Salop boss Gavin Cowan has given the latest on Jay Snook, Luca Hoole and George Lloyd.
Young forward Jay Snook was forced off during Shrewsbury Town’s first home pre-season friendly after feeling tightness in his hamstring.
Boss Gavin Cowan provided an update on his squad’s injury situation after Salop’s 1-0 victory over Everton Under-21s on Tuesday night.
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Jay Snook in action for Shrewsbury Town | SalopPhoto
Snook, who signed a third-year scholarship this summer, started up front alongside new recruit Josh Davison. However, the youngster was forced off early after going to ground and requiring treatment.
Cowan confirmed a hamstring issue prompted the substitution but is hopeful the problem is only a minor one.
He said: “Hopefully Jay Snook’s a little bit of precaution.
“He felt a hamstring. You can’t really take a risk with them. Again, pre-season's all about being healthy.”
Neither George Lloyd nor Luca Hoole featured in Shrewsbury’s latest pre-season win after both picked up knocks.
Hoole suffered an ankle injury during Town’s opening friendly at Stafford Rangers, while Lloyd was forced off midway through Sunday’s victory over FC Isle of Man after taking a knock.
Before kick-off against Everton’s youngsters, Lloyd was out on the pitch completing running and ball-work drills, while Hoole watched on.
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Gavin Cowan said George Lloyd will be back in full Shrewsbury Town training this week | SalopPhoto
Cowan confirmed Lloyd will return to full training this week and should be available for selection, while Hoole could still be a couple of weeks away from making his comeback.
He added: “So Luca, a couple of weeks, maybe. The medical staff have been doing some great work with him.
“George was just precaution. We made the decision just to bring him off, just because there’s no need for us to really test anything for no reason.
“So George Lloyd will be back in with us on Thursday. So he’ll be fit again.
“And then Jay Snook tonight just felt a really tight hamstring.”