated the Bees in the 2003-04 Conference play offs, Marc Tierney is a former Carlisle and Oldham player who arrived last season, Kelvin Langmead was formally with Preston and was converted from a striker to a central defender, Colin Murdoch arrived from Rotherham United in the summer and was formerly with Preston for whom he made over 150 appearances, Ben Herd was signed from Watford two years ago and scored the equaliser in Town's 2-2 draw at home to Barnet in 2005-06, former Oldham player, David Hall and Neil Ashton has been a regular first teamer since moving to Shrewsbury from Tranmere in January 2005 and who can also play in midfield. Ashton is currently on loan at Macclesfield.

In midfield there is Marc Pugh who joined from Bury in the summer, former Kidderminster and Chester City player, Ben Davies who made nearly 150 appearances for Chester, former Leyton Orient player, David Hunt, who signed from Northampton Town in the summer, 20 year old Steven Leslie who has made just a handful of first team starts, Asa Hall who was previously with Birmingham and had a loan spell with Boston United and 19 year old, Chris Humphrey who has had a spell on loan with Stafford Rangers and the experienced former Chester and Macclesfield player, Kevin McIntyre who signed in the January transfer window.

Up front, , Michael Symes who joined last summer, scored 9 league goals for Shrewsbury last season, but is on loan to Macclesfield Town and former Rotherham player, Dave Hibbert who joined in the summer and has scored 11 goals so far this term. Former Forest Green Rovers and Stafford Rangers striker, Guy Madjo, signed in the January transfer window from Crawley Town. Madjo was on loan earlier in the season with Cheltenham Town. He has already scored twice for the Shrews. Also arriving at the New Meadow is former Walsall striker, James Constable from Kidderminster. Constable has made an immediate impact at Shrewsbury with 3 goals in 4 appearances, having scored 12 goals already for Kidderminster. Andy Cooke has played for Burnley, Bradford City, Darlington and Stoke City and joined Shrewsbury in the summer of 2006, scoring 12 goals last season. He has missed a lot of this season through injury.