Mark Murray

Right Midfielder - Crewe Alexandra
9 Jul 2034
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409 Edition

The Crewe Alexandra Chronicle

29 May 2034
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Market29 May 2034

Marcus Bering puts it in writing

“This is not anger. I have thought about it for months, and nothing that has happened lately changed my mind.” The request is on a desk at Crewe Alexandra, and it is not being withdrawn.

Squad29 May 2034

Words exchanged at Crewe Alexandra

José Afonso and a teammate said things this week that will take longer than a week to unsay. It was not about football, and both of them play on Saturday.

Squad29 May 2034

A row about effort at Crewe Alexandra

Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Finlay Corke was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.

Market29 May 2034

Still no ink between Crewe Alexandra and Vinnie Perkins

“We keep meeting, and we keep leaving the room with the same numbers we walked in with.” Another round of talks at Crewe Alexandra, another week without a signature from Vinnie Perkins.

The dugout29 May 2034

Mark Murray 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.

Market29 May 2034

The Elisha Sowunmi question follows Crewe Alexandra around

Every press conference now starts and ends the same way: with Elisha Sowunmi’s future. The manager has run out of new ways to say nothing.

The dugout29 May 2034

A door opens for Croyde Da Costa

He asked about his future and was given an answer with minutes in it. The manager has now made a promise in a building where promises are remembered, and the clock on it has started.

The dugout29 May 2034

Luke Bolton knocks on the manager’s door

“Thirty minutes, door closed, everything said. We shook hands after.” Whatever was in the room stayed in the room, and Luke Bolton trained the next morning like a man with less to carry.

Market29 May 2034

Brando Dolfi placed on the list

Crewe Alexandra have made Brando Dolfi available for transfer. A career at this club is over in all but paperwork.

In brief

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400 Edition

The Crewe Alexandra Chronicle

27 Mar 2034
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Boardroom27 Mar 2034

The silence upstairs is getting loud at Crewe Alexandra

Nobody on the board has said anything against the manager, which is the point — they have stopped saying anything for him either.

Squad27 Mar 2034

Words exchanged at Crewe Alexandra

Cole Ramsey and a teammate said things this week that will take longer than a week to unsay. It was not about football, and both of them play on Saturday.

Squad27 Mar 2034

Words at Crewe Alexandra training over how hard people work

Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Finlay Corke is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.

The dugout27 Mar 2034

No hiding place for Simon Cook

“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Simon Cook, and the manager let it.

The dugout27 Mar 2034

Finlay Corke knocks on the manager's door

“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Crewe Alexandra, and both men came out saying it was fine.

Squad27 Mar 2034

No place for Cedric Shaqiri in the new shape

He is not being dropped. There is simply nowhere in the formation Crewe Alexandra are playing to put a man who does what he does, which is a harder thing to be told than any team sheet.

Market27 Mar 2034

The Finlay Corke question follows Crewe Alexandra around

Every press conference now starts and ends the same way: with Finlay Corke’s future. The manager has run out of new ways to say nothing.

The dugout27 Mar 2034

When it matters, Martin Parilla plays

It is never announced and it is entirely visible: the biggest afternoons of the season keep containing him. A press box works this out long before anybody at the club confirms a word of it.

The dugout27 Mar 2034

Tomi Adesena has been promised minutes

A conversation in the manager’s office, and a commitment that came out of it. Promises like that are cheap to make and expensive to break, and Tomi Adesena has written the date down.

In brief

381 Edition

The Crewe Alexandra Chronicle

14 Nov 2033
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Market14 Nov 2033

Edoardo Biondini is on his way

The clubs have agreed terms, and what remains is formality: a medical, a photograph, a signature. Nobody at Crewe Alexandra is pretending he will be back in the shirt.

The dugout14 Nov 2033

Joe Gilbertson keeps the receipts

“I remember the meeting. I remember exactly what was promised in it.” Crewe Alexandra may remember it differently, which is precisely the problem.

Squad14 Nov 2033

Words exchanged at Crewe Alexandra

Nicolas Pignatel Jenssen and a teammate said things this week that will take longer than a week to unsay. It was not about football, and both of them play on Saturday.

Squad14 Nov 2033

A row about effort at Crewe Alexandra

Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Cole Ramsey was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.

The dugout14 Nov 2033

No hiding place for Nicolas Pignatel Jenssen

“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Nicolas Pignatel Jenssen, and the manager let it.

The dugout14 Nov 2033

Crewe Alexandra keep their word to Edoardo Biondini

Clubs make promises constantly and the page usually only hears about them when they are broken. This one was honoured, and the dressing room noticed that faster than any supporter did.

The dugout14 Nov 2033

The manager has not finished forgetting Vinnie Perkins's mistake

Publicly it is behind everybody. It is not behind the man who picks the team, and the only place that shows is a team sheet. He will get another chance; he will get it in a match that matters less.

Market14 Nov 2033

Nicolas Pignatel Jenssen runs his contract down

1 months remain and no agreement is close. Every week without a signature costs Crewe Alexandra money.

Market14 Nov 2033

Crewe Alexandra and Paya Pichkah are talking past each other

“There is a gap, and pretending there is not helps nobody.” Neither side has moved, and the calendar is working for exactly one of them.

In brief

373 Edition

The Crewe Alexandra Chronicle

19 Sep 2033
From our football correspondent Crisis

Squad19 Sep 2033

Alain Matoka breaks a bone — 46 days out

Brutal, unambiguous and, for all the horror of the moment, usually less career-shaped than the ligament everybody fears more. 46 days, a clean timeline, and a return date somebody can actually plan around.

Market19 Sep 2033

Only the photograph left for Edoardo Biondini

Fee agreed, terms agreed, medical booked. Edoardo Biondini will be somebody else’s player by the weekend, and around Crewe Alexandra the goodbyes have quietly begun.

Market19 Sep 2033

Corentin Issanchou asks to leave Crewe Alexandra

“I have given everything here and I need a new challenge.” The request is formal, and the relationship will never be quite the same again.

Match17 Sep 2033

No end in sight to Crewe Alexandra's wait for a win

5 matches now without a victory, and the excuses have worn thinner than the patience. Somebody at Crewe Alexandra has to find a result from somewhere.

Squad19 Sep 2033

Tempers go at Crewe Alexandra

José Afonso 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 Sep 2033

Words at Crewe Alexandra training over how hard people work

Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Nicolas Pignatel Jenssen is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.

The dugout19 Sep 2033

The manager makes an example of Nicolas Pignatel Jenssen

“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.

Match17 Sep 2033

Crewe Alexandra come up short against Grimsby Town

Grimsby Town left with the points after a 0‑1 defeat that will take some explaining on the terraces.

Squad19 Sep 2033

David Robinson signs on for more

“Some decisions take a long time. This one took ten minutes, and most of that was finding a pen.” David Robinson and Crewe Alexandra agree another 4 years.

In brief