[186], Crewe were additionally criticised for not holding an independent review into how they dealt with historical child sex abuse allegations. Why were you looking forward to this game and visiting Gresty Road football ground? 1898 Undersoil Heating: Another new ground for me. I have heard reports of the heavy-handed stewarding at other games but they didn't mind us standing all game. A swift getaway saw us arrive back at the Lamex for 8.30pm. Crewe came back into it in the second half and drew level. Final score 1-3. But this concourse was very spacious and so were the rows in the stand, offering plenty of leg room for those sat down. [88] Crewe defeated Southend United in the two-legged semi-final, extending the unbeaten run to a club record 18 matches[89] and securing a play-off final against Cheltenham Town at Wembley on 27 May 2012 which they won 2–0; the goalscorers were academy graduates Nick Powell and Byron Moore. They made plenty of noise all through the game. The Whitby Morrison Ice Cream Van Stand at one side of the ground, has an unusual television/press gantry on its roof. After Crewe dropped down to the fourth tier again in 2009, Steve Davis led the club to promotion to the third tier via the play-offs in 2012. I travelled by train from Barnsley via Meadowhall and Manchester Piccadilly. [173] Woodward criticised Crewe for failing to apologise. Ben Chilwell likely to miss rest of the season? Found insideThey do say what goes around comes around and that was true in my case, joining Crewe Alexandra at an age when most ... I spoke to Ron who outlined his need for some experienced players as the team was near the foot of the table and he ... A small ground of Swindon fans tried to create some noise, but with only 220 or so this was difficult. Home fans were gracious in their comments after the game. The game had been labelled by Blackpool fans as 'Oyston Out Day', so a good number of Blackpool supporters would be going to this match. No disrespect to the fine people of Crewe, but the area around the ground is a bit grim and what pubs I saw didn't look particularly inviting. Hats off to the Crawley Town fans, management and players and I wish them well for the rest of the season. [34], In 1963, Crewe secured their first promotion to the Third Division, winning the season's final game against Exeter City, with Frank Lord scoring the only goal in front of a crowd of 9,807 at Gresty Road. [42], In June 1983, after Crewe finished second from bottom at the end of the 1982–83 season, the club appointed Milan-born Dario Gradi as manager. With there not being much traffic getting away from Crewe, and a virtually empty M6, we were back home within an hour and a half. Steve Walters became Crewe's youngest player, aged just 16 years and 119 days when he played against Peterborough United on 7 May 1988. A nice ground, which I imagine can create quite a noise when full. They bossed every area of the pitch and eventually ran out easy 3-0 winners, much to the delight of the 300-400 travelling Colchester fans who started to really make themselves heard as the game wore on and the goals went in. I think it's going to be a long, hard season for Crewe and they'll do well to avoid the relegation trapdoor. Didn't speak to any home fans as we didn't see many but no issues were encountered.
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