Shrewsbury boss Cowan staying calm over takeover

Gavin Cowan's Town have won back-to-back home games to pull clear of the League Two relegation zone [Pete Norton (Getty Images)] Shrewsbury Town manager Gavin Cowan says he is staying "calm" as the struggling Shropshire club prepare for an American takeover. Salop won 2-0 at home to Northampton Town on Saturday, when anything less than three points would have left them bottom of League Two. The victory came barely 24 hours after the revelation of the identity of the club's prospective new owners , who appear set to buy out long-term chairman Roland Wycherley. A consortium led by American businessman Scott Davidson, who is also a director of Scottish League Two side Spartans, also involves former Liverpool, Blackburn Rovers, Aston Villa, Tottenham Hotspur and United States goalkeeper Brad Friedel. But Cowan says he is not concerned by the short-term speculation of how long it might take to complete that deal or what the immediate and long-term outlook will be. "Whatever happens on that side happens," Cowan told BBC Radio Shropshire. "We've just got to carry on doing our job and work hard on the training field. My job isn't to go asking questions. That will get fed back to me." For now, Cowan is intent only on preparing his Town side for Saturday's derby trip across the Cheshire border to Crewe. Having put a 3-1 defeat by Barnet in their opening home game of the season behind them, Shrewsbury have now won back-to-back matches at Oteley Road without conceding a goal. But it is their away record of three defeats in three away league games - with no goals scored and seven conceded - that needs work. "It's all about preparing the team to try to concentrate on getting results," Cowan added. "That's what the chairman would want. Or any prospective new owners would want. "It's all about the process. All about trying to stay calm. I haven't even spoken to the players about it. It's about controlling the controllables." League Two table All the latest Shrewsbury Town news