Score Predictions v Crewe Alexandra
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WellingtonImp
Vital 1st Team Regular
Crewe 3-0, cue panic among some fan factions.
Impartiality
Vital 1st Team Regular
3-0 to Crewe. The positive being we can then concentrate on the league.
clanfordimp
Vital 1st Team Regular
Pre season has finished, now we get down to the real stuff. I think we should be taking this competition seriously because you can be in the 4th round with a wad of cash in the bank at the beginning of October.
Crewe have already played a dozen or so games but some of the opposition have been questionable particularly the game against the mighty Whitchurch Airport!!
Crewe won 8-0, not sure about the viewing figures for that one!
I think the game will be a pass fest between the two 18 yard boxs by two teams who will look good in possession but wont actually create a lot. (Hope I'm wrong there, about us). Personally I hope Anderson plays because he is one of the only players we have that will run at players and take them on and if he does get some crosses in then I expect Hopper and Scully to be challenging in the box. This is for real, it starts now no matter who is available for selection, not in 3 or 4 games time and we need to get into the second round and take the confidence of a victory into the following weeks first game of the season.
Crewe have already played a dozen or so games but some of the opposition have been questionable particularly the game against the mighty Whitchurch Airport!!
Crewe won 8-0, not sure about the viewing figures for that one!
I think the game will be a pass fest between the two 18 yard boxs by two teams who will look good in possession but wont actually create a lot. (Hope I'm wrong there, about us). Personally I hope Anderson plays because he is one of the only players we have that will run at players and take them on and if he does get some crosses in then I expect Hopper and Scully to be challenging in the box. This is for real, it starts now no matter who is available for selection, not in 3 or 4 games time and we need to get into the second round and take the confidence of a victory into the following weeks first game of the season.
Thirsk Imp
Vital Youth Team
2-2 draw with the Mighty Imps winning the penalty shoot out!!!
Scotimp
Vital Football Legend
The Whitchurch game was last year.
Crewe's pre-season schedule this time around:
P11 W7 D1 L3 F27 A14
4/8 CONNAH'S QUAY NOMADS H 3-1 Powell, Kirk, Ainley
8/8 BALA TOWN H 4-0 Finney, Zanzala, Porter, OG
11/8 Salford City A 4-1 Finney, Porter, Powell, Mandron
14/8 ACCRINGTON STANLEY U23 H 4-2 Zanzala 3, Robbins
15/8 WALSALL H 2-0 Ainley, Powell
18/8 Nantwich Town A 2-4 Nolan, OG
18/8 Witton Albion A 4-0 Griffiths, Finney, Onyeka, Mandron
22/8 BARNSLEY H 0-2
25/8 Newcastle United N 0-3
27/8 Wolves U23 N 1-1 Dale
28/8 Bolton Wanderers A 3-0 Powell, Kirk, Zanzala
nlondonimp
Vital Champions League
a game every 2/3 days there. and two games in one day. either they have a big squad, or some of those games are their u23s
Stevie_imp
Vital Football Legend
2-0 Crewe
Scotimp
Vital Football Legend
All were first team fixtures - their development team has been playing its own schedule of matches.
Crewe played another one yesterday - a 1-1 draw at Kidsgrove. Twelve pre-season games is a hell of a lot even with a large squad, that could come back to bite them as the season progresses. The majority of L1 clubs have played five or six games.
clanfordimp
Vital 1st Team Regular
Wow that is a lot of games. Seem to remember us doing it one season, could of been under George Kerr, when we played lots of games against the likes of Brigg Town and Horncastle Town ect.
Crewe have played the equivalent of a quarter of a seasons games already.
Like you say could catch up with them later on.
Max Arnold
Vital Reserves Team
3-1 Crewe I think we are a little bit under-cooked and will be better for the two cup games.
