Subs  Eastwood, Efete, Green, Waterfall, Holohan, Khan, Ainley

Wilson and Pyke injured then

looks like Pyke and Wilson injured.

Is Wilson injured

Shame. Pyke has been good recently and in the goals.

Quoted from jimgtfc

Wilson and Pyke injured then

That's a big blow against the form team.

Good to see Gnahoua back, thought he was the best player on the pitch against franchise

Quoted from DB

looks like Pyke and Wilson injured.

And there we have our key requirement for the Jan window illustrated…

Crewe numpties have turned up in red socks!

That is a blow having those two injured and not really having a forward on the bench.  :-/

I like that midfield 3.

Just seen our "Dave" going down the tunnel, I felt starstruck!!

Attacking the pontoon again in the first half.

We are much better at the overlap recently. Our passing is much faster, much crisper. Without Pyke or Wilson will we be able to capitalise?

JT making out the pitch is worse than it is.  Think he forgets he is not ONLY on radio.

Not sure we should fanny about at the back on this pitch

He only scores worldies

We are playing well

GOALLLLLLLLLLL

Yes eisa with a beauty of a goal  1  0 up

EISA!!!

Get in, come on Town.

Love the style of play.

Yesssss  

JT comment, "24 minutes gone in the mud", he really needs to wise up.

Quoted from 123614

JT comment, "24 minutes gone in the mud", he really needs to wise up.

That's not even close to mud if you followed Town in the 70's.

Exactly, but he keeps on about the ball holding up in the mud, when it's not, and I have a better view than him as I am watching the live stream.

Quoted from promotion plaice

That's not even close to mud if you followed Town in the 70's.

He’ll be writing a poem at half-time…

We’re giving it away a lot today

The ball did NOT stick in the mud, JT is obsessed with this so called muddy pitch.  Radio listeners must think Blundell Park is a quagmire.

Oh, it's quicksand now, lol.

Quoted from 123614

The ball did NOT stick in the mud, JT is obsessed with this so called muddy pitch.  Radio listeners must think Blundell Park is a quagmire.

You’re a fückin stick in the mud

Ok, gonna shut up about JT now, he'll just carry on all afternoon about mud.

If only our players had Tiger feet.




Taxi.

ROSE!!!!

GOAL   ROSE

Despite the heavy pitch, Town have played well. Some slick passing.  Hunt has shown his ability and Cartwright is looking good.  

Great goal!

Yes 2 0 up Rose goal

You would never be able to tell that there are 15 places between us.

Quoted from Mayaman

Despite the heavy pitch, Town have played well. Some slick passing.  Hunt has shown his ability and Cartwright is looking good.  

He’s given it away about 10 times! Or am I not allowed to say that

What a cross 🔥🔥 . Rose 🌹 with the finish

That was a lovely ball from Glennon to the ever reliable Rose

"A Rose by any other name, would smell so sweet"  !!!!

Lovely cross and header, come on Town.

Colchester, Walsall and Tranmere currently dropping points.

We score a second before half time and JT is banging on about how we have "tired legs" and no attacking options on the bench. Are these commentators ever happy? Always negative even when we are winning.

Absolutely first class performance that half. Some irresistibly brilliant pieces of play.
Massive effort and energy and bravery and willingness. I’ll take that even when we don’t win.

Going well at halftime for DA's first homie.

Never mind the mud, the wind is getting up.

HT  2-0 Town   :)

We seem very comfortable and in second gear. Pitch isn't easy but it's not bad enough to constantly talk about it.
Well done town keep it going.

Town deserve to be 2 up at halftime with 2 superb goals. Even in these conditions, they have played some good football and now look like a team in the ascendance.

Tired legs maybe, but it's the same for both sides. 2nd half subs will be interesting to see.

Quoted from Kris2

We score a second before half time and JT is banging on about how we have "tired legs" and no attacking options on the bench. Are these commentators ever happy? Always negative even when we are winning.

JT always looks for the negatives.

We've got the wind second half.

What a half of football! More please! UTM!!!

Quoted from Kris2

We score a second before half time and JT is banging on about how we have "tired legs" and no attacking options on the bench. Are these commentators ever happy? Always negative even when we are winning.

Used to think that. Now I’m convinced it’s typical town optimism - things usually do go wrong for us so understandable 😂

Yes, excellent first half, more of that in the 2nd half please.

