Match Day Thread Hull City v Crewe

Hull City v Crewe 3pm Saturday. Gutted I’m not going to the first home league game.

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Appears Terry is spoilt for choice with new players coming in and doing well.
City win 3-0

 

Struggled here, but I gave it a go.



Crewe derives it's name from the Welsh word for weir, Creu and that is the name used in the Domesday Book for what was the nearest settlement.

The town itself was created in 1843 as a Railway Settlement. Prior to that, it had a population of 70. By 1871, it had reached 40,000.

Oddly, the Town of Crewe and the station have never been part of the original Township of Crewe, which eventually changed its name to Crewe Green to distinguish from Crewe Town which had overtaken it. There is a local riddle to explain it: "The place which is Crewe is not Crewe, and the place which is not Crewe is Crewe."

Crewe was actually the name chosen for the Station, so the place got it's name from the Station, rather than the other way around.

Crewe Alexandra played cricket and probably rugby at the Earle Street Ground before they decided to form a football club in 1877.

The unique in football terms 'Alexandra' most likely takes it's name from the nearby Hotel where the teams met, which itself got it's name from Princess Alexandra of Denmark, who married Queen Victoria’s eldest son, later King Edward VII.

They did not go professional at first, which ultimately cost them a number of grounds and let to them playing on an empty piece of ground known as 'Old Sheds Field'.

The club fans seem to have a love hate relationship with the railway connection, preferring the Alex, to the Railwaymen. Although after the emblem of a train wheel was replaced by a football on the club crest, fans campaigned to reinvent the wheel.

In 1980 Peter Coyne scored the clubs first hat trick in 4 years, and was rewarded with a colour TV. When he later scored another hat trick, they gave him a cabinet to put it in.

Crewe were Bruce Grobbelaar's first team in England, when Ron Atkinson failed to acquire him for West Brom after Ron Atkinson introduced them.

 

4-0 City


or... win on pens

 

I’ve heard they like it tight at the back




Too soon?

 

This is the first game I’ll use I follow for the game and it says to go via the website then I follow and subscribe but when I do it says error. Is it only available to do on the day as I haven’t got an account created yet just the code city sent me in an email. Any help is appreciated.

Edit: worked on phone just not laptop for some reason.

 

Well I've voted for City to lose all games so far and they have won 'em all (one way or another). I've decided to keep up predicting them to lose in the hope that they keep proving me wrong. (which I will be very happy about).

 

Actually optimistic for this game which seems strange after last season, I think it’ll be 3-0 city and a fairly comfortable game.

 

easy win

 

They used to make Rolls -Royce in Crewe but after they were bought by BMW they built a new factory at Goodwood(?)
Bentley are still made in Crewe but they're just a expensive VW.

 

Got a feeling we'll smash them 5-0.

 

I'd settle for a win (1 or 2 nil) obviously, but more importantly I'd like to see a continuation of the progress we've made so far. I like the look of the new players we've got thus far, not to mention the development of KLP etc. Although, it's league one; it is still very early in the season, and I don't want to jinx it, I really I like what I'm seeing on the field. The body language and mindset is different, the confidence is coming back and we've got a team that's working together again. I have that lovely warm feeling again that I can't wait for the next game...bring it on.

 

Totally agree - I think its one thing playing a premeier league team in a knockout, to a regular League game shortly after. Obvs wanting the win, but playing well, keeping the performance going three games in a row, and setting the stall out to be the team to beat in this league from the start is important too.

Was the first time in along whil I've ejnoyed two City games in a row - hoping for the hat-trick.

 

That’s sounding more positive

 

**** hole. Doesn’t belong in Cheshire. Borders should be redrawn to position Crewe in Staffs, where it would better suited. It’s like Stoke’s poor relation. A bomb would improve the place. The people are weirdos too.

City 3 nowt.

 

It is a long time (if ever) since I heard GM on the front foot like this. You can (or at least I can) feel it coming from the team and whilst the jury is still out on Grant, I am glad he's been positive (with some evidence) rather just mouthing the words.

 

This'll do me.

 

Weird hearing Grant do a presser and sound like a proper manager. A nice change, hope it continues.

 

I've been paying £12.50 a month for live streams of all games through the official site as an ex-pat. Now it appears there's no option on iFollow to do that and we're asked to pay £10 for each match, working out at about £60 a month. Or am I missing something?