Macclesfield 1 Crewe 0
Another game, another defeat as Crewe returned to the form that had seen them scrap a solitary point from the whole of February. To be fair, they weren't much worse than they have been in other games where they've got a point or better, but their deadly strike force failed to hit the back of the net and once again that assured them of defeat.
The day had started off so well, too. Having booked the afternoon off I had breezed through a morning's work before setting off to Macclesfield in search of decent beers and that. I'd travelled via Kidsgrove and having had a first chance to look at it properly, I have to say I liked the station. There was certainly more to it than you see through the carriage window when passing through and, sitting in the little terraced area between platforms 2 and 3, with the sun shining from a glorious blue sky, it felt like a great day to be out and about. I got into Macc at about half past two and had a little wander around the town centre before deciding to pop into the Waters Green tavern for the first beer of the day. It was a good job I hadn't waited much longer, because the pub shut at 3, so I only had time for one. Leaving there I headed off towards the Wetherspoons only to be waylaid by a pub-cum-cafe called the Treacle Tap. It was empty but offered the promise of local beers, teas, coffee and pies. Pieminster Pies, from Brizzle, no less. Didn't really fancy a pie at the time, to be honest, but did take advantage of the free newspapers to catch up with the news whilst enjoying a leisurely couple of pints. From thence, it was on to the Wetherspoons, aka Society Rooms for some tea. I had a steak, being as it was steak night, washed down with a couple of pints. Finally, have met up with someone I actually know, it was a stagger off to The Railway View for a few more delicious beers before making my way to the ground.
Probably the less said about the game the better. The first half was pretty terrible, with Dugdale's miss from a free header being about the highlight. Macclesfield took the lead with just about their only chance of the game, when Artell slipped to allow Draper a sight of goal. He stuck it past the keeper from the edge of the area. The second half saw Crewe improve and create several decent chances, none of which were taken. Macclesfield even gave Crewe a penalty, but Donaldson struck it too close to the keeper, who made a decent save. That's something like 12 penalties awarded and 7 missed so far this season (although I will have to check the stats on that). There were still chances for the Alex, but they could have played all night and not scored, it was one of those games. Full time came and a lot of fans made their feelings known. I didn't stay to see the final whistle as I'd made arrangements to get the coach home and wanted to make the journey with an empty bladder...
That was, according to most, the final nail in the coffin for the Alex's season, but I'm not writing it off just yet - there are still 12 games to go, 7 of which are at home. A decent run of lucky walks and a few wins and the Alex will be right back in there with a chance. The resumption of the lucky walk is scheduled for this Saturday morning, before the visit of league leaders Chesterfield. Surely got to be more successful than the lucky tree chopping or the lucky staying-in-bed...? Surely?
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