Pre-season

[gazan]

Is Moult the trialist again?

[gazan]

So, only 3 minutes into the second game of the pre-season and the first injury!

[gazan]

Lots of goals from defenders!!

[ShropshireAlex]

Trialist got a head cut after Tabs went off, but seems to have played out the half - Moult again presumably.

No Trialist keeper (but a right back) in 2nd half, Booth in both halves.

Non-defender scores the 4th!

[gazan]

2 for Luca Moore. So we can assume he and Hodkin (reported as turning defenders inside out in 1st half) are better than tier 8!!

[ShropshireAlex]

And the RB turns out to have been ..... Ollie Turton! I didn't expect that when I noted he was a free agent a month ago and might we want him!

[gazan]

How old is he?

[ShropshireAlex]

32 - 33 come December.

First word from LB on Bogle as McGarry asked him. "He's off poorly so we can't select him". Poor health or poor attiitude I wonder? At least, though it seems a bit strange in the circumstances, Zac Williams is out there playing. McGarry didn't ask about the situation there, but Demetreou and Hutchinson were mentioned as coming into contention for Saturday or after - Hutchinson will definitely play v Birmingham and Stoke. Tabs will need a scan so more urgent to get bodies in - "it's proving a bit difficult at the moment". Was Lowery the possible second signing he hoped for last week, as some predicted ....

[gazan]

LB went all swivel-eyed when Bogle was mentioned!

[LordK]

Struggling to get people in? But really L2, really slow, I am assuming the L1 and Championship sides, looking at the squad and will make decision next 7-10 days, who they will loan out.? On the goalkeeper front have we more than one, or do we expect a loaned to come in and make the start form the outset?

[gazan]

I assume GK will be a loanee. Only 3? weeks to go should be getting people in now. LB's comments implied not that players weren't available but that they were choosing to go elsewhere.

[Harlzed]

You would have thought then that Newcastle being Moult?s second run out that a decision will be made this week or he will move on to his next trial. You can?t imagine a third game. So if we don?t hear in the next day or so on him signing you would imagine it will be the last time we will see him. How good did he look? Although weaker opposition.

[Wartman]

I assume GK will be a loanee. Only 3? weeks to go should be getting people in now. LB's comments implied not that players weren't available but that they were choosing to go elsewhere.

Fantastic news Lowery signs for Kilmarnock thank god I thought the Oompa Loompa might come back to Crewe, we have enough lightweight weak players in midfield without adding anymore.

[gazan]

Fantastic news Lowery signs for Kilmarnock thank god I thought the Oompa Loompa might come back to Crewe, we have enough lightweight weak players in midfield without adding anymore.

That Messi's a bit crap too!

[Harlzed]

One point perhaps of note when things seem to be going slowly is that our released players don?t seem to have new clubs yet and they?re free agents, although they won?t be top of lists anyway perhaps.