The second of our articles to mark the First Round Proper of The FA Cup heads west to Paulton, a village between Bath and Bristol tonight. This weekend, the village team, Paulton Rovers, plays host to Norwich City in a live, televised match, but the club has already won financially, at least.

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Cheltenham Town 0 – 4 Crewe Alexandra
League 2 - Saturday 31st October 2009
Cheltenham were given a lesson in basic football skills by a well prepared Crewe Alexandra. Dario Gradi is one of - if not the - longest serving managers in any of the leagues. He sent out a solid and disciplined side who kept their shape, passed well, defended in strength when needed and made the most of their opportunities. Click to continue reading...

It is a little known fact that Charles n Eddie, that legendary duo who were widely regarded as the Lennon and McCartney of the 90s, were Crewe Alexandra fans. Now c'mon, would I lie to you baby?
Which is probably what the spokesman from the Football Association was nervously humming to himself, even as he was dialling the number for Anfield to inform Rafael Benitez that his skipper Steven Gerrard was, in fact, injured after all, and would be allowed to return to Merseyside. Click to continue reading...

Not in California silly, its England! Click here (http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/c/crewe_alexandra/8241607.stm) to read more Click to continue reading...

The European Transfer window as officially closed with many deals being made on the final day, Tuesday September 1, 2009. There were no huge moves by any of the large clubs but many clubs tried to solidify their rosters. Most of the moves are loans, a few were free, some undisclosed, and a couple that were a published fee.

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Get ready for a ding dong battle at Upton Park!

West Ham boss Gianfranco Zola must make an enforced change, with left-back Herita Ilunga absent with a jaw injury.

Jonathan Spector is expected to take his place, while James Tomkins returns from a foot problem.

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County will take on Cheshire Neighbours Crewe in the first round of the Johnson's paint trophy.

The tie will be held at The Alexandra Stadium formerly known as Gresty Road.

The tie will take place on the week commencing August 31st.

Below is the Rest Of The Draw.

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Robbie Fowler got off the mark on his A-League debut last weekend, although his North Queensland Fury fell to a 3-2 home defeat against Sydney FC. Fowler, formerly of Liverpool and made club captain, converted a penalty after an hour to level the scores at 2-2. However, former Portsmouth man John Aloisi scored a winner [. Click to continue reading...

It's time for the next of our gargantuan pre-season previews we're off to League Two, where the Bovril is likely to be scalding hot and the pies may still be frozen in the middle. Perhaps surprisingly, everybody that finished last season starts this time around, and no-one (at the time of writing) has been deducted any points yet, either.

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The following players have been known to have played abroad during the past 12 months, but have since disappeared. There are also players I am looking for some further information on, in an effort to track their careers and ensure whether or not they should be on Les Rosbifs. I would be extremely grateful for [. Click to continue reading...

The final sweep of Les Rosbifs has led to as few more players leaving the list, the most notable of whom is Tommy Mooney. The former Watford, Aston Villa, Scarborough, Southend United, Birmingham City and Walsall (to name many) striker has decided to hang up his boots after an extensive career spanning the English leagues. Click to continue reading...

You may (or may not) have noticed that the frequency of posting on Les Rosbifs has not been as frequent over the past few days. This is due to some extensive research into the playing histories of the members of the list, as well as checking if they are all at the clubs they were [...] Click to continue reading...

A few updates on members of Les Rosbifs, some potential members and some who have appeared or disappeared from the list in recent days. Some recent discoveries have originated from emails received or through the good people on the SI Games community forums. An interesting case was brought to my attention by Mike Crocombe via email, [. Click to continue reading...

Goalkeeper

4 appearances (as of the end of 2008-2009)

1 clean sheet

Signed from Palmeiras in 2008 for 3.5 mil

BACKGROUND BEFORE LFC

There's an old joke that Brazil win World Cups without a goalkeeper. Hopefully, Diego Cavalieri would disagree with that, because when he left Palmeiras, he was playing second fiddle to Brazil's Marcos, who was their shot-stopper when they won the World Cup in 2002.

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According to Stoke City's official website, Stoke City have signed Matthew Lund and Ben Marshall to two-year deals. Both came from Crewe Alexandra's Academy.

