Crewe Alexandra v Swindon Town Matchday Thread

[RobertT]

Overly large squad that jettisoned any experience and replaced it with too many shit players.

Inexperienced Manager.

Inexperienced off field team.

Recipe for disaster.

Morris can rightfully point to the fact the squad was worse after he took charge, but he has no obvious idea how to use what he does have either.

All in all, fucking useless, the lot of them.

[TheDukeOfBanbury]

Lost so many games this season where the opposition make changes and we make changes.
No shit Sherlock our squad on the whole is shite.

As soon as Darcy and Kadji came on I said to my lad we will end up losing this.
Ffs we have some shite in this squad.

[theakston2k]

they don't do journalism now. the days of Andy Crier and Sam Morshead are long gone. It's mostly lots of stories picked up from a single press conference (or Facebook).

BBC wilts seem to be sidelined or under resourced too.

even Hanners is stepping away from the STBL!

Thought the STBL were quiet, I’ve been blocked by them. The season has one positive then. Must have come from daring to say their pre match stuff wasn’t great. Ah well.

[4D]

here's the thing that worries me most.

We have had 9k crowds last 2 seasons. We have moved external debt to Clem. We run an absolute shoestring operation off the pitch, or at least it seems like it.

All that we are still losing 500k a season.

We are driving to sustainability. ok Clem hasn't any money, fine, that's the way it is.

So what happens when we lose 1000-1500 off the gate, which is historically not a stupid alarmist value.

where are the cuts for 500k + whatever we lose in fans coming from other than rent savings? Playing budget?

And why are we fannying around *at this time* trying to get the women's team to academy status*, and pissing around with Karachi which even if you believe Zav pays for it is optically a shit sandwich.

*can't work out how they can be self funding, maybe I'm wrong

The priority should be Swindon Town FC.

[Trashbat?]

They are fanning around with the woman’s team because a major sponsor and member of the AB has a vested interest in it.

[Batch]

They are fanning around with the woman’s team because a major sponsor and member of the AB has a vested interest in it.

so it's self funded through sponsorship? if so fair enough

[Charlie Henry]

Sandro confidently suggested he’d turn out to be better than our #1 midfield target that we missed out on in the January window. I can only assume that that was Jesse Starkey.

Richard Starkey

[Dr Pierre Chang]

Kadji was Morris’ pick, so he can’t be pinned on Sandro (but the failure to secure our first choice target probably can!). Batch was spot on, not his fault he finds himself playing above his level at this stage in his development and he’s clearly getting a run out now so we can avoid financial penalties. Fuck me, Bristol City being able to hold us over a barrel, how times have changed…

Re. Hanners, he’ll be back no doubt once he needs some attention. I’ll wager he’ll be back on there before the opening day - I just hope we are spared the drunken pre match karaoke. Gone right off that outlet and they are looking very silly after some of their early season drivel.

[Jimmy HaveHave]

No MOM Thread

[Wobbly Bob]

After a bottle of Chimay Green not sure if these stats are correct, but looks like 12 points lost from winning positions under Lindsey and 14 under Morris.

One of the many things on the pitch that needs to improve next season.

Beginning to wonder if JM's poor record is even recoverable to something like a min 40% win rate.
Still in the give him the summer & start of next season camp at the moment.

[Dr Pierre Chang]

Blimey, was that Wakeling cross really our only attack of note 2nd half?

[RobertT]

After a bottle of Chimay Green not sure if these stats are correct, but looks like 12 points lost from winning positions under Lindsey and 14 under Morris.

One of the many things on the pitch that needs to improve next season.

Beginning to wonder if JM's poor record is even recoverable to something like a min 40% win rate.
Still in the give him the summer & start of next season camp at the moment.

If the stat shows anything, it supports the fact we just have no know how.

[Jimmy HaveHave]

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[Legends-Lounge]

Fuck me. Just seen the Sky highlights, or lowlights.

Like watching one of your parents dieing in hospital. I’ve seen both of mine BTW.

[Outsider83]

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Regurgitated bollox.

Same old shit every week.