Standing Alone 1877

Another year, another return to discussing who is under contract for Crewe Alex and who might be back for the following season. For the Alex, those plans have been made complicated by the fact that they are once again in a promotion race and thus can't for certain start making decisions until they know what league they will be in for 2026-27. But, we can have a rough guess at what they might do. Or at least what they should do. So, let's go through who is out of contract, who

I am beyond angry right now. Livid, furious, apoplectic. Get me the thesaurus and I'll find a couple more words. They've now lost 12 games. 5 were against decent sides. Ok, they happen. 4 were against mid-table sides. Frustrating, but fine. Yes, the defeats at Barrow and Newport were very poor. But they were depleted against Newport and Barrow was an off day. No, this loss takes the biscuit for bad defeats this season. I'm saying this for hyperbole or to get a reaction either

Fun Fact: The Alex have only lost 2 'first game of the month' games since the start of last season. Those being last season, where they lost away at Barrow in August and against Walsall in May, their first and last games ironically. This season, they've gone 4-3-0 in their opening games of the month. It would be nice if they continued that fun little run as they play in Bristol for the first time in a fair while. Here is my preview of their visit to the Memorial Stadium: 14 y

I said January was a month where the Alex drifted along. Well, February was fantastic for them wasn't it? A 4-1-1 record, surging up the table from 10th to 6th, pushing them right back into the hunt for a play-off spot. What more can you ask for?! Here is my review of a great 28 days for them: Looking Back Fresh off the back of a relatively decent January, they faced another long Tuesday trip to London, this time to face Barnet. They fell behind early and it looked set to be

We were all feeling it as we sat through 75 minutes that were a hard watch weren't we? Losing at home, not looking likely to score a goal, on their way to another damaging defeat. Their home form falling apart at the worst moment, just as it did last season to cost to ultimately cost the Alex a play-off spot. Well, maybe that final 15 minutes will be looked back on as a season defining 15 minutes that were one of the key moments in their campaign. I hope so anyway. Here is my

It's a tale as old as time. Crewe Alex never win at Prenton Park, Tranmere never win at Gresty Road. It's been an unbroken tradition for the last 25 years. Well, the Alex rudely forgot all about that when they went to the Wirral and won 4-1 back in December. Does that signal a shift in the fortunes for the away sides in this fixture going forward? Does that mean that Tranmere are about to end their hoodoo at the Alex, just as the Alex ended their hoodoo at Tranmere? I hope no