Shunters going to Wembley.

[MelbourneValiant]

These look like two very average sides. Way worse than Vale, Swindon and Mansfield in our promotion year. If this is the standard of the league then I feel we should be comfortable in mid table even with the duffers that we currently have.

[Biddulph_PV]

41 minutes ago, darren1810 said:

First half hour the Crewe tactics were hoof it to Nevitt and kick anything in a white shirt. 

 

Sounds like the 2nd half vs Donny. Only watched 10 mins, it was hurting my eyes.

Anyone know how many they’ve taken Wembley?

[man in the pub]

5 minutes ago, Biddulph_PV said:

Sounds like the 2nd half vs Donny. Only watched 10 mins, it was hurting my eyes.

Anyone know how many they’ve taken Wembley?

12000 according to Radio Stoke.

[darren1810]

5 minutes ago, Biddulph_PV said:

Sounds like the 2nd half vs Donny. Only watched 10 mins, it was hurting my eyes.

Anyone know how many they’ve taken Wembley?

Thursday it was just over 10 k. On tv it said about 15k.

Remarkably Crawley have about 16k there. Although it's on their doorstep as such. 

[man in the pub]

1 minute ago, darren1810 said:

Thursday it was just over 10 k. On tv it said about 15k.

Remarkably Crawley have about 16k there. Although it's on their doorstep as such. 

Apparently Crawley never been to Wembley before so first time always a bigger event.

[Fosse69]

44 minutes ago, JoeB2 said:

Think Crawley are evidence that you can’t judge recruitment on “what have they done elsewhere”. 

Lolos, Orsi, Addai all arrived with less than stellar CVs, if you work on the Wikipedia scouting approach. 

It’s all about the qualities of the player and whether they fit into what you want to do, not what they did in a completely different context elsewhere. Don’t get obsessed with ‘proven’ - though experience is definitely needed. 

Crawley recruitment system from a Sportico article.

  After things soured last year, ownership tamped down its blockchain ballyhoo. There was less excitement in that industry writ large following FTX’s collapse. And who was going to buy NFTs from a club that wasn’t winning, anyway?

Over the summer, the team then resolved to overhaul its roster—but on a budget. Crawley Town let several fan favorite veterans leave in favor of newbies discovered partly using a proprietary algorithm that identified prospects in lower-level leagues

[Sam Kelly's Left Boot]

2-0 Crawley

[Guppys left peg]

2-0 Crawley, game over now.

Their manager Scott Lindsey has done a great job there. Considering Swindon were not exactly shedding any tears over him leaving them beforehand can say he's had the last laugh on them.

[darren1810]

Kelly been exceptional. Only 29.

Reading. Feyenoord. Crawley. 

[Guppys left peg]

2 minutes ago, darren1810 said:

Kelly been exceptional. Only 29.

Reading. Feyenoord. Crawley. 

Yeah best player on the pitch. He is actually what Funso Ojo thinks he is. 

Crewe not coming back now, be interesting to see if they have any playoff hangover into next season. They look an at best very limited side in all honesty and probably over-achieved this season.

[darren1810]

3 minutes ago, Guppys left peg said:

Yeah best player on the pitch. He is actually what Funso Ojo thinks he is. 

Crewe not coming back now, be interesting to see if they have any playoff hangover into next season. They look an at best very limited side in all honesty and probably over-achieved this season.

Really good point.

An on it and interested Ojo should be running the show and pulling the strings in L2. 

[Killersrevenge44]

Welll done creepy Crawley

[Guppys left peg]

Oh well never mind Crewe. Crawley were fantastic though.

Hope the Crewe fans all hit roadworks all the way back home!!

[Tim vlf]

crewe got what they deserved ... sweet f a  hahahaha see you next season ! 

[Guppys left peg]

21 minutes ago, Tim vlf said:

crewe got what they deserved ... sweet f a  hahahaha see you next season !