Glyn was the featured player in the Accrington Stanley programme and here are his Q&A's.

Q - After a great start to the season I would like to know if you feel totally sure that coming to Shrewsbury was the right move for you and what persuaded you to drop down a division to play for us?

A - I was totally sure it was the right move before I came here and as soon as I'd signed I knew that was right. I wanted to get out of London and I'd heard that Shrewsbury was a club that wanted to go places. Gary Peters showed me around the ground and I was impressed with what I saw here and knew it was the right place to come.

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You may say it's dropping down but I see it as a progression. When I was at Leyton Orient we got promoted and then achieved the primary objective which was to stay up and I think Shrewsbury could be in the same division as Orient next season. I don't see it so much as drop down but more of move sideways.

Q - I am also a goalkeeper could you give me any tips on how to be better than I am already?

A - Work hard, work hard on handling, work hard on your fitness and most importantly work hard on your footwork. Always take the learning aspects out of every game that you play in and learn from every game to become a better keeper. It's the same as myself, the more games I play the more I learn and the better I feel.

Q - Have you noticed much difference between div1 and div2? I believe Town would be far more suited and successful in div1 because you have more time on the ball and we are certainly a good passing team

A - You are correct there is more time on the ball in League 1 and people do allow you to play a little bit more. The prime example of that was in last Saturday's game at Stockport, we got a lot of pressure into our box from crosses, corners and everything they threw into the box. In League 1 you don't get that many balls into the box as people think they can play a little bit more and will try to work a goal rather than try to bully a goal.

We would probably suit a higher division but teams would enjoy coming to our place because of the great surface that we play on.

Q - How Welsh are you?

A - I am very Welsh but don't speak Welsh, I was never taught in school but it is something that I am going to learn when I am older and get some time. I am proud as you can possibly be.

Q - If you have made a mistake in a game, does that play on your mind for the rest of the match?

Does it affect you in your next game or is it easily forgotten?

A - It tends to play on your mind for 5-minutes to be honest but after that it's forgotten about. Sometimes you go home and think about it but over the years I have tended to forget about any mistakes until training comes round again and you then try to put things right.

It's slightly there in the back of your mind in the next game but keepers are thick skinned, tend to stick things behind you and put it down to experience.

Q - Which of the Shrews players you face in training is the best finisher, and who has the hardest shot?

A - The best finisher would be a toss up between Dave Hibbert and Andy Cooke, and the player with the hardest has to be Steve Leslie.

Q - A lot of people say that you need to have a certain mentality to be a goalkeeper. Out of our keepers including yourself, who is the craziest?

A - Chris Mackenzie's nickname is Mad Dog and you don't need any more explanation on that. You do have to have a certain mentality, to be thick skinned to be able to take the pressure.

Q - Super Furry Animals or the Lost Prophets?

A - Super Furries all the way.

Q - Who and what sold Shrewbury to you? What are you expectations for the season ahead?

A - Gary Peters to be honest. I can to see him out of general respect for him and the club but as soon as I came here the positiveness of the club and where he said the club was going was the reason I came here.

The expectations are to finish as high as we can in the League and to build on what happened to the club last season.

Q - In the Grimsby game I saw you punch yourself in the head, is this something that he does often? if so, why and has he always done it?

A - It's just something to click me into gear before the game starts. It's time to play and all I'm doing is trying to concentrate.

Q - Do you have any trouble with the local accent?

A - No not really, there is a bit of Brum in some accents and a bit of West County farming accents but there's no trouble at all.

Q - How are you getting on with the rest of the lads? Who are the jokers in the team?

A - The lads are a good bunch of boys who have made me feel really welcome. The joker in the team is probably Ashy (Neil Ashton) to be honest. If your flip flops, bag go missing or clothes go missing from the changing rooms the little scousers are the ones you need to keep an eye on.

Q - What is the town of Shrewsbury like compared to the other places you have lived and also what are the people like towards you

A - I've only lived here for the last 3-months but in comparison to other places that I've lived in such as Manchester and London the people are a hell of a lot nicer and friendlier. It's a really nice place to live to be honest and it's very much like a community football club, all ages of people and all walks of life come to watch both home and away. It's a pleasure to play for the club and the town is a very beautiful and enjoyable place to live.

Q - Who is your favourite goal keeper of all time and why?

A - There's only one guy and that's Big Nev! Neville Southall is a Welsh legend and I supported Everton as a kid, and still do now, mainly because of Southall. Also Mark Kendall of Newport County, I used to stand on the terrace there and watch him.

Q - What does he think of the new stadium and facilities compared to grounds in League One? Do we have the right set-up to compete at that level?

A - The simple answer is yes, we have the right set-up to compete at that level. A good example of a similar set-up would be that of Yeovil Town, our ground is similar is size to theirs although ours is more modern and better. The ground can be expanded if we go through the divisions and the set-up and the club has the right set-up to easily for further on.

Next up in the programme are Marc Pugh and David Hunt and to place a question pop along to ShrewsChat or send them in to ian@shrewsburytown.co.uk.

The best will go in the matchday programmes and the full list will go up on ShrewsWeb next week.