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Crewe Alexandra (A) League One Sat 14 Sept, 3pm

Reports and reaction from the 2013-2014 season as Walsall finished 13th in League 1
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Crewe Alexandra (A) League One Sat 14 Sept, 3pm

Tue Sep 10, 2013 7:09 am

Off we go to the railwaymen of Crewe on Saturday. They currently sit 17th place in the table having got five points from six games, and their goal difference is minus 7. Crewe's last six competitive matches have produced the following results:

Sep 7 League One Peterborough (H) drew 2-2
Sep 3 FL Trophy Accrington Stanley (H) won 1-0
Aug 31 League One Swindon Town (A) lost 0-5
Aug 24 League One Leyton Orient (A) lost 0-2
Aug 17 League One Tranmere Rovers (H) won 2-1
Aug 10 League One MK Dons (A) lost 0-1

Crewe's tradition of bringing on Youth players via their own academy system is well known, of course. It was widely broadcast that for their last game of last season (v Walsall) all eleven players had progressed from that start. Although they won 2-0 that day, some negativity appears to have been at work since then - their young manager Steve Davis is on record as wanting to remove the disruptive influence within the club's dressing room that has soured their start to the season. His words were "There's one or two need fishing out and are disrupting the togetherness of the squad". Now where else have we heard of that happening?

In the close season Davis was widely touted as successor to Dean Saunders at the Custard Bowl, but he made it clear that the poisoned chalice was not for him. He chose to stay at Crewe, where at present there seem to be "certain players are not pulling their weight".

We can win this one - I'll go for a 1-2 result, our goals coming from Troy Hewitt and Andy Butler.

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Re: Crewe Alexandra (A) League One Sat 14 Sept, 3pm

Tue Sep 10, 2013 7:38 am

Can't even remember the last time we beat them. Must be due a win soon.

4-1 to the Saddlers, everything to come together, sexy football with an end product at last.

Evo to spontaneously combust.

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Re: Crewe Alexandra (A) League One Sat 14 Sept, 3pm

Tue Sep 10, 2013 9:54 am

We need a good win to get us back on track,partic as I hate to say it but with the Dingles at full strength on Tuesday night cant see us getting much there.
I shall be going and hope for a 2-0 win :D

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Re: Crewe Alexandra (A) League One Sat 14 Sept, 3pm

Tue Sep 10, 2013 12:47 pm

Not beaten em since 2001 WaW.

Crewe 0 Walsall 0. Crewe getting their 0 in the 7th minute of 2 mins stoppage time like normal. Arseholes.

FBIG to lead a sizeable away contingent in a rendition of the theme tune to Panorama on kazoo's to infuriate Dario Gradi.

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Re: Crewe Alexandra (A) League One Sat 14 Sept, 3pm

Tue Sep 10, 2013 3:12 pm

Crewe to squeak a 1-0 like they always do.
Dario Gradi to be awarded the Fair Play Award and Most Gracious Loser Award by Daz Hale.
Cardiff to offer £2m to the soap on a rope in the showers, as it's a product of their youth set up.

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Re: Crewe Alexandra (A) League One Sat 14 Sept, 3pm

Tue Sep 10, 2013 5:16 pm

0-0

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Re: Crewe Alexandra (A) League One Sat 14 Sept, 3pm

Tue Sep 10, 2013 8:02 pm

1-0 Crewe.

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Re: Crewe Alexandra (A) League One Sat 14 Sept, 3pm

Tue Sep 10, 2013 10:08 pm

We won't lose this one

0-2 to Wassall

Hewiitt and Featherstone

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Re: Crewe Alexandra (A) League One Sat 14 Sept, 3pm

Wed Sep 11, 2013 8:21 am

2-1 to us. Westcarr and Hewitt.

Deano to unveil a banner saying "Crewe's youth players are barclays".

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Re: Crewe Alexandra (A) League One Sat 14 Sept, 3pm

Thu Sep 12, 2013 1:11 pm

Only sold 170 tickets by last Friday according to WMP on twitter 3.1 to the Saddlers

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Re: Crewe Alexandra (A) League One Sat 14 Sept, 3pm

Thu Sep 12, 2013 11:03 pm

4-2 Colin Harrison & Alun Evans
4356 (246 mighty reds)

Have yet to not predict a correct score....
But I'm feeling lucky with this one :D

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Re: Crewe Alexandra (A) League One Sat 14 Sept, 3pm

Fri Sep 13, 2013 8:14 am

Winnable this one. Although bore draw written all over it.

Crewe 1 - 2 Walsall. Butler, Sawyers

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Re: Crewe Alexandra (A) League One Sat 14 Sept, 3pm

Fri Sep 13, 2013 9:50 am

Does anybody know if you can pay on the day at Crewe?

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Re: Crewe Alexandra (A) League One Sat 14 Sept, 3pm

Fri Sep 13, 2013 12:15 pm

Having had the dubious pleasure of the company of too many Crewe fans
on a dangerously overcrowded London Midland train after I'd been to the
Brentford game, (I was on my way to Manchester for my flight to HK,
they were coming back from the Orient) I hope we thrash them ....