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STARTERS
Last night was a huge night of upsets in the US Open Cup as Harrisburg, Wilmington, Charleston & Rochester all knocked off MLS sides! Hooray Beer! Sadly my Thunder were dumped out after the game ended 3-3 and we lost 4-2 on PK's to Kansas City (Damn!).
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The Colorado Rapids announced the signing of French defender Julien Baudet this afternoon, ending a long courtship period between the two sides. Per league and team policy, details of the deal were not disclosed.
Baudet is a 30-year-old central defender who started his professional career in 1999 with French side Toulouse, before moving onto the greener pastures of England in 2001. Click to continue reading...

The Colorado Rapids have announced the signing of defender Julien Baudet.

The deal was conceived months ago and reported on extensively: BBC Radio confirmed Baudet was coming to the Rapids in mid-April. The Web site of his former team, Crew Alexandra of England's League One, published a post about the move, and I think Big Soccer passed along rumors before that.

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Press Release from the Colorado Rapids:
Former Crewe Alexandra Star Expected to Debut With Colorado After the July 15th International Transfer Window Opens
COMMERCE CITY, Colo. (Tuesday, June 30, 2009) – The Colorado Rapids announced today the signing of defender Julien Baudet. Click to continue reading...

The end of the football season brings out the mathematician in us all. Brighton & Hove Albion supporters spent most of yesterday morning poring over fixture lists but, behind the permutations and logarithms, there was a simple equation. Beat Stockport County, and you don't have to do any sums. Beat Stockport County and you will stay up, regardless of results elsewhere.

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Everyone knows that the Colorado Rapids are not exactly deep when it comes to strikers. If either of first choice duo Conor Casey or Omar Cummings gets injured, the Rapids will have draft pick Ross Schunk or new signing Gregory Richardson to pick from. Schunk and Richardson have a combined MLS experience of zero games. Click to continue reading...

Here are a couple of confirmations that defender Julien Baudet will be leaving Crewe Alexandra of England's League One when his contract runs out.Â

The BBC reports that The 30-year-old Crewe captain announced last week that he is ending his three-year stint with Crewe Alexandra to join Rapids this summer.

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Jeff's geography lessons Soccer Saturday presenter and all-round legend Jeff Stelling had a momentary blip on Saturday when he seemed to suggest that Crewe was an independent country. As far as we were aware, the Cheshire town was still part of the United Kingdom but it sounds like Jeff has bestowed independence upon it. Click to continue reading...

Chesterfield v Droylsden
Peterborough United v Tranmere Rovers
Eastwood Town v Wycombe Wanderers
Notts County v Kettering Town
Leicester City v Dagenham & Redbridge
Barrow v Brentford
Bradford City v Leyton Orient
Southend United v Luton Town
Forest Green Rovers v Rochdale
Histon v Leeds United
Scunthorpe United v Alfreton Town
Torquay United v Oxford United
Fleetwood Town v Hartlepool United
Morecambe v Cheltenham Town
Gillingham v Stockport County
Millwall v Aldershot Town
Carlisle United or Grays Athletic v Crewe Alexandra
Bournemouth v Blyth Spartans
Kidderminster Harriers v Curzon Ashton
Port Vale v Macclesfield Town

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Want to keep up with all of the latest news and info on your favorite League One club? Want to read up on your club's opponent ahead of a big league clash? We've compiled links to the official club sites and news, squad, fixtures/results, and NewsNow sections for each League One club so that [...] Click to continue reading...

Marvin Pourie scored twice as Liverpool Under-18s continued their good form with a 3-1 win at Crewe Alexandra.
It's now five wins out of six for Hughie McAuley's side and the Reds have scored 15 goals in the process.
Thomas Ince was also in good form on the left wing and was an inspiration on the day for Liverpool. Click to continue reading...

Liverpool goalkeeper Diego Cavalieri is keen to make his mark on the first team following his competitive debut against Crewe Alexandra in midweek.
Cavalieri made his senior bow as the Reds scraped a 2-1 victory over the Alex in their Carling Cup third-round tie on Tuesday.
And after getting his first little taste of first-team football, the Brazilian shot-stopper is hungry for more. Click to continue reading...

