Crewe reject fc vs Crewe Alexandra

[Crewelad87]

O'Connor, Audel, Tootle and Oliver all face their former club this weekend. Notts were going well but had a poor few days losing to Mansfield and Morecambe.

I think we almost have a fit squad now, Kiwomya will probably only start on the bench though.

Notts 2-2 Crewe (Stead, Forte, Dagnall, Cooper) 4,682 (350 railwaymen)

 

[Crewelad87]

Sold out our initial allocation of 300 tickets. Pay on the day available so should be 400+

 

[JJ1532]

Almost getting the to the stage now where I expected us to get something from the game. What a weird feeling. I'll take 2 draws from Luton and Notts County away, especially this one as we almost always lose at Meadow Lane.

 

[Optipez]

Two moderate teams, both at the right end of the table , surprisingly , having watched unimaginative dross played at a plod for seventy minutes.
A draw was probably fair , a shame for all the kids who came and doubled the crowd today. It would have been nice to entertain them and hopefully win a few over to the Pies for life.

 

[TimeyWimey]

Another dull game but I did enjoy Kiwomya's goal. I think I was the only one in the ground who didn't think the ball crossed the line too, saves the blood pressure.

Our defence is still pretty shit though, could cost us a play off push. Need to find out what the fuck has happened to Ben Garratt, the lad is an absolute nervous wreck.

 

[Crewelad87]

Most fans that went seemed pretty miffed we weren't given a goal before Notts went in front. 3 yards over the line apparently. Good character shown to come straight back after conceding. Having Kiwomya back gives us that little bit of xfactor going forward.

 

[TrinidadsNumberOne]

Another dull game but I did enjoy Kiwomya's goal. I think I was the only one in the ground who didn't think the ball crossed the line too, saves the blood pressure.

Our defence is still pretty shit though, could cost us a play off push. Need to find out what the fuck has happened to Ben Garratt, the lad is an absolute nervous wreck.

Been saying it all season Davis' priority to play Harry Davis every week and keep George Ray on the books for the last few years is a huge reason as to why Garratt will never realise his potential. He might play for a lower end Championship club during the peak of his career in the future but I can't see him hitting the heights Dario once thought he'd hit and that's all down to the stubbornness and vested interests of Steve Davis.

Don't know what to think of us this season. I didn't go today, I went last week at Luton and saw one of our best performances during the Davis era and we still didn't manage to come away with three points but even when when we play badly, we still manage to come away with a point most of the time as seen in recent dull home games.

We genuinely could finish anywhere this season and that still includes promotion pushes and relegation scraps. We've gone four Saturdays in a row where we've been 1-0 down only to draw the game 1-1 so I guess that shows some newly gained resilience. But I look at the fixture list and think where is our next win coming from? It should be next week against Yeovil but knowing us it'll be another dour home performance and a draw at best! Ultimately, I think a shite defence, a desire to keep underperforming or stagnant players at the club (watch Harry get a 2 and a half year contract in December) and a long-term inability to wallop teams by a heavy margin when we're in control of games will kill off any hopes of promotion.

Slightly annoyed we keep dropping points but it's more of an issue at home and despite surrending two points at Newport and a couple of poor showings at Wycombe and Cheltenham, we've been magnificent away from home this season. I'd have snapped peoples arms off for a point at Luton and a point at Notts County so I'm not gonna moan too much about today. I will if points are dropped at home to Yeovil however...

 

[jacobncfc]

Absolutely dire game, that was. For about 70 minutes there wasn't an incident of any note.