Darren Moss speaks to Martin Wild after the 3-0 win over Wrexham

Darren Moss had a degree of sympathy for Wrexham after today's 3-0 defeat all but condemned the Dragons to non-league football next season. But a first win in sixteen meant the sympathy was fleeting as Town virtually secured their own place in League Two after a nightmare sequence of results since Christmas.

"It's been a bad few weeks; everyone recognises that, but now it's over we're just looking at ending the season on a positive note. We're chuffed to bits. It's a bitter-sweet victory for me. I'm from Wrexham and I'm not pleased to see them going down but at the end of the day you have to be professional. We got the three points and that's what we're here for."

Moss found himself in a surprising amount of space and time in which to secure his second goal of the season, and more importantly, Town's second of the afternoon.

"I made a couple of runs during the game but the ball didn't find its way through, but I managed to get on the end of it and I don't think any of their players came with me. I just concentrated on making sure I hit the back of the net."

I made the point that the effort put in at Morecambe on Tuesday evening couldn't be under-valued, especially after the second-half capitulation at Chesterfield three days earlier, and asked Moss whether it seemed to galvanise the team.

"Yeah, definitely," he said. "We had to bounce back in style at Morecambe after what happened at Chesterfield and I thought we did that. It was a gritty performance and I think we should have had all three points really when you look back on all the chances we had. But we've come here today on the back of that and as you could see, everyone's firing and we look a better team now.

"We owe it to the fans to put some good performances in now and keep them happy. They've been brilliant and stuck with us all the way with over 5,000 coming every week to watch us; it's amazing loyalty they've shown. The crowds will come if you produce the goods and it's up to us to do that."

After 15 winless games and only a second win in twenty-two, were those kind of statistics a heavy burden for the players to carry and even more so if the sequence carried forward week on week?

"Well we're just lucky that we put points on the board at Christmas really, 'cos it's just not been good enough. We've had a terrible time but we've got the rewards in the last week or so by sticking together and working hard."

Mossy had some words of comfort for Wrexham and their supporters having experienced relegation with Town in 2003.

"The Conference is a hard league to get out of. Thankfully we got out at the first attempt but Wrexham are going to find it hard and I feel sorry for them. The fans and the players will miss the derbies, you only have to look at the crowd today for a noon kick-off to see how much it means to the supporters. But they've put themselves into that situation so there's nothing we can do about that."

With over 1,200 making the journey from North Wales, the versatile defender-cum-midfielder agreed that if they could be successful on the field, then just like Salop, the punters would flock in their droves to the Racecourse.

"Wrexham are a massive club and shouldn't have got themselves in this position. The fans deserve a lot better. It's the second season in a row that they have been down at the bottom so it's been a difficult couple of years for them, and I wish them all the best."

Shrews last scored more than once against MK Dons back in February, but they could have scored even more today in a dominant display against their local rivals.

"We've got the ability in the squad to get the results and score a few goals along the way. It's pleasing to get some goals but equally so keeping a clean sheet as we haven't kept too many of those in recent matches either. Everyone's working hard together, from the keeper right through the side so that's good for confidence.

"Scott (Bevan) is a massive presence. He's a good talker, he commands his area and he's a good kicker too. The gaffer gave him his chance on Tuesday night. He's grabbed his opportunity and taken it on into today's match as well.

"I know it's only two games unbeaten but we need to carry this on. The season still has three weeks to go. There's nine points still to play for so let's take these positives into those games and see where we finish up, try to aim for mid-table if it's possible. Since the new gaffer has come in, it's given me a new lease of life after what's been a frustrating season not just for me but for everyone at the club."

The mathematics may say that Town could still go down, but even the most negative of supporters must accept that today's vital win has removed the spectre of relegation from SY2.