23/09/2008
Arsenal - Sheffield United 6 - 0
Burnley - Fulham 1 - 0
Rotherham United - Southampton 3 - 1
Swansea City v Cardiff City 1 - 0
Stoke City v Reading 2 - 2 (4 - 3 ai rigori)
Leeds United v Hartlepool United 3 - 2
Watford v West Ham United 1 - 0
Manchester United v Middlesbrough 3 - 1
Liverpool v Crewe Alexandra 2 - 1
Sunderland v Northampton Town 2 - 2 (4 - 3 ai rigori)
24/09/2008
Aston Villa - Queens Park Rangers 0 - 1
Newcastle United - Tottenham Hotspur 1 - 2
Ipswich Town - Wigan Athletic 1 - 4
Portsmouth - Chelsea 0 - 4
Blackburn Rovers - Everton 1 - 0
Brighton - Derby County Posticipata
Per il secondo turno Brighton - Manchester City 2 - 2 (5 - 3 ai rigori)
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23/09/2008
Arsenal - Sheffield United 6 - 0
Burnley - Fulham 1 - 0
Rotherham United - Southampton 3 - 1
Swansea City v Cardiff City 1 - 0
Stoke City v Reading 2 - 2 (4 - 3 ai rigori)
Leeds United v Hartlepool United 3 - 2
Watford v West Ham United 1 - 0
Manchester United v Middlesbrough 3 - 1
Liverpool v Crewe Alexandra 2 - 1
Sunderland v Northampton Town 2 - 2 (4 - 3 ai rigori)
24/09/2008
Aston Villa v Queens Park Rangers
Newcastle United v Tottenham Hotspur
Ipswich Town v Wigan Athletic
Portsmouth - Chelsea
Blackburn Rovers - Everton
Brighton or Manchester City - Derby County Posticipata
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Gary Ablett has thrown down a League Cup gauntlet to his young starlets ahead of their clash with Sunderland tonight.
With the Carling Cup third round tie against Crewe Alexandra beckoning at Anfield next Tuesday night, Ablett is hoping the likes of Stephen Darby and Jay Spearing can impress manager Rafael Benitez and give him a selection poser. Click to continue reading...

FOR all Liverpool's wheelings and dealings during the transfer window, this summer will forever be remembered for the one player who didn't go anywhere.
The Champions League semi-final defeat to Chelsea had barely began to sink in when Rafael Benitez started planning for the new season in earnest with a £10m bid for Gareth Barry. Click to continue reading...

Carling Cup 08/09 3rd round draw: Arsenal v Sheffield United Brighton or Man City v Derby County Burnley v Fulham Portsmouth v Chelsea Blackburn Rovers v Everton Rotherham United v Southampton Swansea City v Cardiff City Ipswich Town v Wigan Athletic Stoke City v Reading Leeds United v Hartlepool United Watford v West Ham United Manchester United v Middlesbrough Liverpool v Crewe Alexandra Aston Villa v Queens Park Rangers Sunderland [. Click to continue reading...

Five hopefuls earned a pre-season trial at League One side Yeovil Town FC. The list includes three midfielders: 21-year-old Emmanuel Francoise from Metz, former Hibernian player Patrick Noubiss and Fisher Athletic's Gavin Tomlin.
Also on trial are 20-year-old goalkeeper Pierre Antoine Martini from Nice, and Plymouth forward Anthony Mason. Click to continue reading...

- Fabio Aurelio made an unexpected early return to action today as the Reserves beat a Crewe Alexandra Reserves side, 2-1, behind goals by Xabi Alonso and Ray Putterill. The 27-year-old Left Back played an impressive 45 minutes. This is great news, if he's able to play this Saturday against Portsmouth, it allows Arbeloa to play on the right if Finnan isn't fit or even in the middle with Carra if Agger or Hyypia are fatigued. Click to continue reading...

- Reports are that Carra returned to training today and will be ready for action on Saturday when we travel to Portsmouth. Great news considering how many players we have out on international duty including Hyypia and Agger. Hopefully everyone will return fit and rested, Pompey at Fratton Park will be no easy test.
- Apparently Atletico Madrid are keen on Pepe Reina and are putting together a bid for him in the realm of £10m to offer LFC in the January transfer window. Click to continue reading...