Quote Originally Posted by Timmy58 View Post
Always good to kill two birds with one stone don't you think Jimmy? I have been supporting Crewe since about 1974/5 and seen good and bad, probably more bad than good if truth be told. But what I have always been confident of is that the club is, by and large, well run and I am sure the club will have it's team in the EFL or whatever it is in time to come long after my demise.
I have been a fan since 1955 and went to away matches with not one other Crewe fan there at the time when there was home and away supporters together. Few fans on this board are qualified to tell me what supporting this club means or not..I am not and never have been a fan of kids and youth football and so the club sold it soul to whoever pays the most for an academy that spends a million a year on poor results and players when the same money would provide far better players in L1..

IMO and it is my opinion that the club is poorly run when they assume this is an academy club first and foremost and seems the Directors want a lesson in the history of this club where we had some very good players and some good seasons. And not one training pitch to be seen. Some academy graduates think the club owes them a living when they refuse to sign extensions. I would stop them playing for the team immediately. I would also half the price at the Railway and Gresty Road ends as it nigh impossible to see the match as good as the main stand central area. I would also stop the overnight stays when the team travels not that far away. How much does that cost the club? Downgrade the academy, reduce the management staff to one and save a load of money and all the above will provide a better well run football club instead of a kids play area..