Standing Alone 1877

Nice, signing through the door and the World Cup hasn't even started yet. I'll definitely take that. The Alex today signed winger/attacker Jordan Gibson, making him their first addition for the 26-27 season. There is a lot to unpack with this signing, so let's get into it: Attacking Competition Strong Gibson from memory is a winger. Fotmob puts him down as a left winger who can also play a bit on the right and occasionally go up front. But assuming he primarily lines up on th

Yep. We're back for another runners and riders post. Every year once a season is fully over and we know the full line up for the league the Alex are in for the following season, I like to put out an initial breakdown of which teams I think will be in the conversation for promotion, which teams will probably struggle and which teams are potentially heading for a season of mid-table medicority. So, that's what we are back to do for the 26-27 season. Once again as a quick discla

The Alex love to release their list later than most don't they? I don't know why this is. The players were told the day after the season finished, but they didn't release the actual news until 9 days after the event. I know it doesn't matter in the grand scheme of things, but I'd be curious to know why there was such a lengthy delay. Anyway, we got the list and there were a fair few surprises in there. Most weren't, but a few definitely were. It's bound to create a lot of tal

I'm going to do something different and look back at my League Two table predictions that I made back in early August. I've been predicting the table for a couple of years, but this is the first time I've actually gone back and analysed my predictions to see how close(or far off) I was. I also decided to bring in the various pundits who made their own predictions to see how they compared. Relegated 24th - Barrow My prediction: 19th Pundits Average: 16th I'll be honest, I didn

Here we are then, the third and final part of my review of 25-26 for the Alex and a discussion as to what comes next. Part 1 looked at the bad parts of the season and Part 2 focused on the good. So, this is the final section, where I look at what comes next for the Alex as they start to turn their attention towards next season. I'm going to lay this out in terms of what I want to see the Alex do both in the next few months to hopefully build a successful side and have a succe

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