To The Sea

Southend 0 Crewe 2

Bleedin' typical. Crewe finally keep a clean sheet and it's 250 miles away, in front of about 250 hardy souls who made the long trek. I was tempted by the trip all week but didn't get round to sorting out stuff at home so ended up with a bag of stuff that needed doing on Saturday morning. And, to be honest, I was a bit skint, so didn't want to over-stretch the old budget.
Instead I once again spent my Saturday afternoon watching Nantwich Town and half-listening to Radio Stoke for updates. (I really ought to get a portable DAB radio for such occasions as these...). Whilst I was hearing of goal-line clearances and a missed penalty  for Crewe, Nantwich were enjoying a largely untroubled passage into the next round of the FA Trophy. Two virtually identical goals from Lennon put Nantwich in the driving seat. They conceded a soft penalty to let lower league opponents, Prescot Cables, back into the match briefly, but Lennon notched another couple before half time to kill the match off. The second half was largely no-contest. Prescot attacked sporadically but Nantwich were comfortable and looked like scoring on every attack. Prescot did notch another goal but Blake and Whittaker both got on the score sheet for Nantwich to give them a deserved 6-2 win. The only downside of the day was seeing Tickle carried off at the end following a heavy challenge. He has apparently broken his ankle and won't be back before Christmas.
Anyway, am off to watch Nantwich again tonight, rather than attend the Crewe Fans' Forum. I've been to too many of those forums and they're always the same. People demand action and angry questions beforehand but  none ever materialises and then chairman John Bowler spins anything awkward away anyway. Dario is usually more interesting but you can still pretty much predict his stock answers.