Post-Doncaster- Artell: Sack or Keep?

Quoted from ROKERITE

If he can replicate the first five years he had at Gresty Road there won't be many unhappy with him. But he needed time at Crewe, something in very short supply anywhere these days. Looking over his record at Crewe they had more than one bad run which would have seen him sacked nowadays.  Crewe persisted with him and were rewarded for it.

At Crewe he was dealing with players that were schooled in that style of play relentlessly since they were kids and who have an incredible academy for this level. He won't have that anywhere else at this level.

When he had to recruit at Crewe and not use so many players who came through their academy he was a disaster at league 1 level.

Quoted from toontown

At Crewe he was dealing with players that were schooled in that style of play relentlessly since they were kids and who have an incredible academy for this level. He won't have that anywhere else at this level.

When he had to recruit at Crewe and not use so many players who came through their academy he was a disaster at league 1 level.

Of the sixteen players who made more than twenty appearances for Crewe in that promotion season, nine of them had come through the academy. Of those nine, one is now playing in non league. Three are playing in L2 with James Jones at Wrexham, Callum Ainley with us and Charlie Kirk at Crewe although he was recently in L1. Two are playing in L1 currently and three are playing in the Championship. So he was gifted players in the main that were too good for the level they were playing at and were well versed in playing a particular way.

To his credit he'd made some astute signings of older players like Paul Green and Chris Porter to compliment the younger, talented players but that's one hell of a leg up to get in the first place just through being in the right place at the right time. I would imagine a lot of coaches could have won manager of the season award with those players delivered on a plate.