"Hart is Shrewsbury born and bred, having come up through the youth ranks of hometown club Shrewsbury Town, playing first-team football for them before moving on to Man City in 2006. But to the surprise of many, it emerged just over an hour before kick-off for their League Two clash with Salford City on Tuesday that Hart was standing in as the club's goalkeeping coach for the night at the Peninsula Stadium."
"Hart's appearance on the coaching staff of Salop clearly gave everyone involved a boost, as on the night in Greater Manchester, Gavin Cowan's side came from 1-0 down to win 2-1, which is the club's fifth victory in succession and in-turn has seen them climb from the bottom of the League Two table up to 17th in the matter of a few weeks."
"It has been a remarkable turnaround under Cowan since he was appointed from Brackley Town, and the 44-year-old may have had a big part to play in getting Hart in for the Salford clash, having been a team-mate of the ex-England international as a Shrewsbury player between 2005 and 2006."
Joe Hart, a former Premier League-winning goalkeeper with Manchester City and 75-time England international, has primarily worked as a television pundit since retiring from playing. Despite his elite-level goalkeeping credentials, he had avoided coaching roles until February 24, when he unexpectedly served as Shrewsbury Town's stand-in goalkeeper coach for a League Two fixture against Salford City. Hart's hometown club was managed by Gavin Cowan, a former teammate from their 2005-2006 playing days together. Shrewsbury's performance that evening resulted in a 2-1 comeback victory from a 1-0 deficit, extending their winning streak to five consecutive matches and lifting them from the bottom of the League Two table to 17th place.
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