The Mirror seems to be linking us with every decent young player in the lower leagues.
Crewe's control: Stoke and Villa lead chase for starlet Luke Murphy
They say that there are 30 clubs after the Crewe midfielder!
I reckon that the fact that these boys have come up through the ranks together into the first team is a massive factor in the belief and team ethic we are currently enjoying. A good symbol for the youngsters in the academy and reserves.
I feel that in most of the games he's played (at least recently anyway), the commentators have always been very impressed with him. They're always commenting on the timing and strength of his tackles, headers and interceptions.
I love this man! Wouldn't think it will be too long before he takes the No. 1 spot for the American national team either.
And I sooooo agree with that!
I don't know if it was the stream I was watching yesterday, but the crowd seemed to be so quiet. Not a peep from the home fans. The Villa fans on the other hand were tremendous.
Very good performance on Saturday, especially defensively. Very rarely tried anything too spectacular (Hollywood balls) and has developed a good understanding with Westwood.
People are saying that we are starting to get noticed by the media now. In one sense I guess that's good. It's almost like validation - we are putting in good performances for the most part and people are acknowledging that.
But on another level I almost wish they don't notice us and we fly under the radar. Then we find ourselves in the Top 10 and the media are like "WTF just happened? Where did they come from?"