Crewe Alex Protests happening

[alexbarmy]

[quote="Alexman"]Going slightly off topic of the fans forum, i'm seriously beginning to bang my head against a wall with some of our fans that still want Davis in charge. I know its all a game of opinions and nobodies opinion is wrong etc etc. But I cannot understand who can say Davis should stay?
To get to the opinion that Davis should stay you have to go

*Terrible on pitch performances for 3 years - That's fine

*Terrible Signings for 3 years - That's fine

*Falling out with players and releasing them, Grant, waters, phillips etc - That's ok too

*Lying to the fans over and over "Grant wanted to move down south" - 13miles?. "Recruitment must be better" 3 seasons running etc - That's OK as well

*14% win ratio - That's fine

*Blaming the players, board and fans for the clubs terrible performances and never himself - That's OK as well

* Relegated at Vale park after losing 3-0 - That's fine

* Trying to divide the older and younger fans on r

[TrinidadsNumberOne]

Questions would include references to our recent form (9 wins in 61 games in all competitions and 6 wins in all competitions this season being the joint fewest number in our entire history) and why the board believe such form is acceptable to keep the woeful Davis in a job. I can answer your Andy White doubts myself, the lad was constantly injured and that's why he was released, mind you so was Harry Davis and he embarrassingly got a contract extension last season 2 games after coming back from a long injury lay-off.

Other questions would include why three of the worst defenders I've ever seen at the club since I started watching us 15 years ago (Turton, Davis and Ray) keep getting contract extensions despite all being out of their depth since the start of 2013-14. Another would be a reference to the Crewe Alexandra identity crisis and why Davis plays such turgid defensive football compared to the fast counter attacking style of Dario Gradi. Another question would be why does Steve

[bigroof]

[quote="TrinidadsNumberOne"]Questions would include references to our recent form (9 wins in 61 games in all competitions and 6 wins in all competitions this season being the joint fewest number in our entire history) and why the board believe such form is acceptable to keep the woeful Davis in a job. I can answer your Andy White doubts myself, the lad was constantly injured and that's why he was released, mind you so was Harry Davis and he embarrassingly got a contract extension last season 2 games after coming back from a long injury lay-off.

Other questions would include why three of the worst defenders I've ever seen at the club since I started watching us 15 years ago (Turton, Davis and Ray) keep getting contract extensions despite all being out of their depth since the start of 2013-14. Another would be a reference to the Crewe Alexandra identity crisis and why Davis plays such turgid defensive football compared to the fast counter attacking style of

[Scanners123]

Surely the biggest problem that Davis has to explain is why he constantly uses Harry Davis and George Ray in the centre of the back four. They have been the nucleus of the defense that conceded most goals in the division for the last three seasons. Last year we got away with it due to the performances of Alan Tate, and to a lesser extent James Baillie.
This year Ben Nugent and Jon Guthrie have been head and shoulders above the other outfield players, but when Davis and Ray are fit, Nugent is on the bench and Guthrie ends up at left back again.
With regards to James Baillie, he should have been a natural replacement for Toots, who he outplayed last season anyway. He recently went on loan to Nantwich Town and to be fair, he was awful on his debut, and hasn't appeared since. You have to ask how someone so good last year, has so little confidence this year. It can't help knowing that the manager prefers to play a motivated but not particularly skillful midfielder in his position.
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[somersetcrewe]

As for lowest budget in the league, just look at Accrington Stanley in the league below. Not once have they moaned about their budget (believed to be £500K p/a) and they sit 3rd in League Two with 5 games to go under the astute management of John Coleman. They have also scored in every home league game this season ...........

I'd be careful when drawing comparisons with teams in L2 - it is a "**** poor league" after all.
Or rest assured, it will be if we rip it up next season!!!

[Timmy58]

I take issue with the suggestion that Nugent has been head and shoulders above all the other outfield players. He may be in height but that is all. He was left out of the side because his mistakes cost us points. Davis and Guthrie are our best 2 centre halves. Baillie has not been the same player since he was assaulted by that thug of a left back from MK Dons. Dave Artell would be a ridiculous choice as manager in my opinion particularly as he has not done his coaching badges!

[TrinidadsNumberOne]

Bigroof Harry Davis was also injured for the last 2 months of the 2013-14 run in as well which is why Ellis and Dugdale ended the season. If I'm right, he missed the start of the next season, came back, signed a new deal, got injured again, didn't see him till September this season, got injured again and is currently fully fit. I also will maintain my stance that he and George Ray are poor defenders. Along with unsung hero Jon Guthrie, Ben Nugent is a fantastic defender but he tired having played nearly every minute of the campaign and mistakes set in. That's what fatigue does to lower league players else they'd be playing in higher divisions. Nugent was decent until February and particularly when he was in a partnership with Ajayi he excelled save for their final game together vs Chesterfield and perhaps the Coventry debacle too. He's only young and learning but I see him as being a future captain of this club under new management. I remember watching him in Malky Mackay's Cardiff sid

[bigroof]

Well, Trinidad, good luck.
I'd only say, that I think you exaggerate both the deficiencies of those players you don't care for, and the attributes of those you favour. All four of our centre-backs (five if you include Ajayi) have their plus points and minuses. The injuries have prevented a partnership flourishing.
It's undeniable that Steve Davis has a poor results record, but if you're going into the Fans' Forum to challenge him on his selections, that's subjective, and won't get you very far.
(p.s. nobody 'tamed' Gary Roberts; you can't put that one on Steve Holland)

[Alexman]

Davis has come out and said he might not be at some of the remaining games to "scout". Like what the hell?. No other manager in the country does this, no other club would allow it. He's running from the protests and then when or if we lose those games he'll blame the protests effected his players and blame the fans again. Trying to undermine the protest and the fans and skip the blame himself.

I cannot stress how much I dislike the man. Arrogant, selfish fraud. Anyone whose spent any time talking to anyone behind the scenes at the club knows it.

He didn't turn up to any training session for over half a year back in the season we stayed up on the final game vs preston. 2014-15?

[TrinidadsNumberOne]

I'm actually embarrassed for Steve Davis if he's not on that touchline for the last 5 games of the season. In my view the captain is abandoning ship just because his paying customers want to tell him just how poor a job he's doing. He's all about his own self-importance and not the team and his excuse about scouting is futile because it's more than likely he'll mess up another Summer of recruitment anyway!

If he's not there for the last 5 games that should be classed as a sackable offence to me. We are well and truly a laughing stock if we allow our manager to even get away with this.