With the Championship starting last night, the Football League season is already underway, but
League One kicks off later this afternoon. And after a season where so many sides looked strong at
the top, there don't appear to be any sides as strong as those that won promotion last season. With
no real makeweights on paper either, we could well be in for one of the tightest division for a
while.
Foram definidos nesta quarta-feira os confrontos da segunda fase da Copa da Liga Inglesa – que
agora é chamada de Capital One Cup (e não mais Carling Cup) por conta de uma troca de detentores
dos naming rights da competição.
Just a quickie to keep y'all abreast of happenings on the domestic front, in so far as the draw
for the first round of the Capital One Cup (or the League Cup as it's also known) has been made
this morning.
Lo Swindon di Paolo Di Canio Di Renato Cignoni Swindon Town - 1 (De Vita '25) Crewe Alexandra - 2 (Moore '30, '41) Swindon Town:Wes Foderingham, Joe Devera, Alan McCormack (C), Troy Archibald-Henville, Jay McEveley, Raffaele De Vita, Tommy Miller, Simon Ferry, Gary Roberts, James Collins, Adam Rooney Sostituti: Leigh Bedwell, John Bostock, Darren Ward, Matt Ritchie, Aaron Oakley,
We continue our run of archived matches of the clubs of Football League One with Crewe Alexandra, and six matches from the years between 1987 and 2010 kicking off with Crewe's trip to Plainmoor on the last day of the 1986/87 season to play Torquay United with the home side needing a result to avoid becoming the first club to be automatically relegated from the Fourth Division and into the Football Conference.
Yesterday Wolves were engaged in the first friendly game of the season against Crewe Alexandra and
the match ended with a 2-1 loss. The outcome is of course not important, but that the players gets
into it again and gradually gets more and more match fitness. Wolves changed all eleven at tea
time, so that [.
Nick Powell was tonight given the League Two Player of the Year Award at the Northwest Football Awards for his contribution to Crewe Alexandra's season.
Powell was Crewe's top scorer and finished his season with a brilliant goal against Cheltenham Town in the play-offs at Wembley.
Crewe had already named him their Young Player and Player of the Year, as well as awarding him with goal of the season.
Here's Sir Alex Ferguson welcoming his latest acquisitions to the flock earlier this afternoon;
Shinji Kagawa and Nick Powell, bought in from Borussia Dortmund and Crewe Alexandra respectively,
and welcomed to Old Trafford with a personalised tablecloth each.
At the unveiling of Shinji Kagawa and Nick Powell, Sir Alex Ferguson has discussed what he
believes their best position to be. Fergie admits he asked Dario Gradi, Crewe Alexandra director of
football, for advice on where Powell was best suited to play.
"I asked Dario if Nick could be a central midfielder," he said.
Manchester United star Rio Ferdinand has paid a glowing tribute to outgoing winger Ji-Sung Park,
explaining that the Red Devils will truly miss the new QPR signing.
Ferdinand has played alongside Park during one of United's most successful eras in recent years
and in addition to the South Korea international's demeanor as a "selfless" teammate, Rio believes
that his upbeat attitude was a major asset for the club too.
After weeks of speculation, Manchester United have confirmed the signing of Crewe Alexandra
teen, Nick Powell.
"We have scouted Nick for months now. He is an exceptional talent and has been schooled well
at Crewe," said Ferguson. "I'm delighted he has chosen to come to United. He has a lot to
offer and we are all looking forward to working with him.
This article titled "Manchester United close to signing Crewe Alexandra's Nick Powell" was
written by Andy Hunter, for guardian.co.uk on Monday 11th June 2012 14.32 UTC
Manchester United are closing in on a second addition to their midfield this summer after
holding talks with Crewe Alexandra's coveted Nick Powell.
Manchester United have reportedly agreed a deal to beat Liverpool to the signing of young English
superstar Nick Powell in a deal worth £4million.
Sir Alex Ferguson has finally succeeded after trying to put together a deal to bring the Crewe
Alexandra youngster to Old Trafford for a number of weeks, according to the Daily Mail.
Another Oxlade-Chamberlain Type of Signing? - By JG Nick Powell, an 18 year old English talent who
has climbed through the youth ranks of Crewe Alexandra and into their first team is heavily linked
with Arsenal. Not only has Powell been important in Crewe's ascendance to League 1, but he is/has
been a key player [.
Arsenal are vying for the signature of Crewe Alexandra starlet
Nick Powell, who is also attracting interest from the likes of Manchester
United and Chelsea.
The final piece of our end of season round-up casts us towards League Two, often a proving
ground for exciting new managers and players – but how well did my predictions pan out?