Quoted from Hagrid

He’s given it away about 10 times! Or am I not allowed to say that

He has given it away a lot but he has also driven the team forward and created lots of space for others. He takes risks which is what we have been lacking.

Considering the conditions, we've played some lovely stuff and scored two excellent goals.

Brilliant stuff, amazing how quickly DA has got us playing some good stuff. If this is only the start, the future is certainly bright.

Wheels falling off at Colchester. Didn't they start the season really well?

Excellent 1st half, the team full of energy,  full of running, good passing, severalnplayers look like they have been plugged into the mains to recharge.

Glennon is back to form and a real threat, and Arthur G is proving to be a really strong forward link.

The confidence seems to be oozing from front to back, which has been missing. Simple clearances with minimum risk on this pitch is needed, but it proves there are players who have skill and ability.

A good watch thus far, and more next half, please !!

Is there a Crewe commentary I could listen to, or is that only available when we are playing away?

Tell you what, I'm quick to bash Town when they have been awful but don't think I've ever seen us move it like we have in that first half since following us. I'm not jumping to conclusions and thinking that Artell will have us on promotion form by the end of the window but they look enjoyable to watch again. Hunt and Glennon look like they are totally different players now they've had the shackles released.

Can't wait for this 2nd half.

Quoted from Kris2

We score a second before half time and JT is banging on about how we have "tired legs" and no attacking options on the bench. Are these commentators ever happy? Always negative even when we are winning.

no attacking options? Didn't realise Khan and ainley were defensive players!

Quoted from acko338

Excellent 1st half, the team full of energy,  full of running, good passing, severalnplayers look like they have been plugged into the mains to recharge.

Glennon is back to form and a real threat, and Arthur G is proving to be a really strong forward link.

The confidence seems to be oozing from front to back, which has been missing. Simple clearances with minimum risk on this pitch is needed, but it proves there are players who have skill and ability.

A good watch thus far, and more next half, please !!

The mud is oozing under foot and Town are oozing class - there we go writing JT lines for him…

Quoted from mimma

We've got the wind second half.

Phewieeee  ;D

That should have been 3-0.

Conteh though 🥰🥰🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

Glennon wrong side of his man.

2  1

Ffs

Crap defending. We look knackered

bU**ER  come on town concentrait

Crewe are strong finishers.  Scored many an injury time goal this season.  Squeaky bum time.

Still cant keep a clean sheet

Defending too deep for me.

Does anybody know the gate figures?

Connor Jennings put Tranmere 2 up, whilst Rumaan Burrell continues his good form by scoring 2 for Cove Rangers.
Orsi has scored yet again

5291

H5291  A192  gate

FT  Town 2-1 Crewe

Great result get in, valuable 3 points.

well done boys - first win for Artell and a vital 3 points. Now 8 points clear of relegation

Nice

Winners for the new manager

Well done lads.  UTM!  Glennon a different class.

Love you town  :)

New manager bounce 🥰

Crewe is a good team, we did well against them and beat them. Well done the lads. UTM

Get in town 💪💪

Quoted from It Bites

New manager bounce 🥰

yes, but it feels a bit different to that - he is transforming us

Excellent performance, well played all!  UTM!

Response from every player who gave their all today on a rubbish pitch.

Hunt and Conteh now have set their positions correctly, and their confidence together is very pleasing.

Stay fit, Mr Glennon, you're back !

Whoever was MOM in anyone's opinion doesn't matter as the TEAM showed what they are capable of producing !

More, please !!

Danny Rose is absolutely brilliant

A number of good performances today...both full backs were excellent as were both of the wide players in the first half. Conteh didn't catch the eye in the same way but technically he is so good. His touch and passing today were top drawer.

I don't know what a left-wing vanity project is, but I sure love it! UTM! :)

Quoted from forza ivano

yes, but it feels a bit different to that - he is transforming us

Work in progress. But progress it is.
Never looked once for shipping to idle my time away.

Quoted from forza ivano

yes, but it feels a bit different to that - he is transforming us

You’re right . We look like a team no one will want to play

Quoted from forza ivano

yes, but it feels a bit different to that - he is transforming us

Don’t talk stupid you can’t seriously believe after a few games he is transforming us, are you that stupid. Give him a season 40 plus games and then hopefully we will see transformation

You can't overestimate the significance of this display and the result.

