Crewe Alexandra (A) match thread

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Re: Crewe Alexandra (A) match thread

Post by Barrow afc 2018 » Sat Feb 22, 2025 2:25 pm

Yet another toothless performance tactics and pattern of play very poor, substitutions made no difference whatsoever. Guess we’ll have to rely on home games to achieve the required points to stay up.

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Re: Crewe Alexandra (A) match thread

Post by Matty » Sat Feb 22, 2025 2:26 pm

You can take getting beat but the manner of it is what stings.
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Post by olbarrafancumbak » Sat Feb 22, 2025 2:28 pm

Matty wrote: ↑Sat Feb 22, 2025 2:26 pm You can take getting beat but the manner of it is what stings.
Totally agree!!

Lacklustre to say the least! Nobody today showed why they have the privilege of wearing the shirt!

Still think the ref really didn't help at all, very very poor but ultimately, we didn't raise to it, we didn't look liked we cared and I just feel so sorry for everyone that wasted a journey, their hard earned money to see such a poor show

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Post by _bluebird_ » Sat Feb 22, 2025 2:30 pm

Matty wrote: ↑Sat Feb 22, 2025 2:26 pm You can take getting beat but the manner of it is what stings.
Agree completely. This tactic of letting the opposition have all the ball isn't working. Every week we look knackered late on after spending pretty much all game getting passed around. Need to be far more front footed

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Re: Crewe Alexandra (A) match thread

Post by McMark » Sat Feb 22, 2025 2:34 pm

olbarrafancumbak wrote: ↑Sat Feb 22, 2025 2:24 pm Why is Andy Wing not having at least a pop at ref over the poor decisions? Any other manager with his salt would be right into em
Having a go at the ref wouldn’t make a difference. It would probably end up him being missing when needed most.
Needs a way of getting the results required after Thursday as that’s a free hit for me.
Win is a huge bonus anything else is expected given our history against them.

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Re: Crewe Alexandra (A) match thread

Post by HenneysKnee » Sat Feb 22, 2025 2:35 pm

Should probably just ask to forfeit away games for the rest of the season

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Re: Crewe Alexandra (A) match thread

Post by blue nige » Sat Feb 22, 2025 2:39 pm

I'm absolutely raging at this people spend a lot of their time and money supporting our club and this is what they get!
I'm only guessing but it looks as if the players didn't like the set up today, but that doesn't detract from that gutless display today can only think of gotts and Jackson who deserve any praise,
If that's what we get when training goes well then don't f*****g train, there was something really wrong today you'd think we were safe and had nothing to play for!
Can't wait for the excuses debatable penalty, great chances both are true BUT as others have said no commitment, passion desire without them you don't have much!

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Post by True Blue » Sat Feb 22, 2025 2:53 pm

Where was the intensity that Andy said they had been working on all week because I never saw it?

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Re: Crewe Alexandra (A) match thread

Post by McMark » Sat Feb 22, 2025 2:55 pm

Wasn’t feeling at my best today so didn’t go. First half gave me some encouragement. But that second half made me deteriorate as quickly as our players did.
We just have to find a way get the players with character playing. Bring back Foley preferably in midfield, include Smith. Even find a place for Worrall in a back four use our wingers as the name suggests.
Time to roll our sleeves up and battle for the right to play in this team.
We need grafters on the pitch not players that are happy to just shaft us £££££

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Re: Crewe Alexandra (A) match thread

Post by BoltonBlue » Sat Feb 22, 2025 3:08 pm

Deflating. Avoid defeats against Carlisle & Morecambe, stay up and re-evaluate in the Summer.

Apart from the smallest player on the pitch Robbie Gotts who else rolls their sleeves up and consistently fights for the shirt every week?.

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Re: Crewe Alexandra (A) match thread

Post by Bingo » Sat Feb 22, 2025 3:10 pm

That wasn't good today we didn't play well and some of the players under performed massively. We are just too slow. It's not a complicated game just get the ball forward and run after it.

Thought Gotts was good.

The club as a whole has problems, we have players training in hats and scarfs we have absolutely no structure at the club. The infrastructure at the club is worse than some in the northern counties league. We have the worst ground in the football league. Absolutely no ambition, the club propped up by business men who have no idea how to make money and move the club towards sustainability.

Also some of our fans are a disgrace, shouting abuse at the players isn't going to make them play better, telling players to [SwearFilter] off isn't going to do any good for the team. I get people are angry but it is embarrassing. As for the 14 year old lads with the scarfs over their faces and goggles in the coats that are a disgrace it's embarrassing.

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Re: Crewe Alexandra (A) match thread

Post by mall » Sat Feb 22, 2025 3:15 pm

Well, no disrespect but if Whingy came here to keep us from dropping into non league-he's certainly helping but, its becoming increasingly clear that he can only do so much with the players that he has inherited. I for one couldn't fathom why the momentum of determination and running we shown against Grimsby and especially Gillingham isn't being carried over into away games which suggests that Whingy will have to bring the players in, that he knows can do just that, next season.
It would have been nice to go into Thursday nights game on the back of a result, it hasn't panned out that way so lets be positive, pack Holker street out and roar the team on to make Carlisle face the backlash.

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Re: Crewe Alexandra (A) match thread

Post by bluessupporter » Sat Feb 22, 2025 3:20 pm

the club propped up by business men who have no idea how to make money and move the club towards sustainability.

Maybe you should put some money in to help.
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Re: Crewe Alexandra (A) match thread

Post by mall » Sat Feb 22, 2025 3:26 pm

Bingo wrote: ↑Sat Feb 22, 2025 3:10 pm That wasn't good today we didn't play well and some of the players under performed massively. We are just too slow. It's not a complicated game just get the ball forward and run after it.

Thought Gotts was good.

The club as a whole has problems, we have players training in hats and scarfs we have absolutely no structure at the club. The infrastructure at the club is worse than some in the northern counties league. We have the worst ground in the football league. Absolutely no ambition, the club propped up by business men who have no idea how to make money and move the club towards sustainability.

Also some of our fans are a disgrace, shouting abuse at the players isn't going to make them play better, telling players to [SwearFilter] off isn't going to do any good for the team. I get people are angry but it is embarrassing. As for the 14 year old lads with the scarfs over their faces and goggles in the coats that are a disgrace it's embarrassing.
"the club propped up by business men who have no idea how to make money and move the club towards sustainability."
Bang out of order.

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Re: Crewe Alexandra (A) match thread

Post by Bombadel » Sat Feb 22, 2025 3:27 pm

Weird why people like Bingo have a go at the owners when we’re not doing well, we’d still be playing Fylde in a roofless Holker end, if it was for the likes of Shearer.

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