Totally agree the academy has got some fantastic coaches that develop these lads .
So without the coaches in the Academy these players would be at the level they are at anyway then? Is it so alien to acknowledge that the coaching these kids have received from an early age has had at least some impact on their attaining this level of success? For me there is no doubt and no doubt also that we would not be playing league football were it not for the Academy and it's coaching staff. Long may it continue
Totally agree the academy has got some fantastic coaches that develop these lads .
What a fabulous day out! I wasn't going to go (150-mile round trip when I'm doing the same on Sunday is a bit much) after the lacklustre performance against Morecambe. I ain't half glad I did. Well done to the directors and management team who decided on the Academy XI, and well done to the lads who made it a proper footie game. The 'Crewe Way' may be old hat and trodden on by FA mismanagement and Premier League greed, but it was a simply joyous afternoon.
PS Does anybody know how Sean Miller is? Worrying injury, but he kept upright until the final whistle.
I think Miller would be a great signing... he's prob our best finisher..... Green I'm on the fence simply because id like Walker given a chance.... Ng at CB means a right back and maybe left back is a priority.... Great end to the season and full of optimism for next season. Are certainly looking more like the team who gained promotion last time.... enjoy the summer
Great end to the campaign with S**ke's relegation and Fail's drubbing being the icing on the cake.
It was a great day and what was nice was how the stand stood up to applaud the players as they came out. The players looked shocked but quickly embraced it.
I supported the Alex for years, even before the Dario days but I think the academy is what makes us proud of supporting the club and to think we have played a homegrown team twice now.
Long may it continue
And let's continue to enjoy Tony Scholes's and S**ke's demise.
Crack open another bottle of the sparkly stuff.😆
And just to add to that, I've just listened to Gary Johnson post-match;
"Well, you are where you are after 46 games. We can't go into next season with this squad saying we are going to get into the play-offs because that's not going to happen" - and talks of a complete rebuild of the squad!!
We've just finished 2 places above them - and (IMHO) we are probably 2-3 players away from being play-off contenders.
Just goes to show what a solid foundation will give you. And that's exactly what the academy does for us!!