Standing Alone 1877

Yesterday, I went in detail into my perceived failings from this season for Crewe Alex. There were a lot no doubt. But if you honestly think the 25-26 season was one full of only failures, with nothing positive to take from it, then I politely disagree. This wasn't a total disaster of a season. It was one of frustration, of missed opportunities, for sure. But it was also one of signs of progress, of lessons being learnt, of signs of positivity to take into 2026-27. So, let's

I'm mixing things around this year. Last season's final review was the good, the bad and then what's next. But this time, I'm going to reverse the first 2. I'm going to focus on what went wrong in 2025-26 first, to find the mistakes and highlight the issues the club is facing. But then I'm going to try and build back up in part 2, focusing on the positives. So, let's get the negative stuff out of the way first: Injuries The Alex came into the 25-26 season already suffering fr

With the 2025-26 season all wrapped up, we can start to assess the campaign and take stock of everything that happened. A fun activity is to look back at the predictions made and see which ones hit and which ones missed, by a fairly wide margin. So, let's look back at the Crewe Alex predictions I made way back in August before the Salford game to see how many I got right. Or more like, if I got ANY right. 10 General(Bold) Predictions 1 "The Alex will win on the opening day, b

I'm sorry for those that know. But for those that don't, the title is a play on the horrendous viral trend that has kids going 'six seven' in a silly voice and doing some weird thing with their hands. I reference that number because it's the first time in the Alex's history that they have finished a season on 67 points. They've finished on 66 points before. They've finished on 69(nice) points before. But never 67. So that's something I suppose. Here is my review of their 0-0

For the 2nd season in a row, the Alex end the season at home, against a side that has spent a large chunk of the season in the top 3 and is looking to seal automatic promotion on their pitch. However, the difference here is that unlike Walsall 12 months ago, who were hoping for Bradford to not win, Cambridge have promotion in their own hands. A win here and they are up, it's that simple. Will they get it or can the Alex spoil their promotion party? Here is my preview of the A

I haven't done one of these before. It's usually because by the time I've thought about writing one, the season has properly finished and no sooner has it finished than the club are releasing their retained list, transfers are already happening and it's too late. But with the Alex's season finishing in terms of promotion on Saturday, I figured I'd give it a crack. Too often we bemoan the fact the side weren't good enough to achieve promotion but fail to actually put together