Team: Conor Mitchell, Arlen Birch, Ed Cook, Oliver Younger, Ali Koiki, Tunde Bayode, Christian N’Guessan, Dwight McNeil, Brad Jackson, Alan Fleming, Jon Walters.

Subs: Aidan Stone, Teddy Perkins, Mace Goodridge, Tinashe Chakwana, Ntumba Massanka.

Still 0-0. No surprise, been one shot on target so far.

Spoken too soon

41: Burnley 1 Crewe 0 - Cook

Slightly undeserved but I'll take it.

1963Claret wrote:Slightly undeserved but I'll take it.

They are better than us to be fair. Couple of really good players.

The number 10 for Crewe - Luke Walsh - looks a real talent.

56 mins: Goodridge on for Fleming

Also Chakwana for Bayode at start of second half

1963Claret wrote:The number 10 for Crewe - Luke Walsh - looks a real talent.

Number 4 is good too

Good win. Thought we played better in the 2nd half. Impressed by Younger and Walters.

1963Claret wrote:Good win. Thought we played better in the 2nd half. Impressed by Younger and Walters.

A lot better in the second half

Younger and Walters played well
I also enjoyed the second half of the game ,

ClaretTony wrote:A lot better in the second half

Just noticed on the clubs match report that the referee was an Einar Ingi Johannson. Who is Icelandic, as it sounds. Would you know is this a regular occurrence?
I'm all for it if it gives them more experience.

He is indeed Icelandic. One of the top refs over there apparently. Presume he's here as part of some agreement to get more experience. It wasn't a hard game to control today and he kept his cards in his pocket apart from a justified yellow for Dwight McNeil.

No idea why he was refereeing the game.