Crewe Alexandra FC have reportedly abandoned reported interests in former Manchester United star Wes Brown.
The 37-year old has been an object of speculation to join the Alex following his release by Blackburn. However, the assistant manager of the club Kenny Lunt revealed that the player reneged on a planned meeting.
“He was supposed to come in and speak to us. He never did come in. It would have been nice to sit down with him,” Lunt told BBC Radio Stoke.
“We’ve moved on and we’re now looking at different options. I wouldn’t say there’s no chance but we’ve got a list of players that we’re looking at,” he added.
On the other hand, Crewe Alex has confirmed that defender George Ray has agreed a two year deal with the club. the new contract would run until the summer of 2019. Ray has played at least 100 games for the club as at the final day of the last term. The 23-year old is expected to continue in his current capacity with the League Two side. Continue reading 'CREWE ABANDON INTEREST IN WES BROWN'»
Crewe Alexandra coach David Artell was furious after his side surrendered a 1-0 lead to lose against bottom side Newport County.
He said that this was a disappointing result and that he believes that his club has come back again to square one.
He said that he was angry with the manner his team performs especially in the second half and he feels that they got what they deserved.
David Artell said that his players surrendered the possession of the ball too easily and they were beaten to every challenge. He said that there was no aggressiveness and determination from his players and they surrendered the ball at the slightest challenge.
He said that his team was so bad on that day that they made Newport County appears to be playing like Brazil. Continue reading 'David Artell furious after match'»
Jon Guthrie insists Crewe Alexandra’s players must now show the stuff they are made of as they look to resuscitate their poor run this season.
An excellent start to the current campaign is becoming a history following their run of just two victories in their last 16 matches in all competitions. The poor run has left the Alex sliding down the League Two table. They occupied the 14
th spot ahead of tomorrow’s trip to Cambridge United. Crewe remains just four points outside the play-off places but has issues that need to be addressed at both ends of the pitch. They’ve failed to score in three of their last four matches, and record only one clean sheet in eight consecutive games.
“It’s times like this you have to prove your worth,” said 24-year-old Guthrie. He admitted that it had not been a good period for the team, noting that their performance and result has been below expectations.
He added: “Football can change quickly, we started well, but now we need to go on a little run again. Everyone has to stick together, the whole club – the management, the fans, the players – we are in it together.” Continue reading 'GUTHRIE: WE’VE LET EVERYONE DOWN'»
Among the different attempts that Steve Davis is taking to spruce up the performance of his team, he is looking at getting some Academy graduates to join the team.
He might be willing to sacrifice quantity of players if he gets quality ones from the Academy. He is confident that the new Academy graduates at his hand are good for helping him achieve his plans for the upcoming season. He has signed up players like Harry Pickering, Owen Dale and Tom Lowery play as professionals with his club. They would be starting off as pre season players for the team.
Callum Ainley as well as Charlie Kirk was already part of the action as members of the first team. Oli Finney is another player who is set to face bigger action in the upcoming season. Davis released about seven graduates from the Academy last week. Most have signed on professional deals with the club. Davis is certain that this time he has focused on picking up players who have more potential in them rather than simply picking up quantity which will hopefully make up for any deficiency in skills. He stated that he did not mean bad for the players who were let go. But he felt that the ones he shortlisted have potential and will be able to make the first team faster. Continue reading 'Steve Davis To Spruce Up His Team'»