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The defeat was all my fault, says boss Askey

By Howard Gree

STAR MAN PADDY MADDEN Fleetwood

SHREWSBURY boss John Askey held his hands up and said he picked the wrong formation as they lost at Fleetwood Town.
Paddy Madden’s 18th-minute header after a 23-pass move and Wes Burns’ 28thminute effort gave Fleetwood a twogoal cushion.
That all came with Shrewsbury in a 4-4-2 but Askey switched things up at the break moving to 4-3-3 and his men fought back as Josh Laurent’s 58thminute effort set up a tense finish.
Askey said: “I’m disappointed. I got it wrong.
“We went 4-4-2 to start off with, but that d...

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