[Football] League Two Play-Off Final: Crawley Town vs Crewe Alexandra (Sunday, 13:00)

[Krafty]

Up the f**king Alex.

Come on Crewe

Looks like we have a few Crewe fans here!

 

[BN9 BHA]

Good luck to Crawley, I definitely would want another Sussex team to win this match.
Enjoyed going there when Albion played them in friendly games.

 

[Flounce]

Looks like we have a few Crewe fans here!

I remember when they used to outclass us most games. Especially the game at Withdean when Dean Ashton ripped us a new one

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

20,000 will probably do them

I noticed at the League trophy thingy final, Peterborough and Wycombe sold about 16,000 each.

Plenty will jump on the bandwagon to add to Crawley’s bad name as historically a few Herbert’s have lived there including two Palace brothers that liked to start it all, one of Chelsea’s main lunatics (and he was) not to mention a notorious Millwall face. (Having said that, this was the mid 80s mind)

And me (1980-81).

Grrrrr! Watch it, you. Or else. Yeah! Yeah! Uwantsomeorwot?

 

[jackanada]

I always pick a side for any match but I'm struggling a little with this one.
On the one hand Crawley knocked out the Dongs which engenders much goodwill.
On the other hand Crewe's goalie launching his direct opponents water bottle that had a penalty crib sheet on it into the crowd was successful shithousery of the highest level.

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

I remember when they used to outclass us most games. Especially the game at Withdean when Dean Ashton ripped us a new one

And up at their place.

 

[portlock seagull]

I can never get excited about Crawley FC. I grew up on the doorstep of and yet feel more affinity to Carlisle than I do that suburb of Croydon. Sorry Creepy, but another Crewe fan here. In fact I’ve been to the Railway Men’s more than I have Crawley so yep, best of luck Crewe!

 

[sparkie]

I struggle to want Crawley to do well as I think they refused to let us use their stadium when the Goldstone was sold by Archer and Stanley. Should I let it go or carry on being vindictive?

Lol.

That old gag.

It was the council not the football club.

 

[Colonel Mustard]

I can never get excited about Crawley FC. I grew up on the doorstep of and yet feel more affinity to Carlisle than I do that suburb of Croydon. Sorry Creepy, but another Crewe fan here. In fact I’ve been to the Railway Men’s more than I have Crawley so yep, best of luck Crewe!

Crawley a suburb of Croydon? You’re nuts.

I’m sorry to see the hostility towards another Sussex club. A no-brainer for me. It would be great for the county to have them promoted and playing the likes of Birmingham, Huddersfield, Peterborough etc.

I used to occasionally see Crewe when I lived in Manchester but went off them and St Dario a bit after the sexual abuse scandal.

 

[Shooting Star]

Come on Crewe. There's only one team in Sussex.

 

[Munkfish]

It feels like there are plenty of people who forget Crawley have previously been in league 1 we aren’t talking about them pushing for the championship. It’s nothing new just a playoff game.

Good luck to them.

 

[sully]

If we weren’t playing that day, I’d probably be going with my mate who has supported them all his life (but also watches Spurs and did both games Saturday!).
I went quite a lot with him in the naughties, including two away games, so have been called an honorary Crawley fan, though I haven’t been since they got into the league.

 

[HangletonGull]

Glad they knocked out Franchise FC but I can’t imagine a fanbase that tolerated John Yems are the most enlightened out there.

Up the f**king Alex.

Same Alex that supported Dario Gardi ?

 

[Colonel Mustard]

It feels like there are plenty of people who forget Crawley have previously been in league 1 we aren’t talking about them pushing for the championship. It’s nothing new just a playoff game.

Good luck to them.

Playoff games are massive for the clubs involved. Have memories faded so quickly? Remember that Crawley were favourites for relegation to the National League at the start of the season. They were a basket case. A few months later, they seem to be playing great football and have a date at Wembley. The lads done great and deserve a bit of love from their swanky cousins down the road.

 

[Creaky]

Very annoying that this is the same day as premier league games, thought the play offs were the bank holiday weekend usually

Not only does it mean missing the Crawley game but Seagull Travel have cancelled my normal pick-up as the local coach companies have been booked by Crawley Town for the trip to Wembley.

 

[Garry Nelson's Left Foot]

I've not kept my eye much on league two this season. I thought they were struggling down the bottom of the league. Was that last season instead? Or have they gone on a rampage up the league?

 

[pasty]

Up The Alex

Spent a horrible 6 years going to school in Creepy despite living in HH. Hated every minute of it.

 

[Guinness Boy]

Same Alex that supported Dario Gardi ?

The difference being no way would Crewe’s fans have tolerated noncery had they known. Yems wore his racism as a badge of honour.

The whole football world loved Gradi. This thread has aged like milk.

Dario Gradi to retire

Gradi is set to retire after the Forest game after serving 24 years at Crewe.Personally i think he done a fantastic job and a man who stayed loyal:clap:

www.northstandchat.com

Also, I f***ing hate Crawley

 

[S.T.U cgull]

Crawley a suburb of Croydon? You’re nuts.

I’m sorry to see the hostility towards another Sussex club. A no-brainer for me. It would be great for the county to have them promoted and playing the likes of Birmingham, Huddersfield, Peterborough etc.

I used to occasionally see Crewe when I lived in Manchester but went off them and St Dario a bit after the sexual abuse scandal.

Think in part an age-thing. When we were in the pre-Falmer doldrums of L1 then flirted with relegation, meeting Crawley began to become a real possibility in the league when 5 years before we had 4 divisions between?

That linked with various gobshites who you would encounter in school/college - who would support anyone but Brighton (to include Crawley as their 2nd team behind your usual London clubs etc).

Whilst within the borders of Sussex, it is a town that looks north and no affinity to the rest of the county.

They have undoubtedly done very well this season though.

 

[sully]

The difference being no way would Crewe’s fans have tolerated noncery had they known. Yems wore his racism as a badge of honour.

I don’t remember Yems being obviously racist and the Crawley fans turned as soon as he was suspended and the players spoke out. They were as apalled as the rest of the football world.
I really think this is not an area where differentiators can or should be made.