The Crewe Alexandra Chronicle
Transfer targets23 Aug 2032
Boubacar Traoré due for a Crewe Alexandra medical
Everything agreed with Tottenham, everything agreed with the player; a doctor is the only person left to persuade. The photograph is a day or two away.
Squad23 Aug 2032
A falling-out at Crewe Alexandra
Vladan Novevski and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Boardroom23 Aug 2032
7 academy graduates step up at Crewe Alexandra
Senior shirt numbers handed to boys the coaches have known since they were twelve. Most will not make it and all of them have already done the hard part.
Transfer targets23 Aug 2032
Door shut on Sonny Carey
Crewe Alexandra asked and Middlesbrough said no without discussing a figure. It is the least ambiguous answer in football and the one clubs most often come back to test.
Market23 Aug 2032
Thomas Fisher steps up from the Crewe Alexandra academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Thomas Fisher has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
Market23 Aug 2032
Samuel Pearson steps up from the Crewe Alexandra academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Samuel Pearson has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
Market23 Aug 2032
Timothy King steps up from the Crewe Alexandra academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Timothy King has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
Market23 Aug 2032
One of our own: Simon Taylor joins the Crewe Alexandra first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Simon Taylor is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
The dugout23 Aug 2032
Khari Ranson 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.
In brief
- Squad Gabriel Bačan falls out with a teammate over standards
- Squad Borys Olszewski pulls a muscle — 14 days out
- Boardroom Crewe Alexandra let a promise lapse