New Signings, shambles

[thnhouse]

Selling Cooper was frustrating but I get why the happened, last year of his contract etc but why on earth have we gone out and signed two unproven players from big club academies?

It's an absolute joke. I get the idea of signing one of them, after all we have just lost one of our goal threats, but why two? Kirk is finally shaping up to be a decent player and Artell keeps mentioning Dale is near the team ,so why on earth sign two players ahead of them in the pecking order, come next season we'll be back to where we started.

And why are we once again paying to improve other clubs assets??

[gazan]

Cooper needed replacing quickly and maybe we'll have a winger not afraid to take people on. Who knows at this stage??

[itwasin]

[QUOTE=thnhouse;38767833]Selling Cooper was frustrating but I get why the happened, last year of his contract etc but why on earth have we gone out and signed two unproven players from big club academies?

It's an absolute joke. I get the idea of signing one of them, after all we have just lost one of our goal threats, but why two? Kirk is finally shaping up to be a decent player and Artell keeps mentioning Dale is near the team ,so why on earth sign two players ahead of them in the pecking order, come next season we'll be back to where we started.

And why are we once again paying to improve other clubs assets??[/QbeacuseUOTE]

Because the Crewe Academy players are not good enough thats why as MSB said there are loads out there better than we have who can last 90 min not 30. Bring in more spend the money.

[Timmy58]

Regular attender are you? Thought not. The Academy players are easily good enough. Spending the money doesn't get you much and certainly not better than we have. But if you went, you would know that

[alexmick]

Not a shambles in my eyes at all. Cooper had his faults, yes, but he was our main man when it came to assists. Therefore, we needed a player or two who could provide those ***** passes to our marksmen. Yes, I agree that both Kirk and Lowry need game time and deserve such. No doubt that Artell will provide plenty of opportunity to allow them to make more of a mark as the season progresses. This manager is pretty fair when it comes to giving players chances. Not so many 'favourites' are allowed to stagnate in his sides, as we saw before he took over. Moreover, I see the new signings as an essential way of freshening things up and giving the fans something to look forward to in the coming weeks. New faces always create interest. You never know, these three guys might just be the tonic that is needed. Callum Cooke and Jordan Bowery certainly helped to keep us in this division last term, when we looked doomed in the era B.A. (Before Artell).

[thnhouse]

Not a shambles in my eyes at all. Cooper had his faults, yes, but he was our main man when it came to assists. Therefore, we needed a player or two who could provide those ***** passes to our marksmen. Yes, I agree that both Kirk and Lowry need game time and deserve such. No doubt that Artell will provide plenty of opportunity to allow them to make more of a mark as the season progresses. This manager is pretty fair when it comes to giving players chances. Not so many 'favourites' are allowed to stagnate in his sides, as we saw before he took over. Moreover, I see the new signings as an essential way of freshening things up and giving the fans something to look forward to in the coming weeks. New faces always create interest. You never know, these three guys might just be the tonic that is needed. Callum Cooke and Jordan Bowery certainly helped to keep us in this division last term, when we looked doomed in the era B.A. (Before Artell).

I just can’t get past getting both of them, would the money not have been better spent on another defender ? Especially considering our defence has been poor all season and we’ve sent our cover back.

Or even combining the wage and picking up an older pro who is a safer bet of having an impact ?

Callum Cooke did well last year but he didn’t keep us up or take us up , so what was the point in depriving one of our graduates 10 games ?

[objective]

I think it is a tad premature to be calling the recruitment a shambles. Let's see what these loanees have to offer and how DA reshapes the team to get the best from the fairly unexceptional squad that we have got.

[Timmy58]

But surely you can see that our Academy players have stood out as being better than what we have brought in prior to this window! Ainley was very good yesterday. Lowery has been good all season as has Perry and Cooper. I agree we need some experience alongside them but those experienced playerstgatd not looked as good as our players for me.

[ruocul]

Obviosly have missed out on the academy tinted glasses Timmy. Will take this serious problem up with Specsavers on Monday. It appears your special issue shows our midfield this season in a completely different light than a lot of supporters.

Lets cover each one you mention Ainley, yes I have recognised that he has made a great effort this season and is really trying hard to improve, which he has technically, but he is still lacking physical strength and cannot last 90 minites.

Lowery have to totally disagree on your views. He has been awful for most of the season. Presume you have not noticed for many weeks that the majority of our players don`t want to give him the ball as they know what will happen. Plus his pretend runs are unreal.

Perry has been good and one of our few academy successes, but for me he is not a right back. For me his best position would be in midfield. A far better prospect then Lowery.
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Cooper a very talented young player as shown by his number of assists. His problem is that far too often he does not turn up for the game, and even when he does he only lasts 20-20 minutes. Will be interesting to see if Posh can make him turn up.

Sorry but the players we have signed have been vastly superior to our young players, but like a lot of Alex supporters you do not want to see that.

[bigroof]

Obviosly have missed out on the academy tinted glasses Timmy. Will take this serious problem up with Specsavers on Monday. It appears your special issue shows our midfield this season in a completely different light than a lot of supporters.

Lets cover each one you mention Ainley, yes I have recognised that he has made a great effort this season and is really trying hard to improve, which he has technically, but he is still lacking physical strength and cannot last 90 minites.

Lowery have to totally disagree on your views. He has been awful for most of the season. Presume you have not noticed for many weeks that the majority of our players don`t want to give him the ball as they know what will happen. Plus his pretend runs are unreal.

Perry has been good and one of our few academy successes, but for me he is not a right back. For me his best position would be in midfield. A far better prospect then Lowery.
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Cooper a very talented young player as shown by his number of assists. His problem is that far too often he does not turn up for the game, and even when he does he only lasts 20-20 minutes. Will be interesting to see if Posh can make him turn up.

Sorry but the players we have signed have been vastly superior to our young players, but like a lot of Alex supporters you do not want to see that.

"The players we have signed..." - do you mean those on loan or the senior players signing contracts?

The loans: Stubbs, a young lad not quite good enough to hold down a place. Grant: any better than ours? Certainly not better than Jones, had he not been injured, and better than Lowery??? You really do have a 'fixed' view on Lowery, and I certainly haven't seen your ludicrous assertion that team-mates don't want to give him the ball. He probably has more touches of the ball than any other player, each time he plays.

The new loans, McKindy & Barlaser; hopefully they'll be good additions to the squad (which we need), but you can't possibly have formed a valid opinion on them after their brief appearances. Paul Green seems a clear improvement on Grant, but then why wouldn't he be, with his experience?

The signings (Porter, Bowery, Raynes, Nolan): these are guys with experience anyway, and perhaps all were needed, so comparisons with our own younger players coming through would be pointless and meaningless.

As the manager has pointed out - as if he needed to - at a club like Crewe where young players sign because they can see an early pathway in first team football, you will always (and have always) have the 'problem' of how much time to give those players who make it as far as the first team, and how to nurture them and guide them through to a regular place. That's the nature of the club, but the younger players seem to be copping a greater share of the flak, especially this season, than hitherto. They need our support, not all these negative vibes, not least because it's the younger ones who are more likely to use social media.