With our current squad

[ruocul]

Mike I was not asking whether our squad was good enough or not. Neither was I raising the theory coaching or no coaching.

In my opinion I believe that our current squad are good enough to be serious playoff prospects. Without exception I believe that all of our summer recruits only signed for our club with similar beliefs and aims. Each one is more than equal to the demands of league2 football. so the answer is that without doubt the squad is good enough.

But look where we are now, 3points above the relegation zone. And deservedly so. Our team selection is questionable, and our tactics are beyond belief. Mike take a look at the formation I said the team was using in my original post on this thread. In allhonesty have you ever heard of any team in the world using that formation? That is totally down to our manage

In a long run of games we have only won two. Against Stevenage and Notts County, and neither of them turned up for the game that day. Our weakness is there for all our opponents to see, and boy they are seeing them.

Mike I get the impression you are not attending games this season. You should go and see how bad we really are.r

[MikeSB]

Mike I was not asking whether our squad was good enough or not. Neither was I raising the theory coaching or no coaching.

In my opinion I believe that our current squad are good enough to be serious playoff prospects. Without exception I believe that all of our summer recruits only signed for our club with similar beliefs and aims. Each one is more than equal to the demands of league2 football. so the answer is that without doubt the squad is good enough.

But look where we are now, 3points above the relegation zone. And deservedly so. Our team selection is questionable, and our tactics are beyond belief. Mike take a look at the formation I said the team was using in my original post on this thread. In allhonesty have you ever heard of any team in the world using that formation? That is totally down to our manage

In a long run of games we have only won two. Against Stevenage and Notts County, and neither of them turned up for the game that day. Our weakness is there for all our opponents to see, and boy they are seeing them.

Mike I get the impression you are not attending games this season. You should go and see how bad we really are.r

Hi mate, I don't go to many games now that is true and so am prepared to be shot down and so don't try to make too many comments when you and others actually do and so I tend to depend on the radio commentaries. McGarry and Morse are ardent Alex fans and so think they give a good balance of opinion before, during and after games.

If its about formation and tactics then yes, the buck stops with the management and if players are not being played in the right position or don't know who to mark during say corners and set pieces where we seem to stop the opposition scoring then its the same thing. It was assumed we would do better in L2 because it was thought the standard and pace of the games would suit the academy players where their talent and coaching would shine through. But the downside is the whether they could cope with the physical brutishness of many seasoned Pro's in these lower leagues. I can't comment on that and maybe its not an issue. You and others can advise..

I will add that its a long time since we had two things at the club though. A really good dominating midfield that could support the defence and attack and the second one is players with pace like R Jack, S Jones and that player NB signed from non league, sorry forgot his name and a few others and not sure whether young boys coming out of the academy can do it... again look at who has come through and see?

I'm not against any academy anywhere. All clubs encourage youngsters to come and play from the local area and so we would do the same irrespective. I would not spend a million pounds a season though on mostly non footballers and coaches though which must be where the money is going as its not the players that is for sure at the academy. I wonder if a reserve team as in the old days would be a better bet for all levels of the game and would ease players coming back from injury or just not getting games to play at a similar strength and ability level as under 18's and even under 21's seem to find it hard..Its not as though there aren't enough players and facilities and even the ground as they could be played at Gresty Road like they used to..

I don't know how good our players are or where they will finish in the league. Over to you and others to judge!

ATB

Mike

PS . i just remembered....Varney!

[ruocul]

Well Mike if you are going to base your current knowledge of the team on McGarry And Morse`s comments you really are not going to know much about the teamss. you can get so many splinters from sitting on that wooden fence.

The one I love best is "well pete what do you think of the team selection?".

"No surprises for me there, Graham. He has selected our best team"

Is he aware that we keep losing matches, and that we look totally unbalanced and playing awful?

Wonder if he will say the same on Saturday, now that we are 3 points away from the relegation zone?

Do they actually get paid for that? LOL

[As it is]

Well Mike if you are going to base your current knowledge of the team on McGarry And Morse`s comments you really are not going to know much about the teamss. you can get so many splinters from sitting on that wooden fence.

The one I love best is "well pete what do you think of the team selection?".

"No surprises for me there, Graham. He has selected our best team"

Is he aware that we keep losing matches, and that we look totally unbalanced and playing awful?

Wonder if he will say the same on Saturday, now that we are 3 points away from the relegation zone?

Do they actually get paid for that? LOL

To put the record straight mr Mcgarry was a stokie in his time in Crewe works, So his interest in Crewe Alexandra probably has something to do with his pay packet.

[ruocul]

What i would enjoy would be having that Scottish man who used to be second comment on Vale games. Wpuld be interesting to hear his comments if he was covering Crewe games. At least he called a spade a spade, and was not adverse to criticising Vale if he felt it was called for.

[MikeSB]

What i would enjoy would be having that Scottish man who used to be second comment on Vale games. Wpuld be interesting to hear his comments if he was covering Crewe games. At least he called a spade a spade, and was not adverse to criticising Vale if he felt it was called for.

Do you mean Mick Cullerton?

I had a couple of conversations with him when I saw him at the top of the main stand helping the commentary. Some here won't like his views though as he said the academy was way past its sell by date and all it achieved was playing men against boys and young kids that was OK sometimes but was no good against seasoned Pro's in the lower leagues. That was when we were in L1 if I recall.

Mcgarry as the Sports Editor could do the PL if he wanted or even Port Vale but he chooses CAFC. You could ask him why next time you are at a game? Fans that don't or can't get to the games have no other choice commentary wise unless paying gets you someone else? He does get things wrong especially when he shouts GOAL! when its not and won't ask the really tough questions of the manager but then no commentators do that in any league as they then are banned from doing any interviews. I like him and he is getting on a bit now and so don't know who will replace him as his enthusiasm comes across for listeners which isn't there when others step in sometimes.

I don't want to pay the high gate prices anyway because for what is essentially the bottom league its pretty disgraceful.

A tenner is too much when compared with other forms of entertainment but over 20 quid is taking the preverbials... Even allowing for concession pricing.

Its just me I think but I have never been interested in watching youth football except when I was playing myself at that age. I'm the same with golf and other sports though. Money has ruined the lot, imo!

[Timmy58]

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"I don't want to pay the high gate prices anyway because for what is essentially the bottom league its pretty disgraceful.

A tenner is too much when compared with other forms of entertainment but over 20 quid is taking the preverbials... Even allowing for concession pricing."

I think you will find, Mike, that a tenner might just about get you in at Nantwich. Crewe's prices are pretty comparable with other clubs in the lower leagues. And frankly, it costs similar to go to the theatre and other forms of live entertainment. I am afraid the price doesn't guarantee a good game or result. It guarantees a game. We pay to watch the team regardless of the result. Yes, it is better if we win.