5-0 :x


PS Maybe I'm being too harsh on Crewe. There was no trouble until some
Leicester fans forced their way into our carriage. Hope they lose too. :twisted:

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Re: Crewe Alexandra (A) League One Sat 14 Sept, 3pm

Fri Sep 13, 2013 12:21 pm

m&m wrote:Does anybody know if you can pay on the day at Crewe?



Yes you can - http://www.saddlers.co.uk/tickets/ticket-prices/ - it was changed at midday today.

3-1 Crewe
Hewitt with ours, 501 Saddlers.

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Re: Crewe Alexandra (A) League One Sat 14 Sept, 3pm

Fri Sep 13, 2013 12:22 pm

m&m wrote:Does anybody know if you can pay on the day at Crewe?


Yep, just changed it. Certainly considering it now!

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Re: Crewe Alexandra (A) League One Sat 14 Sept, 3pm

Fri Sep 13, 2013 6:27 pm

About time we beat Crewe.
PLEASE!

If we do, there will be one happy Saddler sat in the White Lion on the outskirts of Crewe on Saturday night!

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Re: Crewe Alexandra (A) League One Sat 14 Sept, 3pm

Sat Sep 14, 2013 2:14 pm

Anyone got saddlers player? Having to listen to Crewe commentary

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Re: Crewe Alexandra (A) League One Sat 14 Sept, 3pm

Sat Sep 14, 2013 2:19 pm

hullsaddler wrote:Anyone got saddlers player? Having to listen to Crewe commentary


Working now

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Re: Crewe Alexandra (A) League One Sat 14 Sept, 3pm

Sat Sep 14, 2013 2:22 pm

Starting XI today:

O'Donnell

Taylor
Butler
Downing
J. Chambers

Featherstone
A. Chambers
Mantom

Hemmings
Westcarr
Hewitt

Substitutes: Roberts, Purkiss, Benning, Baxendale, Sawyers, McQuilkin, Lalkovic

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Re: Crewe Alexandra (A) League One Sat 14 Sept, 3pm

Sat Sep 14, 2013 2:40 pm

30 minutes played, and familiar statistics:

Walsall have more possession (56%)
Both teams have had ONE shot (ours was at least on target)
4 or 5 fouls each........
Worryingly, Crewe have had 5 corners against our none!

Elsewhere, Wolves 1-0 up against Swindon
Jabo Ibehre scores to put Colchester 1-2 up at Bradford

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Re: Crewe Alexandra (A) League One Sat 14 Sept, 3pm

Sat Sep 14, 2013 2:54 pm

Half-time 0-0, which has to be an improvement on the Preston performance......

Wolves 2-0 :roll:

Edit: We're slipping down the table...now 14th, as Sloppies take the lead at Crawley and Oldham (ten men) go 1-2 up at Rotherham.

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Re: Crewe Alexandra (A) League One Sat 14 Sept, 3pm

Sat Sep 14, 2013 3:09 pm

If we don't score in the next half hour or so.....Smith should go. Everybody can see we need a strikers?... If Bonser can't see Smith needs to be sacked if we can't score, then he's gorra gew.

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Re: Crewe Alexandra (A) League One Sat 14 Sept, 3pm

Sat Sep 14, 2013 3:17 pm

rogerem wrote:If we don't score in the next half hour or so.....Smith should go. Everybody can see we need a strikers?... If Bonser can't see Smith needs to be sacked if we can't score, then he's gorra gew.



Don't be so daft...

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Re: Crewe Alexandra (A) League One Sat 14 Sept, 3pm

Sat Sep 14, 2013 3:19 pm

Attendance 4,260

Guess which is the only game in League One still at 0-0??? I have a horrible feeling that it could end up as a dodgy 1-0 win, unsure which way... :?

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Re: Crewe Alexandra (A) League One Sat 14 Sept, 3pm

Sat Sep 14, 2013 3:25 pm

GOAL GOAL GOAL GOAL


Deano saves his job :roll:

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Re: Crewe Alexandra (A) League One Sat 14 Sept, 3pm

Sat Sep 14, 2013 3:25 pm

Westcarr!!!!!!!

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Re: Crewe Alexandra (A) League One Sat 14 Sept, 3pm

Sat Sep 14, 2013 3:27 pm

Get the fudge in!!!! Good job you listened Smith. :lol:

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Re: Crewe Alexandra (A) League One Sat 14 Sept, 3pm

Sat Sep 14, 2013 3:27 pm

King Crimson wrote:Westcarr!!!!!!!


[leathermanmode] no it isn't [leathermanmode]

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Re: Crewe Alexandra (A) League One Sat 14 Sept, 3pm

Sat Sep 14, 2013 3:28 pm

Welsh_Saddler wrote: I have a horrible feeling that it could end up as a dodgy 1-0 win, unsure which way... :?


I'll take 0-1 :D - thank you Mr. Westcarr...

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