Crewe would have gone second today had they beaten us.

To see the game out despite their late goal is something we have just not been able to do this season. Let's face it, a few weeks ago you would have bet your bottom dollar that we would concede gain,

If we can beat Crewe we have a chance against any team in this division.  I think we will really start climb the table now. Plenty of teams just a hand full of points above us.

Next week is huge. If we beat Newport we go above them.

Fabulous effort from the team, the manager and the ground staff today. Well done everyone.

Quoted from wekeepdreaming

Don’t talk stupid you can’t seriously believe after a few games he is transforming us, are you that stupid. Give him a season 40 plus games and then hopefully we will see transformation

Disagree by all means - but do you have to use the word stupid?

Same players but a whole different ethos, performance and approach. I'm convinced we have a good squad and I'm sure DA can get a lot more out of them. It seems like PH could pick a player but didn't know how to get the best out of them - DA does. Onwards and upwards TMM !

Yes, and to win without Pyke and Wilson in the squad is even more amazing.  With those two and Khori and Vernam fit we would certainly have plenty of options for a very strong bench and DA seems the kind of manager who would know how to use them properly.

PH just ran out of steam . It happens in football. Players stopped responding to what he was saying and we became easy to beat . The new man has reinvigorated a decent bunch of players. PH will probably do the same wherever he ends up next .

Great performance we look a different team from 6 weeks ago.
Really entertaining game against a decent Crewe team who are right up there.

Wonderful result, which wouldn't have been possible just a handful of weeks ago.

Particularly enjoyed the football played in the 1st half and the hardwork and effort on display in the 2nd.

Very poor home attendance though. I had predicted 6500 or more today.

Quoted from StacyColdicotts_hairline

Wonderful result, which wouldn't have been possible just a handful of weeks ago.

Particularly enjoyed the football played in the 1st half and the hardwork and effort on display in the 2nd.

Very poor home attendance though. I had predicted 6500 or more today.

A couple of ways of looking at that - in as many as 55 years we would not have got over 5,000 at home to Crewe sitting 4th from bottom of the 4th division in December. But the converse is attendances generally are the highest they've been since the mid 60s, especially at our level and we have more season ticket holders than the attendance which is disappointing. We should be aware in making comparisons though that some other clubs are declaring tickets sold rathe than number in the ground, Doncaster and Mansfield certainly do, I think Tranmere may do, perhaps Swindon as well.

Quoted from Limerick Mariner

A couple of ways of looking at that - in as many as 55 years we would not have got over 5,000 at home to Crewe sitting 4th from bottom of the 4th division in December. But the converse is attendances generally are the highest they've been since the mid 60s, especially at our level and we have more season ticket holders than the attendance which is disappointing. We should be aware in making comparisons though that some other clubs are declaring tickets sold rathe than number in the ground, Doncaster and Mansfield certainly do, I think Tranmere may do, perhaps Swindon as well.

The weather can't have helped either.

Quoted from BenBB

The weather can't have helped either.

100%. My dad has a season ticket but I have to bring him too/from the match. The uncertainty meant I couldn’t do this today so he missed it. One of many I’m sure.

It's an odd one as tickets sold must have been higher due to season tickets but actual crowd was less.
Saying that I don't like the fake attendances so I can't complain haha.

I was quite surprised at the number tbh as seemed quite full but there we go.
Definitely feels like later in the season, or more likely next season, we will be selling out. Positivity is growing very quickly. It is great.

Think part of the problem for lower attendance was uncertainty from 10 am the game would be played .That put the long haul travellers off .Then the announcements of further pitch inspections put the people travelling less than 100 miles and locals who decided to do something else rather than waste the day waiting until 1 pm for it to be on .Magnificent job from the ground staff and well done the ref for giving it every chance

Quoted from tarka

A number of good performances today...both full backs were excellent as were both of the wide players in the first half. Conteh didn't catch the eye in the same way but technically he is so good. His touch and passing today were top drawer.

It’s interesting how people can watch the same game and polar opposite feedback, I thought Conteh was outstanding, best player in the pitch for me! He had that skill that all great players have in that they always seem to have time on the ball!

He won’t see out his 3 year deal with us I don’t think!