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little mo
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Joined: 26 Dec 2012, 17:27
sack David Artell,no surprise really.
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Fuller
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Joined: 27 Jun 2012, 09:23
They’d lost 14 of their last 15 games and won just one…….against you know who. And we could have been three up in the first five minutes too.
I expect Crewe will bounce back eventually. Always appear to be a well run club. Or were.
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Si Robin
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Joined: 20 Nov 2009, 10:29
Seems that's the big issue at the moment - they've gone from being a well run club to now being run really badly. A lower budget than us, any good players were sold in the summer without the money being put into the budget, and they're trying to get by on young players who just aren't up to it. Artell can feel very hard done by.

I thought on the opening day that they were shocking, and we should have beat them easily. Then when we lost a few weeks back I had the same feelings.
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RegencyCheltenhamSpa
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Joined: 21 Nov 2009, 03:27
A well run club if you overlook the fact the only thing that underpinned their success - their renowned academy and youth system - was run by a child abuser.

Take that big income stream away they are a small club who can’t compete higher than lower L1.
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Robin
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Joined: 20 Nov 2009, 11:19
They are probably a similar sized club to us in terms of fan base. I might be the only one but I believe Artell had done really well there overall and has been sacked for decisions/failings higher up such as allowing many of their prized assets to run down their contracts and leave on the cheap. Thankfully we don't appear to be heading into the same trap but just a reminder Crewe finished twelth last season which is where we currently find ourselves.
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HamTown
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Joined: 12 Dec 2020, 22:22
Seems crazy to have such a low budget after some of those historic massive transfers:

https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/crewe-a ... erein/1042
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longmover
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Joined: 23 Jan 2012, 18:55
Speaking to a Crewe fan who is very concerned they could just drop like a stone now with conference football a real threat. The team they have now would struggle in league two (and the better ones will leave) they have no money and that's after they sold their crop of decent players, a team of 18 year old's is not going to get you very far in league two.
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RegencyCheltenhamSpa
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Joined: 21 Nov 2009, 03:27
Second team in Cheshire next season after Stockport then.

Chester and Macc might be above them too in a few years.

That’s football.
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asl
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Joined: 20 Nov 2009, 09:37
Considering how much they outnumbered us at Wembley that year, I'm surprised.

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Shade
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Joined: 27 Sep 2010, 13:02
Location: Cheltenhamshire
Oh no!

Anyway...
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Broadway Brian
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Joined: 31 Aug 2021, 14:43
longmover wrote:Speaking to a Crewe fan who is very concerned they could just drop like a stone now with conference football a real threat. The team they have now would struggle in league two (and the better ones will leave) they have no money and that's after they sold their crop of decent players, a team of 18 year old's is not going to get you very far in league two.
We’ll I’ve got my fingers crossed that happens. Vile club.
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