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'David Moyes' complaints over fixture scheduling made me smirk... they have not had to play on the pitches we've had to,' says Shrewsbury boss Paul Hurst ahead of their FA Cup clash

Shrewsbury Town manager Paul Hurst has 'little sympathy' with David Moyes over West Ham's fixture schedule and said complaints about congestion made him 'smirk'.

Moyes takes his team to New Meadow on Saturday having faced Tottenham on Thursday night, and plans to field a weakened team with the Premier League a priority.

But Hurst views the contest as a chance for Shrewsbury, who famously knocked out Moyes's Everton in 2003, to demonstrate the remarkable form that has taken them to second in League One, having started the season as relegation candidates.

Shrewsbury boss Paul Hurst has said David Moyes complaints over fixtures made him smirk
Shrewsbury boss Paul Hurst has said David Moyes complaints over fixtures made him smirk

'I see this as something as a reward for the players and the club as a whole,' said Hurst.