The Crewe Alexandra Chronicle
Squad19 Apr 2027
A row about effort at Crewe Alexandra
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and David Valero was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
The terraces19 Apr 2027
The crowd has taken to Matúš Holíček
At 22 he is being sung about by people twice his age, which is an affection a signing has to earn over years and a local kid gets for turning up. It is also the hardest thing in football to live up to.
Match17 Apr 2027
Crewe Alexandra get the job done against Fleetwood Town
A 2‑0 win over Fleetwood Town, earned rather than given, and the sort of afternoon that sends everyone home talking about next week instead of this one.
Squad19 Apr 2027
Tempers go at Crewe Alexandra
Billy Gee was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
Squad19 Apr 2027
Too much change too quickly at Crewe Alexandra
10 signings in three months. Every one of them may be an upgrade and the team can still be worse for a while, which is the part of a rebuild that never appears in the transfer-window verdicts.
Player ratings19 Apr 2027
The afternoon belonged to Charlie McNeill
A mark of 7.61, and nobody in the ground would argue with it. He was involved in everything that mattered and most of what did not.
The dugout19 Apr 2027
Joshua Hawkins: “That is the standard”
“That is what I want every week. Not the result, the way they went about it.” The manager, after 2‑0, already talking about the next one.
The dugout19 Apr 2027
Alfie Pond gets it from the manager
“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
Looking ahead19 Apr 2027
Josh March goes back to face Harrogate Town
Every squad has one of these fixtures for somebody every season. This one is Josh March’s: the club that knew him first, the supporters who will decide in the first minute whether to applaud, and Crewe Alexandra needing him to play as if none of it matters.
In brief
- Player ratings Nobody could get near Matúš Holíček
- The dugout The plan did not have a place for Alfie Pond
- The dugout The manager makes Josh March a promise