Standing Alone 1877

Hmm. The Alex started November 1 point off the play-offs. They are now 2 points off the play-offs and won just 1 league game in the month. Was it a bad month? Or a mixed one? Do you take the positives or the negatives. I'm very conflicted. This is my monthly review of November for the Alex: Looking Back November started with an FA Cup game against Doncaster Rovers at home. Unfortunately, despite getting a late first half lead through a Mickey Demetriou long range stunner, the

I'm typing this as the full time whistle has just gone, so I might look back on this on Sunday with a bit more rational a thought process. But at this moment, I'm seething with how the Alex have conspired to have lost that game. Absolutely seething. Seething at the individuals on the pitch and seething at the individuals involved off the pitch. To not be coming back with 3 points is frustrating. To not even be coming back with anything is ridiculous. Here is my review of thei

Would it shock you to know that of all L2 teams, Tranmere's Prenton Park isn't the stadium where the Alex are currently enduring their longest winless run at? No, that honour goes to Cambridge United's Abbey Stadium. The Alex have not tasted victory there since February 1995. Props to anyone who even remembers that game. I couldn't even find the scorers from that day, so long ago was it. Now, to be fair, there was a 21 year gap between visits, as following that 1995 win they

I've felt for a while that Crewe Alex under Lee Bell haven't really been a Crewe team. Not in the traditional "pass the ball" sense and not in the "we'll play attack minded football" sense either. But let's be fair and call a spade a spade, the 25-26 Crewe Alex team are as much built in Dario Gradi's image as any team we've seen in the last few seasons. They attack teams and look pretty dangerous most weeks, but have issues at the back. And I am absolutely here for it. Here i

You know what, I kind of get why Lee Bell was so scarred by the 5-0 home defeat to Chesterfield at the start of last season. Because the first thing I did when this season's fixtures came out was circle this very game and look at it with a feeling of dread. That hammering last August left a mark on me that has been hard to shake, given just how bad it was. 5-0 and in truth, it could have been more, were it not for Chesterfield taking their foot off the gas in the 2nd half. It

You look at most 0-0s and assume it was probably a dire game with very little happening in it. You'd instantly skip the highlights and move on to the next fixture. But today's game, from a neutral point of view, was a great watch. Yes, the quality in the final third for both teams was missing, but it was a real battle and plenty to keep you interested. Here is my review of the Alex's first 0-0 draw of the season: Missed chances It's becoming a bit of a pattern. Hey, creating