Promoted
Actual – Swindon Town, Shrewsbury Town, Crawley Town, Crewe Alexandra
In attesa di Wembley lo Swindon Town cade Di Renato Cignoni Crewe Alexandra 2 (Powell '28, Westwood
'60)SWINDON TOWN 0 Crewe Alexandra:Steve Phillips, Matt Tootle, David Artell (cap), Adam Dugdale,
Harry Davis, Byron Moore, Luke Murphy, Ashley Westwood, Danny Shelley (Brown '75), A-Jay
Leitch-Smith (Clayton '81), Nick Powell (Pearson '89)Sostituti: Alan Martin ,Shaun Miller Swindon
Town:Wes
Crewe Alexandra has confirmed that midfield starlet Dan Smith has signed for Liverpool.
Manchester City was also keen on the 16-year-old midfielder, who is an England youth
international.
But Liverpool has now moved to agree a deal reported to be worth around £250,000, although if he
makes the first-team it could possibly rise to £1million.
The Reds have beaten Manchester City to Snap up the highly-rated 16-year-old Dan Smith from
Crewe Alexandra for a fee thought to be in the region of £300,000.
Crewe had hoped the England youth international would stay after his proposed switch to
Manchester City fell through last month however Liverpool were quick to hijack the move and sealed
a deal for the 16-year-old.
Jordan Lussey netted a late winner as Liverpool U18s won their first game of 2012 with a 1-0
success over Crewe Alexandra on Saturday morning.
Mike Marsh's side, who had striker Jordan Ibe making his debut, had to work hard for their victory
in a match played out in a gale force wind.
Lussey found the net six minutes from time when he found space just outside the box and his shot
took a wicked deflection on its way into the net.
Jordan Lussey netted a late winner as Liverpool U18s won their first game of 2012 with a 1-0
success over Crewe Alexandra on Saturday morning.
Mike Marsh's side, who had striker Jordan Ibe making his debut, had to work hard for their victory
in a match played out in a gale force wind.
Lussey found the net six minutes from time when he found space just outside the box and his shot
took a wicked deflection on its way into the net.
Liverpool U18s are in action this morning when they take on Crewe Alexandra at the Academy and
you can watch the whole game live on LFC TV and LFC TV Online.
View the full story here: Liverpool FC
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Liverpool U18s are in action this morning when they take on Crewe Alexandra at the Academy and
you can watch the whole game live on LFC TV and LFC TV Online.
View the full story here: Liverpool FC
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Liverpool U18s are in action this morning when they take on Crewe Alexandra at the Academy and
you can watch the whole game live on LFC TV and LFC TV Online.
View the full story here: Liverpool FC
A news article on 2012-01-07 09:36:36 from: Liverpool FC
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[W]ith the managerial merry-go-round operating at warp speed over the Christmas break, and the recruitment seemingly limited to just Michael Appleton and Sean O'Driscoll, we thought that it was time that some of the lesser-touted managers of the Football League received some attention. Many readers will no doubt want to nominate other deserving individuals, but, to get things started, here is our list of five gaffers achieving great results with limited resources.
Crewe Alexandra has long held a reputation for producing lots of talented young players through their academy, and Arsenal could be about to sign the latest hot prospect, striker Max Clayton.
Pat Rice, in his new role as scout for the Gunners, has been watching the 18-year old recently in his league games against Portsmouth and Walsall.
Welcome to Spirit of Mirko's first ever weekly review of African football. It's likely to be
skewed somewhat towards the more obscure, it'll be an interesting experiment nonetheless. I hope
you enjoy it.
Team of the Week
Africa Team of the Week
In goal we have Joslain Mayebi who plays for Wrexham of the Conference National
(fifth-tier in England).
Efe Sodje será praticamente um desconhecido para a maioria dos portugueses. Confesso que só fui
pesquisar sobre ele quando o vi a separar dois companheiros de equipa que se "embrulharam"
recentemente por causa da marcação de um penálti – ao estilo Bojinov-Matias. Chamou-me a
atenção pelo "lenço" que usava na sua cabeça e pela sua envergadura.
Welcome to "The Gents" with Stan Bentley - The Yorkies' regular advice column for our
valued readers. Bring your modern day problems and have them answered by the most valued voice - a
1950's journeyman footballer. "Back of the net!" Hello Stan, I'm the captain of a struggling house league soccer team and we need your help!
This town is a rugby town. The red and white horizontal stripes of the Warriors have always been
the biggest team in the Greater Manchester town of Wigan, dominating the Rugby Super League with
names such as Martin Offiah, Jason Robinson and Andy Farrell standing tall as the sons of Wigan.
The blue and white vertical stripes, those that share the DW Stadium with their rugby league
brothers, are represented as the lesser sibling of the Warriors in a town that is synonmous pie
eating and harsh North Western living conditions.
