Standing Alone 1877

Crewe Alex will be League Two club in 2026-27. For the 5th straight season. Their longest run of time at this level since the 1980s. A dwindling academy, dwindling finances, increasingly being left behind after leading the way for so long when it came to youth development and how to run a football club. It's ok to feel sad and concerned about the future of this great club, which next year will celebrate it's 150 year anniversary, but that's for another time. Let's try and pic

I will say this. The Alex most likely won't be promoted this season. However, the fact that MK most likely will is a crumb of comfort. It's funny, because ill feeling towards their formation from the ashes of Wimbledon 22 years ago still continues. Modern football might be eating into all the traditions we hold dear, but thankfully franchises moving from city to city will never be a thing in this country. Anyway, back to the game. This is my preview of MK's trip to Gresty Roa

Well, they stayed in the promotion race for 43 games. That's something right? It's time to start writing your season reviews of the Alex's 25-26 campaign. Because barring a complete miracle, they will be playing League Two football again in 2026-27. In a crunch must win game at Grimsby, the Alex not only didn't turn up, but they got badly outplayed by a side that wanted it more, but also were just better than them in every regard. This is my review of their likely season endi

The Alex and Dave Artell might have gone their separate ways 4 years ago now, but it's funny how their fates have remained largely similar. Both the club and their former manager are battling to once again get out of League Two. But in their pursuit of this, they've both become entangled in the promotion dogfight and are on the outside looking in as they desperately try to force their way into the top 7. Who will come out on top in this game? Here is my preview of their match

Crewe Alex and off field changes don't go together very often. They've only really had one major shift of owner in the last 40 years, that being the buyout of Norman Hassall in 2020. So to see them come out today and announce that they were dropping the level of their academy from Category 2 to Category 3 in line with the Elite Player Performance Plan(EPPP) guidelines, it came in a weird way as a shock, but also not a shock. It's a monumental change from a group of directors

Crewe Alexandra of 2025-26 are the most confusing team. I've not seen anything like it. They can literally go from battling past an in form Oldham side at home to losing comfortably on the road at a mid-table and out of form Accrington. Only then to come back home and deservedly beat a side that is going to make the play-offs this season. It makes no sense. But that's exactly what they did, as they brilliantly took 6 points off Karl Robinson, something I was desperate to see